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古怪食物

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ID: 0216 Advanced
一桌子的食物摆在你的面前，有穿山甲、猫头鹰、猫、天鹅、娃娃鱼、蛇、蜥蜴等等，你会怀疑是不是来到动物园了吗？这些可爱的动物们有时会被人们搬上餐桌成为“盘中餐”。以前广东人就特别爱好办这样的“动物大会”。如今，动物保护法让他们的饮食习惯发生了很大的变化。今天我们走进的是古怪食物的世界，一起来说说各自对吃野味的看法。
Wed Aug 16 2006 | Jenny, 乐观
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心有余悸 xīnyǒuyújì to have lingering fears
野味 yěwèi gamey taste
炫耀 xuànyào to flaunt
谈虎色变 tánhǔsèbiàn to be frightened by danger
我前几天去广州，一顿饭吃得我到现在还是心有余悸。
wǒ qián jǐ tiān qù Guǎngzhōu ，yī dùn fàn chī de wǒ dào xiànzài hái shì xīnyǒuyújì 。
A few days ago I went to Guangzhou. I still have some lingering fears about a meal I ate there.
怎么了？
zěnme le ？
What was the matter?
有个客户一个劲要请我们吃野味。他点了穿山甲、蜥蜴、娃娃鱼、猫头鹰，我之前都没好好看过这些动物，更别提吃了。而且，我觉得这样特别残酷，多可爱的动物，怎么忍心吃它们呢？
yǒu ge kèhù yī ge jìn yào qǐng wǒmen chī yěwèi 。tā diǎn le chuānshānjiǎ 、xīyì 、wáwayú 、māotóuyīng ，wǒ zhīqián dōu méi hǎohāo kàn guo zhèxiē dòngwù ，gèng biétí chī le 。érqiě ，wǒ juéde zhèyàng tèbié cánkù ，duō kěài de dòngwù ，zěnme rěnxīn chī tāmen ne ？
There was a client who was constantly trying to take us out for game foods. He ordered pangolin, lizard, giant salamander, and owl. I hadn't even seen these animals, let alone eaten them. And, I think eating such cute animals is really cruel. How can people bear to eat them?
广东人爱吃野味是全国有名的，一般来讲，普通百姓吃大众野味，比如兔子，猫之类的，可是你说的这些可都是受法律保护的野生动物，食用它们是违法的。但正是因为这样，一些有钱人就以此来炫耀自己的经济实力或向来宾显示自己的诚意。我觉得这种行为特别不人道，实在应该被禁止。
guǎngdōngrén ài chī yěwèi shì quánguó yǒumíng de ，yībān lái jiǎng ，pǔtōng bǎixìng chī dàzhòng yěwèi ，bǐrú tùzi ，māo zhīlèi de ，kěshì nǐ shuō de zhèxiē kě dōu shì shòu fǎlǜ bǎohù de yěshēng dòngwù ，shíyòng tāmen shì wéifǎ de 。dàn zhèng shì yīnwèi zhèyàng ，yīxiē yǒuqián rén jiù yǐcǐ lái xuànyào zìjǐ de jīngjǐ shílì huò xiàng láibīn xiǎnshì zìjǐ de chéngyì 。wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng xíngwéi tèbié bù réndào ，shízài yīnggāi bèi jìnzhǐ 。
Cantonese people are famous all over China for loving to eat game. Generally, ordinary people eat common game, like rabbits, cats and such. But the ones you're talking about were all protected wild animals. Eating them is illegal. But it's just because of this that some rich people use this as a chance to show off their wealth, or to show their clients their sincerity. I think it's really inhumane, and it really should be forbidden.
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