基础英语轻松学【27】“泡”出来的美味
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="For">For</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> ，<span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span>（不只是起飞）</p><p> 这是一个激烈竞争的社会，这是一个讲求速度的时代，就连吃，也没有理由悠闲地浪费时间了。遍布大街小巷的快餐店（<span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>）、便利店（<span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>）提供了各种各样的速食品（<span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="food">food</span>），而他们的先驱就是方便面（<span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span>）。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span>（基本的） <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="ramen">ramen</span>（泡面）, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span>?</p><p> 尽管，面条的故乡是中国，可发明方便面的却是日本人：</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p> 许多人都不看好这种产品，认为根本没有前途（<span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="future">future</span>），因为市面上卖的面条比方便面的价钱便宜许多。可是他们错了。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="ramen">ramen</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p> 那位发明者现在已经90岁高龄，据他自己说，当年发明的目的是为了让人们有更多空闲的时间。可谁想到，人们把这些空闲时间都用在了工作上，不但没有清闲，反而更加忙碌了。</p>
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