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2013英语四六级外刊阅读：过分追求美食的孩子

<p>　　本篇阅读材料过分追求美食享受的孩子是末日标志吗?选自《时代》(原文标题：<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="Foodie">Foodie</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sign">Sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="End">End</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>? 2012.4.4)。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作英语阅读泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步。</p><p>　　<span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="childless">childless</span> <span word="misanthrope">misanthrope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="peeves">peeves</span>： <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Pamela">Pamela</span> <span word="Druckermans">Druckermans</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="Bringing">Bringing</span> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="Bb">Bb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="Eat">Eat</span> <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Billon">Billon</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bizarrely">bizarrely</span> <span word="stilted">stilted</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unnaturally">unnaturally</span> <span word="indulgent">indulgent</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="books">books</span>， <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="Druckermans">Druckermans</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unnatural">unnatural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>： <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="foodie">foodie</span>. <span word="Catering">Catering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="picky">picky</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="Druckerman">Druckerman</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>， <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="breakfasts">breakfasts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="children">children</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reverent">reverent</span> <span word="tones">tones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="textures">textures</span>.</p><p>　　<span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shudders">shudders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>? <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>， <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="foodies">foodies</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="new">new</span>; <span word="two">two</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Fine">Fine</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="Strollers">Strollers</span> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="Invite">Invite</span> <span word="Sneers">Sneers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tweezine">Tweezine</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="schoolers">schoolers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="retched">retched</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>， <span word="sadly">sadly</span>， <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>： <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snooty">snooty</span> <span word="spawn">spawn</span> <span word="koodies">koodies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forecasted">forecasted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pintsize">pintsize</span> <span word="gourmands">gourmands</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="Kid">Kid</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>; <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="caustic">caustic</span> <span word="eater">eater</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="some">some</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> 8-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span>. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="snob">snob</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jarred">jarred</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spits">spits</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>， <span word="weve">weve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>; <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="foodies">foodies</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="badbut">badbut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precocious">precocious</span> <span word="displeasure">displeasure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unnatural">unnatural</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="food">food</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="sushi">sushi</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="goat">goat</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span> <span word="risotto">risotto</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> (<span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span>， <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>.) <span word="But">But</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foodie">foodie</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rarefied">rarefied</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>， <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span>， <span word="means">means</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="implicit">implicit</span> <span word="detestation">detestation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regular">regular</span>， <span word="crappy">crappy</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="Go">Go</span>-<span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="Taquitos">Taquitos</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7-11 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="bounced">bounced</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="prepubescent">prepubescent</span> <span word="epicureanism">epicureanism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> 46 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="stampsbut">stampsbut</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Biafra">Biafra</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ludicrous">ludicrous</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span>， <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="princelings">princelings</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hispanic">hispanic</span> <span word="servers">servers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whiff">whiff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="American">American</span>.</p>

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