Food as Punishment
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span>. <span word="Prison">Prison</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="overreacting">overreacting</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fruitcake">fruitcake</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="warden">warden</span>. <span word="Nutraloaf">Nutraloaf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="cheese">cheese</span>, <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="beans">beans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p> <span word="Prison">Prison</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="utensils">utensils</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="unruly">unruly</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nutraloaf">nutraloaf</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="warden">warden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grits">grits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="timesI">timesI</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beef">beef</span>? <span word="Prisoners">Prisoners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whiners">whiners</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p>
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