Eat Your Vegetables
<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="The">The</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yielded">yielded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Frozen">Frozen</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="friessliced">friessliced</span>, <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="packagedare">packagedare</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="petitioning">petitioning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cucumbers">cucumbers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="coating">coating</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="joking">joking</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Annie">Annie</span>, 50. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>? <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="steamed">steamed</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="broccoliits">broccoliits</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lobbyist">lobbyist</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="defends">defends</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="undeniably">undeniably</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="countertop">countertop</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USDA">USDA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="Theyd">Theyd</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eggshells">eggshells</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lobbyist">lobbyist</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span>.</p>
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