Does Garlic Mean Garlic?
<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="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="container">container</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Garlic">Garlic</span> <span word="Powder">Powder</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Powder">Powder</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="U">U</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Powder">Powder</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="Seasoning">Seasoning</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="labels">labels</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span>. <span word="Powder">Powder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="powder">powder</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Seasoning">Seasoning</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="label">label</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span>: 1-800-632-6900. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="kosher">kosher</span>. <span word="Kosher">Kosher</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="label">label</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="product">product</span>? <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="powder">powder</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Product">Product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>?</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garlic">garlic</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p> </p>
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