知行英语综合教程1 Unit2

新编大学英语1综合教程练习unit2Unit 2 FriendshipI. Key words & phrasesavailable correspondenceestimate toughurge postponereference destinationuneasy stuffsoak despairdrag extentpeer supplylifetime leaprescue highlightbe lost in / lose oneself in lose toughmight / may (just) as well come upevery no and then right awaykeep up keep in touch (with)let down get rid ofin bad / good shape draw onAdditional Vocabularyshow biz 指娱乐界, 娱乐业，show business 的简称room and board 食宿费用turn a deaf ear to sth. 对……充耳不闻put all cards on the table 打开天窗说亮话an easy-going man 随和的人online transaction 网上交易the president elected 当选总统jerry-built project 豆腐渣工程do a thankless job 吃力不讨好rouse sb. into full play 调动积极性chain debts 三角债memorial service 追悼仪式sustainable development 可持续发展look before you leap 三思而后行track and field sports 田径运动make witty remarks 说俏皮话money laundering 洗钱cross-strait relations 海峡两岸关系Associated Press (AP) 美联社show oneself up 现丑competitive products 拳头产品self-employed households / people 个体户produce and market fake and shoddy commodities 制造销售假冒伪劣商品abolish the welfare-oriented distribution (allocation) of public housing 取消福利分房become self-employed or work in the private sectors of the economy 从事个体和私人经济Ⅱ. Vocabulary & Structure1. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total_______ for living expenses.A. acceptableB. advisableC. availableD. applicable2. At a rough ________, we' ll spend another four weeks finishing this plan.A. estimateB. valueC. evaluation3. Be sure to _________ the good habit of reading aloud every morning.A. keep onB. keep upC. keep inD. keep away4. I _________the old man to be careful because the road was very slippery.A. suggestedB. supposedC. suspectedD. urged5. He is quite sure that it's_______ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A. roughlyB. exclusivelyC. fullyD. absolutely6. Since the situation has changed, we have to_________ making a decision.A. cancelB. postponeC. delayD. announce7. Beyond the mountain, lying in waves of green and brown, was my ________.A. goalB. aimC. destination8. All our attempts to ________the child from drowning were in vain.A. regainB. recoverC. reserveD. rescue9. When he couldn't get facts, Mr Smith would ________his imagination for his new articles.A. draw upB. draw outC. draw onD. draw down10. He gave up his study in college in _________because of his ill-ness.A. ashB. despairC. disableD. display11. It is useful to be able to predict the extent __________whicha price change will affect supply and demand.A. fromB. withC. toD. for12. There is no ________ to the house from the main road.A. destinationB. avenueC. exposureD. access13. I noticed she avoids making any reference __________her first husband in her latest book.A. toB. aboutC. onD. at14. The newspaper didn't mention the _________of the damage caused by the fire.A. rangeB. levelC. extentD. quality15. She was so _________ that she forgot to have dinner.A. lose in studyB. lost in studyC. losing in studyD. to lose in study16. The teacher assigned a _________ book for us to read after class.A. conferenceB. inferenceC. differenceD. reference17. John didn't come to my birthday party because something unusual __________.A. came toB. came offC. came upD. came up with18. We are writing to the manager __________ the repairsrecently carried out at the above address.A. with the exception ofB. with reference toC. with the purpose ofD. with a view to19. If you don't like to swim, you _________ stay at home.A. should as wellB. can as wellC. may as wellD. would as well20. Many parents called me yesterday offering me their congratulations __________ my good record.A. aboutB. forC. onD. at21. George wants $1,000 for his old car, but I don' t think it' s _________ as much as that.A. priceB. valuableC. valueD. worth22. Having a fever means that your ________ is too high.A. heatB. temperC. temperatureD. temptation23. My aunt is rich and owns a lot of _________ in the middle of our town.A. preparationB. prospectC. propertyD. prosperity24. A lot of Chinese live in that _________ of San Francisco and have a business.A. distanceB. displayC. distinctD. district25. Barbara's wedding was a big __________. There were more than two hundred guests.A. actionB. exchangeC. occasionD. opportunity26. I didn't actually tell John the answers to the question, butI gave him several _________ to help him.A. routesB. hintsC. hitsD. views27. George finally ________to find what he was looking for.A. succeededB. managedC. attemptedD. achieved28. I don' t think Mr. Williams is in his office, but I' 11 go and ___________.A. checkB. watchD. notice29. If you take your dog to the public park, you have to keep it under ________.A. pressureB. dutyC. controlD. power30. I hadn't seen Peter for twenty years, and when we met, he had changed so much that I couldhardly ________him.A. recognizeB. recommendC. remindD. reveal31. In 1971, the people of that country were _________to every danger — flood,famine, disease and war.A. sufferedB. entitledC. exposedD. related32. Mrs. Johnson is very popular, and all her students have a great ________forher.A. recordB. regardC. awardD. reward33. I'm going to have an orange. That's my ___________fruit.B. fortunateC. popularD. proper34. These days, a singer has to work hard to build up his or her ____________.A. imageB. imaginationC. impressionD. figure35. It's clear that there's a strong _________between smoking and heart disease.A. bandB. jointC. linkD. ring36. Quite recently man has succeeded in __________ sunlight directly into electricalenergy.A. alteringB. makingC. convertingD. transferring37. The explorers returned because they had _______________food.A. run away withB. run out forC. run out ofD. run up to38. When Mr. Johnson was old, his business on the farm was______________by hisson.A. taken overB. taken awayC. taken offD. taken up39. His new appointment takes _________ from the beginning of next month.A. placeB. effectC. postD. position40. We regret to inform you that the new type computers you ordered are _________.A. out of workB. out of stockC. out of reachD. out of practice41. You can borrow my tape-recorder if you ________ it to me tomorrow,A. will returnB. are returningC. returnD. have returned42. It ________ for a week and the streets were flooded.A. has rainedB. had been rainingC. was rainingD. rained43. Mr. Smith has just phoned to say that he _______ back tillWednesday next week.A. doesn't comeB. isn't comingC. hasn't comeD. not to come44. My bag is nowhere to be found, I ___________it when I was on the bus.A. must dropB. had droppedC. should have droppedD. must have dropped45. All instruments _____________before the experiment began.A. preparedB. were preparedC. had been preparedD. have been prepared46. With science and technology ___________, industry and agriculture in China willdevelop rapidly.A. to modernizeB. modernizingC. modernizeD. modernized47. __________there for many years, she knew the place quite well.A. LivingB. LivedC. To liveD. Having lived48. They are said ____________a new library now on the otherside of the river, which will be completed next year,A. to be buildingB. buildingC. to be builtD. to have built49. I don't remember ______________a chance to try this method.A. to giveB. being givenC. to be givenD. giving50. It is no good ____________to keep in the memory grammatical rules. You need to practise what you have learned.A. trying toB. to try toC. try toD. tried toⅢ. CET 4 Vocabulary1. I'm not sure ___________the new car is properly insured.A. whetherB. whichC. whatD. as2. No one knows _________damage the cosmic rays (宇宙射线) can do to a human being, but scientists feel that brief exposure is probably not very harmful.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. whether3. Many of the human problems associated with living in the ocean are _________the problems of living in outer space.A. just asB. such asC. such thatD. the same as4. The crime was not discovered till 48 hours later, ________ gave the criminals plenty of time to get away.A. whichB. thatC. soD. what5. Please remind me of the appointment again tomorrow _________I forget.A. in the caseB. in caseC. in the case ofD. in case of6. He didn't come to the meeting yesterday; otherwise he ________ him.A. sawB. would seeC. would have seenD. had seen7. __________ asleep when a knock at the door awakened her.A. Scarcely did she fallB. Scarcely had she fallenC. No sooner had she fallD. No sooner did she fall8. I won't go to Japan next week, ___________.A. he won't neitherB. neither he willC. neither won't beD. neither will he9. ___________ the first to use nuclear weapons,A. At no time will be ChinaB. At no time will be ChinaC. At no time will China beD. Will at no time China be10. Of the two teachers, one is experienced but _________is not.A. the anotherB. anotherC. the otherD. other11. There were no tickets ___________ for German trade exhibition.A. preferableB. availableC. possibleD. considerable12. The doctors ________that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will gofrom 5,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.A. evaluateB. judgeC. estimateD. conclude13. Your account of the accident has little ________ with the story John told.A. correspondenceB. responseC. responsibilityD. conviction14. He lives somewhere in the ___________of the railway station.A. neighborB. neighborhoodC. shelterD. region15. He feels it _____________impossible to give up smoking.A. patientlyB. practicallyC. perfectlyD. privately16. They__________ the local government to approve plans for their reform program.A. utterB. upgradeC. urgeD. upset17. The young couple postponed __________________ children again and again.A. to haveB. haveC. for havingD. having18. The boy had excellent _____________ from men for whom he had worked.A. diligenceB. evidenceC. differenceD. reference19. They didn't arrive at their _____________ in time because of the extreme weather.A. destinationB. aimC. purposeD. end20. In reading a novel, I generally ____________ over all the long descriptive passages.A. scanB. skimC. skipD. search21. He grasped her by the throat and started to ________ the life out of her.A. chokeB. checkC. chaseD. chew22. She _______________through the mist, trying to find the right path.A. pickedB. peeredC. prayedD. poured23. I have tried all sorts of medicines to ____________ this cold.A. get out ofB. get away fromC. get ready forD. get rid of24. You will have to ____________the wallpaper before you can scrape it off.A. incorporateB. absorbC. suckD. soak25. The little girl ___________higher and higher when her brother pushed her.A. raisedB. roseC. swungD. rocked26. The escaped prisoner was __________out of his hiding place.A. draggedB. pulledC. drawnD. tied27. He himself didn't realize to what ________ his point of view had changed.A. extensionB. extentC. contentD. confidence28. Alone in London, without friends, work, or money, Shelley fell into________.A. disadvantageB. dangerC. disappointmentD. despair29. He ____________his childhood memories for the material of most of his stories.A. draws onB. draws inC. draws backD. draws up30. The lighting of the Christmas tree was the __________of the evening.A. harmonyB. haltC. highlightD. horizon31. Many people fell asleep, but it seemed _________the meeting would never end.A. as suchB. as ifC. as wellD. even if32. ____________I had great difficulty in waking him, he swore that he was not asleep.A. IfB. AlthoughC. AfterD. Before33. He used to visit his old friend at Christmas, __________?A. use not heB. did heC. used heD. didn't he34. The farmers in the country plant various crops, _________ corn, bean, wheat and so on.A. such thatB. as suchC. suchD. such as35. Many students enjoy __________ questions in English in the class.A. askingB. to askC. to be askedD. to be asking36. He regretted to say that he ________ the letter sooner.A. should writeB. should have writtenC. had writtenD. had been writing37. I'm glad you want to talk about this. It's been _______ for weeks.A. up my mindB. in my mindC. on my mindD. out of my mind38. I can tell you something _________you've been wanting to know.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. as39. I couldn't move this leg. It was as if it _____________ stuck to the floor.A. beB. isC. wereD. was40. Nobody believes __________ he said, _________makes him really upset.A. that.. thatB. which.. whatC. what.. whichD. that.. whatⅣ.Reading Comprehension(1)It has been found that less than one shopper in five makes a complete shopping list before going to the store. The reason for this is that seven out of ten of today's purchases(购买)are decided in the store, where the shoppers tend toward impulse(冲动)buying. Buying groceries on impulse has risen for the past forty years, and this rise has coincided(一致)with the growth of self-service shopping. However, in grocery stores where clerks wait on customers there is much less impulse buying. It is hard for people to buy on impulse if they have to address a clerk. Psychologists have joined forces with businessmen. It is their job to persuade people to buy products which they may not need or even want until they see them attractively presented. It was discovered by the psychologists that shoppers want help in their purchases. Having so many choices confuses them, and they prefer the package that attracts them. Therefore, it is now more usual for food packers (包装者) to pay attention to their packagedesign. Attraction depends heavily on the position of the product on the shelf, however. Thus, persuading the shopper to buy is easier if the product is located at eye-level.1. According to the information in the first paragraph, ___________make a complete list.A. only five shoppersB. less than twenty percent of the shoppersC. only ten percent of the shoppersD. not even five percent of the shoppers2. The reason for the above mentioned phenomenon is that__________.A. people have difficulty making up their mind before going shoppingB. people don't know what is available in the storeC. people tend to decide on buying products when they see themD. people are easily deceived by the attractive products3. In grocery stores where customers are served there is less impulse shopping. This may be because __________.A. the clerk ignore the customersB. the clerk are too eager to serve the customersC. the stores have to send the shoppers' purchases to his homeD. customers hesitate to ask for help if they haven't decided what to buy4. Shoppers tend to buy the products put on ___________.A. the shelf where the products ate arranged in good orderB. the shelf which people can see easilyC. the shelf in the middle of the storeD. the shelf near the entrance of the store5. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?A. Psychologists and BusinessmenB. Impulse BuyingC. The More Products, the More ConfusionD. Self-service Shopping(2)It was a wet spring. After a year and a half in a big city he had forgotten how muddy(泥泞的)a country road may be. The mud made walking difficult, but he didn’t' t really mind. It was better to think about the mud than to think about his reason for coming back.Suddenly he had arrived.The old place hadn' t changed much. His eyes noticed every detail: the farmhouse that needed paint, the ham, even the old glider'---a kind of swinging(摇摆的) seat for outdoor use. How many times he and Travis had sat on that glider, swinging back and forth, imagining that it was an airplane! He and Travis had been much younger then.He looked out across the fields, expecting to see Travis working there. Then he remembered and looked away.After a pause he went to the kitchen door. Footsteps came toward him. The door swung open. For a long moment they just stared at each other."Hello, Papa, "he said. He stepped inside, and his father shut the door."The funeral (葬礼)was held three days ago." There was no emotion in his father's voice."I know. "He looked around the room he and Travis had shared. There were things missing. Painfully he realized what theywere. Travis' old jacket was gone from the hook, and all his airplane books from the shelf. It was like walking into the wrong house."Then why weren't you here? "his father asked.On the day of the funeral, he had gone to the airport and watched the big jet planes, losing himself in the roar of their engines. He sighed, "I don't know why I wasn't here."His father was looking at him coldly. He glanced down at himself, then realized what his father must be thinking about his long hair and his old jeans."How's Mom?" he asked, looking away."Not well. She took it hard."He wasn't surprised. Travis had been her world. He looked for a place to hang his coat, but saw there wasn't any.Coming back had been a mistake. All his old wounds were opening again.1. From the passage we know that he (the young men in the story) and Travis were probably________.A. friendsB. brothersC. cousinsD. roommates2. What had happened to Travis?A. He had gone for outdoor activitiesB. He had stopped working in the fieldsC. He had left this worldD. He had lost his life while watching the jet planes3. When the father said, "She took it hard", he means________.A. she had a difficult time overcoming her sorrowB. she tried hard to accept itC. she was hard-hearted about itD. she accepted it calmly4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the young man in the story?A. He came back home for spring vacationB. He came home to attend Travis' funeralC. It was more than a year ago that he left for the cityD. It was by mistake that he entered the house5. Throughout the passage it is indicated that he returned home ________.A. with sweet memoriesB. with expectationsC. with a heavy heartD. with relief(3)Crocodiles lay their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby crocodiles have special sharp teeth with which to break their way out of the shells.Crocodiles only live where it is hot. They are found in India, Australia, Africa and America. They spend most of their time lying around in the mud or the rivers. The crocodile's long powerful tail is used when the animal is swimming. It is also an excellent weapon, became it can be swung with great speed and force. One blow will knock down a man or even a big animal at once. The crocodile is very well protected against its enemies by the hard bony plates(鳞甲)which cover most of its body, but because of the way its neck is formed, it cannot turn its head from side to side and so it can only see in front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth cleaned by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takes the bits left in the crocodile's mouth. This helps the crocodile,which cannot clean its own teeth, for it cannot move its tongue up and down. With its rows of terrible pointed teeth it seizes its food, which may be a fish, an animal, or even a careless man, and then holds it below the water until it drowns.The long-nosed crocodile is shy and timid and because of this, the people of West Africa where it lives, sometimes catch it for food. Many, many centuries ago there were crocodile in England. We know this because we have found their bones buried far down in the earth on which London is built. But the Britain of today is too cold for them to live in. This is a good thing for English people, for crocodile may grow to over thirty feet in length. When they lie floating in the water, they look like fleeting tree-trunks and it is often impossible to tell that they are there.1. From the. first paragraph, the female crocodile_____________.A. looks after her eggsB. throws away her eggsC. sits on her eggsD. buries her eggs2. The crocodile bird__________.A. is delicious food of the crocodileB. is dangerous to the crocodileC. protects the crocodile against its enemiesD. obtains the food from the crocodile mouth3. The crocodile kills its game_____________.A. under the waterB. over the waterC. on the waterD. beside the water4. The long-nosed crocodiles ______________.A. are easily attacked by other animalsB. are easily hurt because of temperatureC. are sometimes caught by people because their being shy and timidD. are often caught by people because d their cruelty5. Crocodiles are not seen in England now because_____________.A. they have moved to West AfricaB. they are all hiding in the earthC. they have all been shotD. the weather doesn't suit them today(4)Radio amateurs(业余爱好者), or hams, can communicate with each other by voice if they speak the same language, or by special signals in international Morse Code, from their own homes----on apparatus(装置)they have usually built or fixed themselves.When the radio amateur sits down before his transmitter(发报机)and picks up the receiver to operate for a few hours, he never knows exactly what will happen. He may first have a few friendly chats with amateurs in his own country. Some he may be contacting for the first time; others may be amateurs who have been "worked' before and with whom regular schedules have been arranged. Following this there may be an opportunity to pass the time of day with a weather observer on a faraway Pacific island, or with a naturalist in a country thousands of miles away. The ham may suddenly be asked to relay a message for assistance for a town being struck by a tornado. He may even exchange signals with members of a polar(极地的)expedition. .Almost anyone can become a radio amateur-----regardless of previous training and experience. Hams come from all walksof life. Many are high-school age or younger. All that needed is a sincere interest and a willingness to put some effort into learning the required skills. Many amateurs radio clubs offer free courses where a newcomer can learn to send and receive Morse Code and can acquire the knowledge of basic electronics necessary to qualify as a ham radio operator.1. The author's main purpose was to give information about amateur radio as a ____________.A. careerB. hobbyC. public serviceD. course for electronic engineers2. To qualify as a radio amateurs, a person must understand _____________.A. basic electronicsB. several languagesC. weather forecastingD. all of the above3. A ham usually uses apparatus that he ___________.A. rents from a local radio stationB. keeps in his own homeC. connects to his tape recorderD. Both A and B4. An exciting aspect of ham radio is that operators __________.A. always talk with amateurs in other countriesB. usually appear on local television stationsC. often don't know beforehand who will answer their signalsD. never arrange schedules with other hams5. The second paragraph suggests that the ham can _______________.A. talk to people all over the worldB. attend free amateur radio classesC. save money by budding his own radioD. be a volunteer to journey to the place where disaster strikesⅤ.Translation没有足够的师资，这个地区的教育肯定成问题，没人能否认这个问题的严重性。

All the Cabbie Had Was a LetterFoster Furcolo1 He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention. 出租车司机拥有的就剩一封信福斯特?弗克洛他准是完全沉浸在所读的东西里了，因为我不得不敲挡风玻璃来引起他的注意。

2 "Is your cab available?" I asked when he finally looked up at me. He nodded, then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat, "I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter." He soundedas if he had a cold or something. 他总算抬头看我了。

“你出车吗？”我问道。

他点点头，当我坐进后座时，他抱歉地说：“对不起，我在读一封信。

”听上去他像是得了感冒什么的。

3 "I'm in no hurry," I told him. "Go ahead and finish your letter." “我不着急，”我对他说，“你接着把信读完吧。

”4 He shook his head. "I've read it several times already. I guess I almost know it by heart." 他摇了摇头。

“我已经读了好几遍了。

我想我都能背出来了。

”5 "Letters from home always mean a lot," I said. " At least they do with me because I'm on the road so much." Then, estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old, I guessed: "From a child or maybea grandchild?" “家书抵万金啊，”我说。

Unit 1 Growing UpⅡ. Translation1.那是个正规宴会，我照妈妈对我讲的那样穿着礼服去了。

（formal）As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.2.他的女朋友劝他趁抽烟的坏习惯尚未根深蒂固之前把它改掉。

（take hold）His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.3.他们预料到下几个月电的需求量很大，决定增加生产。

（anticipate）Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.4.据说比尔因一再违反公司的安全规章而被解雇。

（violate）It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. / Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules.5.据报道地方政府已采取适当措施避免严重缺水（water shortage）的可能性。

（avoid, severe）It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.苏珊（Susan）因车祸失去了双腿。

大学英语综合教程第一册Unit 2课后练习答案Unit 2Part II Text AText Organization1. 1) The story begins with the cab driver reading a letter.2) The letter Tom wrote to his friend Ed.3) Their conversation was centered on the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.4) The author got to learn more about their friendship by reading the letter himself.2.Parts Paragraphs Main IdeasPart One Paras 1-20 From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.Part Two Paras 21-35 Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.Part Three Para 36 The driver's experience urged the author to reach for his pen.VocabularyI. 1.1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/urged 5) destination6) know ... by heart 7) mostly 8) hangs out 9) right away10) reunion11) or something 12) practically 13) went by 14) going ahead 15) keep in touch2. 1) It seemed that his failure in the examination was stillon his mind.2) He was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.3) She was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.4) Something has come up and I am afraid I won't be able to accomplish the project on time.5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.3. 1) A couple of flights at Pudong Airport were postponed this morning because of the awful weather. It is estimated that over one thousand passengers were held up.2) My professor assigned me some reference books on computers to read. Unfortunately they are not available in our school library. I am kind of worried about it.3) Michael is not much of a teacher. He often skips from one subject to another so it is difficult for his students to follow him. Besides he just lets them go ahead with exercises without making sure they have understood what they are expected to do. II. Collocation1. to2. for3. at4. from5. in6. to7. on8. withIII. Usage1. more or less2. kind of/sort of3. Something4. kind of/sort of5. more or less6. or somethingStructure1. 1) may/might as well watch2) may/might as well pour out3) may/might as well walk4) may/might as well buy2. 1) She looks as if she is worried about it.2) It smells as if it is fresh.3) It sounds as if it is Chinese.4) It feels as if it is made of silk.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A) 1. choked up2. awful 3. practically4. neighborhood 5. correspondence6. available7. destination8. reunion9. Mostly 10. postponing11. absolutely(B)1. how2. himself3. but4. So5. to6. long7. reply/answer8. from9. asking 10. when11.touch 12. for 13. pieces 14. go 15. check 16. outII. TranslationIt is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away. This is certainly true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I've been meaning to write to them but something or other comes up and I just don't seem to find the time. Now I have kind of lost touch with them. They are always on my mind, however, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in future.Part III Text BComprehension Check1. d2. b3. a4. d5. c6. d7. dlanguage Practice1. stuff2. uneasy3. dragging4. highlight5. get rid of6. despair7. was peering/peered8.soaked9. swung 10. ingood shape11. extent 12. rescue 13. draw on 14. let... down 15. Worse still。

第一只牡蛎1 “来，尝尝这个，这个好吃，”我父亲一边说一边在我的鼻子前晃动着一只牡蛎。

2 我皱起眉头，说：“我不吃，我不喜欢吃这个。

”3 “胡说，你没尝过怎么知道不喜欢吃。

”他跟我论理，“把它放进嘴里，品尝一下大西洋的味道。

”4 我想他说得对，可是有时候有些东西你只要看一眼就知道喜不喜欢。

坦率地说，我觉得牡蛎看起来挺恶心的。

5 这座饭店坐落在法国一个海滨旅游胜地。

这时侍者不仅端上了一客分量极大的海鲜——螃蟹、对虾、大龙虾及各种贝类都堆在一起，还拿来了一瓶放在冰篮子里的白葡萄酒。

我母亲正忙着购物，于是我父亲就决定带我——他十岁的儿子——去吃午饭。

他要让我体验生命里一件重要的事情，一件对我父亲来说与成年一样重要的事：我的第一只牡蛎。

6 第一个吃牡蛎的男人到底是怎么想的呢？我说“男人”是因为女人肯定不会这么傻吧？“噢，我有点饿了，我们来瞧瞧这个石坑……嗯，我觉得它看起来挺好吃的！”好像不太可能。

父亲的话听起来更像是男生式的挑战。

“来，你尝尝这只牡蛎，我来尝尝这块油滋滋的咸肉三明治，让我们看看谁吃得更开心！”7 外面，天空灰蒙蒙的，海面上刮来一阵强风。

天气看起来和我的心情一样阴郁。

没有希望，只感觉饿，只担心失去纯真，因为我意识到这第一只牡蛎我今天非吃不可了。

8 “我能吃炸鱼和薯条吗？”我满怀希望地问。

我突然想吃我最爱吃的菜。

9 “当然不行！他们这儿没有炸鱼和薯条，只有这地方最上等的海鲜，在这方圆几英里之内你找不到更好的海鲜了。

”他边回答边给自己又倒了一杯酒。

“好啦，别抱怨了，就给我尝一只牡蛎，然后你就可以吃些好吃、顺口的东西，比如对虾加黄油面包。

”他提议说。

整顿饭中，他的话中第一次有了妥协的意思。

10 但是，尽管清晰地感觉到了他的妥协——只有一个十岁的男孩才有这样的感觉，我仍然明白这妥协包含着吃掉那只牡蛎，那只放在我父亲的盘子边上的牡蛎。

11 我父亲继续吃着那一堆海鲜。

他盘子里放着一大堆被丢弃的龙虾爪，盘子边上放着一套工具，用来敲开蟹壳，剔出哪怕一丁点儿的蟹肉。