雨后蜗牛随处可见（Snails）。
热带的snails 个头比北方的大多了，伸长都能赶上脚的大小了。
每当看到这些悠闲的家伙，脑海中的画面就是新概念的一篇课文的配图。
One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison
【Text】课文：
People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and
what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would
consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand why some
people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of
frying potatoes in animal fat----the normally accepted practice in many northern
countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are
countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a
large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I
happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several
dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag
in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must
stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete
possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
学习这篇文章之后，就再也忘不了这句话“One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison”
不仅可以用在别人喜欢而自己不喜欢的食物方面，也可以用在"己所不欲，勿施于人"，“换位思考”的情境。
这篇夹议夹叙的小文章，先从人们对待食物的喜好说起，通过一个代入感极强的小故事，让我们深刻了解了“One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison”意义和用法，并且终身难忘。直到现在，每当脑补那个到处都是蜗牛的画面时，还是头皮发麻，满身鸡皮疙瘩。
文章从议论开始，第一部分首先提出自己的态度、看法，接着从正反两个方面给出支持案例，并自然过渡到第二部分，讲述自己的亲身经历和最后的结果。
整个文章结构完整，层次清晰，环环相扣，让读者回味无穷。
1.People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and
what cannot be eaten.
2.If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal
fat----the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
3.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we
stick to them all our lives.
4.No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are
countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
5.My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a
large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I
happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several
dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag
in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must
stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete
possession of the hall!
6.I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
文章中可以体会各种不同时态、语气的用法。
比如：谈论有普遍意义的句子，用现在时态，并根据具体的意义，选择一般现在或现在晚成时态。（第1句、第3句，第6句）
第2句中，是一种假设情况，用到了与虚拟语气（would 动词原形）
讲到朋友的基本情况时用现在时；讲蜗牛的故事时用过去时态。
还有一些好用的表达(短语、句式）。
become quite illogical
what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten 这些结构完全可以作为固定短语记忆，不要分成一个一个的单词
遇到相似的情境就可以用。比如：
People become quite illogical when they are in love.
I have no idea what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
还有其它的短语
at the idea of sth.
the normally accepted practice
have been brought up to do sth.
No creature has received more praise and abuse than
Acting on a sudden impulse
To our dismay
had taken complete possession of
和一些好用的动词：despise, collect, appeal,associate, fancy , etc.
经典教材中的文章，每一篇都值得我们拿来仔细研读，细细品味。
新高考，越来越注重孩子们的综合语言能力了，类似的好文章读起来吧。
