How Delicious the summer is!

又是吃吃吃的季节了！试想一下，夏天的晚上，吹着凉风，跟三五好友坐在路边，吃着小龙虾，啃着西瓜，喝着冰镇的饮料……只有一个爽字可以形容！你知道小龙虾已经冲出国门，走向世界了吗？

1 A China-Europe freight train carrying 100,000 crayfish headed from central China's Wuhan Province to Russia , and was due toarrive inMoscow by the middle of the month.

The crayfish will reportedlybe used inmeals served during the 2018 World Cup.

"These crayfish have already been1)processed,so they can be eaten after being heated for just five minutes,"said the head of the China Agricultural Development Group.

Russia has not2)previouslybeen a major importer of crayfish from the Chinese mainland. But sellers in China are using the World Cup as a major marketing opportunity for the3)delicacy.

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一列载有10万只小龙虾的中欧货运列车从中国中部的武汉市开往俄罗斯，并于6月中旬抵达莫斯科。

据报道，这种小龙虾将在2018年世界杯期间供球迷们食用。

中国农业发展集团的负责人说：“这些小龙虾已经加工过，只要加热5分钟即可食用。”

俄罗斯以前并不是中国大陆小龙虾的主要进口国，但中国的商家现在正利用世界杯这个契机来宣传营销特产小龙虾。

2) previously ['pri:vɪəslɪ] adv. 以前，预先

名师考点小结

1.arrive in

辨析：arrive in arrive at

◆【arrive in】+ 比较大的地方,比如城市,国家。

[例]：They will arrive in Paris next Monday.他们将于下周一到达巴黎。

[例 ]：It is not long ago that they arrived in britain.他们是不久以前来英国的。

◆【arrive at】+ 比较小的地方,比如车站,个人居所。

[例]：We arrived at the station five minutes late.我们到车站晚了五分钟。[例]：I arrive at my hotel late in the evening. 傍晚时分，我到达了预定的酒店。

2. be used in 被用于……方面（被动语态）

辨析：be used for as by

◆be used for doing sth.意思是“被用来做……

这是一个被动结构，介词for表示“用途”,后面接动词-ing形式。

[例]：Metal is used for making machines. Pens are used for writing.

金属被用来造机器。钢笔被用来写字。

◆be used as意思是“把……当作……用。”

[例 ]：The computer can be used as a tool. English is used as a very useful working language.

计算机可以被当作工具用。英语被用作一种非常有用的工作语言。

◆be used by意思是“被(某人)使用”的意思,by后接动词“use’的执行者。

[例]：The recorder is used in class bv teachers.录音机被老师们上课时使用。

又到了吃瓜的季节，这个假期，坐在家里吹着空调吃着西瓜看着电视……如何挑选出最甜的西瓜呢？

2 But how to1)selectthe best of the2)batchmatermelons? Food blogger Emma Christensen recently offered some advice, and it3)involvesa little weight-training. When you examine watermelons in the produce section of your localgrocery［食杂店］, you want tolook forthe heaviest one for its size. The4)denserthe fruit, the more juice it has. That’s when it’s at its most ripe.

Next, check the underside of the watermelon for the“5)splotch”. That’s the yellow6)patchthe watermelon develops by resting on the ground. If it’s a creamy yellow, it’s also a goodindicator［标志］of being ripe.

Finally, give the underside a little7)smack— not8)aggressiveenough todraw attention fromgrocery workers, but enough so that you can determine whether the watermelon sounds hollow. If it does, that’s good. If it sounds dull, like you’re hitting a solid brick of material, it’s overripe; put the watermelon down and slowly back away from it.

If you’re not confident in your watermelon evaluation abilities, there’s another option: You can ask the merchant to pick one out for you.Pay attention towhat he’s doing and then try to9)emulateit the next time you’re forced to choose your own produce.

词组加油站

look for寻找

draw attention from吸引某人注意

pay attention to注意

相关词汇

2) batch [bætʃ] n.一批

4) dense [dens] adj.浓厚的，稠密的

5) splotch [splɒtʃ] n.斑点，污点

6) patch [pætʃ] n.斑点

7) smack [smæk] vt.拍打

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如何挑选一批好的西瓜呢？美食博主艾玛·克里斯滕森近日给出了一些建议，当然你还得有点儿力气才能担当此任。当你在当地食品杂货店的农产品区挑西瓜时，你应该在同等大小的西瓜中挑最重的那一个。西瓜的密度越大，汁水就越多。这也意味着西瓜熟透了。

接下来，看西瓜的底部有没有“斑”。西瓜在生长过程中接触地面的地方会形成黄色的斑块。如果斑块呈乳黄色，那就说明西瓜熟了。

最后，轻轻拍一下西瓜底部，别太用力，以免引起卖家的注意，只要听到西瓜声音是否空洞就够了。如果发出空空的声音，那么就是好瓜。如果声音沉闷，就像碰到一块实心砖头一样，那就说明熟过头了，把西瓜放下，慢慢地离开吧。

如果你对自己的挑瓜水平没有信心，还有一个建议：你可以让卖瓜的人帮你挑。不过你得注意他是怎么挑西瓜的，下次你不得不亲自挑选西瓜的时候，可以模仿他的做法。

名师考点小结

The + 形容词比较级，the+形容词比较级

◆表示一种属性或事物的量与另一个量有关联，可用两个前面加the的比较级。

[例]：The smaller it is, the cheaper it is to post.

东西越小，寄费就越便宜。

[例]：The more militant we became, the less con fident she became.

我们越是变得斗志昂扬，她就变得越没有自信。

[例]：The larger the organization, the less scope there is for decision.

机构越大，决策的余地就越小。