世界节假日博览 第77期:全国果冻豆日

 April 22 is a very important holiday. It's National Jelly¹ Bean Day. Anyone who loves these delicious, flavoursome, colourful little sweets should treat themselves on this day. They should also check and make sure their family and friends are jelly bean freaks. But be careful, as we all know, jelly beans are addictive². There are many things you can do to celebrate besides eating jelly beans. Here are a few suggestions. Why not dress in the colours of your favourite jelly bean? You could have a jelly bean party and ask for friends to create their own special jelly bean dish. For real grown-ups, you could take part in a jelly bean quiz. The Internet is full of fascinating information on the history of and culture surrounding jelly beans.

4月22日会庆祝一个重要节日。全国果冻豆日。所有喜欢美味彩豆的朋友都应该好好“款待”自己一番。看看亲戚朋友有没有果冻豆狂人。但据我所知，果冻豆上瘾。除了特吃大吃，你还可以做一些其它庆祝活动。下面是几个问题。为什么不穿上你喜欢的彩豆颜色服装？举办果冻豆派对，邀请朋友们制作特别的果冻豆美食。如果是成年人，你可以参加果冻豆测试。网上有大量关于果冻豆的历史和文化。

Jelly beans are one of the oldest forms of candy we have. They date back to at least the mid-nineteenth century. Jelly bean historians³ believe the jelly bean centre originated⁴ from Turkish Delight, which comes from the Middle East. The gummy centre is made from sugar, corn syrup⁵ and other ingredients to give them their fruity taste. Machines spray the insides with coloured sugar to give the beans their hard shells. Jelly beans today come in all kinds of different flavours, including spicy⁶. You can even put different ones in your mouth to create new flavours. They are even popular with American presidents. Ronald Reagan supposedly kept a jar on his desk in the White House.

果冻豆属于老式糖果。它的历史至少可以追溯到19世纪中期。研究果冻豆的历史学家认为，果冻豆源自中东的土耳其软糖。软糖中加入糖、玉米糖浆以及其它水果口味原料。用机器在里部填充彩糖，形成坚硬外壳。如今的果冻豆有多种口味，包括辣椒口味。你还可以把多种口味一股脑塞进嘴里，创造新的口味。它还深受美国总统欢迎。有人认为里根总统的桌子上还有个果冻豆罐子。

1.make sure 确保

例句：And you have to make sure, what I always say. 

所以我经常说，你要确保良好的工作环境。

2.popular with 受…欢迎

例句：She was not popular with other children, either. 

她在其他孩子中间也不受欢迎。

3.corn syrup 玉米糖浆

例句：That would include sugar itself as well as products with corn syrup.

那包括糖和用玉米糖浆产品.

4.take part in 参与

例句：When you take part in any performance, you get out as much as you put in. 

你参加任何活动，你投入多少力量就会得到多少收获。

1 jelly   

n.冻，果子冻，胶状物

参考例句：

• We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
• The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。

2 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

3 historians   

n.历史学家，史学工作者( historian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Historians seem to have confused the chronology of these events. 历史学家好像把这些事件发生的年代顺序搞混了。
• Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。

4 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

6 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。