冰岛总统建议禁止菠萝比萨

 

This is What’s Trending Today.

The last time this many people were talking about Iceland was in June, when the small country’s soccer team defeated England in the Euro 2016 tournament.

People were talking about players like Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson, who each scored goals in the game.

Now, many people are talking about Johannesson. That is Gudni Johannesson, the President of Iceland.

Johannesson recently visited a high school. One of the students asked him what he thought about pineapple on pizza.

According to the Guardian¹ newspaper, Johannesson answered questions on a range of topics, including his favorite soccer team. (Turns out it is Manchester United.)

He also said he was “fundamentally opposed” to pineapple on pizza. And he would ban it, if he could.

After the news of his opposition² to pineapple made news around the world, he clarified his position on his Facebook page.

Johannesson wrote: “I like pineapples, just not on pizza.”

He then explained that he was glad he did not have the power to ban pineapples from pizza. He said he would not like to live in a country that allowed its president to pass laws just because he did not like something.

People are still talking about pineapple on pizza, however. They wrote messages on Johannesson’s Facebook page in both English and Icelandic.

One person wrote: “Thank you for saying out loud that pineapples shouldn’t be allowed on pizzas!”

Another wrote: “I love pineapple on pizza, but I applaud³ your attitude to government.”

And still another endorsed⁵ his support of Manchester United.

One radio program in Canada interviewed Sam Panopoulos. He is a Greek immigrant credited with adding pineapple to pizza.

He said in the 1950s and 1960s, nobody in Canada was eating very much pizza. And no one was mixing sweet and sour flavors.

Panopoulos said “it was plain, plain food.”

But after he started putting pineapple on pizza, everything changed. Pizza became more interesting.

He sold pineapple pizza at his restaurant in Ontario, Canada for the next 40 or 45 years.

“You can put whatever you want on it, and everybody eats it,” he said.

Now, we can thank the President of Iceland for the lesson on the history of pineapples on pizza.

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

according to – prep. as stated, reported, or recorded by (someone or something)?

range – n. a group or collection of different things or people that are usually similar in some way?

topic – n. someone or something that people talk or write about ?

fundamentally – adv. at the most basic level?

clarify – v. to make (something) clear or clearer?

tournament – n. a sports competition or series of contests that involves many players or teams and that usually continues for at least several days

applaud – v. to express approval of or support for (something or someone)

endorse⁴ – v. to publicly or officially say that you support or approve of (someone or something)

plain – adj. not having any added or extra things

interview – n. a meeting between a reporter and another person in order to get information for a news story?

credit – v. to say that (something) is because of someone or something?

1 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 applaud   

vt.鼓掌欢迎，赞同；vi.鼓掌欢迎，欢呼

参考例句：

• The pupils that had been watching started to applaud.一直在一旁观看的小学生们开始鼓起掌来。
• Please don't applaud until everyone has performed.请在每个人表演完毕后再鼓掌。

4 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

5 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》