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18. How Americans Eat and Drink. 美国人的饮食. 　　1. Coca-Cola is the best-selling soft (non-alcoholic) drink in the world. 165 million Cokes are sold every day, from the equator[n.赤道] to the Arctic[n.北极]. But whereas[而] outside the USA Coke tends[(tend):v.倾向于] to be a young persons drink, inside the USA anybody of any age or income[n.收入；所得] can drink it without embarrassment[n.尴尬] on any occasion[n.场合]. 1、可口可乐是全世界销路最好的软饮料(不含酒精的饮料)。从赤道到北极，可口可乐每天的销售量为1、65亿瓶。在美国，任何人，不论年龄大小、收入多少，都可以在任何场合饮用可口可乐而不至于有任何不自在的感觉。但在美国之外，可口可乐往往是青年人的饮料。 单词：non-alcoholic=不含酒精的； equator =赤道；arctic =北极的； income =收入；embarrassment =； 2. Coke is not the only cola drink. Pepsi Cola is a well-known rival[n.对手] and has its devotees[(devotee):n.热爱者], for it is not as sweet as Coke. Cola drinks contain[vt.包含；包括] caffeine[n.咖啡因] from the kola nut and are the only soft drinks which are stimulating[有刺激性的] as well as refreshing[(refresh):v.使恢复精神]. 2、可口可乐不是唯一的可乐饮料。百事可乐是它的著名竞争对手并拥有自己的爱好者，因为它不像可口可乐那么甜。可乐饮料含有从可拉果中提取的咖啡因，并且是唯一的既可提神又有刺激性的软饮料。 单词：rival =竞争者；devotee =热爱者； caffeine =咖啡因stimulating =有刺激性的； refreshing=提神的；3. There are excellent wines produced in California which are praised[(praise):赞扬] by European connoisseurs[(connoisseur):n.鉴赏家,行家], but some Americans prefer stronger stuff[酒]. Well-off[手头宽裕的] Americans consume[v.消耗,消费] a lot of alcohol in the form of cocktails-mixtures based on spirits[烈酒] like whisky[n.威士忌酒], gin[n.杜松子酒] and vodka[n.伏特加]. 3、加利福尼亚生产的优质葡萄酒得到欧洲的行家们的赞扬，但有些美国人更喜欢烈性酒。很多美国人以喝鸡尾酒的方式消费大量酒精，这种酒是用威士忌、杜松子酒和伏特加之类的烈性酒调制而成的。 分析：resume恢复， presume假定， consume消费； 单词：praise=赞扬； connoisseur=行家；prefer =更喜欢； stuff=【口语】酒；well-off=头宽裕的；consume=消费；alcohol=酒精；cocktail=鸡尾酒；mixture =混合物whisky=威士忌；gin=杜松子酒；vodka=伏特加；4. Hamburgers and hot dogs are perhaps the best known American foods. Hot dogs-sausages between bread rolls-can be bought in snack bars and from hot dog stands（货摊） on street comers[来者]. And from San Francisco to New York, in cheap or medium-priced restaurants, hamburgers will be on all the menus, in comp