新概念英语青少版Unit9课文

新概念英语青少版Unit9课文

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新概念 青少版 3a unit 9 what ‟ s in a name? picture this! someone offers you a cup of something, and says, „ try this ‟ you ‟ re never seen this liquid before, and you don ‟ t recognize it. do you drink it straight away? i don ‟ t think so! do you taste it immediately? probably not. before you put the cup of your lips, you probably ask, ‘ what is it? ’ or, ‘ what does it taste like? ’ now, imagine a reply like this: ‘ actually, it ‟ s a solution of organic chemicals and inorganic salts. ’ would you taste the drink now ？ of course not! ‘ i always avoid chemicals in food and drink, ’ you ‟ d say. ‘ i never touch anything unnatural! ’ quite right! we ‟ d all say the same thing. names are very powerful. but just think! we eat and drink ‘ chemicals ’ all the time. even pure water is a chemical. it ‟ s made of hydrogen and oxygen. let ‟ s go back to the liquid in your cup. taste is! it ‟ s good for you! ‘ mmm, it tastes good! mmm! please can i have another cup? what is it? ’ well, funnily enough, by another name, it ‟ s just ‘ a cup of tea ’ .