People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.

People become quite illogical when it comes to deciding what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. ^替换

If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. §

表示地区要加定冠词“The”

• the Mediterranean
• the Near East ^{近东（以英国为坐标）}
• the Middle East ^{中东（沙特、阿联酋...）}
• the Far East ^{远东（中国、日本...）}

与现在事实相反的“IF”型的虚拟语气

造句：If you lived in Beijing, you would consider Douzhir a great delicacy. ^{如果你住在北京，你就会把豆汁儿当作一道美味佳肴。}
造句：If you lived in the Northeast of China, you would consider skating a great pleasure.^{如果你住在中国东北地区，你就会非常喜欢滑冰。}

You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. ^{接上面的虚拟语气做主句}

repulsive ^{adj.排斥的；令人厌恶的；击退的；冷淡的}

• ... find it repellent / disgusting / revolting. ^写作替换
• None of it is repulsive to Me.^{我不排斥任何一端。}

On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat — the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.

on the one hand ... on the other (hand)... ^{一方面...另一方面}

• On the one hand I'd like a job which pays more, but on the other (hand) I enjoy the work I'm doing at the moment.
• The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.

for one thing ... for another ... ^{一个原因是...另一个原因是...}

• "Why won't you come to New York with me?" "For one thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it."

not that ..., but that ... ^{不是因为...而是因为...}

• Not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more. — Shakespeare 'Julius Caesar'
• Not that I love you less, but that I love liberty more. ^{不是我不爱你，而是我更爱自由。}
• Not that I love my teacher less, but that I love truth more.

at the ... of ... ^—⋯就⋯

• She screamed at the sight of the ghost. ^{她一看到鬼就尖叫起来。}
• She trembled at the thought of the murder. ^{她一想到谋杀就发抖。}
• She fainted at the news of her father's death. ^{她听到父亲去世的消息晕倒了。}
• She wept at the mention of the accident. ^{她一提起事故就哭了。}
• Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.

practice ^{custom 习俗 / traditio 传统，惯例}

• a bad practice ^不正之风
• That is not to say that media queries are a bad practice. ^{这并不是说媒体查询是一种不良实践。}

The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

sad ^{unfortunate 不幸的、遗憾的 / regrettable 令人懊悔的}

• He made a sad mistake. ^{他犯了一个不可接受的错误。}
• a happy discovery ^{幸运的发现}
• the happy few ^{少数幸福的人（幸运的少数）}

certain foods = certain kinds of food 某些食物

• There are certain foods which should never be stored in the fridge.^{有些食物绝对不能放进冰箱储存。}
• Don't banish certain foods. ^{不要杜绝特定食品。}