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這篇文章的題目是The history of chocolate

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先來讀文章：

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1.The Aztecs made a special drink from cacao beans.

阿茲特克人用可可豆制作了一種特殊的飲料。

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2.They mixed cacao with vanilla, black pepper and honey.

他們把可可與香草、黑胡椒和蜂蜜混合在一起。

black pepper 黑胡椒 mixed... with 把…… 混合在一起

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3.Then they poured the drink from height so it had foam.

然后他們從高處往下倒飲料，這樣就有了泡沫。

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4.The drink wasn't very sweet and the Aztecs called it Cacahuatl or 'bitter water'.

這種飲料不太甜，阿茲特克人稱它為Cacahuatl或“苦水”。

bitter water 苦水

5.Only the king and the nobles drank Cacahuatl.

只有國(guó)王和貴族才喝可可茶。

6.Some people say that the Aztec king Moctezuma II drank 50 cups of Cacahuatl a day.

有人說阿茲特克國(guó)王莫克特祖瑪二世每天喝50杯可可茶。

50 cups of Cacahuatl 50杯可可茶

7.When Hernan Cortes came to Mexico, Moctezuma gave him a Golden cup full of this precious drink.

當(dāng)赫爾南·科爾特斯來到墨西哥時(shí)，莫特祖瑪給了他一個(gè)裝滿這種珍貴飲料的金杯。

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8.Hernan Cortes took three chest of cacao beans back to Spain with him in 1528.

1528年，赫爾南·科爾特斯帶著三箱可可豆回到了西班牙。

 three chest of cacao beans 三箱可可豆

9.At first, nobody liked the strange drink.

起初，沒有人喜歡這種奇怪的飲料。

10.Someone added hot water and sugar to the cacao beans and this drink bacame popular.

有人在可可豆里加了熱水和糖，這種飲料變得很受歡迎。

hot water 熱水hot water and sugar 熱水和糖 bacame popular 變得很受歡迎

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11.The Spaniards tried to keep the recipe secret, but slowly it spread across Europe.

西班牙人試圖保守這個(gè)配方的秘密，但這個(gè)秘密慢慢地傳遍了歐洲。

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12.By the 1700s, there were chocolate shops in many European cities.

到18世紀(jì)，歐洲許多城市都有巧克力商店。

By the 1700s 到18世紀(jì)chocolate shops 巧克力商店in many European cities 歐洲許多城市

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13.Chocolate was very expensive.

巧克力很貴。

14.Only rich people could buy it.

只有富人才能買它。

15.In the early 1800s, a doctor in England invented a new chocolate recipe.

在19世紀(jì)早期，英國(guó)的一位醫(yī)生發(fā)明了一種新的巧克力配方。

In the early 1800s 在19世紀(jì)早期a doctor in England 英國(guó)的一位醫(yī)生a new chocolate recipe 一種新的巧克力配方

16.He added milk instead of water to the mixture of sugar and cacao.

他在糖和可可的混合物中加入牛奶而不是水。

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17.Children started drinking hot chocolate and it became even more popular.

孩子們開始喝熱巧克力，它甚至變得更受歡迎。

 hot chocolate 熱巧克力drinking hot chocolate 喝熱巧克力 started drinking hot chocolate 開始喝熱巧克力more popular 更受歡迎 even more populara 甚至更受歡迎became even more popular 甚至變得更受歡迎

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18.The next step in the transformation of the cacao bean happened in Holland.

可可豆的下一步轉(zhuǎn)變發(fā)生在荷蘭。

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19.In 1828, Conrad van Houten made cocoa butter and cocoa powder from the beans.

1828年，康拉德·范·侯登用可可豆制作了可可脂和可可粉。

cocoa butter 可可脂 cocoa powder 可可粉made cocoa butter and cocoa powder from the beans 用可可豆制作了可可脂和可可粉

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20.This was the start of solid chocolate.

這就是固體巧克力的起源。

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21.With this new method, a company called Fry's of England made the first chocolate bar in 1347.

有了這種新方法，一家名叫Fry's of England的公司在1347年制造出了第一塊巧克力。

new method 新方法With this new method 有了這種新方法 chocolate bar 巧克力 the first chocolate bar 第一塊巧克力

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22.Then in 1876, the Swiss company Nestle a made the first milk chocolate bar.

1876年，瑞士雀巢公司生產(chǎn)了第一塊牛奶巧克力。

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23.At first, chocolate bars were very expensive, but then in 1894, Hershey's made the first cheap chocolate bar.

一開始，巧克力棒非常昂貴，但是在1894年，好時(shí)公司制造了第一個(gè)便宜的巧克力棒。

At first 一開始cheap chocolate bar 便宜的巧克力棒

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24.Other chocolate company did the same, and soon ordinary people were buying chocolate in stores all over the world.

其他的巧克力公司也做了同樣的事情，很快普通的人們就開始在世界各地的商店里購(gòu)買巧克力了。

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再來讀一遍完整的文章：

The Aztecs made a special drink from cacao beans. They mixed cacao with vanilla, black pepper and honey. Then they poured the drink from height so it had foam. The drink wasn't very sweet and the Aztecs called it Cacahuatl or 'bitter water'. Only the king and the nobles drank Cacahuatl. Some people say that the Aztec king Moctezuma II drank 50 cups of Cacahuatl a day.

When Hernan Cortes came to Mexico, Moctezuma gave him a Golden cup full of this precious drink. Hernan Cortes took three chest of cacao beans back to Spain with him in 1528. At first, nobody liked the strange drink. Someone added hot water and sugar to the cacao beans and this drink bacame popular. The Spaniards tried to keep the recipe secret, but slowly it spread across Europe.

By the 1700s, there were chocolate shops in many European cities. Chocolate was very expensive. Only rich people could buy it. In the early 1800s, a doctor in England invented a new chocolate recipe. He added milk instead of water to the mixture of sugar and cacao. Children started drinking hot chocolate and it became even more popular.

The next step in the transformation of the cacao bean happened in Holland. In 1828, Conrad van Houten made cocoa butter and cocoa powder from the beans. This was the start of solid chocolate. With this new method, a company called Fry's of England made the first chocolate bar in 1347. Then in 1876, the Swiss company Nestle a made the first milk chocolate bar. At first, chocolate bars were very expensive, but then in 1894, Hershey's made the first cheap chocolate bar. Other chocolate company did the same, and soon ordinary people were buying chocolate in stores all over the world.

根據(jù)短文，回答問題。

I. What did the Aztecs mix with cacao?

2. What was the drink called?

3. Was the drink sweet?

4. Who did Moctezuma II meet?

5. How many chests did Hernan Cortes take to Spain?

6. What did the Spaniards add to the recipe?

7. What did an England doctor add to the recipe?

8. When was the first milk chocolate bar made?

9. Were the first chocolate bars expensive?

10. Who made the first cheap chocolate bar?

參考答案：1.They mixed cacao with vanilla, black pepper and honey. 2.They called it Cacahuatl or 'bitter water'3.No,it isn't.4.Moctezuma.5.Three chests.6. The Spaniards added hot water and sugar to the cacao beans.7.He added milk.8.In 1876.9.Yes, they were.10.Hershey's made the first cheap chocolate bar.

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