The long,tangled history of spaghetti Few people today would arguethat spaghetti is a staplefood of Italy. However, the origins of spaghetti are a matter of debate. You are probably saying to yourself, “Surely, spaghetti is from Italy,” but do you know that for sure? Let’s see if we can untanglethis plate of historical noodles.
The most famous rumor has to do withthe Italian explorerMarco Polo and his travels throughout Asia in the 13th century. He brought noodles from China back to Italy and wrote about a number of noodle dishes in his journals. Because of these records, spaghetti has been said to be based on these noodles.
However, studies have proven otherwise. According to scholars, when the Arabs took control ofSicily around the 7th century, they introduced a noodle dish similar to spaghetti to the area. It was recorded that people in the area were eating food made from flourin the form of strings. Even after the Arabs left the area, their influence carried on. By the 12th century, the spaghetti industry had become big business. So, the dish had already been around long before Marco Polo.
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Words in Use
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argue
[ˋɑrgjʊ]
vi. 爭執，爭論
Will you kids stop arguing about whose toy that is?
你們這些孩子不要再爭吵那個玩具是誰的了，好嗎？
Don’t argue with me, son. Just do as you are told.
別和我爭論，兒子。只要照我說的去做就好。
多益綠色
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
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debate
[dɪˋbet]
n. & vt. & vi. 辯論
=
argument
=
dispute
After lengthy debate, the committee finally reached
a conclusion.
經過冗長的爭論，委員會終於得出結論。
Daisy and I debated whether abortion should be
made legal.
黛西和我為墮胎是否應該合法化而辯論。
Danny and Brandon debated over who was to blame
for the mistake.
丹尼和布蘭登針對誰該為這個錯誤負責而辯論。
多益藍色
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
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journal
[ˋdʒɝn!]
n. 日誌，日記；期刊
Judy’s latest research results were published in this scientific journal.
茱蒂最新的研究結果刊登在這本科學期刊上。
Cindy kept a journal of her travels in France.
辛蒂把她在法國的遊歷寫成了日誌。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 2
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scholar
[ˋskɑlɚ]
n. 學者
The author of this book is also a famous scholar in his country.
在他的國家裡，本書的作者同時也是一位知名的學者。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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flour
[flaʊr]
vt. 撒麵粉
n. 麵粉
To make a cake, you need flour and eggs.
做蛋糕需要麵粉和雞蛋。
Flour the bottom of the bowl before you put in the meat.
先將麵粉撒在碗底再把肉放進去。
高中 Level 3
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spaghetti
[spəˋgɛtɪ]
n. 細條義大利麵（不可數）
I ate two plates of spaghetti at the party.
派對上我吃了兩盤義大利麵。
高中 Level 3
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pasta
[ˋpɑstə]
n. 義大利麵食（總稱，不可數）
The restaurant serves great Italian food like pizza and pasta.
這家餐廳提供很棒的義大利餐點，像披薩和義大利麵食。
高中 Level 4
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tangled
[ˋtæŋg!d]
adj. 複雜的;糾纏的
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untangle
[ʌnˋtæŋg!]
vt. 解決(問題);解開
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staple
[ˋstep!]
vt. 用釘書機釘
n. . 釘書針；主食
Remember to remove the staples from the papers
before you photocopy them.
在影印文件前，記得要把釘書針拿起來。
Pasta is the staple of Italian cooking.
義大利麵食是義大利菜的主食。
When you turn in your application pack, please do
not staple the pages together.
當你繳交你的申請文件包時，請不要將頁面裝釘在一起。
高中 Level 6
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explorer
[ɪkˋsplorɚ]
n. 探險家
英檢中級
Practical Phrases
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argue + that 子句
辯稱⋯⋯;主張⋯⋯
No one will argue that ice cream is not a delicious treat.
沒有人會辯稱冰淇淋不是一道美味佳餚。
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have to do with...
與⋯⋯有關
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take control of...
取得對⋯⋯的控制
The terrorists took control of the whole city.
恐怖分子控制了整座城市。
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carry on+N/V-ing
繼續做......
= keep (on)
If you carry on eating like that, you’re going to gain a lot of weight.
♦ otherwise 的用法 在本文中，otherwise 為副詞，表「不同地」，用來修飾動詞 have proven，強調不同的情況。 例： Terry knew about the secret, but he acted otherwise.
泰瑞明明知道這個祕密，但他假裝不知道。 ★ 以下介紹 otherwise 的其他重要用法：
1. 表「原本，本來」，用來修飾形容詞。 例：The party brought joy to an otherwise boring day.
這場派對為原本無聊的一天帶來歡樂。
2. 表「除此之外；在其他方面」。 例：The doctor said the patient is still weak but otherwise all right.
醫生說這名病患仍然很虛弱，但除此之外一切安好。
3. otherwise 亦可作連接性副詞，表「否則」，使用時其前置分號，其後加不加逗點均可。 例：We need to leave now; otherwise, we’ll miss the train.
我們必須現在出門，要不然會錯過火車。
請從下欄選出最適合的句子來完成該句
___❶ Sophia keeps a journal
___❷ The topic of gun control
___❸ Polly added the flour into a bowl
A. and brought joy to those around us.
B. and mixed it with sugar and butter.
C. to write down her thoughts and ideas.
D. has become a subject of heated debate.
