The young lady, who was something of a food faddist, was on a visit to a coast fishing village. She questioned her host as to the general diet of the natives, and was told that they subsisted almost entirely on fish. The girl protested:
‘But fish is a brain food, and these folks are really the most unintelligent-looking that I ever saw.’
‘Maybe so,’ the host agreed. ‘And just think what they'd look like if they didn't eat fish!’
| English | Русский |
|---|---|
| diet | диета |
| food | пища |
| faddist | человек с пунктиком |
| to be on a visit | гостить |
| coast | побережье |
| fish | рыба |
| village | деревня |
| to question | спрашивать |
| host | хозяин |
| general | обычный |
| native | коренной житель |
| to subsist | жить |
| almost | почти |
| entirely | полностью |
| to protest | протестовать |
| brain | мозг |
| folk | люди |
| unintelligent | глупый |
| to look like | выглядеть как |
| to agree | соглашаться |