《第一块奶酪》the first cheese

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《第一块奶酪》

英文原文

No one knows who made the first cheese, but an old legend says that it was an Arabian merchant. He put his milk in a pouch made from a sheep's stomach and set off across the desert. The jouncing of his camel, the desert heat, and the chemicals in the pouch made the milk separate into curds and whey. The thick part, or curd, was the first cheese.

Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years. From earliest times it has been considered a very nourishing food. Americans eat less cheese than people in some countries do, yet they still consume eight to ten pounds a year per person. Today cheese is made all over the world. Most cheese is made from cow's milk, and smaller quantities come from the milk of other animals - goats, sheep, camels and even reindeer.

中文翻译

没人知道谁制作了第一块奶酪，但有一个古老的传说，说是一位阿拉伯商人制作了它。他把牛奶装在一个用羊胃做成的袋子里，然后出发穿越沙漠。骆驼的颠簸、沙漠的炎热以及袋子里的化学物质使牛奶分离成凝乳和乳清。浓稠的部分，即凝乳，就是第一块奶酪。

古代记录显示，奶酪已经被食用了四千多年。从很早的时候起，它就被认为是一种非常有营养的食物。美国人吃的奶酪比一些国家的人少，但他们每人每年仍要消耗八到十磅。如今，世界各地都在制作奶酪。大多数奶酪是用牛奶制成的，少量的奶酪是用其他动物的奶制成的——山羊、绵羊、骆驼甚至驯鹿的奶。