Few people today would argue that spaghetti is a staple food 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 untangle this plate of historical noodles. The most famous rumor has to do with the Italian explorer Marco 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.
在今日很少有人會爭辯說義大利麵不是義大利的主食。然而，義大利麵的起源仍有爭議。你可能會對自己說：「當然，義大利麵是來自義大利吧。」但你確定嗎？讓我們來看看是否能解開這碟歷史悠久的麵條的身世之謎吧。最著名的傳聞與義大利探險家馬可．波羅及其在十三世紀遊歷亞洲有關。他將中國的麵條帶回義大利，並在他的日誌中記載許多麵食。
生活必備字詞：
argue vt. 辯論 & vi. 爭論
argue + that 子句 辯稱……；主張……
debate n. 爭論，辯論
have to do with... 與……有關
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見一月號。
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