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说 明 文;(26) Long ago in Egypt, workmen stopped working on the Great Pyramid when they did not get enough garlic(大蒜)to eat. The food the Egyptians liked so much 1 to the lily family(百合科). ;It is a ball made up of small cloves(丁香). It has one of the 2 flavors known to man. The Romans hung bags of garlic around their 3 . They hoped it would keep away the evil eye. ;They also thought it would prevent them getting 4 . A similar idea is still held. Many people take garlic, thinking it will 5 or cure disease. Most 6 say it does no such thing. ;They say it may help in one way, though. Its 7 may force people to stay far away. At least then they can’t 8 germs(细菌)on to each other. But keeping your distance can be 9 at times. ;What if you’re in a play, for instance? 10 have been known to forget their lines because they couldn’t 11 the garlic smell from a fellow actor’s breath. ;Through the years man has tried to 12 with the smell of garlic. But no medicine, mouthwash, chewing gum, or toothpaste seems to 13 much. We now know why. It’s been found that the oils of the garlic do not stick to the teeth or 14 . ;They go into the lung(肺), from where they are breathed out. They pass out through the skin too. Garlic is being used in more and more foods. It can now be bought in 15 form. This makes it easier to use. But most good cooks still say fresh garlic is better.;couldn’t stand不能忍受 fellow同事的, 搭档的 prevent... from doing sth.阻止……做某事;(27) A Californian woman divorced her husband because he played computer games at night and slept during the day, which affected her sleep greatly. Another was arrested after 1 her husband with a knife because of his snoring(打鼾). Both examples involve a serious but rarely discussed field for 2 ：sleep disharmony.;Research by the Sleep Council has found that half of us are regularly 3 about six times a night by our partners, 4 if they snore or fidget(动个不停). ;A psychologist says that it often results in rela