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西方人新年都吃啥？(双语组图)时间：2009年12月29日????作者：匿名????来源：互联网其实一直觉得西方人的食物都挺贫乏的。感恩节刚吃完火鸡、圣诞又接着吃，总不至于新年还吃吧?于是老外们就开口啦，我们新年可是有“幸运食物”的!那么这些“幸运食物”到底是哪些食物呢??自己煮一餐幸运食物，给自己来年添点运气。For many, January 1 offers an opportunity to forget the past and make a clean start. But instead of leaving everything up to fate, why not enjoy a meal to increase your good fortune? There are a variety of foods that are believed to be lucky。对于很多人而言，新年是一个忘掉过去、重新开始的机会。不过，相比把一切都交给命运，干嘛不给自己煮一餐幸运食物，给自己来年添点运气呢?在美国和其他一些西方国家，有这么一些食物是大家新年常吃的，也就是人们常说的幸运食物了。?西班牙人会在新年的夜晚吃掉12颗葡萄GrapesNew Years revelers in Spain consume twelve grapes at midnight—one grapefor each stroke of the clock. Lately， each grape then represents adifferent month, so if for instance the third grape is a bit sour,March might be a rocky month. For most, the goal is to swallow all the grapes before the last stroke of midnight。西班牙人会在新年的夜晚吃掉12颗葡萄——每一粒葡萄就代表一个时辰。而后，这项传统演变为：一粒葡萄代表每年的一个月。所以，如果你吃到的第三粒葡萄有点酸，那么来年3月可能就不顺。不过最盛行的习俗，还是赶在午夜钟响以前把所有葡萄都吃掉!?reveler　n. 狂欢者, 欢宴者rocky词性及解释a. 岩石的, 多石的, 像岩石的, 无情的, 摇动的, 摇晃的a bit of +n.a bit + adj.美国南方，羽衣甘蓝也是选择之一。Cooked GreensCooked greens, including cabbage,collards, and chard, are consumed at New Years in different countriesfor a simple reason — their green leaves look like folded money, andare thus symbolic of economic fortune. The Danish eat stewed kale sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, the Germans consumesauerkraut (cabbage) while in the southern United States, collards arethe green of choice. Its widely believed that the more greens one eatsthe larger ones fortune next year。诸如卷心菜、甘蓝菜和厚皮菜这样的绿色蔬菜也是很多国家的新年食品。人们吃它原因很简单：它们绿油油的叶子就像是钞票上的绿色，所以吃掉它们就表示来年财运不断。在丹麦，人们会吃炖甘蓝菜、配糖霜和桂皮;在德国，酸白菜是菜单之一;美国南方，羽衣甘蓝也是选择之一。大部分人都相信，吃掉这些绿色蔬菜，来年就财源滚滚啦!?Collard n. 羽衣甘蓝在新年里每天吃一粒豆子都会给来年带来好运LegumesLegumesincluding beans, peas, and lentils are also symbolic of money. Their small, seedlike appearance resembles coins that swell when cooked sothey are consumed with financial rewards in mind. In Italy, its customary to eat cotechino con lenticchie意大利菜名，香肠和小扁豆 or