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(line 49) Nomadic people who move around will not want to keep pigs for food. –– Nomadic people who move about will not want to raise pigs for food. keep: to rear; raise e.g. Who is going to keep my dogs while I’m away? Some of the imported horses are very good but they are not easy to keep. (line 51) ... because there is plenty of land for raising cattle and their meat can be shipped cheaply for long distances by railroads. –– ... because there is a large quantity of land for raising cattle ... plenty of: a large number/quantity of; enough e.g. Make sure that there is plenty of food for everyone. Plenty of foreign firms have set up their factories here. You’ll need plenty of nerve to sit beside him when he is driving. Para 2 Some people in Africa think African termites make a delicious meal. Many other people would probably be sick if they had to eat termites, but one hundred grams of termites contain more than twice as many calories and almost twice as much protein as one hundred grams of cooked hamburger. calorie n. a unit of energy which is used as a measurement for the amount of energy which food provides 卡路里，卡（热量单位） Para 2 Some people in Africa think African termites make a delicious meal. Many other people would probably be sick if they had to eat termites, but one hundred grams of termites contain more than twice as many calories and almost twice as much protein as one hundred grams of cooked hamburger. hamburger n. a round flat shape made of beef, which is fried and eaten between two halves of a bread roll 汉堡包，汉堡牛肉饼 Para 3 However, food likes and dislikes do not always seem related to nutrition. For example, broccoli is first on a list of the most nutritious common vegetables, but it is twenty-first on a list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. Tomatoes are sixteenth on the list of the most nutritious vegetables, but they are first on the list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. broccoli n. a vegetable w