What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular?
是什么让作家在那天为他的朋友收集蜗牛呢？
People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
当人们试图决定什么可以吃，什么不能吃时，他们变得相当不合逻辑。
If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
例如，如果你住在地中海，你会认为章鱼是一种美味佳肴。
You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
你将无法理解为什么有些人觉得它令人厌恶。
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat - the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
另一方面，你的胃会转向用动物脂肪煎土豆的想法-这是许多北方国家通常接受的做法。
The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
可悲的事实是，我们大多数人已经长大吃某些食物，我们坚持他们所有我们的生活。
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
没有任何生物比普通的花园蜗牛受到更多的赞扬和虐待。
Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
在葡萄酒中煮熟，蜗牛在世界各地都是一种伟大的奢侈品。
There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
有数不清的人，从早年起，就学会了将蜗牛与食物联系起来。
My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
我的朋友罗伯特住在一个蜗牛被鄙视的国家。
As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
由于他的公寓在一个大镇上，他没有自己的花园。
For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
多年来，他一直要求我从我的花园里收集蜗牛，并把它们带到他那里。
The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
