Feb 25, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #6(33)

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1. There were no religious _______ about food.
2. As for human flesh, it was perhaps not the object of such a violent ______ as is the case in the West.
3. Cereal was sold in ______.
4. Because of the ______ of domestic servants and the low wages they were paid, no one would dream of allowing guests at a _____ or even client of a cheap restaurant to cut up their meat themselves.

A) husks
B) taboos
C) repulsion
D) banquet
E) abundance

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answer

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husk:
the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.
a dry or rough outer layer or coating, esp. when empty of its contents
taboo:
noun
a social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.
adjective
prohibited or restricted by social custom
• designated as sacred and prohibited
verb
place under such prohibition

repulsion:
noun
1 a feeling of intense distaste or disgust
2 Physics a force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g., through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge.

banquet:
noun
an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people, often followed by speeches
• an elaborate and extensive meal; a feast : a ten-course Chinese banquet.
verb
entertain with a banquet

abundance:
noun
a very large quantity of something
• the quantity or amount of something, e.g., a chemical element or an animal or plant species, present in a particular area, volume, sample, etc.
• (in solo whist) a bid by which a player undertakes to make nine or more tricks.
• the state or condition of having a copious quantity of something; plentifulness
• plentifulness of the good things of life; prosperity

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1.B) taboos

2.C) repulsion

3.E) abundance

4.A) husks    D) banquet

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want to know how Japanese pronounce the word TABOO? you know where to look for~

http://www.tudou.com/v/Y1OAiAfc0hI

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B) taboos
C) repulsion
A) husks
E) abundance
D) banquet

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more English words emerged in this eqisode
classmate
specialist
glass
orange juice
territory
pose
door
pocket
rule
puzzle

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rule
this one is tricky. Japanese pronounce r as /li/, l as /lu/, in combination, rule sounds like lulu
territory sounds like /telitouli/, applying the rule 'r as /li/'