新概念英语第三册 Lesson 23(课文3)

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3， The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods
that引导表语从句，说明truth的内容
      bring up抚养
    Joe is born in England, but brought up in France.
    She was brought up to beliee that money is the most (great) important thing in life.

4, we stick to them all our lives.
stick to = keep to; not give up
Eg.: We stick to them all our lives.
I made my decision and I am going to stick to it.
    stick to the idea
    stick to the plan
      insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事
      persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事

5, No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
比较级表达最高级的概念
     Nobody is more beautiflu than you.
     He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.
     The common garden snail often receive more praise and abuse than other creatures.