【环球英语】槟榔西施 (3)

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HINTS:
        Betel nuts
        Betel or Areca
        Jai
        sweetens
        "betel chews".
Betel nuts are the seeds of the Betel or Areca plant. There are different ways to prepare the nuts. Jai rolls hers in betel plant leaves. Sometimes she adds tobacco, the leaves that make cigarettes. She also adds some sugar and fruit. This sweetens the taste. Local people call them "betel chews". They put the betel chews between their teeth and the sides of their mouths. They press the chews with their tongues. In this way they can suck and chew the nuts like sweets. Their bright red mouths part, showing blackened teeth, a sure sign of the betel nut chewers. They spit the red liquid from their mouths to the floor.