| WHAT is the most popular food in western countries? If you are not sure, statistics might give you the answer. | 西方国家最普遍的食物是什么？如果你还不确定的话，或许会从以下的数据中得到答案。 | |
| Every year, some 20 million people walk into restaurants and buy 2 billion sandwiches. Americans alone eat more than 1 billion sandwiches annually. If you lined up all the sandwiches Westerners eat in a year, they would go around the world 13 times! | 每年都有2000万人走进餐馆总共买20亿份三明治。仅仅美国人自己每年就要吃掉10亿多份三明治。如果把一年中所有吃三明治的西方人排起队来，能围绕地球达13圈之多！ | |
| When John Montagu made the very first sandwich in England in 1762, he couldn't have imagined that it would still be very popular almost 250 years later. There is a campaign starting this month in the US to find the healthiest and best tasting sandwich in the country. | 1762年，当约翰·在英格兰做出第一份三明治时，他不会想到在几乎250年后的今天三明治仍然大受欢迎。本月，美国还发动了一项寻找本国最健康最美味的三明治活动。 | |
| Sandwiches are commonly carried to school or work in lunchboxes or brown paper bags to be eaten for lunch. They are also taken on picnics and hiking trips. Their long-lasting popularity lies in their convenience and fast preparation time. | 三明治通常被装在午餐盒里或者棕色纸袋中带去上学或者上班，中午用来作午餐。人们野餐或者徒步旅行也会带上它。三明治经久不衰的魅力就是方便和制作时间快捷。 | |
| You can put everything you want inside a sandwich. They are easy to clean-up after, nutritious and come in hundreds of different kinds. | 你可以在三明治里面加入你想加的任何东西。吃完后很容易清理，又有营养，而且有成百上千种做法。 | |
| Well-known American chef Dave Lieberman adds another reason. "I think people like to touch their food, kids especially. It's just a natural instinct. You don't have to use a knife and fork to eat a sandwich,"he said. | 著名的美国厨师戴夫·李伯曼认为其中还有一个原因。“我觉的人们喜欢用手拿食物，尤其是小孩子。这是一种天然的本能。而你吃三明治时是不需要用刀叉的，”他这样说道。 | |
| Sandwiches can be hot or cold with almost any kind of filling. One of the most popular kinds is the BLT－bacon, lettuce and tomato. Although it is a simple food, it can still be creative. Sandwiches can be served open-faced, with sushi inside or grilled with delicious fillings. | 三明治里面的陷各种各样，冷热均可食用。最常用的一种馅叫BLT，即火腿、生菜和番茄。虽然三明治做法简单，但仍然具有创新性。三明治可以做成露馅的单片吃，可以在里面放入寿司，还可以加入美味馅烤着吃。 | |
| Lieberman recommends some teenage-friendly sandwich recipes | 李伯曼推荐了几种青少年喜欢的三明治做法： | |
| Try this one: Peanut butter, raisin and honey sandwich | 试试以下这一种吧：花生酱、葡萄干和蜂蜜三明治。 | |
| *2 slices of soft whole wheat bread | *两片松软的全麦面包 | |
| *2 big spoons of peanut butter | *两大勺花生酱 | |
| *1 good handful of raisins | *一大把葡萄干 | |
| *1 spoon of honey. | *一勺蜂蜜 | |
| Spread the peanut butter onto one slice of bread. Press in the raisins. Put honey on the other slice of bread. Then put both slices together. Now enjoy your sandwich! | 把花生酱涂在一片面包上。再在上面铺上葡萄干。在另外一片面包上涂上蜂蜜。然后把两片面包夹起来。现在请享用你自己做的三明治吧！ |
