Voice 2: Spanish sailors arrived in South America in the sixteenth century. They observed how the Aztec people used the cocoa beans. They heard them speak about the special powers of the cocoa bean drink. The Spanish sailors decided to bring some beans back with them to Spain. The Spanish people also made a hot drink with the beans. But they decided to add sugar. The sweet 'chocolate' was very popular. Soon everyone in Europe and America were enjoying it.
聲音2:西班牙水手在16世紀抵達南美洲。他們看到了阿茲特克人使用可可豆的方式。他們聽到阿茲特克人說起可可豆飲料的特殊能力。西班牙水手決定帶些可可豆回西班牙。西班牙人也用可可豆制作了一種熱飲。不過他們決定在里面加些糖。這種甜“巧克力”備受歡迎。很快,歐洲和美洲的所有人都喜歡上了這種甜巧克力。
Voice 1: There were many stories concerning the sweet chocolate. Some people believed that chocolate would cure heart disease. Others said that it made the skin look better. A group of chocolate-makers made an even more surprising claim. They said that their chocolate would stop people from getting old! There were many untrue beliefs about chocolate. But one thing was true. And it is true today. Almost everyone likes chocolate. Give a child a chocolate and they will smile. Offer an adult a chocolate and they will smile too!
聲音1:有很多與這種甜巧克力有關的故事。一些人認為這種巧克力能治愈心臟疾病。其他人則認為這種巧克力能改善皮膚。一群巧克力制造商甚至給出了更令人吃驚的說法。他們說他們的巧克力能防止人們變老!有關巧克力有很多不正確的看法。但是有件事是真的。而且至今仍是真的。幾乎所有人都喜歡巧克力。給孩子巧克力會讓他們露出笑容。給成年人巧克力也會讓他們展露笑顏!
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