✸✸ANGLERS love a record catch. Fish farmers, too. So when a salmon bred and raised near this villageat the head ofa Norwegian fjord waspulled out ofcaptivity earlier this year weighing a sumo-sized 17kg, it was cause for jubilation. “It was fantastic,” says Einar Wathne, head of aquaculture at Cargill, the world’s biggest food-trading firm. Not only was it produced in 15 months, one-fifth faster than usual, it also looked and tasted good. Mr Wathne’s Norwegian colleagues celebrated by eating it sashimi-styleshortly afteritsslaughter.
1） at the head of 英 [æt ðə hed ɔv] 美 [æt ði hɛd ʌv] adv.在…的最前面
Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart.
每天都有一个不同的名字被列在这张表的最上端。
2） pull out of 英 [pul aut ɔv] 美 [pʊl aʊt ʌv] 退出，取消
Sterling has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession
经济未能走出衰退，英镑因此受到了打击。
3） shortly after 英 [ˈʃɔ:tli ˈɑ:ftə] 美 [ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftɚ] …之后立即
Shortly after moving into her apartment, she found a job
搬进公寓不久，她就找到了份工作。
4） slaughter 英 [ˈslɔ:tə(r)] 美 [ˈslɔtɚ] n.大屠杀;屠宰（动物）;大减价，贱卖;〈口〉强烈谴责，猛烈抨击 vt.屠宰（动物）;大屠杀，残杀;大减价，贱卖;〈口〉强烈谴责，猛烈抨击
Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes
有34人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
✸✸Cargill is a company usuallyassociated withbig boots rather than waders. America’s largest private company has built a reputation after 152 years of existence as middleman to the world, connecting farmers with buyers of human and animal food everywhere. Through a trading network that spans 70 countries (and that includesscores ofports, terminals, grain and meat-processing plants and cargo ships), it supplies information and finance to farmers, influences what they produce based on the needs of its food-industry customers, and connects the two.
1） associate with 英 [əˈsəuʃieit wið] 美 [əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪð] 与…交往， 联系;交接;蹑足其间;轧
Never associate with bad companions.
别和坏人结交。
2） scores of 英 [skɔ:z ɔv] 美 [skɔrz ʌv] 大量的，许多的
Scores of congratulatory telegrams and letters greeted Franklin on his return
富兰克林一回来，就收到了好几十封贺电和贺信。
✸✸Its purchase of EWOS, a Norwegian fish-food company, in 2015 for $1.5bn was its first big foray into aquaculture. It was the second-biggest acquisition in Cargill’s history. That made it quite a splash for David MacLennan, Cargill’s chief executive since 2013, whotook overthe company just as a dozen fat years in the agriculture industry had drawn to a close. He is nowfishing forfuture sources of growth.
1） take over 英 [teik ˈəuvə] 美 [tek ˈovɚ] 接管;带;帮…学习;在…上花费
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。
2） fish for 英 [fiʃ fɔ:] 美 [fɪʃ fɔr] 捕鱼;间接打听;摸索着找;尽力想出
They'd gone out to fish for mackerel.
他们已经出海去捕鲭鱼。
✸✸The firm’sforayinto the salmon business should help in two ways. First, it is part of Cargill’sattempt toexpand into higher-value markets. One of its traditional mainstays, the trading of bulk agricultural commodities, has struggled since the end, in around 2013, of a China-led commodities supercycle. The firm has alsosuffered froma recent slump in demand for grains for biofuels. Consumption of farmed fish across the world has boomed, meanwhile, partlyat the expense ofbeef, pork and other meats. Fish feed is its highest-cost component, and more efficient ways of feeding are key to the salmon industry’s growth.
1） foray 英 [ˈfɒreɪ] 美 [ˈfɔ:reɪ] n.突袭;侵略;冒险 vi.袭击 vt.劫掠
Most guests make at least one foray into the town
多数客人至少去过一次城里。
2） attempt to 英 [əˈtempt tu:] 美 [əˈtɛmpt tu] 尝试，企图;试图做某事
He made no attempt to conceal his dislike of me
他毫不掩饰对我的厌恶。
3） suffer from 英 [ˈsʌfə frɔm] 美 [ˈsʌfɚ frʌm] 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨;因…而受罚[苦，损];闹;罹
Many kids suffer from acne and angst.
许多年轻人都会受到青春痘和焦虑的困扰。
4） at the expense of 英 [æt ðə iksˈpens ɔv] 美 [æt ði ɪkˈspɛns ʌv] 在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下
The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。
