<strong><span word="World">Worldspan>'<span word="s">sspan> <span word="Most">Mostspan> <span word="Expensive">Expensivespan> <span word="Ham">Hamspan> 世上最贵的火腿strong>

<strong><span word="Nice">Nicespan> <span word="Legs">Legsspan> 漂亮的腿strong>

<span word="We">Wespan> <span word="all">allspan> <span word="like">likespan> <span word="to">tospan> <span word="eat">eatspan> <span word="well">wellspan>, <span word="and">andspan> <span word="sometimes">sometimesspan><strong><span word="it">itspan>'<span word="s">sspan> <span word="worth">worthspan> <span word="spending">spendingspan>strong><span word="that">thatspan> <span word="little">littlespan> <span word="bit">bitspan> <span word="extra">extraspan> <span word="in">inspan> <span word="order">orderspan> <span word="to">tospan> <span word="get">getspan> <span word="the">thespan> <span word="best">bestspan> <span word="food">foodspan> <span word="available">availablespan>, <span word="but">butspan> <span word="how">howspan> <span word="many">manyspan> <span word="of">ofspan> <span word="us">usspan> <span word="would">wouldspan> <span word="consider">considerspan> <span word="spending">spendingspan> <span word="nearly">nearlyspan> ￡2,000 (22,000 <span word="yuan">yuanspan>) <span word="for">forspan> <span word="a">aspan> <span word="pig">pigspan>'<span word="s">sspan> <span word="leg">legspan>?

<span word="British">Britishspan><strong><span word="gourmet">gourmetspan>strong>s<strong>with money to burnstrong>are licking their lips<strong>at the thought ofstrong>a Spanish ham that has gone on sale this week at shop in London.

The 7kg leg of Iberico ham costs ￡1,800 (19,800 yuan) and even comes with its own DNA<strong>certificatestrong>to guarantee<strong>authenticitystrong>.

Cured ham has long been enjoyed as an expensive delicacy around the world but the<strong>heftystrong>price tag<strong>attachstrong>ed to these hams<strong>sets them apartstrong>from other similar products.

The reason they are so costly is because they come from a group of only 50 black Iberian pigs personally selected and reared by a third-generation Iberian pig farmer and curer.

Each pig has been fed on a special diet of acorns and roots to give the ham its<strong>distinctivestrong>flavour, and given a pasture of ten hectares each to live in.

After, what is by pig standards, an<strong>idyllicstrong>life of roaming oak groves and feeding naturally, the pigs are<strong>slaughterstrong>ed and the curing process begins.

To make jamon iberico, as it is called in Spanish, the hams are salted and left to dry for two weeks, then they are<strong>rinsestrong>d and dried for another four to six weeks.

The dry hams are then hung in a cool, dry place for between 12 and 36 months before being made available to the public.

These kinds of ham are served raw in very thin slices and usually eaten as an appetiser. According to the London store selling the world's most expensive ham, the taste more than justifies the price tag.

"Connoisseurs will appreciate the melt-in-the-mouth texture of this truly<strong>amazingstrong>Spanish ham," said a spokesman.

我们都喜欢吃好一点，有时为了吃到最好的食物，多花一点钱也是值得的。但是有多少人会考虑花费接近2,000英镑(22,000元)来买一条猪腿呢？

一想到伦敦一家商店即将出售的西班牙火腿，英国有花不完的钱的美食家们就垂涎三尺。

伊比利(Iberico)火腿每条重达7千克，每条高达1,800英镑，每条都有DNA证书证明其真实性。

火腿一直被世界各地誉为昂贵的美味佳肴，但是这些火腿上面昂贵的价格标签将它们与其他类似产品区别开来。

这些火腿如此昂贵是因为，它们来自第三代伊比利养猪专家亲自挑选并饲养的仅有的50头猪。

每头猪都用特别的橡果和树根制成的特别膳食饲养，使火腿具有特别的风味，而且每头猪都有10公顷牧场的活动范围。

按照猪的标准，经过在橡树丛中徜徉和自然喂养的田园诗般的生活之后，这些猪被屠宰，开始了腌制的过程。

为了制成伊比利火腿，这些火腿用盐腌制，悬挂两周的时间来风干，随后用水冲洗，再风干4至6周的时间。

随后将风干的火腿悬挂在干燥凉爽的环境下12至36周到时间，之后才会推向市场。

这种火腿都是切成薄片生着提供，通常是作为开胃菜。据出售这种世界最贵火腿的伦敦商场所说，这种火腿的风味绝对可以证明这个价格是合理的。

&ldquo;行家会喜欢这种令人惊叹的西班牙火腿入口即化的感觉。&rdquo;一名发言人说。

1.<span word="gourmet">gourmetspan> n.美食家

例句：Pretends to <span word="gourmet">gourmetspan> tastes.

自命有美食家的品味

2.certificate n.证书,证明书

例句：I need my birth certificate but don't remember where I put it.

我要用我的出生证明，但忘记把它放在哪里了。

3.authenticity n.确实性,真实性

例句：The expert disputed the authenticity of the document.

专家怀疑这文件的真实性。

4.hefty a.重的,肌肉发达的

异常大的或相当多的

例句：This savings account will bear a hefty return.

这个存款账户会带来可观的回报。

5.attach vt.系，贴，连接，使附属

例句：We attached a condition to his admission to our school.

我们对准许他入我校附加了一个条件。

6.distinctive a.区别性的,鉴别性的,有特色的

例句：The composer created a very distinctive passage of ascending chords.

这个作曲家创作了一段非常与众不同的向上和弦。

7.idyllic a.田园诗的,牧歌的,悠闲的

例句：This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.

这充满诗意的田园景色只是画面的一角。

8.slaughter vt.残杀,屠杀,亏本出售

例句：He also said that he would slaughter the bull and offer it back to the god in return.

他还说，他将宰杀这头牛，并把它回报给上帝。

9.rinse v.以清水冲洗,漱,漂清

例句：Have a glass of beer to rinse your dinner down.

喝杯啤酒把你吃的晚饭冲下去。

10.amazing a.令人惊异的

例句：I've been to Australia twice, and every time was amazing.

我去过澳大利亚两次了，每一次都充满惊喜。

1.<span word="We">Wespan> <span word="all">allspan> <span word="like">likespan> <span word="to">tospan> <span word="eat">eatspan> <span word="well">wellspan>, <span word="and">andspan> <span word="sometimes">sometimesspan> <span word="it">itspan>'<span word="s">sspan> <span word="worth">worthspan> <span word="spending">spendingspan> that little bit extra in order to get the best food available.

be worth doing值得

例句：It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint.

很应该试试把结合处粘上。

2.<span word="British">Britishspan> <span word="gourmet">gourmetspan>s with money to burn are licking their lips at the thought of a Spanish ham that has gone on sale this week at shop in London.

with money to burn有的是钱，有花不完的钱，相当于have money to burn

例句：You can also take the bus which is cheaper, and taxi if you have money to burn.

你也可以坐更便宜的公交，如果钱多得花不完，可以坐计程车。

lick their lips垂涎三尺

at the thought of一想起

例句：His heart beat thick at the thought of her coming.

一想到她要来，他的心跳就加速了。

3.Cured ham has long been enjoyed as an expensive delicacy around the world but the hefty price tag attached to these hams sets them apart from other similar products.

set apart使分离,使分开,留出时间,金钱等

例句：One day of the week should be set apart for relaxation.

每周应该拨出一天时间休闲。