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精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

Lesson35 Peanut Butter

Americans love to eat peanut butter, but what is it? It is a thick,creamy paste. You buy it in a jar at the grocery store. Manufacturers roast peanuts and take off the skin. Then they grind them into a thick paste — that's peanut butter!
The peanut is not really a nut, but a pea. It is a strange pea because it grows 1 . But peanut plants also have green vines with yellow flowers. These vines or stems grow above the ground and are quite long. Peanuts are very 2 for you. They have more protein than a steak and they have many 3 , too.
The peanut 4 South America, but peanut butter is a food that is truly “American.” Peanut butter started in 1890 in St. Louis. A doctor made some peanut butter. He gave it to patients who could not eat regular food. Later, peanut butter was popular as a healthy food.
Peanut butter is very popular with children in the United States. Perhaps their 5 to eat it is in a sandwich. Many children add jelly to their peanut butter sandwiches. This makes a favourite snack or lunchtime meal.

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中文翻译和词汇注释

花生酱

美国人喜欢吃花生酱，但花生酱是什么呢？它是一种厚厚的、奶油色的糊状物。你可以在杂货店一罐一罐地买。生产商把花生烘干、去皮，然后把花生磨碎成厚厚的糊状物。这就是花生酱！

花生其实不是坚果，而是一种豆类。它很奇特是因为它长在地底下，但是花生的植株上也有绿色的藤蔓和黄色的花。这些长长的藤蔓或茎长在地上。花生对健康很有好处。它比一块牛排含有的蛋白质还多，而且还含有多种维他命。

花生是从南美洲引进的，但是花生酱却是正宗的美国食品。1890年花生酱起源于圣路易斯。一个医生做了一些花生酱，把它给了一位不能正常饮食的病人。后来，花生酱成为了受欢迎的健康食品。

花生酱很受美国孩子的欢迎。他们最喜欢的吃法就是把花生酱夹在三明治里。许多孩子还在他们的花生酱三明治里加些果酱。这是人们最喜欢的小吃或午餐。

注释：

thick厚的
creamy paste奶油色糊状物
jar 罐子
grind 压碎，碾碎
vine藤蔓
stem茎
steak牛排
jelly果酱