1.Fried fish arrived in the UK in the

17th century. Jewish refugees

feeling from Spain and Portugal

introduced it. Fried potatoes weren't

added until 200 years later.

炸鱼是在十七世纪时引进英国。逃离西班牙

和葡萄牙的犹太难民引进它们。一直到两百

年后，炸马铃薯才被加入。

2.Fish and Chips were served in

newspaper until the 1980s, when it

was considered unhealthy to put

food next to newspaper ink.

炸鱼薯条一直都是装在报纸里面被供应，

直到八零年代，将食物放在有墨水的报

纸上被认为是不健康的。

3.During the D-Day landings of

World War II, British soldiers

identified each other by crying out

"fish" and waiting for the respose

of "chips".

在第二次世界大战诺曼底登陆时，

英国士兵经由喊出“鱼”并等待“薯条”

来认出我方。

4.June 1st is National Fish and

Chips Day.

六月一日是国际炸鱼薯条节。

5.About 300 million servings of fish

and chips are eaten every year in

the UK.

在英国每年大约吃掉总共约三亿份

的炸鱼薯条。

6.There are about 10,500 fish and

chips shops in the UK. Ninety years

ago, there were about 35,000.

英国大约有一万零五百家炸鱼薯条店，

九十年前，大约有三万五千家。