Ice Cream Taster Has Sweet Job 冰淇淋品尝师一一一份甜蜜的职业 John Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States 约翰·哈瑞森拥有一份可能是美国人最想要的工作. He’s the official(n. 公务员; 行政官员; [体] 裁判; 高级职员; adj. 正式的; 官方的,法定的; 公职的,公务的; 官气十足; ) taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands 他是一名职业的冰淇淋品尝师,供职于美国最畅销的冰淇淋品牌之一Edy’s Grand Ice Cream. Harrison’s taste buds are insured(n. 被保险者,保户; adj. 加入保险的; ) for $1 million哈瑞森已经给味蕾投保了 100 万美元. ___1He gets to sample(品尝) 60 ice creams a day at Edy’s headquarters(总部) in Oakland, California(美国加州)他每天要在位于加州奥克兰的Edy’s 总部尝试 60 种冰淇淋样品。.___ And when he isn’t doing that, he travels, buying Edy’s in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect(完美的) appearance(外观), texture, and flavor.休假时,他会去旅行,并且到全国各地的超市买来Edy’s 产品,以便检査外观,质地和口味是否完美。 After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isn’t all Cookies ’n Cream — a flavor that* he invented, by the way 在采访完哈瑞森之后,我发现一个冰淇淋品尝师的生活并不像他发明的奶油曲奇味雪糕那样甜. No, it’s extremely(adv. 极端地; 非常,很; 去; 绝) hard work, which requires discipline(n. 纪律; 学科; 训练; (或举止) 符合行为准则的行为;) and selflessness(无私).这是一个需要克制和无私的艰难工作。 For one thing, he doesn’t swallow(吞,咽; 忍耐,忍受; ) on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits 首先,工作时他不能咽下冰淇淋,只能像咖啡品尝师那样吐出。 Using a gold spoon(匙) to avoid(避免) “off” flavors, he takes a small bite(咬) and moves it around in his mouth to introduce(vt. 介绍; 引进; 提出; 作为„的开...