365个英语简短小故事-200. The Light Eater (2)

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Oscar examined the pasta box. On the front, in large letters, was “Barilla Penne—Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta.” On the side, in small print at the very bottom, was “Product of U.S.A.” Oscar shook his head; they tricked me again, he thought. He added two cups of pasta to the boiling water and set the timer. While the pasta was cooking, Oscar took a cucumber out of the fridge. He peeled it, sliced it, salted the slices, and ate them all while he read This Week, a popular weekly news magazine. Finished with the cucumber, he sliced a pear and ate it.

The timer went off. Oscar poured the hot water through a plastic strainer, and then put the pasta into a bowl. He added a heaping tablespoon of butter to the hot pasta and let it melt in. Then he poured the lemon juice onto the pasta. He chopped up part of a red onion and mixed it into the pasta. He drained a can of boneless herring fillets and stirred them into the pasta. He sprinkled garlic powder and grated parmesan cheese onto the pasta. He put a spoon into the bowl, sat down at his dining room table, and dug in.

When Oscar finished the pasta, he washed the dirty dishes and utensils¹. Then he poured cold nonfat milk into a large glass, sat down, and slowly ate half of a five-ounce bar of Hershey’s Special Dark candy. He washed it down with the milk. Now, that was worth waiting for, he thought.