Spicy foods are popular in many parts of the world, but some cultures rarely eat them. For example, not many traditional Irish dishes are made with spicy ingredients. Some experts believe this is related to climate. They came to this conclusion after noticing that people in hot countries like Thailand, Mexico, and India tend to prefer spicy foods. They believe people in these countries once used chilies to kill bacteria in meat to make it safer to eat. These experts reasoned that people in colder climates didn’t use chilies because meat doesn’t rot as quickly in lower temperatures.
虽然辛辣食物在世界许多地方都很受欢迎，某些文化却很少吃辣。例如，很少爱尔兰食物是以辛辣食材所制。有些专家认为这跟气候有关。在注意到热带国家如泰国、墨西哥及印度的人偏爱辛辣食物后，他们得出了这样的结论。他们认为这些国家曾用辣椒杀死肉里面的细菌好更安全地食用。这些专家们推论，在较冷的气候中人们不使用辣椒是因为肉在较低的温度下不会那么快腐坏。
生活必备字词：
conclusion n. 结论
bacteria n. 细菌（复数形）
reason vt. 推论
Mary reasoned that Tom would be late because of the traffic jam.
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