小学英语朗读介绍
Once candy was not made for children.
曾经糖果不是为孩子们做的。
In one country, almost 5,000 years ago, candy was made only for kings.
大约五千年前的一个国家，只有国王才会吃糖果。
Today, children are the candy kings.
如今，孩子们成为了糖果大王。
Have you ever eaten licorice?
你吃过甘草糖吗?
People in ancient times ate licorice, too.
在古代人们也吃甘草糖。
They did think of licorice as candy at first.
起初他们确实认为甘草是糖果。
They ate licorice to keep them strong and well.
他们吃甘草来保持强壮和健康。
In some countries, people ate licorice to make them beautiful!
在一些国家，人们吃甘草是为了让自己变得漂亮！
Later, people ate it just because it tasted good !
后来, 人们吃它只是因为它味道好!
All candy was made by hand until 1845.
直到1845年，所有的糖果都是手工制作的。
In that year, a man made a candy machine.
在那一年，一个人做了一个糖果机。
By the l900s, candy was sold all over the world.
到了20世纪初，糖果在世界各地都有销售。
Today, candy companies say a person eats from 15 to 30 pounds of candy a year.
如今，糖果公司说，一个人一年要吃15到30磅的糖果。
More than 2, 000 different kinds of candy are made!
超过2000种不同的糖果被制成!
How many kinds do you eat, candy king?
糖果大王，你吃了多少种糖果呢？
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