The Chinese county famed for its double-yolk duck eggs
这个中国县城以双黄鸭蛋而闻名
"When we talk about double-yolk eggs, we think of Gaoyou," says David Yan, a Jiangsu native and WildChina travel guide. "This county is especially renowned for these eggs, and has got a reputation."
“我们说起双黄蛋的时候，总会想起高邮这个县城。” 颜大卫（音）是江苏本地人，同时也是碧山国际旅行社的一名导游。他说：“这个县城尤以这些鸭蛋而著称，并因此驰名中外。”
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It turns out that Gaoyou's geographic position makes it ripe for the production of salted duck eggs. The county is situated in a region with plentiful waterways, such as Gaoyou Lake, which for centuries has enabled the local waterfowl industry to thrive.
事实证明，高邮的地理位置让咸鸭蛋的生产拥有了得天独厚的条件。该县所处之地，湖泊、河道纵横交错，其中的高邮湖让当地的水禽产业在数百年来蓬勃发展。
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But that's not the only way in which the natural environment practically predestined Gaoyou's eventual claim to fame. Salt, which is necessary for curing the duck eggs, is bountiful in the area.
高邮的自然环境几乎注定了它会以咸鸭蛋而出名，但这个天然优势并不仅限于水禽养殖条件。腌制鸭蛋所需的盐在这一地区极为丰富。
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In the late 18th century, the Qing-Dynasty scholar and gastronome Yuan Mei wrote in "Recipes from the Garden of Contentment" : "Salted eggs from Gaoyou are very good, with deep reddish yolks loaded with oil."
18 世纪末，清代学者、美食家袁枚在《随园食单》中写道：“腌蛋以高邮为佳，颜色红而油多。”
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Such reference helped cement salted duck eggs as a gastronomic specialty of Gaoyou, entwined with the area's very identity.
这类参考文献巩固了咸鸭蛋作为高邮特色美食的地位，使咸鸭蛋与该地区的自身特色紧密相连。
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Nowadays, the phenomenon of double yolks, which would ordinarily make rare and random appearances, occurs in around 2 to 10% of the eggs laid by Gaoyou ducks, according to a 2011 study.
2011 年的一项研究显示，如今高邮麻鸭产出的蛋中有大约 2% 至 10% 是双黄蛋。一般来说双黄蛋很少见，并且是随机出现的。
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"They put all the duck eggs in a room over a light to see whether it's a single-yolk one or a double-yolk one, before they actually salt the egg," explains Hu Ruixi, co-founder of food tour company Lost Plate.
迷碟美食旅游公司的联合创始人胡瑞希（音）解释说：“他们把所有的鸭蛋放在一个房间里，从灯下看这些鸭蛋是单黄还是双黄，然后才用盐进行腌制。”
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Sold all across China nowadays, Gaoyou's double-yolk salted duck eggs are labeled as such — and often sell for several times more money than their single-yolk counterparts do.
如今，高邮的双黄咸鸭蛋在中国各地均有销售，它们身上被贴上了这样的标签：售价通常要比单黄鸭蛋贵上几倍。
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重点词汇
fame
/feɪm/
v.（使）闻名，（使）有名
英文释义：to make famous
例句：France is famed for its wine.
相关词汇：famed（adj. 著名的，闻名的）
搭配短语：a famed musician
renown
/rɪˈnaʊn/
v.（使）闻名，（使）有声望
搭配短语："The Chinese county renowned for its double-yolk duck eggs"
相关词汇：renowned（adj. 有名的，有声望的）
词义辨析：renowned, famed
和 famed 相比，renowned 常用来形容人或事物是 famous and respected，多了“受尊敬的”这层含义。比如 a famed musician 和 a renowned musician 相比，前者是说这个音乐家名气很大，后者不仅说他很有名，而且还表达出了这个人备受崇敬的意思。
reputation
/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/
n. 名誉，声望
例句：He got a reputation as a troublemaker.
搭配短语：earn / gain / establish a reputation
ripe
/raɪp/
adj. 时机成熟的，适宜的；（果实或庄稼）成熟的
搭配短语：be ripe for sth.
例句：This land is ripe for development.
waterway
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.weɪ/
n. 水路，航道
相关词汇：water（n. 水）
相关词汇：way（n. 路，道路）
waterfowl
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.faʊl/
n. 水鸟，水禽
相关词汇：fowl（n. 鸟，家禽）
predestine
/priːˈdestɪn/
v. 命中注定
词根词缀：pre-（表示“预先”）
相关词汇：destine（v. 预定，事先决定）
英文释义：to determine beforehand
搭配短语：a film destined to become a classic
相关词汇：destiny（n. 命运）
sth.'s claim to fame
让某物一举成名的事情
例句：The town's main claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
cure
/kjʊr/
v.（用熏、腌等方法）加工贮藏食物；治愈，治好
搭配短语：cured ham（熏火腿）
bountiful
/ˈbaʊntıfəl/
adj. 大量的，充足的
近义词：plentiful（adj. 大量的，充足的）
搭配短语：bountiful harvests
gastronome
/ˈɡæs.trə.noʊm/
n. 美食家，讲究吃喝的人
近义词：gourmet（n. 美食家）
相关词汇：gastronomic（adj. 美食的，烹饪法的）
搭配短语：a gastronomic festival
reddish
/ˈred.ɪʃ/
adj. 略带红色的，微红的
be loaded with
富含……；放满……
例句：The desk is loaded with books.（放满）
例句：Fruits are loaded with vitamins.（富含）
cement
/səˈment/
v. 加强，巩固
词性拓展：cement（n. 水泥）
搭配短语：to cement the alliance with European countries
be entwined with
与……密切相关
相关词汇：entwine（v. 交错，缠绕）
英文释义：be closely connected with sth.
label
/ˈleɪ.bəl/
v. 贴标签，用标签标明
词性拓展：label（n. 标签）
例句：The package was labeled "Fragile".
counterpart
/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pɑːrt/
n. 职务相当的人，作用相似的事物；（法律文件的）副本
搭配短语："U.S. Secretary of State meets with his German counterpart"