They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Let's say, Spain, or anywhere cheap would be fine.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains with France on one side and Spain on the other.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spain, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

In Europe, parts of Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and southern France adhere to principles of the Mediterranean diet, as do Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events such as Christmas.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands,some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

A restaurant in Spain uses a foodie to "re-create forms and pieces" of food that are "exactly the same, " freeing cooks to complete other tasks.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses which reflect light back to space has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Researchers in spain and england recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration with the museo nacional reina sofia in madrid, spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the salvador dali museum in st.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

While spain as a whole is heating up quickly, temperatures near the greenhouses have decreased.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

For example, wholesale food and drink sales came to $268 billion in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2000—more than 40 percent of retail sales.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined— France, Germany, Italy and Spain—are made out of the same building blocks.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they dare in their sleep.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

There is no doubt of the alternative–the corrupted landscapes of southern Portugal, Spain or Ireland.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

At the same time, the European Union, Spain, Britain and several other countries have all seriously contemplated digital services taxes.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined—France, Germany, Italy and Spain—are made out of the same building blocks.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

For example, wholesale food and drink sales came to $268 billion in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2000— more than 40 percent of retail sales.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ