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When you’re in a hurry, you don’t chew, and instead you gobble your food down¹. If you want to enjoy it, you have to take time. I don’t remember the taste of what we were eating while serving in the Navy, we just wolfed it down² and that’s it. Now I can afford to eat out³ every day, but my wife likes to eat in⁴ and I have to admit she has a knack for⁵ cooking! On Saturday mornings, we usually send out for⁶ fish sandwiches and a nice tiramisu cake. Sometimes our friends call us, and we have them round⁷ and serve up⁸ something special. While I’m barbecuing, my wife slices pizza up⁹ and lets everyone help themselves to¹⁰ what they want.

I know that Mike and Jenny, our neighbours, cut meat out¹¹ entirely from their diet. They both have gastric ulcers and meat causes stabbing pains in their stomachs. It does not agree with¹² them, so my wife usually cooks steamed vegetables and chicken for them. That goes well with olives and lettuce. I think we have to follow them if we want to feel healthier. They say a lot of raw vegetables can fill me up¹³ even though I suspect it’s not true, but my wife thinks vegetables can help her stay slim and she won’t put on¹⁴ weight. She says I can put away¹⁵ three steaks, a pizza and some beer in one meal, and it’s unhealthy. Of course, it’s much better be off picking at a salad for half an hour pretending it’s so delicious. Oh, those women!

¹ gobble smth down – проглатывать ч-л., глотать ч-л., не пережёвывая

² wolf smth down – сметать, проглатывать ч-л.

³ eat out – питаться не дома

⁴ eat in – питаться дома

⁵ have a knack for smth – иметь талант к ч-л., быть мастером в ч-л.

⁶ send out for smth – заказывать на дом ч-л.

⁷ have smb round – приглашать в гости к-л.

⁸ serve up / serve food – готовить, предлагать ч-л., обслуживать

⁹ slice smth up – нарезать ч-л.

¹⁰ let everyone help themselves to – помогать раскладывать по тарелкам

¹¹ cut smth out – исключать ч-л.

¹² agree (disagree) with smth – подходить к ч-л./быть вредным

¹³ fill smth up – наедаться ч-л.

¹⁴ put on smth – набирать (вес)

¹⁵ put/tuck smth away – уплетать ч-л.