People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
在決定什么能吃而什么不能吃的時候，人們往往變得不合情理。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 決定;決心;解決;裁決;
vi. 決定;下決心;
?? de使…成為+cide切→切下去→下決心→決定，決心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你來選吧，我拿不定主意。
近義：determine, resolve, set, settle, rule
反義：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
adv. 相當，很;非常;確實如此;
?? 教室非常（quite）安靜（quiet）
"The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical."
這個方案表面上看來似乎很實際.
近義：long, mighty, moderately, much, perfectly, pretty
反義：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
adj. 不合邏輯的;無意義的;
"She has an illogical fear of insects."
她毫無道理地害怕昆蟲。
近義：implausible, inane, inarticulate, incongruous, inconsistent, irrational
反義：intelligent, logic, practical, rational, reasonable, sensible