一天傍晚,新婚燕尔的苏珊和约翰一边聊天,一边准备晚饭。约翰发现,把火腿放进烤箱之前,苏珊先从火腿两端各切下了一小块。“为什么你要把火腿的两头切掉?”约翰好奇地问。“我也不知道。我妈妈就是这样做的,所以我也一直这样做。”苏珊答道。几个月后,这对小夫妻回苏珊的娘家过 One evening, Susan and John, newlyweds, chatted while preparing dinner. John found that before putting the ham into the oven, Susan first cut a small piece from each end of the ham. “Why do you want to cut the ends of the ham?” John asked curiously. “I don’t know. My mother did it, so I’ve been doing it all the time.” Susan replied. A few months later, the couple returned to Susan’s natal family.