Salt is very common and useful in our everyday life, but have you ever heard some(story) about salt? Talking about salt, perhaps nobody can tell when people first began(use) it, but it is known to us all that salt has been used in many different(way) all through history. People who lived over 3,000 years ago(eat) salted fish and salted meat.
In the past, salt wasof the most important things on the table. People placed salt in frontthe king when he sat down to eat. More important guests were usually led to the seats near the salt. (little) important guests were given seats farther away from the salt.
In ancient Rome, one of the most important roads was built for carrying (运输) saltmines (矿) to Rome. They(send) soldiers to protect (保护) the salt from being stolen. The soldiers got their pay in salt. In this way, the English word "salary" came. If a soldiers fell asleephe was on duty, he was "not worth his salt", and of course he would get less salt.
