People from all over the world like giving chocolate as a present. It appeared as a drink in Central America thousands of years ago. In the 16th century, Spanish explorers brought cocoa beans to Europe. About 170 years ago, people started to eat chocolate.
Studies show that eating a little chocolate once a week can help lower(降低) our blood pressure(血压) and keep us from heart disease(疾病). However, too much chocolate is unhealthy because it's rich in sugar and fat.
We often hear fun news about chocolate. Here are two pieces of them.
Every year in the United States, a chocolate company holds a competition and the prize is a chocolate hotel room. The lucky winners can eat as much chocolate as they like in the room.
People can also use chocolate to run a car. A special car once ran 4,500 miles from the UK across the Sahara Desert to West Africa. And it ran on fuel(燃料) made from waste chocolate.
Chocolate | |
History | ·It appeared as a in Central America thousands of years ago. ·Cocoa beans were brought to Europe by Spanish explorers in the 16th Century. ·People began to eat chocolate about . |
Advantages &Disadvantages | ·A little chocolate once a week is good for blood pressure and keeping away heart disease. ·Too much chocolate is bad for our . |
Fun news | ·The winners of a competition can stay in a chocolate hotel room and eat as much chocolate as they want. ·People can use waste chocolate to . |
