Not so long ago, imported television programmes, like foreign fruit, were exciting exotica in Britain.不久之前, 引进的电视节目还像进口水果一样, 是令英国人激动的新鲜事物。

Minus exotica such as parrot, flamingo, and dormouse, many foodstuffs eaten by Romans would not be out of place on a 21st-century table.除了鹦鹉、火烈鸟和睡鼠这些异国动物, 罗马人吃的大部分食物还是可以端上21世纪的餐桌的。