# 16 All About Chocolate

Do you like chocolate? Most people do. Some like it in bars. Others just like big squares of it. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend. Give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.

Where does chocolate come from? It is made from cacao seeds. (The cacao is a small tree. It grows in the tropics.) Skins are removed from the seeds. The seeds are roasted. Then they are ground up. The taste at first is bitter. So sweeteners are added.

Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people's choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you select an oval shape? You are a person who strives. You like to make things. You push your limits. Picking a square shape shows something else. This person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.

Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn't really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.

# 16 關於巧克力的一切

你喜歡巧克力嗎？大多數人都喜歡。有些人喜歡條狀的。其他人只喜歡大塊的。一盒巧克力可以是一份很棒的禮物。買一盒給朋友。給他們一個驚喜。看看那個人變得多開心。

巧克力從哪裡來？它是由可可豆製成的。（可可是小型樹木。它生長在熱帶地區。）可可豆的外皮被去除。豆子被烘烤。然後它們被磨碎。最初的味道是苦的。所以會添加甜味劑。

假設你剛收到一盒巧克力。你先挑哪一塊？有人研究過人們的選擇。他說這能說明一個人的某些特質。你選擇了圓形的那塊嗎？你是個喜歡聚會的人。你選擇了橢圓形狀嗎？你是個努力奮鬥的人。你喜歡創造東西。你挑戰自己的極限。選擇方形則顯示了其他特質。這個人誠實真誠。你可以信賴他或她。

你選擇什麼樣的巧克力？也許你喜歡牛奶巧克力。這顯示你對過去有溫暖的感覺。黑巧克力意味著其他東西。選擇它的人展望未來。那白巧克力呢？你會選擇它嗎？如果會，你可能發現很難下定決心。有些人喜歡帶堅果的巧克力。這些是喜歡幫助他人的人。

你相信這些說法嗎？糖果能告訴我們所有這些事情嗎？其實這並不重要。關於吃巧克力的人有一件事是確定的。他們吃巧克力是因為他們喜歡它。