Few pleasures in life are as enjoyable as a simple bowl of instant noodles. To have a delicious meal, all you need is boiling water and a few minutes to spare. Instant noodles are popular around the world, from Taiwan to the US. Despite their global popularity, few people are familiar with the interesting origins of this dish. Seldom do people realize that instant noodles were invented out of necessity. In the 1950s, Japan faced serious food shortages following World War II.
生活中很少有比一碗簡單的泡麵更令人愉悅的事情了。要享用一頓美味的餐點，你只需一壺沸騰的水和幾分鐘的空閒時間。泡麵風靡全球，從臺灣到美國都是如此。儘管它在全球廣受歡迎，但幾乎沒有人熟知這種食物有趣的起源。很少人知道泡麵是出於必要而發明的。1950 年代，二戰後的日本面臨嚴重的糧食短缺。這促使臺裔日籍商人安藤百福創造出一種人人都負擔得起的快煮餐點。
生活必備字詞：
spare vt. 騰出（時間）
popularity n. 受歡迎度，人氣
necessity n. 必需
out of necessity 出於必要，迫不得已
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