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1、Unit3WatchingvideoSCRIPTNarrator:InasmallvillageinProvence,France,residentshavegatheredtogivethanks・WhiletheysingandpraytoSaintAnthony,thesechurchmembersareprayingforsomethingdifferent:agoodtruffleharvest.Attheannualtrufflemass,thecollectionplateisfillingup,andnotjustwithcash.InRicherenches,tr
2、ufflesaresometimescalled"blackdiamonds:Atapriceofupto$1,000U.S.perpound,they'reoneoftheworld'smostexpensivefoods.ThenameRicherenchesmeans“richearth?appropriateforthisvillage・HalfofFrance5sblacktrufflesaretransportedthroughthetown^smarket,upto$180,000U.S.worthaday.They'realllookingfortruffles,
3、andnotjustanyonewilldo,either.Piene-AndreVaiayer,TruffleBroker:"It'samostimportantmarketoftrufflesinFrance.Soifyouwanttobuysometruffle,youhavetobeinRicherenchestobuysomething.Soforthesellers,it'sthesamething・Ifyouwanttosellwell,theyhavetocometoRicherenches:Narrator:Provencegenerallybringstomin
4、dsummerholidays,lazyafternoons,andancientcustoms.Inwinterthough,thesmalltowrfspacespeedsupconsiderably.Manyoftheregion'sfarmersalsoworkastrufflehunters.Mostofthebusinessisdonediscretelyfromthebacksofthebrokers'cars・OnesmallbagoftrufflesisworthhundredsofU.S.dollars,sothetradeiscertainlylucrativ
5、e・PhilippeOger,TruffleEater:Tdothinktheybuyapartmentsandsoon••・ontheRivierawiththismoney.Iknowthat/9Narrator:Thebuyingandsellingoftrufflesismainlyacashbusiness,it'susuallyunderthetable.ThismeansthatthebrokersoftendorVtpayanytaxesonthemoneytheyearnandneitherdothehunters・Mostpeoplepresumethattru
6、fflesareonlyanexpensiveluxuryfortherich;however,regularpeoplewhocookathomeoftenspendmoneyonthem,too.France'sgourmetfoodcompaniesalsobuytrufflesfromthebrokersandexportthemtorestaunintsintheU.S.,Japan,andelsewhere・Thedemandishigh,butunfortunately,thesupplyisdecreasing・HervePoron,TruffleExporter:
7、“Today,ifyoufindonehundredtons,iFsaverygoodproduction.Infact,itmostofthetimeifsmoreliketwenty,thirty,orfiftytons...comparedtoonethousand,onehundredyearsago:Narrator:Thebesttrufflesaredeepblack,withwhiteveins,buttherearefewerandfeweroft