Beef is one of the chief（主要的）foods in many countries，especially（特别地）in Western countries．Beef steak（牛排）is one of the main courses of a Western-style（西式的）meal．Beef tea，stewed juice from beef（从牛肉炖出的汁），is chiefly for people who are weak or ill（主要供虚弱的人或病人食用）．
The word“beef”can mean“muscle（肌肉）”．“Bob，though only a boy of sixteen，has got plenty of beef．”We can put the idea in another way，like this：“Bob is a boy with a GREat deal of beef．”
Everyone may beef（抱怨）about something once in a while．But，if a person is always beefing，he will be disliked even by his friends or relatives（不过，如果一个人总是不停地抱怨，那就连他自己的亲友都不会喜欢他）．Be broad-minded and cheerful（胸襟开阔些，性情开朗些）and you will live a happier life．
Exercises：
根据短文内容补全下列句子。
1．Beef is one of the _____ foods in many countries，especially in _____ countries．
2．Beef steak is one of the _____ courses of a _____ meal．
3．If we say：“Bob is a boy with a GREat deal of beef”，the word“beef”here means _____ ．
Key:
Beef
1．chief，Western 2．main，Western-style 3．muscle
