英译汉 3.  The staple food of Zimbabwe is maize. People eat it as a milled cereal boiled into porridge, and they regard it in the way that Asians regard rice as essential.
【正确答案】玉米是津巴布韦人的主食，人们把玉米碾碎煮成粥食用。津巴布韦人把玉米看成是生活必需品，就像亚洲人把稻米看成是生活必需品一样。
【答案解析】 the staple food指主要的食品。