Cucumbers

Some people seem to have a deep dislike of certain foods like cucumbers.

Did you know that this may be due to genetics rather than preference?

Cucumbers and other similar plants produce a bitter substance around the stem, which seems to protect the plant against bugs and animals.

Researchers have discovered that there is a particular gene that makes some people very sensitive to the taste of bitterness, while others are less bothered by it.

Moreover, other foods like watermelon, sweet melon, or even cilantro might get the thumbs down from people sensitive to the gene, too!

So you can blame your genes if you don’t like those foods.

Some people seem to have a deep dislike of certain foods like cucumbers.

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have a deep dislike of는 ‘~에 대한 강한 혐오감을 가지다’는 뜻으로, dislike가 명사로 쓰였다.

Did you know that this may be due to genetics rather than preference?

that this ... preference는 know의 목적어 역할을 하는 명사절이다.

may be due to는 ‘~ 때문일지도 모른다’라는 뜻이다.

genetics rather than preference는 ‘기호(preference)가 아니라 유전(genetics)’이라는 대조를 나타낸다.

Cucumbers and other similar plants produce a bitter substance around the stem, which seems to protect the plant against bugs and animals.

which seems ... and animals는 앞 절에 대한 부가적인 설명을 덧붙이는 관계절이다. 이때 which는 계속적 용법으로 쓰여 and it으로 바꿔 쓸 수 있으며, it이 가리키는 것은 앞 문장 전체이다.

Researchers have discovered that there is a particular gene that makes some people very sensitive to the taste of bitterness, while others are less bothered by it.

that there ... by it은 have discovered의 목적어로 쓰인 명사절이다.

that makes some people ... bitterness는 a particular gene을 수식하는 관계절이다.

while others are less bothered by it은 대조의 부사절이다.

it은 the taste of bitterness를 지칭한다.