你最喜欢的零食是什么？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

It seems people around the world are in love with snacks 習語

看来世界各地的人们都热爱零食

from old favorites like popcorn and crisps 語法

从爆米花和薯片等传统最爱

to new inventions like the chocolate sandwich.

到巧克力三明治等新发明。

Snacks are big business 用詞

零食是一门大生意

with an estimated $1.5 trillion a year spent globally on snacking. 語法

预计全球每年在吃零食上的花费高达 1.5 万亿美元。

Let's listen as British food historian Annie Gray

让我们听听英国食品历史学家 Annie Gray

and Argentinian chef Barbara Oievari

和阿根廷厨师 Barbara Oievari

tell BBC World Service program The Food Chain

在 BBC 世界服务节目 The Food Chain 中

what they like to snack on between 短語動詞

讲述他们喜欢在两餐之间吃什么

meals. I like salted peanuts

零食。我喜欢盐焗花生

and I love a banana,

我也喜欢香蕉，

preferably together actually.

实际上最好把它们搭配在一起。

I find that they hit the spot. 習語

我觉得它们正好能满足我的胃口（hit the spot）。

My favorite snack is called chipa. 文化背景

我最喜欢的零食叫 chipa。

It's a small round bun

它是一种圆形小面包

made with cassava, 短語搭配

用木薯、

cheese, butter,

奶酪、黄油、

milk, and salt.

牛奶和盐制成。

Barbara's favorite snack is a cheese bread called chipa,

Barbara 最喜欢的零食是一种叫 chipa 的奶酪面包，

while for Annie it's the combination of peanuts and banana that hits the spot, 語法

而对 Annie 来说，花生和香蕉的结合才是“hits the spot”，

an idiom meaning that it's exactly what you want.

这是一个习语，意思正是你想要的东西。

Neil,

Neil，

what's your favorite snack?

你最喜欢的零食是什么？

Well, I want to say something healthy, 語氣意圖

嗯，我想说一些健康的，

but actually, you know,

但事实上，你知道，

I really love a bag of crisps. 短語搭配

我真的很喜欢吃一袋薯片。

Oh, me too.

哦，我也是。

Yeah, crisps are good.

是的，薯片很好吃。

Well, whatever you like to nibble on, 語法

好了，不管你喜欢吃什么，

in this episode we'll find out why we are so in love with snack food. 短語動詞

在本期节目中，我们将找出为什么我们如此热爱零食。

As usual,

像往常一样，

we'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

我们将学习一些有用的新词和短语。

And remember,

请记住，

you'll find all the vocabulary and a quiz on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

你可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到所有的词汇和小测验。

Okay,

好的，

but first I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先我有一个问题要问你，Beth。

According to a recent YouGov survey, 短語搭配

根据 YouGov 最近的一项调查，

which of the following snacks is most popular amongst Brits? 短語搭配

以下哪种零食在英国人中最受欢迎？

Is it A, crisps,

是 A，薯片，

B, confectionery and chocolate,

B，糖果和巧克力，

or C, savory snacks and biscuits?

还是 C，咸味零食和饼干？

Well,

嗯，

we both just said crisps.

我们俩刚才都说了薯片。

So,

所以，

I'm going to say crisps. 語氣意圖

我要选薯片。

Well,

好了，

we'll find out the answer later in the program.

我们稍后将在节目中揭晓答案。

Someone with a professional interest in snacking is Christine Cochran, 短語搭配

对零食有着专业兴趣的 Christine Cochran，

president of SNAC International,

是该行业协会

the trade association for the industry. 用詞

SNAC International 的总裁。

Here Christine shares her ideas about why we love to snack

Christine 在此向

with BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

BBC 世界服务节目 The Food Chain 分享她关于为什么我们喜欢零食的看法。

A snack is an affordable luxury. 用詞

零食是一种负担得起的（affordable）奢侈品。

So,

所以，

if you've had a bad day or money is tight, 短語搭配

如果你度过了糟糕的一天，或者手头紧（money is tight），

this is something that you can turn to 短語動詞

这是你可以求助的东西

and I think that is why you see it as so popular. 語法

我想这就是为什么你看到它如此受欢迎的原因。

Consumers,

消费者，

especially in the United States,

尤其是在美国，

are looking for smaller, more convenient portions. 用詞

正在寻找分量更小、更方便的食品。

They're not always going to be able to sit down and have three meals a day, 語法

他们不可能总有时间坐下来一天吃三顿饭，

right?

对吧？

So,

所以，

they're eating on the go. 習語

他们在忙碌中（on the go）进食。

And the other thing that you see is this desire for very specific functional ingredients, 用詞

你看到的另一件事是对特定功能成分的渴望，

right?

对吧？

So,

比如，

mental clarity, 用詞

精神清晰（mental clarity），

gut health, 用詞

肠道健康，

muscle development,

肌肉发育，

these sorts of things. 短語搭配

诸如此类的事情。

Again,

再说一次，

they're nicely packaged in snack sizes. 短語搭配

它们被精美地包装成适合零食的尺寸。

Snacks are often seen as a little luxury, 語法

零食通常被视为一种小小的奢侈，

but to be successful,

但要获得成功，

a snack must also be affordable,

零食也必须是“affordable”的，

an adjective meaning not expensive.

这是一个形容词，意思是不贵。

Snacks which are cheap enough for most people to buy 語法

对大多数人来说足够便宜能买得起的零食

will sell even if money is tight,

即使在“money is tight”时也会有销路，

a phrase used to describe a situation where there's only just enough money to live on.

这个短语用来形容刚好只有维持生活费用的情况。

Thanks to snacks, 短語搭配

多亏了零食，

today fewer people sit down to eat a proper meal. 短語搭配

今天坐下来好好吃顿正餐的人变少了。

Instead,

相反，

they eat on the go.

他们“on the go”进食。

If you do something on the go,

如果你“on the go”做某事，

you do it while you're busy traveling or moving around

你就是在忙于旅行或四处走动时做它

rather than at home.

而不是在家里。

Many modern snacks target a specific function. 用詞

许多现代零食针对特定的功能。

For example,

例如，

an energy drink might claim to improve your gut health or your mental clarity, 語氣意圖

一种能量饮料可能会声称改善你的肠道健康或你的“mental clarity”，

a term describing a state of mind which is focused and engaged, 短語搭配

这是一个描述精神集中和投入状态的术语，

not dull or foggy. 用詞

不是迟钝或模糊。

But not everyone is a fan of modern packaged snacks, 語氣意圖

但并非每个人都喜欢现代包装零食，

such as the bag of crisps and chocolate bars which fill our shops.

比如那些摆满商店的袋装薯片和巧克力棒。

Originally from Argentina,

来自阿根廷的

Barbara Oievari now lives in Florida, USA.

Barbara Oievari 现在居住在美国佛罗里达州。

Here,

在这里，

Barbara tells BBC World Service's The Food Chain

Barbara 告诉 BBC 世界服务的 The Food Chain

how she encourages her 9-year-old son to choose more natural snacks. 語法

她是如何鼓励她 9 岁的儿子选择更天然零食的。

Personally, 語氣意圖

就我个人而言，

I enjoy cooking and eating more natural, simpler snacks,

我喜欢烹饪和吃更天然、更简单的零食，

but of course I can't swim against the current 習語

但我当然不能逆流而上（swim against the current）

and if my 9-year-old wants to eat the little baked snacks that have cheddar,

如果我 9 岁的孩子想吃含有切达干酪的烤制小零食，

ironically,

具有讽刺意味的是，

it is something baked with cheese in it which is similar to what I enjoy.

这是一种加入了奶酪烤制的东西，和我喜欢的很相似。

It's just the modern twist to it. 習語

这只是在其中加入了现代元素。

Barbara wants her son to eat healthy homemade food,

Barbara 想要儿子吃健康的自制食物，

although he prefers modern packaged snacks.

尽管他偏爱现代包装零食。

Barbara complains she can't swim against the current.

Barbara 抱怨说她不能“swim against the current”。

The idiom swim against the current

习语“swim against the current”

means to act differently from other people,

意味着和别人的做法不同，

often because you do not mind being different.

通常是因为你不在乎与众不同。

Well,

好了，

Neil,

Neil，

all these snacks have made me hungry.

所有这些零食都让我饿了。

Now,

现在，

isn't it time to reveal the answer to your question? 語氣意圖

是不是该揭晓你问题的答案了？

Yes,

是的，

it is.

到了。

I asked,

我问，

according to a recent YouGov survey,

根据 YouGov 最近的一项调查，

which of the following snacks is the most popular amongst Brits?

以下哪种零食在英国人中最受欢迎？

Crisps, confectionery and chocolate,

薯片、糖果和巧克力，

or savory snacks and biscuits?

还是咸味零食和饼干？

And the answer was B,

答案是 B，

confectionery and chocolate,

糖果和巧克力，

which 45% of Britons indulge in weekly according to that survey. 用詞

根据那项调查，45% 的英国人每周都会享用。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下我们学到的词汇，

starting with the phrase hits the spot,

从短语“hits the spot”开始，

which describes something which is exactly what you want or need.

它描述了正是你想要或需要的东西。

If something is affordable,

如果某物是“affordable”，

it's cheap enough that most people have enough money to buy it.

它就是足够便宜的，大多数人有足够的钱买它。

The phrase money is tight

短语“money is tight”

means you only have just enough money to live.

意味着你只有刚好够生活的钱。

The idiom on the go

习语“on the go”

means doing things while you're busy traveling or moving around.

意味着在忙于旅行或四处走动时做事。

Mental clarity

“Mental clarity”

is a state in which your mind is fully focused and active,

是一种思维完全专注和活跃的状态，

not dull or foggy.

不是迟钝或模糊。

And finally,

最后，

people who swim against the current or the tide

那些“swim against the current”或 tide 的人

do or say things differently from most other people.

做事或说话与大多数人不同。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up, 習語

我们的 6 分钟时间到了，

but why not head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com 語氣意圖

为什么不去我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com

to try the quiz and worksheets for this episode.

试试本期节目的小测验和练习表呢。

See you again soon.

期待很快再见。

Goodbye.

再见。

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