翻译食谱 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Sam.

我是 Sam。

And I'm Rob.

我是 Rob。

The British are not famous for their food, 表達脈絡

英国人并不以美食而闻名，

or rather they are famous,

或者更确切地说，他们确实很出名，

but for bad food.

但却是因为难吃的食物。

While French and Italian cooking is admired around the world, 語法

虽然法国和意大利的烹饪在世界各地备受推崇，

the UK has a reputation for overboiled vegetables, 短語搭配

但英国却因煮过头的蔬菜、

mushy peas,

糊状豌豆、

and black pudding, 文化背景

以及黑布丁，

a dish made from pig's blood.

一种用猪血制成的菜肴而闻名。

That doesn't sound very tasty,

听起来不太好吃，

does it?

对吧？

But I don't think our reputation for bad cooking is still true today,

但我认为现在我们因烹饪糟糕而闻名的名声已经不符合实际了，

Sam.

Sam。

The last 20 years have seen big changes 語法

过去20年里发生了巨大的变化，

as Brits have fallen in love with international foods 習語

因为英国人已经爱上了国际美食，

like Indian curry and Asian rice dishes,

比如印度咖喱和亚洲米饭，

and with non-traditional cooking like vegetarian and vegan food.

以及非传统的烹饪，比如素食和全素食物。

Some of the most popular food in Britain comes from other countries 表達脈絡

英国一些最受欢迎的食物来自其他国家，

and includes the recipes,

其中包含了那些遥远地方的食谱、

flavors,

风味，

and tastes of those far-away places.

以及味道。

But how do recipes and cooking ideas from all over the world

但是，来自世界各地的食谱和烹饪理念是如何

make their way onto the British dining table? 習語

走上英国人餐桌的呢？

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we'll be finding out. 表達脈絡

我们将一探究竟。

We'll be meeting the recipe translators.

我们将去见见食谱翻译。

These chefs translate recipes, 語法

这些厨师翻译食谱，

the instructions explaining how to combine the different items,

也就是解释如何组合不同物品、

the ingredients they will cook,

也就是他们要烹饪的食材的说明，

from their own language into English.

将它们从自己的母语翻译成英语。

And of course,

当然，

we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

我们也会学习一些新词汇。

Sounds good,

听起来不错，

Rob.

Rob。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you.

我有一个问题要问你。

It may be true that British cooking is better than it used to be, 語法

英国的烹饪也许确实比以前好多了，

but there's still some pretty bad food out there.

但仍然存在一些相当糟糕的食物。

So,

那么，

according to a 2019 YouGov survey, 用詞

根据 2019 年 YouGov 的一项调查，

which UK food was voted the worst? 語法

哪种英国食物被评为最难吃？

Was it A,

是 A，

steak and kidney pies,

牛排腰子派，

B,

B，

Scotch eggs,

苏格兰蛋，

or C,

还是 C，

haggis?

哈吉斯（羊肚杂碎布丁）？

Oh,

哦，

I've got to say Scotch eggs. 語氣意圖

我得说是苏格兰蛋。

I've never liked them that much.

我从来都不怎么喜欢它。

Okay.

好的。

All right,

行吧，

Rob.

Rob。

I will reveal the answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我稍后会在节目中揭晓答案。

Now,

现在，

as anyone who speaks more than one language knows, 表達脈絡

任何会说多种语言的人都知道，

translating involves more than getting the dictionary out. 習語

翻译不仅仅是翻翻字典那么简单。

Recipe translators need to know the vocabulary for different ingredients and cooking techniques,

食谱翻译需要了解不同食材和烹饪技巧的词汇，

while also preserving the heart of the recipe. 習語

同时还要保留食谱的核心。

Listen as BBC World Service program The Food Chain

听听 BBC 国际频道节目 The Food Chain

talks with recipe translator Rosa Llopis.

与食谱翻译 Rosa Llopis 的对话。

Long story short, 習語

长话短说，

I began to work as an interpreter for Le Cordon Bleu, 講解

我开始在 Le Cordon Bleu（蓝带）担任口译员，

the French cuisine school.

这所法国烹饪学校。

And I realized that there was no,

我意识到根本没有，

I mean,

我的意思是，

no such an specialization in Spain at least, 語法

至少在西班牙，没有这样的专门领域，

in like in gastronomy or cooking translation. 用詞

比如美食或烹饪翻译方面。

Recipe translation is closely connected to gastronomy, 短語搭配

食谱翻译与美食学（gastronomy）密切相关，

the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food. 用詞

美食学是一门涉及准备和品尝美味佳肴的艺术和学问。

This is contained in a country's traditional recipes, 語法

这蕴含在一个国家的传统食谱中，

written in its own language,

这些食谱是用其本国语言书写的，

not English.

而不是英语。

Hence, 表達脈絡

因此，

Rosa's decision to specialize in recipe translation.

Rosa 决定专攻食谱翻译。

If you specialize in a subject, 講解

如果你专攻（specialize in）某个主题，

you focus on studying and learning all about it. 短語搭配

你会专注于研究和学习关于它的一切。

When Rosa is asked how she became a recipe translator,

当有人问 Rosa 是如何成为一名食谱翻译时，

she begins by saying,

她首先说道，

"To cut a long story short." 習語

“长话短说（To cut a long story short）。”

This phrase can be used when you're explaining what happened in a few words, 語法

这个短语可以用在你三言两语解释发生了什么，

without giving all the details.

而没有给出所有细节的时候。

Like most recipe translators,

和大多数食谱翻译一样，

Rosa's goal is to produce a cookbook in English containing the best recipes from her own country, 語法

Rosa 的目标是出版一本英文烹饪书，里面包含她祖国——

Spain.

西班牙——最棒的食谱。

But doing this is not so easy, 表達脈絡

但做到这一点并不容易，

as she explained to BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

正如她对 BBC 国际频道节目 The Food Chain 解释的那样。

If my readers can't replicate those recipes, 講解

如果我的读者无法复制（replicate）那些食谱，

they won't buy the book.

他们就不会买这本书。

So,

所以，

what I mean is 語氣意圖

我的意思是

I don't only have to find, 語法

我不仅要找到，

for instance, 語氣意圖

比如说，

the translation of the name of an ingredient.

某种食材名称的翻译。

I mean,

我的意思是，

if it's an ingredient that we don't use or we don't have in Spain,

如果那是一种在西班牙不常用或没有的食材，

I always try to offer an alternative, 短語搭配

我总是试图提供一种替代品，

so they can mimic the flavor or the results. 講解

以便他们可以模仿（mimic）出那样的风味或结果。

Rosa's cookbook allows readers to replicate her dishes, 語法

Rosa 的烹饪书让读者能够复制她的菜肴，

to make them again in exactly the same way. 短語搭配

完全以相同的方式再次制作它们。

But this isn't easy when the recipe includes ingredients which are difficult to find. 短語搭配

但是，当食谱中包含很难找到的食材时，这就很难办到了。

Something like lemongrass, 語氣意圖

比如香茅（lemongrass），

which is used in some Spanish cooking,

它在某些西班牙烹饪中会用到，

but can be hard to find in the shops. 短語搭配

但在商店里很难找到。

For this reason, 表達脈絡

由于这个原因，

Rosa gives an alternative,

Rosa 给出了一种替代选项，

a substitute ingredient, 用詞

一种替代食材，

which mimics or copies the flavor of a certain food.

它可以模仿或复制某种食物的风味。

To mimic the flavor of lemongrass, 短語搭配

为了模仿香茅的风味，

for example,

例如，

she recommends using lemon juice.

她推荐使用柠檬汁。

It's not easy work,

这不是一份轻松的工作，

but thanks to recipe translators like Rosa, 短語搭配

但是多亏了像 Rosa 这样的食谱翻译，

people here in the UK can cook something a little tastier than meat and boiled vegetables. 表達脈絡

我们英国人可以烹制出比肉和水煮蔬菜更美味的食物。

Speaking of which, 表達脈絡

说到这里，

it's time to reveal the answer to my question,

该揭晓我刚才那个问题的答案了，

Rob.

Rob。

Yes,

是的，

you asked which food was voted the worst by a recent UK YouGov survey, 語法

你问根据英国 YouGov 最近的一项调查，哪种食物被评为最难吃，

and I said it was Scotch eggs.

我说是苏格兰蛋。

That's boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs. 語法

就是用香肠肉和面包屑裹着的水煮蛋。

Uh,

呃，

yuck.

真恶心。

Well, 語氣意圖

嗯，

in fact,

事实上，

the correct answer was C,

正确答案是 C，

haggis, 文化背景

哈吉斯，

which doesn't sound much nicer because the Scottish dish haggis is made using a sheep's stomach. 語氣意圖

听起来也好不到哪里去，因为苏格兰菜哈吉斯是用羊胃做成的。

Oh,

哦，

yuck.

真恶心。

Okay,

好了，

let's quickly move on to recap the vocabulary we've learnt from this program, 表達脈絡

让我们快速复习一下本期节目中我们学到的词汇，

starting with ingredient,

首先是 ingredient（食材），

an item of food that is combined with other food to prepare a particular dish. 語法

与其他食物混合以烹制特定菜肴的食物种类。

Gastronomy is the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food. 用詞

Gastronomy（美食学）是一门涉及准备和品尝美味佳肴的艺术和学问。

If you specialize in something, 語法

如果你 specialize in（专攻）某事，

you have spent time studying and learning all about it,

这意味着你花时间研究和学习了关于它的一切，

becoming an expert in that subject.

成为了该主题的专家。

The phrase "to cut a long story short"

短语“to cut a long story short（长话短说）”

is used in British English when you want to explain what happened in a few words, 語氣意圖

在英式英语中用来在你三言两语解释发生了什么，

without giving all the details.

而没有给出所有细节时使用。

To replicate something means to make or do it again in exactly the same way. 用詞

To replicate（复制）某物意味着完全以相同的方式制作或重复它。

And finally,

最后，

to mimic something means to copy the way in which it is done, 用詞

to mimic（模仿）某物意味着复制做某事的方式，

sometimes in a funny way.

有时以一种滑稽的方式。

Well,

好了，

once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 表達脈絡

我们的 6 分钟到了。

Bye for now.

先拜拜了。

Bye-bye.

拜拜。

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