学习新的饮食文化 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

Every country has its own favorite foods.

每个国家都有自己最爱的美食。

So when people leave home and move to a different country,

所以当人们离开家乡搬到另一个国家时，

getting used to the new food there can be a surprise. 語法

习惯那里的新食物可能会带来一些惊讶。

Food can have strange sounding names. 語法

食物的名字有时听起来很奇怪。

If you know what a toad is,

如果你知道 toad（蟾蜍）是什么，

it's an animal, very similar to a frog,

它是一种动物，和青蛙非常相似，

you might be surprised to hear that a famous English meal is toad in the hole. 文化背景

你听到有一道著名的英国菜叫 toad in the hole（面糊烤香肠）时可能会感到惊讶。

Don't worry though,

不过别担心，

it's made with sausages, not toads. 短語搭配

它是用香肠做的，不是蟾蜍。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we're exploring people's first impressions of a new culture through its food. 講解

我们将通过食物来探索人们对一种新文化的第一印象。

We'll be hearing how two women,

我们将听到两位女士的经历，

one a refugee, 語法

一位是难民，

the other a dietitian,

另一位是营养师，

adapted to the food of their new home. 短語搭配

她们是如何适应新家园的食物的。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Neil.

我有一个问题要问你，尼尔。

A British summer wouldn't be complete without a traditional cream tea. 講解

没有传统的奶油茶点，英国的夏天是不完整的。

Scones, cream and jam,

司康饼、奶油和果酱，

eaten with a cup of tea.

配上一杯茶一起享用。

It sounds lovely,

听起来很美好，

but strangely, there have been many arguments over cream teas. 短語搭配

但奇怪的是，有很多关于奶油茶点的争论。

So,

那么，

is the cream tea debate about

奶油茶点的争论是关于

A, whether to drink tea or coffee,

A，喝茶还是喝咖啡，

B, whether to put cream or jam onto the scone first,

B，先往司康饼上抹奶油还是果酱，

or C,

还是 C，

whether strawberry or raspberry jam is better?

草莓果酱更好还是覆盆子果酱更好？

Well,

嗯，

I think the controversy is whether to add cream or jam first. 語法

我认为争议在于先加奶油还是先加果酱。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼尔。

I'll reveal the correct answer later in the program.

我将在节目稍后揭晓正确答案。

Natalia Tkachenko arrived in the Netherlands

纳塔利娅·特卡琴科抵达了荷兰

after leaving her home in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. 用詞

在俄罗斯入侵后离开了她在乌克兰的家。

She moved in with Weronika Groszewska, 短語動詞

她搬去和维罗妮卡·格罗舍夫斯卡同住，

who's originally from Poland,

她原本来自波兰，

and her family,

还有她的家人，

starting them on a journey to open their own restaurants, 表達脈絡

这开启了她们开办自己餐厅的旅程，

Natalia's Kitchen.

也就是纳塔利娅厨房。

Here's Natalia talking with BBC World Service program,

这里是纳塔利娅在接受 BBC 世界服务节目

The Food Chain.

《食物链》的采访。

Of course,

当然，

at first,

起初，

it felt like I am well out of what they call my comfort zone. 習語

我感觉自己完全走出了所谓的舒适区（comfort zone）。

When you stay in a certain environment,

当你待在某个特定的环境中时，

you get used to it.

你会习惯它。

But when you move to another country

但是当你搬到另一个国家

where you live and work,

在那里生活和工作时，

you experience difficulties

你会经历困难

and you have to adapt to get used to local foods.

你必须适应并习惯当地的食物。

Here, they don't have some of the staples we had in Ukraine. 用詞

在这里，他们没有我们在乌克兰的一些主食。

Ingredients are different,

食材是不同的，

and so you start working with local foods, 用詞

所以你开始使用当地的食物，

find replacements,

寻找替代品，

cook with what you have. 短語搭配

用你现有的东西做饭。

At first, Natalia felt out of her comfort zone,

一开始，纳塔利娅感觉走出了她的舒适区（comfort zone），

a familiar situation in which someone feels secure and in control.

即某人感到安全和能掌控的熟悉环境。

She had to adapt to her new life in the Netherlands.

她不得不适应（adapt）在荷兰的新生活。

She had to change in order to succeed in her new situation. 語法

为了在新环境中取得成功，她不得不做出改变。

Some of the staple ingredients Natalia used in Ukraine

纳塔利娅在乌克兰使用的一些主食（staple）食材

weren't available in the Netherlands.

在荷兰买不到。

A staple is a basic and important type of food

主食（staple）是一种基本而重要的食物类型，

that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.

它被大部分人口经常食用。

So,

因此，

Natalia adapted her recipes,

纳塔利娅调整了她的食谱，

replacing Ukrainian with Dutch ingredients, 短語搭配

用荷兰食材替代了乌克兰食材，

to create a new kind of cooking,

创造出了一种新的烹饪方式，

which her customers loved.

这深受顾客的喜爱。

Our second story involves Rachel Winter-Roach,

我们的第二个故事讲述的是瑞秋·温特-罗奇，

who left her home in England

她离开了在英国的家

to work on the sunny island of Tobago

来到阳光明媚的多巴哥岛工作

in the southern Caribbean.

它位于加勒比海南部。

Here, Rachel explains some of the food challenges she faced 短語搭配

在这里，瑞秋向 BBC 世界服务节目

to BBC World Service program,

《食物链》

The Food Chain.

解释了她面临的一些食物挑战。

When I came out to the Caribbean, 短語搭配

当我来到加勒比地区时，

I was really in for a shock 習語

我真的大吃一惊

when it came to flavoring and seasoning food. 短語搭配

尤其是在食物调味和加香料方面。

And seasoning is really, really an integral part of food preparation here. 講解

在这里，调味真的是食物准备中非常非常不可或缺的一部分。

Here, um,

在这里，嗯，

the seasoning is multiple, multiple layers. 用詞

调味料是一层又一层的。

It took me a while to get used to it because everybody has their own way of seasoning 講解

我花了一段时间才习惯，因为每个人都有自己调味的方式

and their own little tweaks.

和他们自己的小调整（tweaks）。

And there are no quantities, 用詞

而且没有固定的用量，

so it really takes a lot of practice, 短語搭配

所以真的需要大量的练习，

a lot of trial and error. 習語

大量的反复试验（trial and error）。

And I think my family did not always appreciate the errors in the trials. 表達脈絡

而且我想我的家人并不总是能欣赏那些试验中的失败。

When Rachel moved to Tobago,

当瑞秋搬到多巴哥时，

she was in for a shock.

她肯定会大吃一惊（in for a shock）。

The phrase to be in for a shock

短语 to be in for a shock

means to be sure of experiencing a surprising or unpleasant situation.

意味着肯定会经历一种令人惊讶或不愉快的情况。

In Rachel's case,

在瑞秋的例子中，

the surprise involved seasoning,

这种惊讶涉及调味（seasoning），

the salt, herbs,

即加入食物以增加风味的盐、香草

and spices added to food to enhance the flavor.

和香料。

In the Caribbean,

在加勒比地区，

seasoning is a big deal. 習語

调味是一件大事。

Everyone has their own seasoning recipe,

每个人都有自己的调味配方，

including little tweaks or small adjustments, 用詞

包括他们自己加入的

which they have added themselves.

小调整（tweaks）或微小的变动。

It took time for Rachel to develop her seasoning skills, 短語搭配

瑞秋花了一些时间来培养她的调味技巧，

mainly through trial and error,

主要是通过反复试验（trial and error），

a way of solving problems by trying a number of different methods

这是一种通过尝试多种不同方法来解决问题的方法

and learning from the mistakes you make along the way. 短語搭配

并从沿途犯的错误中学习。

Whether you're fleeing war, 講解

无论你是逃离战争，

starting a new job,

开始一份新工作，

or enjoying a cream tea,

还是享用奶油茶点，

it seems there's lots to learn about a place from its food, 表達脈絡

看来通过一个地方的食物可以了解到很多东西，

including Britain.

包括英国。

So,

所以，

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

我想是时候揭晓我的问题的答案了，

Neil.

尼尔。

Why is the traditional British cream tea controversial?

为什么传统的英国奶油茶点备受争议？

Well,

嗯，

I guessed it was because people disagree 短語搭配

我猜是因为人们对

about whether cream or jam should go on the scone first.

是该先在司康饼上抹奶油还是先抹果酱存在分歧。

Which was the correct answer.

这就是正确答案。

And anyone who says it's jam first is just wrong. 語氣意圖

并且任何说先抹果酱的人都错了。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this program,

让我们复习一下我们在这个节目中学到的词汇，

starting with comfort zone,

从 comfort zone 开始，

a situation in which you feel comfortable and in control.

即你感到舒适和能掌控的情况。

To adapt means to change so as to successfully fit in with a new situation. 講解

To adapt 意味着改变，以便成功地融入新的情况。

A staple is a basic and important type of food

A staple 是一种基本而重要的食物类型，

that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.

它被大部分人口经常食用。

The phrase to be in for a shock

短语 to be in for a shock

means to be guaranteed to experience a surprising or unpleasant situation.

意味着注定要经历一种令人惊讶或不愉快的情况。

A tweak is a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.

A tweak 是为了改进某物而做出的微小调整。

And finally,

最后，

if you solve a problem by trial and error,

如果你通过 trial and error（反复试验）解决问题，

you try a number of different methods

你尝试了多种不同的方法

and learn from the mistakes you make.

并从犯过的错误中学习。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 習語

我们的6分钟到了。

And remember to join us again next time here at 6 Minute English.

记住下次再来《六分钟英语》和我们相聚。

Goodbye for now.

暂时再见。

Bye.

再见。

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