哪种食用油最好？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Georgie.

我是乔治。

And I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

Georgie, today we're talking about cooking oils 表達脈絡

乔治，今天我们要讨论的是食用油

and which products are best for our health.

以及哪些产品对我们的健康最有益。

What do you use to cook with? 語法

你平时做饭用什么油？

Olive oil, butter, maybe avocado oil?

橄榄油、黄油，还是牛油果油？

Um when I want my food to be rich and creamy, 短語搭配

嗯，当我想让食物变得浓郁顺滑时，

I use butter.

我会用黄油。

But usually for everyday meals, 用詞

但平时一日三餐，

I just use olive oil.

我就只用橄榄油。

What about you?

你呢？

Yes, it varies. 語氣意圖

这个嘛，看情况。

Um but I guess for East Asian food, 語氣意圖

嗯，不过我想做东亚菜的时候，

I might sometimes use sesame oil.

我有时会用芝麻油。

Now, there are so many different oils we can use for our food

现在，我们可以用来做饭的油种类繁多，

and some of them are very expensive and claim to have big health benefits. 講解

其中一些非常昂贵，并号称对健康大有裨益。

Today, we'll be finding out whether these products are worth the money 講解

今天，我们将去了解这些产品是否物有所值，

and can really help us eat more healthily. 語法

以及是否真的能帮我们吃得更健康。

Yes, and don't forget to go to our website for a transcript of this programme

是的，不要忘记去我们的网站获取本期节目的文字稿

to read along and a worksheet to test what you've learned. 短語動詞

以便边听边读，还有一份练习表用来测试你学到的内容。

Visit bbclearningenglish.com.

请访问 bbclearningenglish.com。

OK. Georgie.

好的，乔治。

Let's start with a question. 表達脈絡

我们先从一个问题开始。

In the UK, a popular oil to cook with is olive oil. 語法

在英国，人们做饭常用的一种油是橄榄油。

But which country produces the most olive oil?

但是哪个国家生产的橄榄油最多呢？

Is it A, Italy, B, Greece, or C, Spain?

是 A 意大利，B 希腊，还是 C 西班牙？

Ooh, that's difficult.

哦，这有点难。

I know that Spain produces a lot,

我知道西班牙产很多，

but I think I'm going to go with Italy. 短語動詞

但我猜大概是意大利吧。

OK.

好的。

Well, we'll find out if that's the right answer at the end of the programme. 短語搭配

那么，我们将在节目最后看看你的答案对不对。

Now, lots of us are careful about the amount of fat we eat. 短語搭配

如今，我们许多人都很注意脂肪的摄入量。

We might avoid fast food and treats like chocolate or cake, 用詞

我们可能会避免吃快餐和巧克力或蛋糕等零食，

but lots of the fat we eat comes from the oils we cook with.

但我们吃进去的很多脂肪其实来自于做饭用的油。

Yes, and some expensive oils claim to contain other vitamins that are good for us. 短語搭配

是的，而且一些昂贵的油声称含有其他对我们有益的维生素。

But are these claims true?

但是这些说法是真的吗？

It can be confusing. 語氣意圖

这可能令人困惑。

Presenter of BBC Radio 4 program Sliced Bread,

BBC Radio 4 《切片面包》节目的主持人，

Greg Foot, has lots of emails about the problem.

格雷格·富特，收到了许多关于这个问题的电子邮件。

I'll tell you what, Sarah 語氣意圖

我跟你说，莎拉，

We have had an absolute wok-load of emails sent to [email protected] 習語

大家发到 [email protected] 的邮件简直有一大锅（wok-load）那么多，

asking about cooking oils.

都是询问关于食用油的。

Listener Alastair in Midlothian

米德洛锡安的听众阿拉斯泰尔

wrote that for years, we were told to cook with polyunsaturated oils like sunflower oil. 講解

写道，多年来，我们被告知要用葵花籽油等多不饱和油做饭。

But now, all the YouTube doctor experts are telling us seed oils are harmful. 用詞

但是现在，所有的 YouTube 医生专家都在告诉我们种子油是有害的。

They advocate consuming extra virgin olive oil, 用詞

他们提倡食用特级初榨橄榄油，

but as I understand it, that's not suitable for frying a fish. 講解

但据我所知，那并不适合用来煎鱼。

Also, I hear that over a certain temperature, olive oil turns harmful. 講解

另外，我听说超过一定温度后，橄榄油也会变得有害。

What the heck do I use for frying and roasting? 語氣意圖

那我到底（what the heck）该用什么来煎烤呢？

Greg says that he's received a wok-load of emails.

格雷格说他收到了 a wok-load（一大锅）的电子邮件。

A load of something is a lot of something. 短語搭配

a load of something 意思是“大量的某物”。

You'll also commonly hear the expression shed-load or truck-load. 習語

你也会常听到 shed-load 或 truck-load 这样的说法。

These are used to emphasize how much of something there is.

这些都用来强调某物的数量之多。

Yes, and Greg uses wok-load as a fun expression because he's talking about cooking oils

是的，格雷格用 wok-load 是个有趣的表达，因为他在谈论食用油，

and a wok is a kind of pan.

而 wok（炒锅）就是一种锅。

Greg reads one of the emails from a confused listener,

格雷格读了一封来自一位感到困惑的听众的邮件，

Alistair,

阿拉斯泰尔，

who says that he's watched YouTube videos that argue that oils like sunflower oil are bad for 講解

他说他看了一些 YouTube 视频，里面说像葵花籽油这样的油对你的

you. These videos advocate using extra-virgin olive oil.

健康有害。这些视频提倡使用特级初榨橄榄油。

If you advocate something, you encourage people to use it.

如果你 advocate（提倡）某事物，意思是你鼓励人们去使用它。

But Alastair has also heard bad things about olive oil

但是阿拉斯泰尔也听到了关于橄榄油不好的说法，

and that you can't use it at high temperatures.

而且说你不能在高温下使用它。

He asks, what the heck can he use for roasting and frying?

他问，他到底（what the heck）能用什么来烤和煎呢？

What the heck is an informal phrase we can use to express frustration or surprise.

What the heck 是一个非正式短语，我们可以用它来表达沮丧或惊讶。

It does seem like there's a lot of advice about cooking oils 語氣意圖

关于食用油的建议确实有很多，

and that not everyone agrees. 表達脈絡

而且大家的意见也不尽统一。

Yes, and some of the advice is to use very expensive options such as coconut oil and avocado oil. 表達脈絡

是的，有些建议是使用非常昂贵的选项，比如椰子油和牛油果油。

People who advocate using these oils say they are wonder products. 用詞

提倡使用这些油的人说它们是 wonder products（神奇产品）。

A wonder product is an item,

wonder product 是指一种物品，

usually a food or medicine,

通常是食物或药物，

that is very effective or beneficial for people.

对人们非常有效或有益。

But not everyone is convinced that expensive cooking oils are worth the money. 語氣意圖

但并非所有人都确信昂贵的食用油物有所值。

Nita Forouhi is professor of population health and nutrition at the University of Cambridge. 用詞

妮塔·福罗希是剑桥大学人口健康与营养学教授。

And she talked to BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread

她和 BBC Radio 4 《切片面包》

host, Greg Foot, about expensive cooking oils like avocado oil.

主持人格雷格·富特讨论了诸如牛油果油等昂贵食用油的问题。

What do you think, Nita?

你怎么看，妮塔？

What might justify the price tag? 用詞

有什么能证明它值这个价呢？

Certainly, avocado oil is good for all the reasons mentioned.

当然，出于刚才提到的种种原因，牛油果油是好的。

But is it worth justifying the cost? 語法

但是它值得花那么多钱吗？

If you're a particular connoisseur of the taste it brings 用詞

如果你对它带来的味道有特别的品鉴爱好，

and you prefer it and you have the

并且你更喜欢它，同时你有这个

money, then knock yourself out. 習語

钱，那就请自便（knock yourself out）吧。

But there's lots of myths around these superfoods 用詞

但是围绕着这些超级食物

and wonder oils and wonder this and that 表達脈絡

以及神奇油、神奇这个那个的，有很多迷思，

and it's just all, I'm afraid, hogwash. 習語

恐怕全都是 hogwash（一派胡言）。

Nita says that avocado oil does have some health benefits, 語法

妮塔说，牛油果油确实有一些健康益处，

but she's not sure they are worth the cost of a bottle.

但她不确定它们是否值那一瓶的价钱。

She says if you like the taste and are happy to spend the 短語搭配

她说如果你喜欢这种味道并且乐意花这个

money, then knock yourself out.

钱，那就请自便吧。

The expression knock yourself out means go ahead.

短语 knock yourself out 意思是“请便，随便你”。

But Nita is also concerned about all the health claims about expensive wonder products like avocado oil.

但是妮塔也对所有关于牛油果油等昂贵的神奇产品的健康声明感到担忧。

She says that many claims are hogwash.

她说许多声明都是 hogwash（瞎扯）。

They're nonsense and products are not worth spending money on.

它们都是胡说八道，这些产品不值得花钱买。

OK. maybe I'll stick to my olive oil then. 短語動詞

好吧。那也许我还是坚持用我的橄榄油吧。

And that reminds me of your question, Neil. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了你的问题，尼尔。

Yes, I asked you which country produces the most olive oil.

是的，我问你哪个国家生产的橄榄油最多。

And I said Italy.

我说是意大利。

And I'm afraid you are wrong. 語氣意圖

恐怕你错了。

No.

不会吧。

It is in fact Spain. 表達脈絡

事实上是西班牙。

OK. let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this 表達脈絡

好的。让我们回顾一下在这

programme, starting with a load of something,

期节目里学到的词汇，首先是 a load of something，

which means a lot of something.

意思是“大量的某物”。

We also commonly hear shed-load and truck-load.

我们也常听到 shed-load 和 truck-load。

If you advocate something, you encourage people to use it or do

如果你 advocate（提倡）某物，即你鼓励人们使用或去

it. The expression what the heck is used to express frustration or surprise.

做它。短语 what the heck（搞什么鬼）用来表示沮丧或惊讶。

A wonder product is something that people think is very effective or beneficial.

wonder product（神奇产品）是指人们认为非常有效或有益的东西。

The expression knock yourself out means go ahead.

短语 knock yourself out 意思是“请自便”。

And if something is described as hogwash, it's nonsense or not true.

如果某事被描述为 hogwash，就是指它是胡说八道或不真实的。

Once again, our six minutes are up. 短語搭配

再一次，我们的六分钟到了。

Try the free interactive quiz on our website to test the vocabulary you've learned.

去我们的网站试试免费的互动小测验，测试一下你学到的词汇吧。

Visit bbclearningenglish.com.

请访问 bbclearningenglish.com。

Goodbye for now.

暂时说到这儿了。

Goodbye.

再见。

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