植物性替代肉比真肉更健康吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

If you've heard about meat-free Mondays or Veganuary, 文化背景

如果你听说过“无肉星期一”或“素食一月”(Veganuary)，

you probably know about a trend which an increasing number of people are trying to reduce or even stop eating meat. 短語搭配

你可能知道现在有一种趋势，越来越多的人正试图减少甚至停止吃肉。

This is often for health,

这通常是为了健康、

animal welfare,

动物福利

or environmental reasons.

或环境原因。

Instead,

取而代之的是，

people are getting their daily amount of protein through plant-based alternatives. 用詞

人们正在通过植物性替代品来获取每天所需的蛋白质。

Meat-free sausages and burgers made using ingredients like soy, 語法

无肉香肠和汉堡是用大豆、

tofu, or fungi,

豆腐或真菌等原料，

as well as tempeh, 短語搭配

以及丹贝、

beans, or nuts.

豆类或坚果制成的。

Have you tried any of these plant-based meat alternatives,

你尝过这些植物基肉类替代品吗，

Georgie?

Georgie？

Yes, I have.

是的，我尝过。

I have lots of vegetarian friends,

我有很多素食朋友，

so I've been to veggie barbecues and have tried

所以我去过素食烧烤，并尝试了

the uh plant-based sausages and burgers.

呃，植物性的香肠和汉堡。

I quite like them as long as they're covered in sauce. 語法

只要它们裹满酱汁，我就还挺喜欢。

What about you?

你呢？

Yeah, I think I agree.

嗯，我觉得我同意。

I mean, they're fine.

我的意思是，它们还不错。

There's a reason for them,

它们的存在是有原因的，

but I'm not sure they're as good as the real thing. 習語

但我不确定它们是否和真肉一样好。

Now, with processed meat being linked to diseases like diabetes and cancer, 語法

现在，由于加工肉类被认为与糖尿病和癌症等疾病有关，

most doctors agree that plant-based options are healthier,

大多数医生都同意植物性选择更健康，

but some people are worried about how plant-based alternatives are made, 語法

但有些人担心植物性替代品是如何制作的，

including radio listener Graham Glover,

包括电台听众 Graham Glover，

who asked this question to BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread. 文化背景

他在 BBC Radio 4 的 Sliced Bread 节目中提出了这个问题。

Well, my question is,

嗯，我的问题是，

looking at how these vegetable sausages how they are processed,

看看这些蔬菜香肠，它们是如何被加工的，

full of additives and flavourings and colourings 用詞

充满了添加剂、调味剂和着色剂，

are they any healthier than a pork sausage? 語法

它们真的比猪肉香肠更健康吗？

In this episode,

在本期节目中，

we'll be finding out whether plant-based foods really are a healthier alternative to meat. 表達脈絡

我们将弄清楚植物性食品是否真的是一种比肉类更健康的替代选择。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.

我们将学习一些有用的新单词和短语。

Remember, you can find all the vocabulary,

记住，你可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到所有的词汇，

along with a quiz and a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

以及小测验和工作表。

But now, I have a question for you, Georgie.

但现在，我有一个问题要问你，Georgie。

Listener Graham loves eating sausages,

听众 Graham 喜欢吃香肠，

but do you know which of the following words means sausages in British English slang? 用詞

但你知道以下哪个词在英国英语俚语中是香肠的意思吗？

Is it A, booze,

是 A、booze，

B, banger,

B、banger，

or C, brunch?

还是 C、brunch？

So, I actually know the answer to this question,

其实我知道这个问题的答案，

so I'm not going to say,

所以我不打算说出来，

otherwise it will spoil it for our listeners. 用詞

否则会给我们的听众剧透。

Okay, well, we'll all find out at the end of the program.

好的，那我们在节目最后再一起揭晓答案。

Although most research agrees that plant-based foods are healthier than meat, 表達脈絡

尽管大多数研究一致认为植物性食品比肉类更健康，

it's also true that meat-free products are processed.

但无肉产品也确实是经过加工的。

To make meat-free sausages,

例如，

for example,

为了制作无肉香肠，

after the proteins are broken down, 語法

在蛋白质被分解后，

flavorings and colorings are added to reproduce the taste or texture of meat. 語法

会添加调味剂和着色剂，以再现肉类的味道或口感。

Quorn, one of the best-known brands of meat-free products, 講解

最著名的无肉产品品牌之一 Quorn

uses mycoprotein, 用詞

使用 mycoprotein（真菌蛋白），

a fungi-based protein similar to the fungi used in the fermentation of yogurt and bread. 用詞

这是一种基于真菌的蛋白质，类似于发酵酸奶和面包中使用的真菌。

So, what does listener Graham think?

那么，听众 Graham 是怎么想的呢？

Let's find out as he talks to Greg Foot, 表達脈絡

让我们听听他与Greg Foot的对话，寻找答案。

presenter of BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread.

Greg是BBC Radio 4的Sliced Bread节目主持人。

Graham, listening to all this,

Graham，听了这一切，

you know, normally a fan of a meat sausage, 短語搭配

你知道，作为一个平时喜欢吃肉香肠的人，

your plant-based meat-alternative sausage curious that we're exploring today,

你对我们今天探讨的植物基肉类替代香肠感到好奇，

what do you think about hearing about the sources of where they come from? 語氣意圖

在听说它们的来源后你有什么想法？

What's your gut reaction to hearing that Quorn comes from a fungus? 習語

听说 Quorn 来源于一种真菌，你的直觉反应是什么？

I have no problems with that. 語氣意圖

我对此毫无意见。

It's just another form of protein,

它只是另一种形式的蛋白质而已，

as far as I'm concerned. 語氣意圖

就我而言。

It's what's the healthiest.

关键是什么最健康。

Yes, we will get to health. 表達脈絡

是的，我们会谈到健康问题。

I think that's the big conversation for today. 表達脈絡

我认为这是今天的主要话题。

Greg asks Graham for his gut reaction.

Greg 询问 Graham 的 gut reaction（直觉反应）。

Your gut reaction is your opinion

你的 gut reaction 是你对某事的看法

based on your initial feeling or instinct about something.

基于你的初步感觉或本能。

It can't be explained logically.

它是无法用逻辑来解释的。

Actually, Graham doesn't mind that his sausage protein is a fungus,

实际上，Graham 并不介意他的香肠蛋白质是一种真菌，

as long as it's healthy.

只要它是健康的就行。

He uses the phrase

他使用了这个短语

as far as I am concerned

as far as I am concerned（就我而言）

to indicate that he is giving his own opinion on the subject.

来表明他正在给出自己对这个问题的看法。

Of course, healthy eating is important,

当然，健康饮食很重要，

but there are other factors influencing whether meat-lovers like Graham could be persuaded to try plant-based alternatives. 講解

但还有其他因素影响像 Graham 这样的肉食爱好者是否能被说服去尝试植物基替代品。

These include things like the taste, colour and texture of the sausage. 用詞

这包括香肠的味道、颜色和口感等。

In other words, 表達脈絡

换句话说，

whether a plant-based sausage looks and feels like real meat. 短語搭配

就是植物香肠看起来和感觉起来是否像真肉。

Here's Greg discussing this point for BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread.

以下是 Greg 在 BBC Radio 4 节目 Sliced Bread 中讨论这一点。

It's interesting, isn't it, 語氣意圖

这很有趣，不是吗，

because my mum is a long-time veggie, 用詞

因为我妈妈是一个长期的素食主义者，

and we were talking about this,

我们当时正在谈论这个，

and she says, I don't want my, 語法

她说，我不希望我的，

you know, alternative proteins to resemble meat.

你知道的，替代蛋白质看起来像肉。

That's one of the reasons she says she doesn't eat meat.

这就是她说她不吃肉的原因之一。

But you, Graham, you said you do want your plant-based sausage to resemble a pork sausage?

但是你，Graham，你说你确实希望你的植物香肠看起来像猪肉香肠？

Yeah, I've always been a meat eater, 用詞

是的，我一直是一个吃肉的人，

but I do need a plant-based product to be similar in terms of flavour 講解

但我确实需要一种植物性产品在味道、

texture, and appearance.

质地和外观上都很相似。

Graham wants his plant-based sausages to resemble, 用詞

Graham 希望他的植物香肠 resemble，

meaning look similar to meat.

意思是看起来类似于肉。

But that's not the case for Greg's mum, 表達脈絡

但 Greg 的妈妈情况并非如此，

who's a long-time veggie.

她是一位 long-time veggie（长期的素食主义者）。

A veggie is slang for a vegetarian, 用詞

Veggie 是 vegetarian（素食主义者）的俚语，

a person who doesn't eat meat.

指不吃肉的人。

And the adjective long-time describes someone who has been or done a particular thing for many years.

而形容词 long-time 描述某人已经成为某种人或做某事很多年了。

So, a long-time veggie is someone who's been vegetarian for many years.

因此，long-time veggie 是指已经吃素很多年的人。

Whether you want your veggie sausages to look, taste, and feel like meat, 語法

无论你是想让你的素食香肠看起来、尝起来、感觉起来像肉，

or you prefer your protein from a plant,

还是你更喜欢植物中的蛋白质，

now there's every chance you'll find what you're looking for. 短語搭配

现在你完全有机会找到你想要的。

And keep your body and planet healthy as well. 表達脈絡

并且让你的身体和地球保持健康。

Now, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question, Neil? 語氣意圖

现在，是不是该揭晓你问题的答案了，Neil？

Yes, I asked what the British English slang word for sausages is.

是的，我问的是英国英语中表示香肠的俚语是什么。

And what is it, Georgie?

那到底是什么呢，Georgie？

The answer is banger. 用詞

答案是 banger。

And we have a typical dish in the UK called Bangers and Mash, 文化背景

在英国我们有一道典型的菜叫 Bangers and Mash，

which is sausages and mash.

就是香肠和土豆泥。

Mm, love it, with gravy.

嗯，我喜欢，搭配肉汁吃。

Mm.

嗯。

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

好的，让我们回顾一下学过的词汇，

starting with banger,

从 banger 开始，

a word which is slang for sausage.

这是一个表示香肠的俚语单词。

Your gut reaction is your opinion about something

你的 gut reaction（直觉反应）是你对某事的看法

based on instinctive feelings, not logic or reason.

基于本能感觉，而不是逻辑或理性。

The phrase as far as I'm concerned

短语 as far as I'm concerned（就我而言）

can be used to give your opinion about something.

可以用来给出你对某事的看法。

To resemble means to look or be similar to something.

To resemble 意思是看起来像或类似于某物。

A veggie is slang for a vegetarian,

A veggie 是素食主义者的俚语，

someone who doesn't eat meat.

指不吃肉的人。

And finally,

最后，

the adjective long-time can be used to say that someone has done a particular thing for many years.

形容词 long-time 可以用来表示某人做某事已经有很多年了。

Once again, our six minutes are up, 習語

我们的六分钟又到了，

but remember you can find worksheets, quizzes,

但请记住，你可以找到工作表、小测验

and loads more resources to improve your English 用詞

以及更多用于提高你英语水平的资源，

over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. 短語搭配

就在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

See you there soon,

我们那里见，

but for now, goodbye.

现在，再见了。

Goodbye.

再见。

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