你喜欢大蒜吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC Learning English 的《6分钟英语》。

I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

It smells delicious sizzling in oil 短語搭配

它在油里滋滋作响时闻起来很香，

and it's great for keeping vampires away, 文化背景

并且很适合用来赶走吸血鬼，

but don't eat it on a first date. 短語搭配

但千万别在第一次约会时吃它。

I'm talking, of course, about garlic. 表達脈絡

我说的当然是大蒜。

Neil, do you like garlic?

尼尔，你喜欢大蒜吗？

Oh yes, I love garlic.

哦，是的，我超爱大蒜。

I had a very garlicky meal last night. 用詞

我昨晚吃了一顿大蒜味很重的饭。

Mm, I know.

嗯，我知道。

I can smell it from here. 語氣意圖

我在这儿都能闻到。

Here is Jason Chan,

下面是杰森·陈（Jason Chan），

an Australian chef who specializes in Asian cuisine, 短語搭配

一位专攻亚洲美食的澳大利亚厨师，

and Poul Erik Jensen,

还有保罗·埃里克·詹森（Poul Erik Jensen），

a Danish chef living in France,

一位住在法国的丹麦厨师，

talking about their love of garlic

正在谈论他们对大蒜的喜爱

to BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

这是在 BBC 国际频道的节目《食物链》（The Food Chain）中。

I love garlic because

我喜欢大蒜，因为

it's a versatile ingredient that can be used for cooking 講解

它是一种多用途的烹饪食材，

and offers various health benefits. 短語搭配

并且提供各种健康益处。

We use it a lot.

我们经常用它。

So from stocks to soups and in vegetable dishes, meat dishes, 表達脈絡

所以从高汤到汤品，再到蔬菜菜肴、肉类菜肴，

there's very certain a clove of garlic in somewhere. 用詞

几乎肯定都会在某处放一瓣大蒜。

Yeah.

是的。

It's unimaginable not using garlic. 語法

不用大蒜简直难以想象。

Jason loves garlic because it's versatile,

杰森喜欢大蒜是因为它用途广泛（versatile），

meaning it can be used in many different ways. 表達脈絡

意思是它可以有很多不同的用法。

And Poul thinks cooking without garlic is unimaginable, 語法

而保罗认为做饭不用大蒜是难以想象的（unimaginable），

meaning it's difficult to imagine because it would be so bad.

意思是很难想象，因为那样会很糟糕。

Love garlic or hate it. 表達脈絡

无论你爱大蒜还是讨厌它。

In this episode, we'll be finding out more about this versatile strong-smelling food. 短語動詞

在本期节目中，我们将去了解更多关于这种气味浓烈、用途广泛的食物。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

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

我们也将学习一些有用的新单词和短语。

And remember,

还要记住，

you can find all the vocabulary from this episode

你可以在我们的网站上找到本期节目的所有词汇，

on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

网址是 bbclearningenglish.com。

Now, Beth, I have a question for you.

现在，贝丝，我有一个问题要问你。

It's a little-known fact that of the 600 varieties of garlic, 講解

鲜为人知的是，在 600 种大蒜中，

many grew only in the former Soviet Union 文化背景

有许多只生长在前苏联，

and were unavailable in the West 文化背景

并且在西方是买不到的，

until the fall of Communism in the 1990s. 文化背景

直到 20 世纪 90 年代共产主义垮台。

So, which of the following varieties of garlic grew in the former USSR? 短語搭配

那么，以下哪种大蒜品种曾生长在前苏联？

Is it A, Rocambole,

是 A，Rocambole，

B, Fire,

B，Fire，

or C, Riesig?

还是 C，Riesig？

Oh, I have no idea.

哦，我毫无头绪。

I'm going to guess Fire. 語氣意圖

我猜是 Fire。

Okay.

好的。

We'll find out if you're right at the end of the program. 短語動詞

我们会在节目最后揭晓你是否猜对了。

Garlic is much more than just a cooking ingredient. 表達脈絡

大蒜不仅仅是一种烹饪食材。

For centuries, garlic was an important food throughout ancient Egypt,

几个世纪以来，大蒜在古埃及、

Greece, and Rome, as well as India and China. 短語搭配

希腊和罗马，以及印度和中国，都是一种重要的食物。

It was the Roman Empire that brought garlic to European countries like France. 語法

正是罗马帝国将大蒜引入了法国等欧洲国家。

And everywhere garlic grew,

大蒜生长到哪里，

it was praised for its health-giving powers. 用詞

哪里的人们就会称赞它赋予健康的力量。

Here, BBC presenter Rumella Dasgupta

下面，BBC 主持人鲁梅拉·达斯古普塔（Rumella Dasgupta）

asks author and garlic expert Robin Cherry

向作家兼大蒜专家罗宾·切里（Robin Cherry）提问，

about garlic's medicinal uses on BBC World Service The Food Chain. 用詞

在 BBC 国际频道的《食物链》节目中探讨大蒜的药用价值。

And what kind of illnesses or conditions

那么都有哪些类型的疾病或病症

would they have treated, for instance? 語法

是他们曾治疗过的呢，举个例子？

Everything from cancer, scurvy, the plague, respiratory ailments. 表達脈絡

从癌症、坏血病、瘟疫到呼吸系统疾病，无所不治。

It was used as an aphrodisiac. 短語搭配

它还被用作催情剂。

Garlic was used to treat respiratory ailments. 短語搭配

大蒜被用来治疗呼吸系统疾病（respiratory ailments）。

An ailment is another word for an illness or minor health problem. 用詞

ailment 是疾病或小健康问题的另一种说法。

So a respiratory ailment is an illness of the lungs.

所以呼吸系统疾病（respiratory ailment）就是肺部疾病。

In ancient Greece, garlic was also used as an aphrodisiac,

在古希腊，大蒜也被用作催情剂（aphrodisiac），

a food or drink believed to increase sexual desire. 語法

一种被认为能增加性欲的食物或饮料。

But interestingly, this was the same reason why some cultures avoided eating garlic altogether, 短語搭配

但有趣的是，这也是为什么某些文化完全避免吃大蒜的原因，

including a religious group from India called Jains. 文化背景

包括印度一个叫耆那教徒（Jains）的宗教团体。

Yes.

是的。

Jainism is an ancient Indian religion like Hinduism and Buddhism

耆那教（Jainism）是一种像印度教和佛教一样的古老印度宗教，

based on the idea of ahimsa or non-violence. 文化背景

基于阿希姆萨（ahimsa）即非暴力的理念。

But unlike many Hindus and Buddhists, 表達脈絡

但与许多印度教徒和佛教徒不同的是，

Jains' definition of non-violence includes plants and vegetables. 文化背景

耆那教徒对非暴力的定义包括植物和蔬菜。

Jains don't eat garlic

耆那教徒不吃大蒜，

because uprooting the plant kills both it and the soil ecosystem it grows in. 文化背景

因为连根拔起植物会杀死植物本身以及它生长的土壤生态系统。

Here's Sonal Ved,

这是索纳尔·维德（Sonal Ved），

a Mumbai-based cooking show host and author of many books on Indian cuisine,

她是一位常驻孟买的烹饪节目主持人，也是许多印度美食书籍的作者，

explaining another reason why Jains avoid garlic

她在解释耆那教徒不吃大蒜的另一个原因，

to BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

这是在 BBC 国际频道的节目《食物链》中。

According to Hinduism also, 短語搭配

根据印度教的说法，

garlic is considered a food which is called a tamasic food. 文化背景

大蒜被认为是一种被称为“塔马斯”（tamasic，惰性）食物的食品。

It is believed to stimulate desire, passion, aggression, 語法

人们相信它会刺激欲望、激情和攻击性，

and that's why they abstain from eating those kinds of food 用詞

这就是为什么他们忌食这类食物，

because it is believed to impact your spiritual growth and also your mental clarity. 短語搭配

因为人们认为它会影响你的精神成长和思维清晰度。

Jains abstain from eating garlic.

耆那教徒忌食（abstain from）大蒜。

If you abstain from doing something, 語法

如果你对做某事 abstain，

you choose not to do it.

意思是你选择不做。

For example, you might abstain from tobacco or alcohol because you know they're bad for your health.

例如，你可能会戒烟或戒酒（abstain from），因为你知道它们对健康有害。

Like the ancient Greeks, 表達脈絡

和古希腊人一样，

Jains believe that garlic stimulates sexual desire. 用詞

耆那教徒认为大蒜会刺激性欲。

The verb to stimulate means encourage it or cause it to develop and grow.

动词 stimulate 意思是鼓励它或促使它发展和增长。

Modern medicine has confirmed some of these ancient beliefs about the health benefits of garlic, 表達脈絡

现代医学已经证实了其中一些关于大蒜健康益处的古老观念，

including reduced blood pressure and better gut health. 用詞

包括降低血压和改善肠道健康。

Okay, Neil,

好了，尼尔，

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

是不是该揭晓你刚才那道题的答案了？

Yes, Beth.

是的，贝丝。

I asked you which variety of garlic grew in the former USSR.

我问你前苏联生长的是哪个品种的大蒜。

And I said Fire.

我说是 Fire。

Was I right?

我猜对了吗？

You were absolutely correct. 短語搭配

你完全正确。

Fire or Georgian Fire is a hot white garlic 用詞

Fire 或 Georgian Fire 是一种辛辣的白蒜，

from the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union. 文化背景

来自前苏联的格鲁吉亚共和国。

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

好的，让我们回顾一下我们学过的词汇，从 versatile 开始，

an adjective meaning to have many different purposes or uses.

这是一个形容词，意思是有很多不同的用途或用法。

The phrase it's unimaginable is used to say that something is difficult to imagine 表達脈絡

短语 it's unimaginable 用于表示某事很难想象，

because it would be so good or so bad.

因为它会太好或太糟。

An ailment is an illness or health problem.

ailment 是一种疾病或健康问题。

An aphrodisiac is a food or drink believed to increase sexual desire.

aphrodisiac 是一种被认为能增加性欲的食物或饮料。

If you abstain from something,

如果你对某事 abstain，

you choose not to do it.

意思是你选择不去做。

And finally,

最后，

to stimulate means to encourage something or cause it to grow.

stimulate 意思是鼓励某事或促使它增长。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 表達脈絡

我们的 6 分钟又到了。

If you've enjoyed this episode,

如果你喜欢本期节目，

then head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com, 短語動詞

请访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com，

where you'll find a quiz and worksheet to practice the vocabulary you've learnt.

那里有测验和练习表，帮助你复习学过的词汇。

See you again soon,

我们很快再见，

but for now, it's goodbye. 短語搭配

但现在该说再见了。

Goodbye.

再见。

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