你最喜欢哪种面条？ ⏲️ 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 英语教学的 6 Minute English。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

Do you enjoy eating noodles, Beth?

你喜欢吃面条吗，Beth？

I love noodles, yes.

我很喜欢面条，是的。

I think my favorite are udon,

我想我最喜欢的是乌冬面，

the big thick ones.

那种又大又粗的面条。

They're so good.

它们太好吃了。

Well, some people buy them dried in a packet.

嗯，有些人会买袋装的干面条。

Others make them fresh from wheat or rice.

另一些人则用小麦或大米来做新鲜的面条。

But there is little doubt that noodles are popular around the world. 語法

但毫无疑问的是，面条在世界各地都很受欢迎。

From their origins, probably somewhere in China,

从它们的起源地（大概是在中国的某个地方）开始，

noodle recipes were spread by traders on the ancient Silk Road. 語法

面条的食谱被商人们通过古老的丝绸之路传播开来。

At each destination along the road,

在沿途的每一个目的地，

people gave noodles a twist, 習語

人们对面条进行了些许创新，

adding different flavors and ingredients to create a new dish. 語法

加入了不同的风味和配料，创造出新菜肴。

In this program, we'll visit the United States and Japan,

在本期节目中，我们将带大家去美国和日本，

two countries which have taken noodles and created exciting new varieties.

这两个国家对面条进行了改良，创造出了令人兴奋的新品种。

As usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary.

和往常一样，我们将学习一些有用的新词汇。

And remember, you can read along with the transcript of this program, 短語搭配

请记住，你可以跟着本期节目的文稿一起阅读，

available now on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

该文稿现在可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到。

But first, Neil, I have a question for you.

但首先，Neil，我有一个问题要问你。

As well as different shapes and ingredients, 短語搭配

除了不同的形状和配料外，

noodles come in many different flavors. 短語搭配

面条还有许多不同的口味。

So which region of China is famous for its spicy flavors? 短語搭配

那么，中国哪个地区以辛辣口味闻名呢？

Is it A, Shanghai?

是 A，上海？

B, Sichuan?

B，四川？

Or C, Guangzhou?

还是 C，广州？

Well, I think actually, Beth, I know the answer to this.

嗯，Beth，我想我其实知道这个问题的答案。

I've been lucky enough to have been to this place. 語法

我很幸运去过这个地方。

I think it's B, Sichuan.

我觉得是 B，四川。

Okay, well, you sound confident. 語法

好的，听起来你很自信。

I will reveal the answer later in the program.

我会在稍后的节目中揭晓答案。

BBC World Service program, The Food Chain,

BBC 世界服务部的节目《食物链》，

investigated how noodles spread from Asia through Europe to America. 講解

调查了面条是如何从亚洲经由欧洲传播到美国的。

They uncovered a surprising story that pasta comes from noodles 語法

他们揭开了一个令人惊讶的故事，那就是意大利面源于面条，

brought back to Italy by Marco Polo in the 13th century.

是马可·波罗在13世纪带回意大利的。

Jen Lin Liu, author of the book On the Noodle Road,

《在面条之路上》一书的作者 Jen Lin Liu，

doesn't believe this story.

并不相信这个故事。

So noodles were very exotic 用詞

所以在20世纪20年代和30年代的美国，

in the 1920s and 30s in the United States.

面条是非常具有异国情调的。

And there was a new pasta association in America

当时美国有一个新的意大利面协会，

that wanted to promote the manufacturing of dried pasta. 用詞

想要推广干意大利面的生产。

And so they came up with a story 短語動詞

于是他们编造了一个故事，

about how Marco Polo went to China

讲述马可·波罗如何去中国，

and found the noodle there and brought it all the way to Italy. 短語搭配

在那里发现了面条，并把它一路带回意大利。

In the 1920s,

在20世纪20年代，

noodles were popular because they were exotic,

面条之所以受欢迎，是因为它们很有异国情调，

meaning foreign, unusual, and exciting.

这意味着它们是外国的、不同寻常的、令人兴奋的。

At that time,

在那个时候，

pasta companies were promoting a new invention, dried pasta.

意大利面公司正在推广一项新发明，即干意面。

So they came up with a story about Marco Polo to sell more pasta.

因此他们想出了一个关于马可·波罗的故事，以便卖出更多的意面。

If you come up with something, you suggest or think up an idea.

如果你“come up with something”，就是你提出或想出了一个主意。

And it worked.

这招很奏效。

Sales of pasta jumped as a result. 表達脈絡

结果意大利面的销量激增。

Now our second destination, Japan,

现在我们的第二个目的地，日本，

also has a history of eating noodles. 短語搭配

也有着吃面的历史。

One of the most famous Japanese noodle dishes is ramen. 語法

日本最著名的面食之一就是拉面。

And Frank Striegl, a blogger living in Tokyo,

而住在东京的博主 Frank Striegl，

knows all about it. 短語搭配

对此了如指掌。

He eats over 300 bowls of ramen a year. 用詞

他一年要吃 300 多碗拉面。

He explains

他向

to BBC World Service's The Food Chain

BBC 世界服务部的《食物链》节目解释说，

how Chinese immigrants to Japan in the late 1800s 文化背景

19世纪末到日本的中国移民

influenced this Japanese dish.

是如何影响这道日本料理的。

And at one point or another, 短語搭配

在过去的某个阶段，

different chefs decided to localize these dishes. 用詞

不同的厨师决定将这些菜肴本土化。

They said, "We love these Chinese noodle dishes.

他们说：“我们很喜欢这些中国的面类菜肴。

However, why don't we tweak them? 講解

不过，为什么我们不对它们进行微调呢？

Why don't we make them a little bit more Japanese?" 語法

为什么我们不让它们稍微更有日本风味一点呢？”

Frank says that at one point or another,

Frank 说，在过去的某个时期，

chefs started to make noodle dishes more Japanese.

厨师们开始把面食做得更日式化。

Here, the phrase at one point or another

在这里，短语“at one point or another”

means at some unspecified time in the past.

意思是过去某个不确定的时间。

They did this by tweaking Chinese noodles. 語法

他们通过微调中国面条做到了这一点。

In other words, 表達脈絡

换句话说，

by changing them slightly

通过轻微地改变它们

to make them better, different,

使它们变得更好、有所不同，

or in this case,

或者在这种情况下，

more Japanese.

变得更具有日本特色。

By making these tweaks,

通过做出这些微调，

adding new toppings,

加入新的浇头，

and slices of beef or chicken,

还有牛肉片或鸡肉片，

Japanese chefs created the noodle dish we know today as ramen. 語法

日本厨师们创造出了我们今天所熟知的面食——拉面。

Here's Frank Striegl again,

下面是 Frank Striegl 的再次发言，

talking with BBC World Service's The Food Chain.

他正在接受 BBC 世界服务部《食物链》节目的采访。

And what I find fascinating about ramen 語法

我觉得拉面令人着迷的地方在于，

compared to perhaps other wonderful noodle dishes around the world 短語搭配

与世界上其他可能同样美味的面条菜肴相比，

is that ramen continues to evolve. 用詞

拉面在不断地演变。

Unlike other Japanese foods, 表達脈絡

与其他的日本食物不同，

it's okay to push the boundaries. 習語

它是允许打破常规的。

Frank thinks that Japanese ramen continues to evolve,

Frank 认为日本的拉面在持续演变，

to develop and change gradually

也就是逐渐地发展和变化，

in response to new developments and ideas. 短語搭配

以回应新的发展和想法。

Unlike other traditional foods such as sushi,

与寿司等其他传统食物不同，

modern versions of ramen push the boundaries.

现代版本的拉面一直在打破常规。

If you push the boundaries,

如果你“push the boundaries”，

you act in a way

你的行为方式

which challenges normal acceptable behavior.

就是在挑战正常的、可接受的行为。

Yes, noodles have changed so much since ancient times 語法

是的，自古以来，面条发生了很多变化，

that today you can buy them dried in a packet

如今你可以买到袋装干面条，

and simply add hot water.

只要加点热水就可以了。

But the flavors and the noodles themselves

但味道和面条本身

maintain a link to the past. 短語搭配

仍然保持着与过去的联系。

Now, speaking of flavors, 表達脈絡

好了，说到味道，

what was the answer to your question, Beth?

Beth，你那个问题的答案是什么呢？

Well, I asked you which region of China

之前我问你中国哪个地区

is famous for its spicy flavors.

以辛辣的口味闻名。

You were very confident with saying Sichuan,

你很自信地说是四川，

and that is the correct answer.

这正是正确的答案。

Sichuan is a place that is famous for spicy food

四川是一个以辛辣食物闻名的地方，

such as the Sichuan pepper and Sichuan hotpot. 短語搭配

比如四川花椒和四川火锅。

Okay, it's time to recap the vocabulary we've learned. 表達脈絡

好了，现在该回顾一下我们学过的词汇了。

If you give something a twist,

如果你“give something a twist”，

you change it in some small way

就是你以某种微小的方式改变它，

to create something new and exciting.

以创造出新奇且令人兴奋的东西。

The adjective exotic means

形容词“exotic”的意思是

unusual and exciting

不寻常且令人兴奋的，

because of coming from far away.

因为它来自遥远的地方。

The phrase at one point or another

短语“at one point or another”

means at some unspecified time

意思是某个不确定的时间，

in the past.

在过去。

If you tweak something,

如果你“tweak”某物，

you alter it slightly

就是你稍微改变它，

in order to improve it.

以便改善它。

Something which evolves,

某物如果“evolves”，就是它发展

develops,

发展

and changes gradually.

并逐渐改变。

And finally, the idiom to push the boundaries

最后，习语“to push the boundaries”

means to do things

意思是做一些事情，

which challenge normal acceptable behavior.

去挑战常规的、可接受的行为。

Once again,

再次提醒大家，

our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

我们的 6 分钟时间到了。

If you enjoyed the program,

如果你喜欢这个节目，

why not visit our website 語氣意圖

为什么不访问我们的网站，

and check out all of the different podcasts that we have 短語動詞

看看我们拥有的所有不同的播客呢，

at bbclearningenglish.com.

就在 bbclearningenglish.com。

There's something there for everyone. 短語搭配

那里有适合每个人的内容。

Thanks for joining us and goodbye.

感谢您的收听，再见。

Bye.

再见。

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