一个人吃两人的饭 (孕期饮食) ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Phil.

我是Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是Georgie。

If you ask a woman,

如果你问一位女士，

"Are you eating for two?" 習語

“你是在吃两人份吗？”

the phrase has a very specific meaning.

这句话有一个非常具体的含义。

You're asking,

你其实是在问：

"Are you pregnant?"

“你怀孕了吗？”

And like many of the idioms we commonly use in English,

就像我们英语中常用的许多习语一样，

this phrase contains a little bit of truth. 短語搭配

这句话也包含了一点事实。

A pregnant woman really is eating for two,

怀孕的女性确实是在吃两人份，

herself and the baby growing inside her.

为她自己和她体内正在发育的宝宝。

The female human body is amazing.

女性的人体真是奇妙。

During pregnancy,

在怀孕期间，

it protects the growing baby by allowing it to take whatever nutrients it needs from the mother. 語法

它通过允许胎儿从母亲那里吸取任何所需的营养来保护胎儿的成长。

This means it's the mum-to-be, 講解

这意味着，

not the baby,

是准妈妈，而不是宝宝，

who experiences any nutritional problems.

会经历任何营养问题。

It's also the reason why it's so important that pregnant women eat well. 語法

这也是为什么孕妇吃得好如此重要的原因。

In this program,

在今天的节目中，

we'll be finding out how a woman's relationship to food changes during pregnancy. 講解

我们将探讨女性在怀孕期间与食物关系的改变。

And, as usual, 短語搭配

而且像往常一样，

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, Phil. 短語搭配

Phil，我有个问题要问你。

For some pregnant women,

对一些孕妇来说，

finding reliable information on what food to eat can be hard. 講解

找到关于该吃什么的可靠信息可能很困难。

Finding out about harmful foods to avoid, 短語動詞

而弄清楚要避免哪些有害食物，

on the other hand, 表達脈絡

另一方面，

is much easier.

就简单多了。

So, according to NHS recommendations, 短語搭配

那么，根据NHS的建议，

which of these foods should pregnant women not eat?

以下哪些食物是孕妇不应该吃的？

Is it A, chips,

是A，薯条，

B, oily fish,

B，富脂鱼，

or C, smoked salmon?

还是C，烟熏三文鱼？

Uh I think the answer is C,

呃，我觉得答案是C，

smoked salmon.

烟熏三文鱼。

Okay, Phil.

好的，Phil。

We'll find out the correct answer at the end of the program.

我们会在节目的最后揭晓正确答案。

Although eating healthy and nutritious food is important for mums and babies, 語法

尽管吃健康有营养的食物对妈妈和宝宝都很重要，

the story gets complicated because of the changes a woman's body goes through during pregnancy. 講解

但由于女性身体在怀孕期间经历的变化，情况变得复杂起来。

Here's Jaega Wise,

下面是Jaega Wise，

presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Food Program,

BBC广播4台The Food Program的主持人，

reporting on her experience of pregnancy. 短語搭配

讲述她怀孕的经历。

I feel like throughout this pregnancy, 語氣意圖

我觉得在整个怀孕期间，

my body has just gone a bit haywire, 習語

我的身体有些失控（haywire），

and there are things that my body is doing that's frankly weird. 用詞

而且我的身体所做的一些事，说实话很奇怪。

Nosebleeds is a really good example.

流鼻血就是一个很好的例子。

I can count the amount of nosebleeds pre-pregnancy I've had on one hand, 習語

怀孕前我流鼻血的次数一只手都数得过来，

and now I seem to get them all the time. 短語搭配

现在我似乎总是流鼻血。

Jaega says that during pregnancy,

Jaega说，在怀孕期间，

her body went haywire.

她的身体失控了（went haywire）。

It stopped working properly.

它无法正常运作。

For example,

例如，

she had lots of nosebleeds,

她经常流鼻血，

whereas before being pregnant, 表達脈絡

而在怀孕之前，

she could count the number of nosebleeds she had on one hand.

她一只手就能数出流鼻血的次数。

The idiom to count the number of something on one hand

“一只手就能数得过来（count the number of something on one hand）”这个习语

emphasizes that this doesn't happen very often, 短語搭配

强调这并不常发生，

or that there's a small number of something.

或者某种东西数量很少。

After all, 表達脈絡

毕竟，

you can only count to five on one hand.

一只手你只能数到五。

Many pregnant women experience cravings, 用詞

许多孕妇会经历渴望（cravings），

the strong desire for some particular food, 短語搭配

就是对某种特定食物的强烈欲望，

anything from ice cream to sardines. 語法

从冰淇淋到沙丁鱼应有尽有。

When these cravings are for food that's not so healthy, 語法

当这些渴望是针对不太健康的食物时，

some women feel guilty, 短語搭配

有些女性会感到内疚，

thinking, "I know I should be eating healthily, 語氣意圖

想着：“我知道我应该健康饮食，

but all I want is chips."

但我只想吃薯条。”

Here's Jaega Wise

这是Jaega Wise

again, speaking with nutritional therapist Henrietta Wilson,

再次与营养治疗师Henrietta Wilson交谈，

on the best way to deal with guilty feelings. 短語搭配

探讨如何最好地应对内疚感。

Yeah, how guilty should you feel? 語氣意圖

是的，你该感到多内疚呢？

That's more the question.

这才是更重要的问题。

For that for that late-night chocolate binge, 用詞

比如那个深夜狂吃巧克力的行为（chocolate binge），

when your body is is telling you, "Oh, I need cake."

当你的身体在告诉你：‘哦，我需要蛋糕。’

Listen, I think the most important thing is to not get out the cat of nine tails, 講解

听着，我认为最重要的是不要拿出‘九尾鞭’（cat of nine tails），

is to absolutely be kind to yourself. 語氣意圖

一定要绝对善待自己。

Particularly in that first trimester, 用詞

尤其是在第一个孕期，

it is a very critical window. 用詞

这是一个非常关键的时期。

But at the same time, 表達脈絡

但同时，

it can be the time when all you want to do is to eat chips, 語法

这也可能是一个你满脑子只想吃薯条的时期，

because your body is going through what it perceives to be physiological stress. 講解

因为你的身体正在经历它所认为的生理压力。

So, it's doing the best that you can, 短語搭配

所以，它正在尽力而为，

and it's absolutely not about giving yourself a hard time. 習語

绝对不要跟自己过不去（giving yourself a hard time）。

Jaega's food cravings led to a chocolate binge. 短語搭配

Jaega对食物的渴望导致了狂吃巧克力（chocolate binge）。

A binge is an occasion where you do something in an extreme way, 短語搭配

狂欢（binge）是指你以极端的方式做某事的场合，

like eating or drinking too much.

比如吃得或喝得太多。

Henrietta's advice is to not use the cat-o'-nine-tails.

Henrietta的建议是不要使用‘九尾鞭’（cat-o'-nine-tails）。

In the past, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a whip made of nine strings, 文化背景

在过去，‘九尾鞭’是一种用九根绳子做成的鞭子，

which was used to punish prisoners.

被用来惩罚囚犯。

Nowadays, when someone talks about the cat-o'-nine-tails, 表達脈絡

现在，当人们谈论‘九尾鞭’时，

they are probably talking about the ways people sometimes use to punish themselves if they feel guilty. 習語

他们可能是在谈论人们在感到内疚时，有时用来惩罚自己的方式。

But, says Henrietta,

但是，Henrietta说，

pregnancy isn't about giving yourself a hard time,

怀孕不是要跟自己过不去，

treating yourself badly or criticizing yourself.

苛待自己或批评自己。

Pregnancy is a special time of life,

怀孕是生命中的一个特殊时期，

and all a baby can ask is that mum does her best, 語氣意圖

宝宝唯一能要求的只是妈妈尽力而为，

and of course, avoids some foods,

当然，还要避免某些食物，

which reminds me of your question, Georgie. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了你的问题，Georgie。

Which food does the NHS recommend pregnant women do not eat? 語法

NHS建议孕妇不吃哪种食物？

I guessed it was smoked salmon.

我猜是烟熏三文鱼。

Which was the correct answer.

这也是正确的答案。

Smoked salmon is best avoided because of the risk of bacteria. 講解

因为有细菌风险，最好避免吃烟熏三文鱼。

But oily fish is good,

但富脂鱼是不错的，

and even a bowl of chips now and then are fine. 短語搭配

甚至偶尔吃一碗薯条也可以。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in the program, 表達脈絡

好了，让我们来复习一下在这个节目中学到的词汇，

starting with the idiom eating for two,

从“吃两人份（eating for two）”这个习语开始，

which means to be pregnant.

意思是怀孕。

If something goes haywire,

如果某事“失控（goes haywire）”，

it stops working properly or becomes difficult to control.

它会停止正常运作或变得难以控制。

If you say you could count something on one hand,

如果你说你“一只手就能数得过来（could count something on one hand）”，

you're emphasizing that something does not happen very often,

你是在强调某事并不常发生，

or that there are only a few of those things.

或者只有很少的几个。

A binge is an occasion when you do something to excess, 短語搭配

“狂欢（binge）”是指你过度做某事的场合，

for example, eat, drink, or spend money.

例如，吃、喝或花钱。

In the past, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a whip used to punish prisoners,

在过去，‘九尾鞭’是用来惩罚囚犯的鞭子，

but nowadays, it usually refers to the ways in which someone criticizes themselves as a form of self-punishment. 短語搭配

但现在，它通常指的是某人将批评自己作为一种自我惩罚的方式。

And finally, to give yourself a hard time,

最后，“跟自己过不去（to give yourself a hard time）”，

means to treat yourself badly by criticizing or blaming yourself.

意思是由于批评或责备自己而苛待自己。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up.

我们的6分钟又到了。

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暂且说到这。

Bye.

再见。

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