新手妈妈的饮食 ⏲️ 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 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

Leaving home, 語法

离开家、

getting married,

结婚、

and a parent dying

以及父母去世，

are three of the most important experiences

是三大最重要的人生经历，

in many people's lives.

在许多人的生命中。

But perhaps the most defining moment 短語搭配

但也许最具决定性的时刻

in some women's lives

在一些女性的生命中，

is the miracle of birth.

是诞生的奇迹。

In other words, 表達脈絡

换句话说，

having a baby.

生孩子。

Throughout pregnancy,

在整个怀孕期间，

a lot of care and attention

大量的关怀和注意力

is given to expecting mums. 用詞

都给予了准妈妈们。

But as soon as the baby is born, 語法

但是孩子一出生，

this attention moves to the newborn baby,

这种关注就转移到了新生儿身上，

making sure they are healthy, 短語搭配

确保他们健康、

warm, and safe.

温暖和安全。

We talk a lot

我们谈论了很多

about baby nutrition,

关于婴儿营养的话题，

but what the mother 語法

但是母亲

eats can be just as important, 語法

吃什么同样重要，

especially the first meal

尤其是第一顿饭

after the intense effort of giving birth,

在经历了分娩的剧烈消耗之后，

whether it's chicken soup,

无论是鸡汤、

a glass of champagne,

一杯香槟，

or a good old cup of tea. 習語

还是经典的一杯热茶。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we're talking about what women 表達脈絡

我们将讨论女性

eat and drink in the first few weeks

在最初的几周里吃什么和喝什么

after having a baby.

在生完孩子之后。

And as usual, 短語搭配

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary

我们将学习一些有用的新词汇

as well.

在此过程中。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

我有一个问题问你，Beth。

A typical pregnancy

一次典型的怀孕

lasts about 40 weeks,

持续大约 40 周，

but when does an unborn baby's stomach 用詞

但是未出生婴儿的胃什么时候

start to grow in the mother's womb? 用詞

开始在母亲子宫里生长？

Is it A, at 3 weeks?

是 A，在 3 周时？

B, at 5 weeks?

B，在 5 周时？

Or C, at 8 weeks?

还是 C，在 8 周时？

Uh I'll say the baby's tummy 語氣意圖

嗯，我会说婴儿的小肚子

starts to grow at about 5 weeks.

大约在 5 周时开始生长。

Okay, Beth.

好的，Beth。

We'll find out if that's the correct 短語動詞

我们稍后会看看这是否是正确

answer later in the program.

答案，在节目中。

Giving birth is not called labor for nothing. 習語

分娩被称为 labor 不是没有道理的。

It's hard work,

这是一项艰苦的工作，

leaving the new mum physically 短語搭配

让新妈妈在身体上

and emotionally exhausted,

和情感上都筋疲力尽，

and in need of food that's 短語搭配

并且需要食物来

nourishing for both herself and her baby. 用詞

滋养她自己和她的宝宝。

Here's Alison Oman Lawi,

下面是 Alison Oman Lawi，

Deputy Director of Nutrition

联合国世界粮食计划署

to the United Nations World Food Program

营养事务副主任，

explaining more to BBC World Service Program,

向 BBC 世界服务节目

The Food Chain.

The Food Chain 作出更多解释。

A woman who is breastfeeding, 用詞

一位正在母乳喂养的女性，

and during that postpartum time, 用詞

在那个产后时期，

the first 6 months,

头 6 个月里，

she could need up to 650 additional calories a day, 短語搭配

她每天可能需要多达 650 卡路里的额外热量，

which actually is quite a bit more 語法

这实际上要多得多

than she even needed in addition during pregnancy.

比她甚至在怀孕期间额外需要的还要多。

Alison says that women need to eat

Alison 说，女性需要摄入

even more calories postpartum,

甚至更多的卡路里，在产后，

meaning after childbirth,

意思是在分娩之后，

than they do during pregnancy.

比她们在怀孕期间需要的还要多。

That's especially true for mothers 短語搭配

这对于母乳喂养的母亲来说尤为如此，

who are breastfeeding,

正在进行母乳喂养，

feeding their baby directly

用她乳房里的乳汁

with milk from her breasts.

直接喂养她的宝宝。

How new mums get those extra calories

新妈妈如何获得这些额外热量

changes from place to place, 短語搭配

各个地方都不一样，

and different cultures have developed their own 短語搭配

不同的文化发展出了它们各自的

traditions about what foods are best.

传统，关于什么食物最好。

For Chinese-American mum Heng Ou, 文化背景

对于美籍华裔妈妈 Heng Ou 来说，

roast pig trotters 文化背景

烤猪蹄

were one of the best things to eat

是最好的食物之一

after childbirth

在分娩后，

because they contain a lot of collagen, 用詞

因为它们含有大量胶原蛋白，

which helps produce breast milk.

有助于分泌母乳。

And when Ruma, whose Punjabi family 語法

而当 Ruma，她的旁遮普裔家庭

originally comes from India,

最初来自印度，

gave birth to a baby boy, 短語搭配

生下了一个男婴时，

her mother cooked panjeeri, 文化背景

她的母亲做了 panjeeri，

a kind of spicy nut mix 短語搭配

一种五香坚果混合物，

with cashews, almonds, and melon seeds

里面有腰果、杏仁和甜瓜子，

to promote breast milk 用詞

来促进母乳分泌

and help the healing process.

并帮助恢复过程。

Listen now as Ruma explains

现在来听 Ruma 解释

how important her mother's help was

她母亲的帮助有多么重要

to BBC World Service Program,

对 BBC 世界服务节目，

The Food Chain.

The Food Chain 说的。

So, the first 10 days

那么，头 10 天

were amazing.

是非常美妙的。

My mum came to stay, 短語搭配

我妈妈过来陪我，

and it gosh it was so important 用詞

而且，天哪，这太重要了，

because I was on I had a C-section, 用詞

因为我正在……我是剖腹产，

so I had I was on very strong 用詞

所以我吃过……我正在服用强效的

painkillers. I was in a daze anyway, 習語

止痛药。不管怎样，我都处于恍惚状态，

and and to be honest, 語氣意圖

而且老实说，

because she was here,

因为她在这里，

I was fed, you know,

有人做饭给我吃，你知道，

so she would look after 短語動詞

所以她会照顾

me while I would look after baby.

我，而我则照顾宝宝。

And my husband was very hands-on as well, 用詞

而且我的丈夫也非常亲力亲为，

so that first 10 days

所以头 10 天

whilst it was really hard, 語法

虽然真的很辛苦，

I didn't fall apart, 短語動詞

我并没有崩溃，

which I might have done if I'd been on been by myself. 語法

否则如果只靠我自己的话可能会那样。

When Ruma talks about her mother's help,

当 Ruma 谈论她母亲的帮助时，

she uses the word gosh,

她用了 gosh 这个词，

an exclamation used to show a feeling

一个用来表达感觉的感叹词

of wonder or surprise.

表示惊叹或惊讶。

Rum also says she was in a daze

Ruma 也说她处于 in a daze 的状态

because of medicine she was taking for pain.

因为她正在服用的止痛药。

If someone is in a daze,

如果有人处于 in a daze（恍惚状态），

they feel confused and cannot think clearly,

他们会感到困惑并且无法清晰思考，

maybe because of a shock or surprise.

可能是因为震惊或惊讶。

Luckily, Ruma had help from her mum,

幸运的是，Ruma 得到了她妈妈的帮助，

and also her husband,

还有她非常 hands-on 的丈夫，

who was very hands-on,

这意味着他非常密切地参与其中，

meaning that he was closely involved

意味着他亲历亲为地参与

in organizing things

安排事情

and making decisions,

做决定，

and didn't leave it up to someone else. 短語動詞

而没有把事情留给别人。

Along with her mother's healthy home cooking, 短語搭配

伴随她母亲健康的家常菜，

the help Ruma got from her family

Ruma 从家人那里得到的帮助

meant she didn't fall apart, 語法

意味着她没有 fall apart，

a phrase which means becomes

这个短语的意思是变得

so emotionally disturbed

情绪上极度崩溃，

that you're unable to think or act calmly,

以至于你无法冷静思考或行动，

or to deal with the situation you're in.

或者是无法应对你所处的局面。

New mums have to be expert jugglers, 習語

新妈妈们必须是杂耍专家，

balancing a new baby 語法

在照顾新生儿

and recovering from childbirth

和从分娩中恢复，

with getting too little sleep.

以及睡眠不足之间保持平衡。

No wonder they need hot healthy food to eat. 表達脈絡

难怪她们需要吃热乎乎的健康食物。

Right,

好了，

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

是不是该揭晓你问题的答案了，Georgie？

Sure. I asked you

当然。我问你

when an unborn baby's stomach

未出生婴儿的胃什么时候

starts to grow.

开始生长。

You guessed it was at 5 weeks,

你猜是在 5 周时，

which was the correct answer, Beth.

这是正确的答案，Beth。

At about 5 weeks,

在大约 5 周时，

the cells forming a baby's stomach, 語法

形成婴儿胃、

lungs, bone,

肺、骨骼、

and brain all start to divide and grow.

和大脑的细胞都开始分裂和生长。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary 短語搭配

好了，让我们回顾一下词汇

we've learned in this program,

我们在这一期节目中学到的，

starting with postpartum, 表達脈絡

从 postpartum 开始，

meaning following childbirth.

意思是分娩后的。

Breastfeeding is feeding a baby

Breastfeeding 是喂养婴儿，

directly with milk from their mother's breasts.

直接用母亲乳房里的乳汁。

The exclamation gosh is used to express a feeling

感叹词 gosh 被用来表达感觉

of surprise or wonder.

表示惊讶或惊叹。

If you're in a daze,

如果你 in a daze，

you feel confused

你会感到困惑

and unable to think clearly,

且无法清晰思考，

often because of a shock or surprise.

通常是因为震惊或惊讶。

If someone is hands-on,

如果某人是 hands-on 的，

they're closely involved

他们密切参与

in organizing things

在安排事情

and making decisions,

和做决定方面，

rather than just talking about it 語法

而不是仅仅谈论它，

or getting someone else to do it.

或是让别人去做。

And finally, the phrasal verb fall apart

最后，动词短语 fall apart

means to become seriously

意味着变得严重

emotionally disturbed

情绪崩溃，

so that you're unable to think calmly

以至于你无法冷静思考

or to deal with the difficult situation you are in.

或者是应对你所处的困难局面。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 習語

再一次，我们的 6 分钟到了。

Join us again soon

期待不久后再次加入我们

for more trending topics

获取更多热门话题

and useful vocabulary

和实用词汇，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

暂时再见。

Bye.

拜。

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