声音能让食物更美味吗？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

There are some well-known English expressions that make a link between seeing and eating. 短語搭配

有一些著名的英语表达将视觉和饮食联系在了一起。

Your eyes are bigger than your belly means you have taken more food than you can eat. 講解

“眼大肚子小（Your eyes are bigger than your belly）”意思是拿了超过自己食量的食物。

And the saying you eat with your eyes first means that food seems more desirable 習語

而“先用眼睛吃饭（you eat with your eyes first）”这句俗语的意思是，食物显得更诱人

when it looks good on the plate.

当它在盘子里看起来很漂亮时。

But seeing isn't the only sense involved in tasting food. 表達脈絡

但视觉并不是品尝食物时用到的唯一感官。

In fact,

事实上，

it may not even be the most important. 語法

它甚至可能不是最重要的。

First,

首先，

you see your favorite bacon sandwich,

你看到了你最爱的培根三明治，

then comes its delicious smell, 語法

接着闻到了它美味的香气，

quickly followed by the crunchy feel and salty taste as you take a bite. 短語搭配

当你咬下一口时，紧随其后的是酥脆的口感和咸美的味道。

Now,

如今，

scientists are learning more about the power of another of our senses,

科学家们正在深入了解我们另一种感官的力量，

sound,

那就是听觉，

and how it affects our sense of taste. 短語搭配

以及它是如何影响我们味觉的。

Sonic seasoning is the idea that when you hear certain sounds or music, 文化背景

“声音调味（Sonic seasoning）”指的是当你听到某些声音或音乐时，

they can enhance one flavor or another in the food you're eating. 短語搭配

它们能增强你正在吃的食物中的某种风味。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we'll be eating with our ears as we investigate the link between sound and our taste buds. 講解

我们将“用耳朵吃饭”，探索声音和味蕾之间的联系。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

我们也会学习一些实用的新词汇。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you,

我有一个问题要问你，

Beth.

Beth。

The idea that sounds influence taste might seem strange,

声音会影响味觉的说法可能听起来很奇怪，

but the food processing companies that produce some of our most familiar food and drinks have long known that sound equals sales. 講解

但生产我们最熟悉的一些食品和饮料的食品加工公司早就知道，声音等于销量。

In the UK,

在英国，

for example,

例如，

the chocolate company Cadbury hired the London Contemporary Orchestra to perform classical music tunes 短語搭配

巧克力公司 Cadbury 曾聘请伦敦当代管弦乐团演奏古典音乐旋律，

symbolizing each flavor of their Dairy Milk chocolates.

来象征他们 Dairy Milk 巧克力的每种口味。

So,

那么，

which background sound did whisky makers Singletons use to advertise their Scotch whisky? 文化背景

威士忌制造商 Singletons 使用了哪种背景声音来为他们的苏格兰威士忌做广告呢？

Was it A,

是 A，

jazz music,

爵士乐，

B,

B，

bagpipes playing,

风笛演奏，

or C,

还是 C，

birds tweeting?

鸟儿鸣叫？

Hmm,

嗯，

I will guess they use some smooth jazz music. 用詞

我猜他们用了一些柔和的爵士乐。

Okay,

好的，

Beth.

Beth。

I'll reveal the answer later in the program. 短語搭配

我会在节目稍后揭晓答案。

Charles Spence is Professor of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. 用詞

Charles Spence 是牛津大学的实验心理学教授。

After years studying how our brains process information, 語法

经过多年研究我们大脑如何处理信息，

he believes sound plays a much bigger role in how we taste our food than we think. 語法

他认为声音在我们品尝食物的方式中扮演的角色比我们想象的要大得多。

Something he explained to Mike Johnson,

他在向 Mike Johnson 解释时提到了这点，

presenter of BBC World Service program,

Mike 是 BBC 国际频道节目的主持人，

The Food Chain.

节目叫《食物链》。

In general,

总的来说，

how big a contribution do you think these sounds and sound generally actually makes 短語搭配

你认为这些声音以及一般的声音实际上的贡献有多大

to how we perceive food compared to the more obvious senses, 短語搭配

在我们如何感知食物方面，与更明显的感官相比，

of course,

当然，

of sight and smell?

也就是视觉和嗅觉？

So,

嗯，

I think it's much more important than we realize. 短語搭配

我认为它比我们意识到的要重要得多。

And that can start from before we put anything into our mouth.

这可以从我们把任何东西放进嘴里之前就开始。

It can be the sound of the sizzle of the steak on the hot plate.

它可以是牛排在热铁板上发出的滋滋声。

It can be the gurgle and the sizzle and the steam of the coffee machine.

它可以是咖啡机发出的咕噜声、嘶嘶声和蒸汽声。

Those are all cues that help set expectations about what we're about to taste. 講解

这些都是帮助建立对即将品尝之物期待的线索。

Professor Spence uses onomatopoeia to describe some sounds.

Spence 教授使用拟声词（onomatopoeia）来描述一些声音。

Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it means. 用詞

拟声词就是词的发音听起来像它的意思。

Words like buzz,

比如 buzz（嗡嗡声），

zoom,

zoom（嗖嗖声），

and whack.

还有 whack（重击声）。

He uses the word sizzle for the hissing sound made by frying meat 用詞

他用 sizzle 这个词来表示煎肉时发出的嘶嘶声，

and describes a coffee machine using the word gurgle, 用詞

并用 gurgle 这个词来描述咖啡机，

the low pleasant sound liquids make when flowing quickly through a narrow space.

即液体快速流过狭窄空间时发出的低沉悦耳的声音。

Professor Spence thinks that hearing these sounds while eating

Spence 教授认为，在吃东西时听到这些声音

psychologically intensifies the flavor of food. 短語搭配

会在心理上增强食物的风味。

But it's not just psychologists. 表達脈絡

但这不仅仅是心理学家在关注。

The food industry has also discovered the selling power of sound. 習語

食品工业也发现了声音的销售力量。

Nowadays,

如今，

restaurants everywhere are carefully selecting the music they play on their dining room playlists.

各地的餐厅都在仔细挑选他们在餐厅播放列表里播放的音乐。

Reporter Gianna Palmer visited New York restaurant Smashburger,

记者 Gianna Palmer 拜访了纽约的 Smashburger 餐厅，

where every song is specially chosen by professional music pickers. 用詞

那里的每一首歌都是由专业的音乐挑选师专门挑选的。

Here she interviews one of them,

在这里她采访了其中一位，

Amy Frishkey,

Amy Frishkey，

head of music design company Mood Media,

音乐设计公司 Mood Media 的负责人，

for BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

这段采访是为 BBC 国际频道的节目《食物链》制作的。

Music just kind of has the ability to put you in a different space. 講解

音乐就是有一种能把你带入不同空间的能力。

And a lot of times,

而且很多时候，

like,

比如说，

then your mood could like lead to an impulse buy that you didn't plan on. 講解

你的心情可能会导致你做出原本没有计划的冲动购买。

If you're having such a good time eating out, 短語動詞

如果你在外面吃得这么开心，

oh,

哦，

I'll get dessert. 語氣意圖

我点个甜点吧。

Yeah, right.

是啊，没错。

Yeah,

是的，

I'm really enjoying the music.

我非常享受这音乐。

I think I'll linger here a bit longer. 用詞

我想我会在这里多逗留一会儿。

Choosing the right dining room music not only makes food taste better, 語法

选择合适的餐厅音乐不仅能让食物尝起来更美味，

it puts people in a good mood.

还能让人心情舒畅。

Something which might leads to an impulse buy,

这可能会导致冲动购买（impulse buy），

suddenly buying something you had not planned to 語法

即突然买了你没打算买的东西，

because you want it when you see it.

因为你一看到就想要。

What's more, 表達脈絡

更重要的是，

a good restaurant atmosphere encourages customers to linger, 短語搭配

良好的餐厅氛围鼓励顾客逗留（linger），

to stay longer than necessary because they're having a good time.

即因为玩得开心而待得比必要的时间更久。

Of course,

当然，

the longer customers linger and the more they buy on impulse, 講解

顾客逗留的时间越长，冲动购买的越多，

the more money a restaurant makes.

餐厅赚的钱也就越多。

I think it's time you revealed the answer to your question, 語法

我想是时候揭晓你问题的答案了，

Neil.

Neil。

You asked me which background sound drinks company Singletons used to advertise their whisky.

你问我饮料公司 Singletons 使用了哪种背景声音来推销他们的威士忌。

I guessed it was jazz music.

我猜是爵士乐。

So,

那么，

was I right?

我猜对了吗？

That was the wrong answer,

这是个错误的答案，

I'm afraid, 語氣意圖

恐怕，

Beth.

Beth。

In fact,

事实上，

Singletons used the sound of birds tweeting to sell their whisky. 用詞

Singletons 使用了鸟叫声来推销他们的威士忌。

Probably a better idea than using bagpipes. 文化背景

可能比用风笛是个更好的主意。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program on Sonic seasoning, 表達脈絡

让我们来回顾一下在这期关于“声音调味”的节目中学到的词汇，

starting with the English saying,

从英语俗语开始，

you eat with your eyes first,

you eat with your eyes first（先用眼睛吃饭），

an idiom meaning that when food is visually appealing, 用詞

这个习语的意思是当食物在视觉上很吸引人时，

it's more appetizing. 用詞

它就更让人有食欲。

Onomatopoeia is when words sound like what they mean.

Onomatopoeia（拟声词）是指词语的发音听起来像它们的含义。

For example,

例如，

boom,

boom（轰隆声），

whack,

whack（重击声），

and moo.

以及 moo（牛叫声）。

Other examples of onomatopoeia are sizzle,

其他拟声词的例子有 sizzle，

a hissing sound,

一种嘶嘶的声音，

and gurgle,

以及 gurgle，

the low pleasant sound a liquid makes when it flows quickly through a narrow space.

液体快速流过狭窄空间时发出的低沉悦耳的声音。

An impulse buy is suddenly buying something that you had not planned to

An impulse buy（冲动购买）是指突然买了你没打算买的东西，

because you want it when you see it.

因为你看到它就想要。

And finally,

最后，

the verb to linger means to stay somewhere longer than necessary because you're enjoying yourself.

动词 linger（逗留）的意思是因为你玩得很开心而在某处待得比必要的时间长。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up.

我们的六分钟到了。

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Bye, everyone.

大家再见。

Bye.

再见。

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