你最喜歡的零食是什麼？ ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的 6 Minute English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

It seems people around the world are in love with snacks 慣用語

看來世界各地的人們都熱愛零食

from old favorites like popcorn and crisps 文法

從爆米花和洋芋片等傳統最愛

to new inventions like the chocolate sandwich.

到巧克力三明治等新發明。

Snacks are big business 用詞

零食是一門大生意

with an estimated $1.5 trillion a year spent globally on snacking. 文法

預計全球每年在吃零食上的花費高達 1.5 兆美元。

Let's listen as British food historian Annie Gray

讓我們聽聽英國食品歷史學家 Annie Gray

and Argentinian chef Barbara Oievari

和阿根廷廚師 Barbara Oievari

tell BBC World Service program The Food Chain

在 BBC 世界服務節目 The Food Chain 中

what they like to snack on between 片語動詞

講述他們喜歡在兩餐之間吃什麼

meals. I like salted peanuts

零食。我喜歡鹽烤花生

and I love a banana,

我也喜歡香蕉，

preferably together actually.

實際上最好把它們搭配在一起。

I find that they hit the spot. 慣用語

我覺得它們正好能滿足我的胃口（hit the spot）。

My favorite snack is called chipa. 文化背景

我最喜歡的零食叫 chipa。

It's a small round bun

它是一種圓形小麵包

made with cassava, 片語搭配

用木薯、

cheese, butter,

起司、奶油、

milk, and salt.

牛奶和鹽製成。

Barbara's favorite snack is a cheese bread called chipa,

Barbara 最喜歡的零食是一種叫 chipa 的起司麵包，

while for Annie it's the combination of peanuts and banana that hits the spot, 文法

而對 Annie 來說，花生和香蕉的結合才是「hits the spot」，

an idiom meaning that it's exactly what you want.

這是一個慣用語，意思正是你想要的東西。

Neil,

Neil，

what's your favorite snack?

你最喜歡的零食是什麼？

Well, I want to say something healthy, 語氣意圖

嗯，我想說一些健康的，

but actually, you know,

但事實上，你知道，

I really love a bag of crisps. 片語搭配

我真的很喜歡吃一袋洋芋片。

Oh, me too.

喔，我也是。

Yeah, crisps are good.

是的，洋芋片很好吃。

Well, whatever you like to nibble on, 文法

好了，不管你喜歡吃什麼，

in this episode we'll find out why we are so in love with snack food. 片語動詞

在本期節目中，我們將找出為什麼我們如此熱愛零食。

As usual,

像往常一樣，

we'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

我們將學習一些有用的新詞和短語。

And remember,

請記住，

you'll find all the vocabulary and a quiz on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到所有的詞彙和小測驗。

Okay,

好的，

but first I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先我有一個問題要問你，Beth。

According to a recent YouGov survey, 片語搭配

根據 YouGov 最近的一項調查，

which of the following snacks is most popular amongst Brits? 片語搭配

以下哪種零食在英國人中最受歡迎？

Is it A, crisps,

是 A，洋芋片，

B, confectionery and chocolate,

B，糖果和巧克力，

or C, savory snacks and biscuits?

還是 C，鹹味零食和餅乾？

Well,

嗯，

we both just said crisps.

我們倆剛才都說了洋芋片。

So,

所以，

I'm going to say crisps. 語氣意圖

我要選洋芋片。

Well,

好了，

we'll find out the answer later in the program.

我們稍後將在節目中揭曉答案。

Someone with a professional interest in snacking is Christine Cochran, 片語搭配

對零食有著專業興趣的 Christine Cochran，

president of SNAC International,

是該行業協會

the trade association for the industry. 用詞

SNAC International 的總裁。

Here Christine shares her ideas about why we love to snack

Christine 在此向

with BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

BBC 世界服務節目 The Food Chain 分享她關於為什麼我們喜歡零食的看法。

A snack is an affordable luxury. 用詞

零食是一種負擔得起的（affordable）奢侈品。

So,

所以，

if you've had a bad day or money is tight, 片語搭配

如果你度過了糟糕的一天，或者手頭緊（money is tight），

this is something that you can turn to 片語動詞

這是你可以求助的東西

and I think that is why you see it as so popular. 文法

我想這就是為什麼你看到它如此受歡迎的原因。

Consumers,

消費者，

especially in the United States,

尤其是在美國，

are looking for smaller, more convenient portions. 用詞

正在尋找份量更小、更方便的食品。

They're not always going to be able to sit down and have three meals a day, 文法

他們不可能總有時間坐下來一天吃三頓飯，

right?

對吧？

So,

所以，

they're eating on the go. 慣用語

他們在忙碌中（on the go）進食。

And the other thing that you see is this desire for very specific functional ingredients, 用詞

你看到的另一件事是對特定功能成分的渴望，

right?

對吧？

So,

比如，

mental clarity, 用詞

精神清晰（mental clarity），

gut health, 用詞

腸道健康，

muscle development,

肌肉發育，

these sorts of things. 片語搭配

諸如此類的事情。

Again,

再說一次，

they're nicely packaged in snack sizes. 片語搭配

它們被精美地包裝成適合零食的尺寸。

Snacks are often seen as a little luxury, 文法

零食通常被視為一種小小的奢侈，

but to be successful,

但要獲得成功，

a snack must also be affordable,

零食也必須是「affordable」的，

an adjective meaning not expensive.

這是一個形容詞，意思是不貴。

Snacks which are cheap enough for most people to buy 文法

對大多數人來說足夠便宜能買得起的零食

will sell even if money is tight,

即使在「money is tight」時也會有銷路，

a phrase used to describe a situation where there's only just enough money to live on.

這個短語用來形容剛好只有維持生活費用的情況。

Thanks to snacks, 片語搭配

多虧了零食，

today fewer people sit down to eat a proper meal. 片語搭配

今天坐下來好好吃頓正餐的人變少了。

Instead,

相反地，

they eat on the go.

他們「on the go」進食。

If you do something on the go,

如果你「on the go」做某事，

you do it while you're busy traveling or moving around

你就是在忙於旅行或四處走動時做它

rather than at home.

而不是在家裡。

Many modern snacks target a specific function. 用詞

許多現代零食針對特定的功能。

For example,

例如，

an energy drink might claim to improve your gut health or your mental clarity, 語氣意圖

一種能量飲料可能會聲稱改善你的腸道健康或你的「mental clarity」，

a term describing a state of mind which is focused and engaged, 片語搭配

這是一個描述精神集中和投入狀態的術語，

not dull or foggy. 用詞

不是遲鈍或模糊。

But not everyone is a fan of modern packaged snacks, 語氣意圖

但並非每個人都喜歡現代包裝零食，

such as the bag of crisps and chocolate bars which fill our shops.

比如那些擺滿商店的袋裝洋芋片和巧克力棒。

Originally from Argentina,

來自阿根廷的

Barbara Oievari now lives in Florida, USA.

Barbara Oievari 現在居住在美國佛羅里達州。

Here,

在這裡，

Barbara tells BBC World Service's The Food Chain

Barbara 告訴 BBC 世界服務的 The Food Chain

how she encourages her 9-year-old son to choose more natural snacks. 文法

她是如何鼓勵她 9 歲的兒子選擇更天然零食的。

Personally, 語氣意圖

就我個人而言，

I enjoy cooking and eating more natural, simpler snacks,

我喜歡烹飪和吃更天然、更簡單的零食，

but of course I can't swim against the current 慣用語

但我當然不能逆流而上（swim against the current）

and if my 9-year-old wants to eat the little baked snacks that have cheddar,

如果我 9 歲的孩子想吃含有切達起司的烤製小零食，

ironically,

具有諷刺意味的是，

it is something baked with cheese in it which is similar to what I enjoy.

這是一種加入了起司烤製的東西，和我喜歡的很相似。

It's just the modern twist to it. 慣用語

這只是在其中加入了現代元素。

Barbara wants her son to eat healthy homemade food,

Barbara 想要兒子吃健康的自製食物，

although he prefers modern packaged snacks.

儘管他偏愛現代包裝零食。

Barbara complains she can't swim against the current.

Barbara 抱怨說她不能「swim against the current」。

The idiom swim against the current

慣用語「swim against the current」

means to act differently from other people,

意味著和別人的做法不同，

often because you do not mind being different.

通常是因為你不在乎與眾不同。

Well,

好了，

Neil,

Neil，

all these snacks have made me hungry.

所有這些零食都讓我餓了。

Now,

現在，

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

是不是該揭曉你問題的答案了？

Yes,

是的，

it is.

到了。

I asked,

我問，

according to a recent YouGov survey,

根據 YouGov 最近的一項調查，

which of the following snacks is the most popular amongst Brits?

以下哪種零食在英國人中最受歡迎？

Crisps, confectionery and chocolate,

洋芋片、糖果和巧克力，

or savory snacks and biscuits?

還是鹹味零食和餅乾？

And the answer was B,

答案是 B，

confectionery and chocolate,

糖果和巧克力，

which 45% of Britons indulge in weekly according to that survey. 用詞

根據那項調查，45% 的英國人每週都會享用。

Okay,

好的，

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

讓我們回顧一下我們學到的詞彙，

starting with the phrase hits the spot,

從短語「hits the spot」開始，

which describes something which is exactly what you want or need.

它描述了正是你想要或需要的東西。

If something is affordable,

如果某物是「affordable」，

it's cheap enough that most people have enough money to buy it.

它就是足夠便宜的，大多數人有足夠的錢買它。

The phrase money is tight

短語「money is tight」

means you only have just enough money to live.

意味著你只有剛好夠生活的錢。

The idiom on the go

慣用語「on the go」

means doing things while you're busy traveling or moving around.

意味著在忙於旅行或四處走動時做事。

Mental clarity

「Mental clarity」

is a state in which your mind is fully focused and active,

是一種思維完全專注和活躍的狀態，

not dull or foggy.

不是遲鈍或模糊。

And finally,

最後，

people who swim against the current or the tide

那些「swim against the current」或 tide 的人

do or say things differently from most other people.

做事或說話與大多數人不同。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up, 慣用語

我們的 6 分鐘時間到了，

but why not head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com 語氣意圖

為什麼不去我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com

to try the quiz and worksheets for this episode.

試試本期節目的小測驗和練習表呢。

See you again soon.

期待很快再見。

Goodbye.

再見。

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