翻譯食譜 - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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你好，

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I'm Sam.

我是 Sam。

And I'm Rob.

我是 Rob。

The British are not famous for their food, 表達脈絡

英國人並不以美食而聞名，

or rather they are famous,

或者更確切地說，他們確實很出名，

but for bad food.

但卻是因為難吃的食物。

While French and Italian cooking is admired around the world, 文法

雖然法國和義大利的烹飪在世界各地備受推崇，

the UK has a reputation for overboiled vegetables, 片語搭配

但英國卻因煮過頭的蔬菜、

mushy peas,

糊狀豌豆、

and black pudding, 文化背景

以及黑布丁，

a dish made from pig's blood.

一種用豬血製成的菜餚而聞名。

That doesn't sound very tasty,

聽起來不太好吃，

does it?

對吧？

But I don't think our reputation for bad cooking is still true today,

但我認為現在我們因烹飪糟糕而聞名的名聲已經不符合實際了，

Sam.

Sam。

The last 20 years have seen big changes 文法

過去20年裡發生了巨大的變化，

as Brits have fallen in love with international foods 慣用語

因為英國人已經愛上了國際美食，

like Indian curry and Asian rice dishes,

比如印度咖哩和亞洲米飯，

and with non-traditional cooking like vegetarian and vegan food.

以及非傳統的烹飪，比如素食和全素食物。

Some of the most popular food in Britain comes from other countries 表達脈絡

英國一些最受歡迎的食物來自其他國家，

and includes the recipes,

其中包含了那些遙遠地方的食譜、

flavors,

風味，

and tastes of those far-away places.

以及味道。

But how do recipes and cooking ideas from all over the world

但是，來自世界各地的食譜和烹飪理念是如何

make their way onto the British dining table? 慣用語

走上英國人餐桌的呢？

In this program,

在本期節目中，

we'll be finding out. 表達脈絡

我們將一探究竟。

We'll be meeting the recipe translators.

我們將去見見食譜翻譯。

These chefs translate recipes, 文法

這些廚師翻譯食譜，

the instructions explaining how to combine the different items,

也就是解釋如何組合不同物品、

the ingredients they will cook,

也就是他們要烹飪的食材的說明，

from their own language into English.

將它們從自己的母語翻譯成英語。

And of course,

當然，

we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

我們也會學習一些新詞彙。

Sounds good,

聽起來不錯，

Rob.

Rob。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you.

我有一個問題要問你。

It may be true that British cooking is better than it used to be, 文法

英國的烹飪確實比以前好多了，

but there's still some pretty bad food out there.

但仍然存在一些相當糟糕的食物。

So,

那麼，

according to a 2019 YouGov survey, 用詞

根據 2019 年 YouGov 的一項調查，

which UK food was voted the worst? 文法

哪種英國食物被評為最難吃？

Was it A,

是 A，

steak and kidney pies,

牛排腰子派，

B,

B，

Scotch eggs,

蘇格蘭蛋，

or C,

還是 C，

haggis?

哈吉斯（羊肚雜碎布丁）？

Oh,

哦，

I've got to say Scotch eggs. 語氣意圖

我得說是蘇格蘭蛋。

I've never liked them that much.

我從來都不怎麼喜歡它。

Okay.

好的。

All right,

行吧，

Rob.

Rob。

I will reveal the answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我稍後會在節目中揭曉答案。

Now,

現在，

as anyone who speaks more than one language knows, 表達脈絡

任何會說多種語言的人都知道，

translating involves more than getting the dictionary out. 慣用語

翻譯不僅僅是翻翻字典那麼簡單。

Recipe translators need to know the vocabulary for different ingredients and cooking techniques,

食譜翻譯需要了解不同食材和烹飪技巧的詞彙，

while also preserving the heart of the recipe. 慣用語

同時還要保留食譜的核心。

Listen as BBC World Service program The Food Chain

聽聽 BBC 國際頻道節目 The Food Chain

talks with recipe translator Rosa Llopis.

與食譜翻譯 Rosa Llopis 的對話。

Long story short, 慣用語

長話短說，

I began to work as an interpreter for Le Cordon Bleu, 講解

我開始在 Le Cordon Bleu（藍帶）擔任口譯員，

the French cuisine school.

那是一所法國烹飪學校。

And I realized that there was no,

我意識到根本沒有，

I mean,

我的意思是，

no such an specialization in Spain at least, 文法

至少在西班牙，沒有這樣的專門領域，

in like in gastronomy or cooking translation. 用詞

像是美食學或烹飪翻譯。

Recipe translation is closely connected to gastronomy, 片語搭配

食譜翻譯與美食學（gastronomy）密切相關，

the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food. 用詞

美食學是一門涉及準備和品嚐美味佳餚的藝術和學問。

This is contained in a country's traditional recipes, 文法

這蘊含在一個國家的傳統食譜中，

written in its own language,

這些食譜是用其本國語言書寫的，

not English.

而不是英語。

Hence, 表達脈絡

因此，

Rosa's decision to specialize in recipe translation.

Rosa 決定專攻食譜翻譯。

If you specialize in a subject, 講解

如果你專攻（specialize in）某個主題，

you focus on studying and learning all about it. 片語搭配

你會專注於研究和學習關於它的一切。

When Rosa is asked how she became a recipe translator,

當有人問 Rosa 是如何成為一名食譜翻譯時，

she begins by saying,

她首先說道，

"To cut a long story short." 慣用語

「長話短說（To cut a long story short）。」

This phrase can be used when you're explaining what happened in a few words, 文法

這個短語可以用在你三言兩語解釋發生了什麼，

without giving all the details.

而沒有給出所有細節的時候。

Like most recipe translators,

和大多數食譜翻譯一樣，

Rosa's goal is to produce a cookbook in English containing the best recipes from her own country, 文法

Rosa 的目標是出版一本英文烹飪書，裡面包含她祖國——

Spain.

西班牙——最棒的食譜。

But doing this is not so easy, 表達脈絡

但做到這一點並不容易，

as she explained to BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

正如她對 BBC 國際頻道節目 The Food Chain 解釋的那樣。

If my readers can't replicate those recipes, 講解

如果我的讀者無法複製（replicate）那些食譜，

they won't buy the book.

他們就不會買這本書。

So,

所以，

what I mean is 語氣意圖

我的意思是

I don't only have to find, 文法

我不僅要找到，

for instance, 語氣意圖

比如說，

the translation of the name of an ingredient.

某種食材名稱的翻譯。

I mean,

我的意思是，

if it's an ingredient that we don't use or we don't have in Spain,

如果那是一種在西班牙不常用或沒有的食材，

I always try to offer an alternative, 片語搭配

我總是試圖提供一種替代品，

so they can mimic the flavor or the results. 講解

以便他們可以模仿（mimic）出那樣的風味或結果。

Rosa's cookbook allows readers to replicate her dishes, 文法

Rosa 的烹飪書讓讀者能夠複製她的菜餚，

to make them again in exactly the same way. 片語搭配

完全以相同的方式再次製作它們。

But this isn't easy when the recipe includes ingredients which are difficult to find. 片語搭配

但是，當食譜中包含很難找到的食材時，這就很難辦到了。

Something like lemongrass, 語氣意圖

比如香茅（lemongrass），

which is used in some Spanish cooking,

它在某些西班牙烹飪中會用到，

but can be hard to find in the shops. 片語搭配

但在商店裡很難找到。

For this reason, 表達脈絡

由於這個原因，

Rosa gives an alternative,

Rosa 給出了一種替代選項，

a substitute ingredient, 用詞

一種替代食材，

which mimics or copies the flavor of a certain food.

它可以模仿或複製某種食物的風味。

To mimic the flavor of lemongrass, 片語搭配

為了模仿香茅的風味，

for example,

例如，

she recommends using lemon juice.

她推薦使用檸檬汁。

It's not easy work,

這不是一份輕鬆的工作，

but thanks to recipe translators like Rosa, 片語搭配

但是多虧了像 Rosa 這樣的食譜翻譯，

people here in the UK can cook something a little tastier than meat and boiled vegetables. 表達脈絡

我們英國人可以烹製出比肉和水煮蔬菜更美味的食物。

Speaking of which, 表達脈絡

說到這裡，

it's time to reveal the answer to my question,

該揭曉我剛才那個問題的答案了，

Rob.

Rob。

Yes,

是的，

you asked which food was voted the worst by a recent UK YouGov survey, 文法

你問根據英國 YouGov 最近的一項調查，哪種食物被評為最難吃，

and I said it was Scotch eggs.

我說是蘇格蘭蛋。

That's boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs. 文法

就是用香腸肉和麵包屑裹著的水煮蛋。

Uh,

呃，

yuck.

真噁心。

Well, 語氣意圖

嗯，

in fact,

事實上，

the correct answer was C,

正確答案是 C，

haggis, 文化背景

哈吉斯，

which doesn't sound much nicer because the Scottish dish haggis is made using a sheep's stomach. 語氣意圖

聽起來也好不到哪裡去，因為蘇格蘭菜哈吉斯是用羊胃做成的。

Oh,

哦，

yuck.

真噁心。

Okay,

好了，

let's quickly move on to recap the vocabulary we've learnt from this program, 表達脈絡

讓我們快速複習一下本期節目中我們學到的詞彙，

starting with ingredient,

首先是 ingredient（食材），

an item of food that is combined with other food to prepare a particular dish. 文法

與其他食物混合以烹製特定菜餚的食物種類。

Gastronomy is the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food. 用詞

Gastronomy（美食學）是一門涉及準備和品嚐美味佳餚的藝術和學問。

If you specialize in something, 文法

如果你 specialize in（專攻）某事，

you have spent time studying and learning all about it,

這意味著你花時間研究和學習了關於它的一切，

becoming an expert in that subject.

成為了該主題的專家。

The phrase "to cut a long story short"

短語「to cut a long story short（長話短說）」

is used in British English when you want to explain what happened in a few words, 語氣意圖

在英式英語中用來在你三言兩語解釋發生了什麼，

without giving all the details.

而沒有給出所有細節時使用。

To replicate something means to make or do it again in exactly the same way. 用詞

To replicate（複製）某物意味著完全以相同的方式製作或重複它。

And finally,

最後，

to mimic something means to copy the way in which it is done, 用詞

to mimic（模仿）某物意味著複製做某事的方式，

sometimes in a funny way.

有時以一種滑稽的方式。

Well,

好了，

once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 表達脈絡

我們的 6 分鐘到了。

Bye for now.

先拜拜了。

Bye-bye.

拜拜。

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