學習新的飲食文化 ⏲️ 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 Learning English 的《六分鐘英語》。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

Every country has its own favorite foods.

每個國家都有自己最愛的美食。

So when people leave home and move to a different country,

所以當人們離開家鄉搬到另一個國家時，

getting used to the new food there can be a surprise. 文法

習慣那裡的新食物可能會帶來一些驚訝。

Food can have strange sounding names. 文法

食物的名字有時聽起來很奇怪。

If you know what a toad is,

如果你知道 toad（蟾蜍）是什麼，

it's an animal, very similar to a frog,

牠是一種動物，和青蛙非常相似，

you might be surprised to hear that a famous English meal is toad in the hole. 文化背景

你聽到有一道著名的英國菜叫 toad in the hole（麵糊烤香腸）時可能會感到驚訝。

Don't worry though,

不過別擔心，

it's made with sausages, not toads. 片語搭配

它是用香腸做的，不是蟾蜍。

In this program,

在本期節目中，

we're exploring people's first impressions of a new culture through its food. 講解

我們將透過食物來探索人們對一種新文化的第一印象。

We'll be hearing how two women,

我們將聽到兩位女士的經歷，

one a refugee, 文法

一位是難民，

the other a dietitian,

另一位是營養師，

adapted to the food of their new home. 片語搭配

她們是如何適應新家園的食物的。

And as usual,

像往常一樣，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我們也會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Neil.

我有一個問題要問你，尼爾。

A British summer wouldn't be complete without a traditional cream tea. 講解

沒有傳統的奶油茶點，英國的夏天是不完整的。

Scones, cream and jam,

司康餅、奶油和果醬，

eaten with a cup of tea.

配上一杯茶一起享用。

It sounds lovely,

聽起來很美好，

but strangely, there have been many arguments over cream teas. 片語搭配

但奇怪的是，有很多關於奶油茶點的爭論。

So,

那麼，

is the cream tea debate about

奶油茶點的爭論是關於

A, whether to drink tea or coffee,

A，喝茶還是喝咖啡，

B, whether to put cream or jam onto the scone first,

B，先往司康餅上抹奶油還是果醬，

or C,

還是 C，

whether strawberry or raspberry jam is better?

草莓果醬更好還是覆盆子果醬更好？

Well,

嗯，

I think the controversy is whether to add cream or jam first. 文法

我認為爭議在於先加奶油還是先加果醬。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼爾。

I'll reveal the correct answer later in the program.

我將在節目稍後揭曉正確答案。

Natalia Tkachenko arrived in the Netherlands

納塔莉亞·特卡琴科抵達了荷蘭

after leaving her home in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. 用詞

在俄羅斯入侵後離開了她在烏克蘭的家。

She moved in with Weronika Groszewska, 片語動詞

她搬去和維羅妮卡·格羅舍夫斯卡同住，

who's originally from Poland,

她原本來自波蘭，

and her family,

還有她的家人，

starting them on a journey to open their own restaurants, 表達脈絡

這開啟了她們開辦自己餐廳的旅程，

Natalia's Kitchen.

也就是納塔莉亞廚房。

Here's Natalia talking with BBC World Service program,

這裡是納塔莉亞在接受 BBC 世界服務節目

The Food Chain.

《食物鏈》的採訪。

Of course,

當然，

at first,

起初，

it felt like I am well out of what they call my comfort zone. 慣用語

我感覺自己完全走出了所謂的舒適區（comfort zone）。

When you stay in a certain environment,

當你待在某個特定的環境中時，

you get used to it.

你會習慣它。

But when you move to another country

但是當你搬到另一個國家

where you live and work,

在那裡生活和工作時，

you experience difficulties

你會經歷困難

and you have to adapt to get used to local foods.

你必須適應並習慣當地的食物。

Here, they don't have some of the staples we had in Ukraine. 用詞

在這裡，他們沒有我們在烏克蘭的一些主食。

Ingredients are different,

食材是不同的，

and so you start working with local foods, 用詞

所以你開始使用當地的食物，

find replacements,

尋找替代品，

cook with what you have. 片語搭配

用你現有的東西做飯。

At first, Natalia felt out of her comfort zone,

一開始，納塔莉亞感覺走出了她的舒適區（comfort zone），

a familiar situation in which someone feels secure and in control.

即某人感到安全和能掌控的熟悉環境。

She had to adapt to her new life in the Netherlands.

她不得不適應（adapt）在荷蘭的新生活。

She had to change in order to succeed in her new situation. 文法

為了在新環境中取得成功，她不得不做出改變。

Some of the staple ingredients Natalia used in Ukraine

納塔莉亞在烏克蘭使用的一些主食（staple）食材

weren't available in the Netherlands.

在荷蘭買不到。

A staple is a basic and important type of food

主食（staple）是一種基本而重要的食物類型，

that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.

它被大部分人口經常食用。

So,

因此，

Natalia adapted her recipes,

納塔莉亞調整了她的食譜，

replacing Ukrainian with Dutch ingredients, 片語搭配

用荷蘭食材替代了烏克蘭食材，

to create a new kind of cooking,

創造出了一種新的烹飪方式，

which her customers loved.

這深受顧客的喜愛。

Our second story involves Rachel Winter-Roach,

我們的第二個故事講述的是瑞秋·溫特-羅奇，

who left her home in England

她離開了在英國的家

to work on the sunny island of Tobago

來到陽光明媚的多巴哥島工作

in the southern Caribbean.

它位於加勒比海南部。

Here, Rachel explains some of the food challenges she faced 片語搭配

在這裡，瑞秋向 BBC 世界服務節目

to BBC World Service program,

《食物鏈》

The Food Chain.

解釋了她面臨的一些食物挑戰。

When I came out to the Caribbean, 片語搭配

當我來到加勒比地區時，

I was really in for a shock 慣用語

我真的大吃一驚

when it came to flavoring and seasoning food. 片語搭配

尤其是在食物調味和加香料方面。

And seasoning is really, really an integral part of food preparation here. 講解

在這裡，調味真的是食物準備中非常非常不可或缺的一部分。

Here, um,

在這裡，嗯，

the seasoning is multiple, multiple layers. 用詞

調味料是一層又一層的。

It took me a while to get used to it because everybody has their own way of seasoning 講解

我花了一段時間才習慣，因為每個人都有自己調味的方式

and their own little tweaks.

和他們自己的小調整（tweaks）。

And there are no quantities, 用詞

而且沒有固定的用量，

so it really takes a lot of practice, 片語搭配

所以真的需要大量的練習，

a lot of trial and error. 慣用語

大量的反覆試驗（trial and error）。

And I think my family did not always appreciate the errors in the trials. 表達脈絡

而且我想我的家人並不總是能欣賞那些試驗中的失敗。

When Rachel moved to Tobago,

當瑞秋搬到多巴哥時，

she was in for a shock.

她肯定會大吃一驚（in for a shock）。

The phrase to be in for a shock

短語 to be in for a shock

means to be sure of experiencing a surprising or unpleasant situation.

意味著肯定會經歷一種令人驚訝或不愉快的情況。

In Rachel's case,

在瑞秋的例子中，

the surprise involved seasoning,

這種驚訝涉及調味（seasoning），

the salt, herbs,

即加入食物以增加風味的鹽、香草

and spices added to food to enhance the flavor.

和香料。

In the Caribbean,

在加勒比地區，

seasoning is a big deal. 慣用語

調味是一件大事。

Everyone has their own seasoning recipe,

每個人都有自己的調味配方，

including little tweaks or small adjustments, 用詞

包括他們自己加入的

which they have added themselves.

小調整（tweaks）或微小的變動。

It took time for Rachel to develop her seasoning skills, 片語搭配

瑞秋花了一些時間來培養她的調味技巧，

mainly through trial and error,

主要是透過反覆試驗（trial and error），

a way of solving problems by trying a number of different methods

這是一種透過嘗試多種不同方法來解決問題的方法

and learning from the mistakes you make along the way. 片語搭配

並從沿途犯的錯誤中學習。

Whether you're fleeing war, 講解

無論你是逃離戰爭，

starting a new job,

開始一份新工作，

or enjoying a cream tea,

還是享用奶油茶點，

it seems there's lots to learn about a place from its food, 表達脈絡

看來透過一個地方的食物可以了解到很多東西，

including Britain.

包括英國。

So,

所以，

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

我想是時候揭曉我的問題的答案了，

Neil.

尼爾。

Why is the traditional British cream tea controversial?

為什麼傳統的英國奶油茶點備受爭議？

Well,

嗯，

I guessed it was because people disagree 片語搭配

我猜是因為人們對

about whether cream or jam should go on the scone first.

是該先在司康餅上抹奶油還是先抹果醬存在分歧。

Which was the correct answer.

這就是正確答案。

And anyone who says it's jam first is just wrong. 語氣意圖

並且任何說先抹果醬的人都錯了。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this program,

讓我們複習一下我們在這個節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with comfort zone,

從 comfort zone 開始，

a situation in which you feel comfortable and in control.

即你感到舒適和能掌控的情況。

To adapt means to change so as to successfully fit in with a new situation. 講解

To adapt 意味著改變，以便成功地融入新的情況。

A staple is a basic and important type of food

A staple 是一種基本而重要的食物類型，

that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.

它被大部分人口經常食用。

The phrase to be in for a shock

短語 to be in for a shock

means to be guaranteed to experience a surprising or unpleasant situation.

意味著注定要經歷一種令人驚訝或不愉快的情況。

A tweak is a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.

A tweak 是為了改進某物而做出的微小調整。

And finally,

最後，

if you solve a problem by trial and error,

如果你透過 trial and error（反覆試驗）解決問題，

you try a number of different methods

你嘗試了多種不同的方法

and learn from the mistakes you make.

並從犯過的錯誤中學習。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的6分鐘到了。

And remember to join us again next time here at 6 Minute English.

記住下次再來《六分鐘英語》和我們相聚。

Goodbye for now.

暫時再見。

Bye.

再見。

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