你最喜歡什麼口味的洋芋片？ ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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來自 BBCLearningEnglish.com 的 6 分鐘英語。

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的 6 分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

In Britain, we call them crisps 文化背景

在英國，我們稱它們為 crisps（洋芋片），

and you might know them as potato chips.

你們可能知道它們叫 potato chips。

But whatever you call them, 文法

但不管你怎麼叫，

these fried potato slices are probably the world's favorite snack.

這些油炸馬鈴薯片可能是世界上最受歡迎的零食。

Neil, are you a big crisp eater?

Neil，你是個愛吃洋芋片的人嗎？

And what's your favorite flavor?

你最喜歡什麼口味？

I love crisps, Beth.

我很喜歡洋芋片，Beth。

They are my favorite snack.

它們是我最喜歡的零食。

My favorite flavor is prawn cocktail, 文化背景

我最喜歡的口味是鮮蝦雞尾酒口味，

which is controversial because a lot of people don't like that flavor. 文法

這個口味很有爭議，因為很多人都不喜歡。

I think my favorite is salt and vinegar.

我想我最喜歡的是海鹽油醋口味。

Yummy.

真好吃。

You're making me hungry. 語氣意圖

妳把我弄餓了。

Well, crisps might be popular, 表達脈絡

雖說洋芋片很受歡迎，

but with lots of oil and salt,

但含有大量的油和鹽，

they're not the healthiest food.

它們並不是最健康的食物。

So, why do we love them so much?

那麼，為什麼我們如此喜愛它們呢？

That's what BBC World Service program The Food Chain wanted to find out. 片語動詞

這正是 BBC 世界服務節目《食物鏈》想要找出答案的。

Here, presenter Ruth Alexander talks to Mitchell Dingwall,

在這裡，主持人 Ruth Alexander 與 Mitchell Dingwall 進行了交談，

a food executive responsible for developing new crisp flavors. 片語搭配

他是一位負責開發洋芋片新口味的食品主管。

Why do we love crisps so much?

為什麼我們如此喜愛洋芋片？

Hmm.

嗯。

I think it's just that crunch, right? 語氣意圖

我覺得就是那種喀滋喀滋的口感，對吧？

You can't beat the crunch 慣用語

這種酥脆感是無與倫比的，

and then that delicious salty feeling in your mouth

然後是嘴裡那種美味的鹹味，

and it just becomes a snowball effect. 慣用語

它就像滾雪球一樣。

You just want more of it.

你就是會想吃更多。

For Mitchell,

對 Mitchell 來說，

the best thing about crisps is the loud crunch.

洋芋片最棒的地方就是那種清脆的聲響。

He says, "You can't beat it."

他說：「這種感覺無與倫比（You can't beat it）。」

An idiom meaning something like,

這是一個習語，意思是

"That's the best thing and you won't find anything better."

「這是最好的東西，你找不到比這更好的了。」

Mitchell says once you started eating crisps,

Mitchell 說，一旦你開始吃洋芋片，

it's hard to stop 片語搭配

就很難停下來，

and you just want to eat more and more.

你只會想越吃越多。

He calls this a snowball effect,

他稱之為「雪球效應（snowball effect）」，

a situation where doing something causes other similar things to happen.

意思是做某事會引發其他類似事情發生的情況。

You eat one crisp

你吃了一片洋芋片，

and before you know it, 片語搭配

還沒等你反應過來，

the whole packet's gone.

整包洋芋片就吃光了。

In this episode,

在這集節目中，

we'll be visiting two countries in love with crisps. 慣用語

我們將造訪兩個熱愛洋芋片的國家。

And as usual,

和往常一樣，

we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases,

我們會學習一些有用的新單字和片語，

all of which you can find on our website, bbclearningenglish.com. 文法

你們可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到這些內容。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

我有個問題要問妳，Beth。

The record for the world's largest packet of crisps 用詞

世界上最大的洋芋片包裝的紀錄

was recently broken in Saudi Arabia,

最近在沙烏地阿拉伯被打破了，

but how much did the packet weigh?

但是這包洋芋片有多重呢？

Was it A, about 1.5 tons,

是 A，大約 1.5 噸，

B, about 2.5 tons,

B，大約 2.5 噸，

or C, about 3.5 tons?

還是 C，大約 3.5 噸？

Okay, wow.

哇，好吧。

They are all huge.

它們都非常巨大。

I'm going to guess about 3.5 tons.

我猜大約 3.5 噸。

Okay, we'll find out the answer later.

好的，我們稍後揭曉答案。

Let's travel first to Singapore, 表達脈絡

讓我們先去新加坡，

home of Jolene Ng,

這裡是 Jolene Ng 的家，

a market research analyst who specializes in salty snacks. 片語搭配

她是一位專門研究鹹味零食的市場研究分析師。

Here's Jolene talking with Ruth Alexander for BBC program The Food Chain.

以下是 Jolene 在 BBC 節目《食物鏈》中與 Ruth Alexander 的對話。

Is the potato chip the most popular of all salty snacks?

洋芋片是所有鹹味零食中最受歡迎的嗎？

It's very, very much dependent on personal preference. 片語搭配

這在很大程度上取決於個人喜好。

But if I were to look at certain countries, 文法

但如果我看看某些國家，

you could see like in the UK,

妳會發現比如在英國，

it's very much part and parcel of life. 慣用語

它真的是生活中不可或缺的一部分。

You don't have it only during snack times, 文法

你不僅在吃零食的時候吃它，

you have it with lunch as well.

你吃午餐時也會配上它。

or you put it... My husband's from the UK

或者你把它夾在……我丈夫來自英國

Okay, and he kind of, puts it in his sandwich as well. 語氣意圖

好的，他還會把它夾在三明治裡。

Oh, yeah.

喔，是的。

Cheese sandwich with a crisp inside. 語氣意圖

夾著洋芋片的起司三明治。

Oh, yeah, that's great.

喔，是的，那太棒了。

Exactly.

沒錯。

Jolene says the popularity of different snacks depends on personal preference. 片語搭配

Jolene 說不同零食的受歡迎程度取決於「個人喜好（personal preference）」。

Someone's subjective liking or disliking for something based on their personal opinion. 用詞

某人基於個人觀點對某事物主觀上的喜歡或不喜歡。

In some places,

在某些地方，

crisps are part and parcel of everyday life.

洋芋片是日常生活「不可或缺的一部分（part and parcel）」。

Part and parcel means to be an essential element or feature of something.

Part and parcel 的意思是一件事物的核心要素或特徵。

In Britain,

在英國，

crisps are so essential that people even eat crisp sandwiches.

洋芋片如此重要，以至於人們甚至吃洋芋片三明治。

But not everywhere is so in love with potato chips.

但並不是所有地方都這麼熱愛洋芋片。

Let's meet Jenny Martinez,

讓我們認識一下 Jenny Martinez，

a food vlogger from Mexico. 用詞

一位來自墨西哥的美食影音創作者。

In Mexico,

在墨西哥，

tortilla corn chips are eaten instead of potato chips

人們吃的是玉米片而不是洋芋片，

and it's common to see street vendors selling bags of corn tortillas filled with different sauces. 文法

街頭小販出售裝有沾著各種醬料的玉米片的袋子，這很常見。

Here,

在這裡，

Jenny tells Ruth Alexander more for BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

Jenny 向 BBC 世界服務節目《食物鏈》的 Ruth Alexander 講述了更多細節。

For you,

對妳來說，

which is your go-to snack, 片語搭配

什麼是妳首選的零食，

the tortilla chip or the potato chip?

是玉米片還是洋芋片？

Definitely the tortilla chip.

絕對是玉米片。

Why?

為什麼？

Because you could do so many things, 片語搭配

因為妳可以用它做很多事，

dip it in almost everything, 片語搭配

幾乎可以沾任何東西，

adding some guacamole,

加點酪梨醬，

spicy salsa,

辣莎莎醬，

or just sour cream with a mixture of chipotle sauce.

或者酸奶油混合墨西哥辣椒醬。

Ruth asks if tortillas are Jenny's go-to snack.

Ruth 問玉米片是否是 Jenny 的「首選（go-to）」零食。

You can use the phrase go-to to describe something which is relied upon 片語動詞

妳可以用片語 go-to 來描述為了特定目的

to be the best thing for a particular purpose.

而被認為是最好、最可靠的事物。

For example,

例如，

for a lot of people,

對很多人來說，

Wikipedia is the go-to website for online information. 片語搭配

維基百科是獲取線上資訊的首選網站。

And Jenny thinks corn tortillas are especially good with guacamole,

Jenny 覺得玉米片配酪梨醬（guacamole）特別好吃，

a paste made of mashed avocado, 用詞

這是一種由搗碎的酪梨製成的醬料，

which sounds delicious

聽起來很美味，

and maybe a little healthier than a British crisp sandwich.

而且可能比英國的洋芋片三明治更健康一點。

Speaking of which, 表達脈絡

說到這個，

what was the answer to your question, Neil?

你問題的答案是什麼，Neil？

I asked you how heavy the world's largest bag of crisps was. 文法

我問妳世界上最大的那包洋芋片有多重。

And I said,

我回答了，

"Very heavy, over 3.5 tons."

「非常重，超過 3.5 噸。」

Well, it's not that big, 表達脈絡

哎，它其實沒那麼大，

but the real answer is still enormous,

但真正的答案依然十分巨大，

about 1.5 tons.

大約 1.5 噸。

The bag, made in Riyadh, 文法

這個在利雅德製作的包裝袋，

was 9 m tall.

有 9 公尺高。

Yeah.

哇喔。

Okay,

好了，

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

讓我們回顧一下今天學到的單字，

starting with the phrase "you can't beat that",

從片語 you can't beat that 開始，

meaning that something is the best and you won't find anything better.

意思是某物是最好的，你找不到比這更好的了。

A snowball effect is a situation where one action causes other similar actions to happen. 慣用語

Snowball effect（雪球效應）指的是一種行動導致其他類似行動發生的情況。

Someone's personal preference is their subjective liking or disliking for something based on their own opinion.

某人的 personal preference（個人喜好）是他們基於自己的觀點對某事物主觀上的喜惡。

To be part and parcel of something means to be an essential or integral feature of it. 慣用語

To be part and parcel of something 意思是成為某物不可或缺或必不可少的特徵。

And something which is described as the go-to can be relied upon as the best thing for a particular situation. 片語動詞

被描述為 go-to（首選）的事物可以被視為特定情況下的最佳選擇。

And finally,

最後，

guacamole is a paste made of mashed avocado,

guacamole（酪梨醬）是一種由搗碎的酪梨、

lime juice, and salt.

檸檬汁和鹽製成的醬料。

Delicious.

非常美味。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up, 片語搭配

我們的 6 分鐘時間到了，

but if you're hungry for more, 表達脈絡

但如果妳還想學得更多，

then head over to our website, bbclearningenglish.com,

請造訪我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com，

where you'll find a worksheet and quiz for this episode.

妳可以在那裡找到本集節目的練習表和測驗。

See you again soon,

期待很快再見，

but for now, goodbye.

但現在，再見了。

Goodbye.

再見。

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