植物性肉類替代品比真肉更健康嗎？⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

If you've heard about meat-free Mondays or Veganuary, 文化背景

如果你聽說過「無肉星期一」或「素食一月」(Veganuary)，

you probably know about a trend which an increasing number of people are trying to reduce or even stop eating meat. 片語搭配

你可能知道現在有一種趨勢，越來越多的人正試圖減少甚至停止吃肉。

This is often for health,

這通常是為了健康、

animal welfare,

動物福利

or environmental reasons.

或環境原因。

Instead,

取而代之的是，

people are getting their daily amount of protein through plant-based alternatives. 用詞

人們正透過植物性替代品來獲取每天所需的蛋白質。

Meat-free sausages and burgers made using ingredients like soy, 文法

無肉香腸和漢堡是用大豆、

tofu, or fungi,

豆腐或真菌等原料，

as well as tempeh, 片語搭配

以及天貝、

beans, or nuts.

豆類或堅果製成的。

Have you tried any of these plant-based meat alternatives,

你嚐過這些植物基肉類替代品嗎，

Georgie?

Georgie？

Yes, I have.

是的，我嚐過。

I have lots of vegetarian friends,

我有很多素食朋友，

so I've been to veggie barbecues and have tried

所以我去過素食烤肉，並嘗試了

the uh plant-based sausages and burgers.

呃，植物性的香腸和漢堡。

I quite like them as long as they're covered in sauce. 文法

只要它們裹滿醬汁，我就非常喜歡。

What about you?

你呢？

Yeah, I think I agree.

嗯，我覺得我同意。

I mean, they're fine.

我的意思是，它們還不錯。

There's a reason for them,

它們的存在是有原因的，

but I'm not sure they're as good as the real thing. 慣用語

但我不確定它們是否和真肉一樣好。

Now, with processed meat being linked to diseases like diabetes and cancer, 文法

現在，由於加工肉類被認為與糖尿病和癌症等疾病有關，

most doctors agree that plant-based options are healthier,

大多數醫生都同意植物性選擇更健康，

but some people are worried about how plant-based alternatives are made, 文法

但有些人擔心植物性替代品是如何製作的，

including radio listener Graham Glover,

包括電台聽眾 Graham Glover，

who asked this question to BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread. 文化背景

他在 BBC Radio 4 的 Sliced Bread 節目中提出了這個問題。

Well, my question is,

嗯，我的問題是，

looking at how these vegetable sausages how they are processed,

看看這些蔬菜香腸，它們是如何被加工的，

full of additives and flavourings and colourings 用詞

充滿了添加劑、調味劑和著色劑，

are they any healthier than a pork sausage? 文法

它們真的比豬肉香腸更健康嗎？

In this episode,

在本期節目中，

we'll be finding out whether plant-based foods really are a healthier alternative to meat. 表達脈絡

我們將弄清楚植物性食品是否真的是一種比肉類更健康的替代選擇。

And as usual,

像往常一樣，

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

我們將學習一些有用的新單字和短語。

Remember, you can find all the vocabulary,

記住，你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到所有的詞彙，

along with a quiz and a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

以及小測驗和學習單。

But now, I have a question for you, Georgie.

但現在，我有一個問題要問你，Georgie。

Listener Graham loves eating sausages,

聽眾 Graham 喜歡吃香腸，

but do you know which of the following words means sausages in British English slang? 用詞

但你知道以下哪個詞在英國英語俚語中是香腸的意思嗎？

Is it A, booze,

是 A、booze，

B, banger,

B、banger，

or C, brunch?

還是 C、brunch？

So, I actually know the answer to this question,

其實我知道這個問題的答案，

so I'm not going to say,

所以我不打算說出來，

otherwise it will spoil it for our listeners. 用詞

否則會給我們的聽眾劇透。

Okay, well, we'll all find out at the end of the program.

好的，那我們在節目最後再一起揭曉答案。

Although most research agrees that plant-based foods are healthier than meat, 表達脈絡

儘管大多數研究一致認為植物性食品比肉類更健康，

it's also true that meat-free products are processed.

但無肉產品也確實是經過加工的。

To make meat-free sausages,

例如，

for example,

為了製作無肉香腸，

after the proteins are broken down, 文法

在蛋白質被分解後，

flavorings and colorings are added to reproduce the taste or texture of meat. 文法

會添加調味劑和著色劑，以再現肉類的味道或口感。

Quorn, one of the best-known brands of meat-free products, 講解

最著名的無肉產品品牌之一 Quorn

uses mycoprotein, 用詞

使用 mycoprotein（真菌蛋白），

a fungi-based protein similar to the fungi used in the fermentation of yogurt and bread. 用詞

這是一種基於真菌的蛋白質，類似於發酵優格和麵包中使用的真菌。

So, what does listener Graham think?

那麼，聽眾 Graham 是怎麼想的呢？

Let's find out as he talks to Greg Foot, 表達脈絡

讓我們聽聽他與Greg Foot的對話，尋找答案。

presenter of BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread.

Greg是BBC Radio 4的Sliced Bread節目主持人。

Graham, listening to all this,

Graham，聽了這一切，

you know, normally a fan of a meat sausage, 片語搭配

你知道，作為一個平時喜歡吃肉香腸的人，

your plant-based meat-alternative sausage curious that we're exploring today,

你對我們今天探討的植物基肉類替代香腸感到好奇，

what do you think about hearing about the sources of where they come from? 語氣意圖

在聽說它們的來源後你有什麼想法？

What's your gut reaction to hearing that Quorn comes from a fungus? 慣用語

聽說 Quorn 來源於一種真菌，你的直覺反應是什麼？

I have no problems with that. 語氣意圖

我對此毫無意見。

It's just another form of protein,

它只是另一種形式的蛋白質而已，

as far as I'm concerned. 語氣意圖

就我而言。

It's what's the healthiest.

關鍵是什麼最健康。

Yes, we will get to health. 表達脈絡

是的，我們會談到健康問題。

I think that's the big conversation for today. 表達脈絡

我認為這是今天的主要話題。

Greg asks Graham for his gut reaction.

Greg 詢問 Graham 的 gut reaction（直覺反應）。

Your gut reaction is your opinion

你的 gut reaction 是你對某事的看法

based on your initial feeling or instinct about something.

基於你的初步感覺或本能。

It can't be explained logically.

它是無法用邏輯來解釋的。

Actually, Graham doesn't mind that his sausage protein is a fungus,

實際上，Graham 並不介意他的香腸蛋白質是一種真菌，

as long as it's healthy.

只要它是健康的就行。

He uses the phrase

他使用了這個短語

as far as I am concerned

as far as I am concerned（就我而言）

to indicate that he is giving his own opinion on the subject.

來表明他正在給出自己對這個問題的看法。

Of course, healthy eating is important,

當然，健康飲食很重要，

but there are other factors influencing whether meat-lovers like Graham could be persuaded to try plant-based alternatives. 講解

但還有其他因素影響像 Graham 這樣的肉食愛好者是否能被說服去嘗試植物基替代品。

These include things like the taste, colour and texture of the sausage. 用詞

這包括香腸的味道、顏色和口感等。

In other words, 表達脈絡

換句話說，

whether a plant-based sausage looks and feels like real meat. 片語搭配

就是植物香腸看起來和感覺起來是否像真肉。

Here's Greg discussing this point for BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread.

以下是 Greg 在 BBC Radio 4 節目 Sliced Bread 中討論這一點。

It's interesting, isn't it, 語氣意圖

這很有趣，不是嗎，

because my mum is a long-time veggie, 用詞

因為我媽媽是一個長期的素食主義者，

and we were talking about this,

我們當時正在談論這個，

and she says, I don't want my, 文法

她說，我不希望我的，

you know, alternative proteins to resemble meat.

你知道的，替代蛋白質看起來像肉。

That's one of the reasons she says she doesn't eat meat.

這就是她說她不吃肉的原因之一。

But you, Graham, you said you do want your plant-based sausage to resemble a pork sausage?

但是你，Graham，你說你確實希望你的植物香腸看起來像豬肉香腸？

Yeah, I've always been a meat eater, 用詞

是的，我一直是一個吃肉的人，

but I do need a plant-based product to be similar in terms of flavour 講解

但我確實需要一種植物性產品在味道、

texture, and appearance.

質地和外觀上都很相似。

Graham wants his plant-based sausages to resemble, 用詞

Graham 希望他的植物香腸 resemble，

meaning look similar to meat.

意思是看起來類似於肉。

But that's not the case for Greg's mum, 表達脈絡

但 Greg 的媽媽情況並非如此，

who's a long-time veggie.

她是一位 long-time veggie（長期的素食主義者）。

A veggie is slang for a vegetarian, 用詞

Veggie 是 vegetarian（素食主義者）的俚語，

a person who doesn't eat meat.

指不吃肉的人。

And the adjective long-time describes someone who has been or done a particular thing for many years.

而形容詞 long-time 描述某人已經成為某種人或做某事很多年了。

So, a long-time veggie is someone who's been vegetarian for many years.

因此，long-time veggie 是指已經吃素很多年的人。

Whether you want your veggie sausages to look, taste, and feel like meat, 文法

無論你是想讓你的素食香腸看起來、嚐起來、感覺起來像肉，

or you prefer your protein from a plant,

還是你更喜歡植物中的蛋白質，

now there's every chance you'll find what you're looking for. 片語搭配

現在你完全有機會找到你想要的。

And keep your body and planet healthy as well. 表達脈絡

並且讓你的身體和地球保持健康。

Now, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question, Neil? 語氣意圖

現在，是不是該揭曉你問題的答案了，Neil？

Yes, I asked what the British English slang word for sausages is.

是的，我問的是英國英語中表示香腸的俚語是什麼。

And what is it, Georgie?

那到底是什麼呢，Georgie？

The answer is banger. 用詞

答案是 banger。

And we have a typical dish in the UK called Bangers and Mash, 文化背景

在英國我們有一道典型的菜叫 Bangers and Mash，

which is sausages and mash.

就是香腸和馬鈴薯泥。

Mm, love it, with gravy.

嗯，我喜歡，搭配肉汁吃。

Mm.

嗯。

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

好的，讓我們回顧一下學過的詞彙，

starting with banger,

從 banger 開始，

a word which is slang for sausage.

這是一個表示香腸的俚語單字。

Your gut reaction is your opinion about something

你的 gut reaction（直覺反應）是你對某事的看法

based on instinctive feelings, not logic or reason.

基於本能感覺，而不是邏輯或理性。

The phrase as far as I'm concerned

短語 as far as I'm concerned（就我而言）

can be used to give your opinion about something.

可以用來給出你對某事的看法。

To resemble means to look or be similar to something.

To resemble 意思是看起來像或類似於某物。

A veggie is slang for a vegetarian,

A veggie 是素食主義者的俚語，

someone who doesn't eat meat.

指不吃肉的人。

And finally,

最後，

the adjective long-time can be used to say that someone has done a particular thing for many years.

形容詞 long-time 可以用來表示某人做某事已經有很多年了。

Once again, our six minutes are up, 慣用語

我們的六分鐘又到了，

but remember you can find worksheets, quizzes,

但請記住，你可以找到學習單、小測驗

and loads more resources to improve your English 用詞

以及更多用於提高你英語水平的資源，

over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. 片語搭配

就在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

See you there soon,

我們那裡見，

but for now, goodbye.

現在，再見了。

Goodbye.

再見。

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