巧克力：遇見真正的威利·旺卡 ⏲️ 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.

你好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的 6 Minute English。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

In Britain, millions of kids grow up reading the books of Roald Dahl. 文法

在英國，數以百萬計的孩子是讀著羅德·達爾的書長大的。

Before his death in 1990,

在1990年過世前，

Roald Dahl wrote over 30 children's books,

羅德·達爾寫了30多本兒童讀物，

including best sellers like Matilda and the BFG. 用詞

包括《瑪蒂達》和《吹夢巨人》等暢銷書。

But one book in particular is many people's favorite, 片語搭配

但有一本書特別受許多人喜愛，

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

那就是《巧克力冒險工廠》。

Ah, yes.

啊，是的。

I remember the story of Charlie Bucket,

我記得查理·巴克特的故事，

the poor kid whose luck turns around when he wins a golden ticket to the local chocolate factory. 片語動詞

那個可憐的小男孩在贏得當地巧克力工廠的金獎券後時來運轉。

The factory is run by the mysterious Willy Wonka,

那家工廠由神祕的威利·旺卡經營，

who invents all kinds of sweets and chocolates for the children to try. 片語搭配

他發明了各式各樣的糖果和巧克力讓孩子們品嚐。

Everything from strawberry-coated fudge to marshmallow pillows. 文法

從草莓糖霜軟糖到棉花糖枕頭應有盡有。

Neil, I really wanted to visit that chocolate factory.

尼爾，我以前真的很想去參觀那家巧克力工廠。

Now, if that story sounds familiar, 表達脈絡

如果你覺得這個故事聽起來很熟悉，

then maybe, as a kid,

那麼也許在小時候，

you also dreamed of tasting chocolate for a living. 片語搭配

你也曾夢想過以品嚐巧克力為生。

In this program,

在本集節目中，

we'll be meeting a real-life Willy Wonka, 文化背景

我們將見到現實生活中的「威利·旺卡」，

someone whose job involves exactly that,

這個人的工作正是如此：

inventing and tasting chocolate bars.

發明並品嚐巧克力棒。

And as usual,

像往常一樣，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我們也會學習一些實用的新詞彙。

Heini Atula has the kind of job most people can only dream of. 慣用語

海妮·阿圖拉擁有大多數人夢寐以求的職業。

Heini is head of research and development at Fazer, 用詞

海妮是芬蘭法澤爾（Fazer）公司的研發主管，

a confectionery company in Finland which has been making and selling chocolate for over 130 years. 文法

這是一家擁有130多年製作和銷售巧克力歷史的糖果公司。

Heini is responsible for buying the cocoa beans used to make chocolate 片語搭配

海妮負責採購用於製作巧克力的可可豆，

and coming up with ideas for new chocolate products to sell. 片語動詞

並為銷售的新巧克力產品構思點子。

So, my question for you, Neil, is this: 表達脈絡

那麼，尼爾，我有一個問題要問你：

what is Britain's best-selling chocolate bar? 片語搭配

英國最暢銷的巧克力棒是什麼？

Is it A, KitKat?

是A，奇巧（KitKat）？

B, Snickers?

B，士力架（Snickers）？

Or C, Mars?

還是C，瑪氏（Mars）？

Hmm.

嗯。

Well, I'm going to guess that it's KitKat. 語氣意圖

那好吧，我猜是奇巧。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼爾。

I will reveal the correct answer at the end of the program.

我將在節目最後公布正確答案。

With over 6,000 employees, 文法

法澤爾擁有6000多名員工，

Fazer is Finland's largest chocolate maker.

是芬蘭最大的巧克力製造商。

Just like Willy Wonka,

就像威利·旺卡一樣，

Heini and her team think up new and exciting chocolate products.

海妮和她的團隊構思出令人興奮的新型巧克力產品。

Here, Heini explains more to Ruth Alexander for BBC World Service program,

在這裡，海妮向 BBC 國際頻道節目的露絲·亞歷山大做出了更多解釋，

The Food Chain.

這個節目叫《食物鏈》。

Part of your job is to travel around the world and eat chocolate. 文法

妳工作的一部分就是環遊世界品嚐巧克力。

That would be a dream. 用詞

這簡直就是一個夢想。

But of course,

不過當然了，

you get the different information from different sources around the world.

妳要從世界各地的不同來源獲取各種資訊。

So, I think there is a brilliant amount of ideas.

所以我認為那裡蘊藏著無數絕妙的想法。

Then it is just that, okay,

接下來的問題就是，好吧，

when is the right time 片語搭配

什麼時候是合適的時機

to actually develop and launch a certain type of products,

去真正開發並推出某類產品，

when there is a like a consumer demand.

也就是什麼時候會出現消費者需求。

How does it feel when you've developed a new product, 語氣意圖

當妳開發出一款新產品，

a new taste,

一種新口味，

and it's on the shelves

然後它上架了，

and people are going for it?

而且人們很喜歡它，這感覺如何？

It feels great.

感覺太棒了。

You really feel proud of my team who is creating 片語搭配

妳會為我們創造這些產品、

the products and creating the taste experience.

創造味覺體驗的團隊感到非常自豪。

It's really a great feeling.

這真的是一種很棒的感覺。

Can you tell us about any flops

妳能跟我們聊聊有哪些失敗之作嗎？

where you just feel like

就是那些讓妳覺得

we chocolate eaters just weren't ready for it? 語氣意圖

我們這些吃巧克力的人還沒準備好接受它的口味？

I think those flops are as important as the products which are gaining great sales, 文法

我認為那些失敗之作和獲得高銷量的產品一樣重要，

because you always learn.

因為妳總能從中記取教訓。

Heini describes her chocolate maker job as a dream, 用詞

海妮把她作為巧克力製造商的工作描述為一個夢想（a dream），

something that you want to happen very much but is not very likely to.

即你非常希望發生但不太可能發生的事情。

But in Heini's case,

但在海妮這裡，

her dream came true. 慣用語

她的夢想成真了。

After they invent a new chocolate bar,

在他們發明出一款新的巧克力棒後，

Heini's team carefully choose the best time to launch it, 用詞

海妮的團隊會仔細選擇最佳的發布時機來推出（launch）它，

to introduce the new product to the public.

也就是向大眾推出這款新產品。

Usually,

通常，

this only happens when there is enough consumer demand, 用詞

這只會在有足夠的消費者需求（consumer demand）時才會發生，

a measurement of how much customers want to buy something

這是一個衡量顧客購買某種東西的意願的指標，

based on factors like its price and availability.

通常基於價格和可得性等因素。

If consumer demand is strong,

如果消費者需求強勁，

Fazer starts to advertise and promote their new chocolate bar before it hits the shelves, 慣用語

法澤爾會在其新巧克力棒上架（hits the shelves）前開始打廣告並進行推廣，

an idiom meaning that it becomes available for people to buy in the shops.

這是一個片語，意思是在商店裡可以供人們購買。

Then it's just a question of waiting to see if people go for or choose the new product. 片語搭配

接下來就只是等待，看看人們是否會選擇（go for）這款新產品。

Some of Heini's biggest successes have been her blueberry truffle and the heart-shaped Geisha bar she invented.

海妮最大的一些成功之作是她發明的藍莓松露和心形的 Geisha 巧克力棒。

But sometimes the new chocolate bar she thinks up is a flop, 用詞

但有時她想出的新巧克力棒也是個失敗之作（flop），

completely unsuccessful or a failure.

即徹底的不成功或失敗。

Flop or not, 表達脈絡

不管失敗與否，

Heini thinks she has one of the best jobs in the world,

海妮認為自己擁有世界上最好的工作之一，

even if she doesn't get to eat as much of her chocolate inventions as Willy Wonka. 片語搭配

即使她不能像威利·旺卡那樣隨心所欲地吃自己發明的巧克力。

Anyway,

總之，

speaking of best-selling chocolate, 表達脈絡

說到最暢銷的巧克力，

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

貝絲，是不是該揭曉妳那個問題的答案了？

Right.

是的。

I asked you about Britain's best-selling chocolate bar,

我問你英國最暢銷的巧克力棒是什麼，

and you guessed it's the KitKat, which was the wrong answer, I'm afraid, Neil. 語氣意圖

你猜是奇巧，恐怕這是個錯誤答案，尼爾。

In fact, the UK's most popular chocolate is the Mars Bar,

事實上，英國最受歡迎的巧克力是瑪氏巧克力棒，

meaning that over 3 million bars get made every day. 文法

這意味著每天要生產超過300萬塊。

Okay,

好的，

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

讓我們來回顧一下在本集節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with a dream,

從夢想（a dream）開始，

something you really want to happen but is not likely to.

指你非常希望發生但不太可能發生的事情。

And the related idiom,

以及相關的片語，

a dream come true,

夢想成真（a dream come true），

when what you really want to happen actually does.

指你非常希望發生的事情真的發生了。

When a company launches a new consumer product,

當一家公司推出（launch）一款新的消費品時，

they introduce it to the public for the first time.

他們是首次將其展示給大眾。

Consumer demand is a measurement of consumers' desire to buy a product

消費者需求（consumer demand）衡量的是消費者購買一款產品的慾望，

based on factors like its price and availability.

通常基於其價格和可得性等因素。

When a product hits the shelves,

當一件產品上架（hits the shelves）時，

it becomes available for purchase in the shops.

它就可以在商店裡被買到了。

If you go for something,

如果你選擇（go for）某物，

you choose it.

意思就是你選定了它。

For example,

比如，

in a restaurant,

在餐廳裡，

you might say,

你可能會說，

"I think I'll go for the fish." 片語動詞

「我想我要點魚。」

And finally,

最後，

if something is a flop,

如果某物是一個失敗之作（flop），

it's completely unsuccessful,

它就是完全不成功的，

a failure.

一次失敗。

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 remember to join us again next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary

但請記得下次再來加入我們，獲取更多熱門話題和實用詞彙，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

暫時再見了。

Bye.

再見。

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