我們是不是太沉迷於蛋白質了？⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com的六分鐘英語。

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

大家好，這裡是BBC英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是Georgie。

Neil, we're talking about protein today.

Neil，今天我們來談談蛋白質。

Um what type of protein do you usually eat?

嗯，你平時通常吃哪種蛋白質？

Well, I like all kinds of proteins, 片語搭配

哎呀，我喜歡各種蛋白質，

fish, bit of chicken,

魚肉、一點雞肉，

but I think I really like an egg.

但我覺得我最喜歡雞蛋。

An egg is my favorite kind of protein.

雞蛋是我最喜歡的蛋白質。

Oh, I was going to say that too. 文法

哦，我也正想這麼說。

I'm a big fan of breakfast foods 片語搭配

我是早餐食品的超級粉絲，

and eggs are my favorite.

雞蛋是我的最愛。

Well, you can't beat a good breakfast. 慣用語

嗯，沒什麼能比得上一頓豐盛的早餐。

Of all the main food groups such as carbohydrate, fat, and fiber, 片語搭配

在碳水化合物、脂肪和纖維等主要食物分類中，

it's protein that seems to be most in the news. 講解

蛋白質似乎是新聞中出現最多的。

In shops and on social media,

在商店和社交媒體上，

you'll find all kinds of high protein foods being advertised, 片語搭配

你會發現各種高蛋白食品的廣告，

from shakes and yogurts to chocolate. 文法

從奶昔、優格到巧克力都有。

Here's Ruth Alexander,

下面是Ruth Alexander，

presenter of BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

BBC世界服務頻道節目《The Food Chain》的主持人。

Cast your eye over most aisles in the supermarkets now 慣用語

現在掃視一下超市裡的大部分走道，

and you'll see high-protein products in abundance. 片語搭配

你會看到大量的高蛋白產品。

Pasta made with lentils and chickpeas rather than wheat flour, 文法

用扁豆和鷹嘴豆而不是小麥粉製作的義大利麵，

bread fortified with beans and pulses. 講解

以及添加了豆類和豆科植物來強化的麵包。

Ruth cast her eye over the supermarket shelves.

Ruth掃視了超市的貨架。

If you cast your eye over something,

如果你 cast your eye over（掃視）某物，

you take a quick look at it.

意思是你快速看它一眼。

What she sees are protein products in abundance.

她看到的是豐富的（in abundance）蛋白質產品。

In other words, in large quantities. 表達脈絡

換句話說，就是數量很大。

Products which already contain protein like yogurt are repackaged as high-protein, 用詞

原本就含有蛋白質的產品（比如優格）被重新包裝成高蛋白產品，

while other items have extra protein added, 文法

而其他產品則被額外添加了蛋白質，

often in the form of beans and pulses. 片語搭配

通常是以豆類和豆科植物的形式。

Protein is big business. 慣用語

蛋白質是一門大生意。

Our bodies need protein for health and to build muscle.

我們的身體為了健康和增肌需要蛋白質。

But with all this focus on protein, 表達脈絡

但是，在如此關注蛋白質的情況下，

are we forgetting about other important nutrients such as fiber?

我們是否忘記了其他重要營養素，比如纖維？

That's what we'll be discussing in this program, 表達脈絡

這就是我們將在本節目中討論的內容，

hearing some useful new words and phrases.

順便學習一些有用的新詞彙和片語。

But first, I have a question for you, Georgie. 表達脈絡

但首先，Georgie，我有一個問題要問你。

The popularity of protein started with bodybuilders 片語動詞

蛋白質的流行始於健美運動員

and people working out in gyms 片語動詞

和在健身房鍛鍊的人，

who ate extra protein to gain muscle. 片語搭配

他們為了增加肌肉而額外攝取蛋白質。

Irishman Patrick Callahan is a big name in the protein muscle world, 慣用語

愛爾蘭人Patrick Callahan在蛋白質增肌界名氣很大，

but do you know who he is?

但你知道他是誰嗎？

Is he A, the owner of a company which makes protein shakes?

他是A，一家生產蛋白奶昔公司的老闆？

B, the winner of the 2024 Mr. Universe bodybuilding contest? 文化背景

B，2024年環球先生健美比賽的冠軍？

Or C, the scientist who discovered a new protein in outer space?

還是C，在外太空發現一種新蛋白質的科學家？

Ooh, I'm going to say Patrick Callahan is the winner of 語氣意圖

哦，我猜Patrick Callahan是

the 2024 Mr. Universe bodybuilding contest.

2024年環球先生健美比賽的冠軍。

Okay, we'll find out if you're right at the end. 片語動詞

好的，我們最後來看看你是否答對了。

Marketing campaigns that promote sales of high-protein food are certainly working. 片語搭配

促進高蛋白食品銷售的行銷活動顯然起了作用。

Sales of protein products make around 7 billion pounds globally. 用詞

蛋白質產品的全球銷售額約為70億英鎊。

Here's Scott Dicker from SPINS,

下面是來自SPINS的Scott Dicker，

a market research company in Chicago,

這是芝加哥的一家市場研究公司，

talking with BBC program The Food Chain.

他正在和BBC節目《The Food Chain》交談。

So, sometimes carbs are good, 表達脈絡

那麼，有時碳水化合物是好的，

sometimes they're bad for consumers,

有時對消費者來說是壞的，

sometimes fat is good,

有時脂肪是好的，

sometimes it's bad for consumers,

有時對消費者來說是壞的，

but protein seems to have this continuous health halo on it. 用詞

但蛋白質似乎一直帶著這種持續的健康光環。

Unlike carbs, that's carbohydrates, 用詞

與碳水化合物（即carbohydrates）不同，

and fat, consumers don't see any downside to eating protein. 片語搭配

以及脂肪，消費者不覺得吃蛋白質有什麼壞處。

Scott says protein has a health halo,

Scott說蛋白質有「健康光環」（health halo），

a marketing term which describes perceiving a food to be healthy 文法

這是一個行銷術語，描述人們認為某種食物是健康的，

based on a single feature, 片語搭配

僅僅是基於某個單一特徵，

such as being organic, gluten-free,

比如是有機的、無麩質的，

or in this case, high-protein,

或者在這種情況下，是高蛋白的，

even if its overall nutritional value is poor. 文法

即使它的整體營養價值很低。

Yes, food which used to be considered unhealthy 文法

是的，以前被認為不健康的食物

is now called healthy just because a spoonful of protein powder's been added. 講解

現在只因為加了一匙蛋白粉就被稱為健康的。

So, could our modern obsession with protein 用詞

那麼，我們現代人對蛋白質的痴迷

mean that we ignore other important food groups like fiber?

是否意味著我們忽視了像纖維這樣其他重要的食物組？

NHS surgeon and blogger Dr. Karan Rajan

NHS的外科醫生兼部落客Karan Rajan醫生

thinks so and explains why here

也是這麼想的，並在此解釋原因

to Ruth Alexander on BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

對BBC世界服務節目《The Food Chain》的Ruth Alexander說道。

And do you think we're paying enough attention to fiber? 片語搭配

並且你認為我們對纖維的關注足夠嗎？

Historically, probably not.

從歷史上看，可能不夠。

I think the tide is turning 慣用語

我認為潮流正在轉變，

and there's more people interested in fiber

越來越多人對纖維感興趣，

and optimizing their fiber intake 片語搭配

並且在優化他們的纖維攝取量，

and fiber maxing even to trend on TikTok. 講解

「纖維最大化」（fiber maxing）甚至在TikTok上成為了趨勢。

What is fiber maxing?

什麼是「纖維最大化」？

Fiber maxing is, you know,

「纖維最大化」，你知道的，

as it suggests, similar to the protein maxing trend 講解

顧名思義，類似於「蛋白質最大化」的趨勢，

where people are trying to maximize their fiber intake 片語搭配

人們試圖最大化他們的纖維攝取量，

with little hacks or tricks or tips that they could do,

透過一些他們可以做到的小技巧、小撇步或小貼士，

whether it's, you know, adding certain seeds or nuts to snacks.

比如在零食裡加入某些種子或堅果。

Many people pay more attention to protein than fiber in their diet. 文法

很多人在飲食中對蛋白質的關注多於纖維。

But Dr. Karan thinks the tide is turning,

但Karan醫生認為the tide is turning（潮流正在改變），

an idiom which means that things are changing.

這是一個習語，意思是情況正在發生變化。

In part, this is thanks to a new trend from America called fiber maxing, 表達脈絡

部分原因是美國興起了一股名為「纖維最大化」的新趨勢，

consuming lots of fiber by eating fiber-rich foods 片語搭配

即為了健康益處，透過吃富含纖維的食物

and supplements for their health benefits.

和補充劑來攝取大量的纖維。

Dr. Karan also gives some hacks, 用詞

Karan醫生還提供了一些小撇步（hacks），

good solutions or pieces of advice

即好的解決方案或建議，

to help boost your fiber intake. 片語搭配

來幫助增加你的纖維攝取量。

For example, adding seeds and nuts to meals.

例如，在膳食中加入種子和堅果。

In fact, the healthiest diet is probably a balanced diet, 用詞

事實上，最健康的飲食可能就是均衡飲食，

one containing items from all the major food groups.

包含所有主要食物分類的物品。

But, I'm still intrigued by your question, Neil. 片語搭配

但是，Neil，我對你的問題還是很感興趣。

Isn't it time you revealed the answer? 語氣意圖

是時候公布答案了吧？

I asked you who the Irishman Patrick Callahan was.

我問你愛爾蘭人Patrick Callahan是誰。

And I said he was the winner of the Mr. Universe contest.

我說他是環球先生比賽的冠軍。

And you were correct.

你答對了。

Yay.

耶！

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this episode. 表達脈絡

好了，讓我們來複習一下本集學到的詞彙。

If you cast your eye over something,

如果你 cast your eye over 某物，

you have a quick look at it.

意思是你快速掃視它。

If something is in abundance,

如果某個東西是 in abundance，

there's a lot or more than enough of it.

意思是有很多或綽綽有餘。

A health halo refers to overestimating 片語搭配

「健康光環」（health halo）是指高估

how healthy an item is

某樣東西有多健康，

based on a single feature

基於單一的特徵，

such as being low in calories, 片語搭配

比如低熱量、

gluten-free, or high in protein.

無麩質或高蛋白。

The idiom The tide is turning

習語 The tide is turning（潮流正在轉變）

means that things are changing.

意思是情況正在發生變化。

The trend fiber maxing means people intentionally

趨勢「纖維最大化」（fiber maxing）是指人們有意地

consume lots of fiber

攝取大量纖維，

by eating fiber-rich foods and supplements

透過食用富含纖維的食物和補充劑

for their health benefits.

以獲得健康益處。

And finally, a hack is a good solution

最後，hack 是一個好的解決方案

or piece of advice.

或一條建議。

Once again, our Six Minutes are up, 慣用語

我們的六分鐘又到了，

but here's another hack for you.

但這裡還有一個小撇步給你。

Remember, you can find worksheets, quizzes,

記住，你可以找到練習表、測驗，

and loads more resources to improve your English 用詞

以及大量有助於提高英語水平的資源，

over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. 用詞

就在我們的網站bbclearningenglish.com上。

See you there soon,

期待在那裡很快見到你，

but for now, it's goodbye. 語氣意圖

但現在，該說再見了。

Goodbye.

再見。

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

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