一人吃兩人補 (孕期飲食) ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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BBC英語學習頻道（bbclearningenglish.com）的六分鐘英語。

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

大家好，這裡是BBC英語學習頻道的六分鐘英語。

I'm Phil.

我是Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是Georgie。

If you ask a woman,

如果你問一位女士，

"Are you eating for two?" 慣用語

「妳是在吃兩人份嗎？」

the phrase has a very specific meaning.

這句話有一個非常具體的含義。

You're asking,

你其實是在問：

"Are you pregnant?"

「妳懷孕了嗎？」

And like many of the idioms we commonly use in English,

就像我們英語中常用的許多習語一樣，

this phrase contains a little bit of truth. 片語搭配

這句話也包含了一點事實。

A pregnant woman really is eating for two,

懷孕的女性確實是在吃兩人份，

herself and the baby growing inside her.

為她自己和她體內正在發育的寶寶。

The female human body is amazing.

女性的人體真是奇妙。

During pregnancy,

在懷孕期間，

it protects the growing baby by allowing it to take whatever nutrients it needs from the mother. 文法

它透過允許胎兒從母親那裡吸取任何所需的營養來保護胎兒的成長。

This means it's the mum-to-be, 講解

這意味著，

not the baby,

是準媽媽，而不是寶寶，

who experiences any nutritional problems.

會經歷任何營養問題。

It's also the reason why it's so important that pregnant women eat well. 文法

這也是為什麼孕婦吃得好如此重要的原因。

In this program,

在今天的節目中，

we'll be finding out how a woman's relationship to food changes during pregnancy. 講解

我們將探討女性在懷孕期間與食物關係的改變。

And, as usual, 片語搭配

而且像往常一樣，

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, Phil. 片語搭配

Phil，我有個問題要問你。

For some pregnant women,

對一些孕婦來說，

finding reliable information on what food to eat can be hard. 講解

找到關於該吃什麼的可靠資訊可能很困難。

Finding out about harmful foods to avoid, 片語動詞

而弄清楚要避免哪些有害食物，

on the other hand, 表達脈絡

另一方面，

is much easier.

就簡單多了。

So, according to NHS recommendations, 片語搭配

那麼，根據NHS的建議，

which of these foods should pregnant women not eat?

以下哪些食物是孕婦不應該吃的？

Is it A, chips,

是A，薯條，

B, oily fish,

B，富脂魚，

or C, smoked salmon?

還是C，煙燻鮭魚？

Uh I think the answer is C,

呃，我覺得答案是C，

smoked salmon.

煙燻鮭魚。

Okay, Phil.

好的，Phil。

We'll find out the correct answer at the end of the program.

我們會在節目的最後揭曉正確答案。

Although eating healthy and nutritious food is important for mums and babies, 文法

儘管吃健康有營養的食物對媽媽和寶寶都很重要，

the story gets complicated because of the changes a woman's body goes through during pregnancy. 講解

但由於女性身體在懷孕期間經歷的變化，情況變得複雜起來。

Here's Jaega Wise,

下面是Jaega Wise，

presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Food Program,

BBC廣播4台The Food Program的主持人，

reporting on her experience of pregnancy. 片語搭配

講述她懷孕的經歷。

I feel like throughout this pregnancy, 語氣意圖

我覺得在整個懷孕期間，

my body has just gone a bit haywire, 慣用語

我的身體有些失控（haywire），

and there are things that my body is doing that's frankly weird. 用詞

而且我的身體所做的一些事，說實話很奇怪。

Nosebleeds is a really good example.

流鼻血就是一個很好的例子。

I can count the amount of nosebleeds pre-pregnancy I've had on one hand, 慣用語

懷孕前我流鼻血的次數一隻手都數得過來，

and now I seem to get them all the time. 片語搭配

現在我似乎總是流鼻血。

Jaega says that during pregnancy,

Jaega說，在懷孕期間，

her body went haywire.

她的身體失控了（went haywire）。

It stopped working properly.

它無法正常運作。

For example,

例如，

she had lots of nosebleeds,

她經常流鼻血，

whereas before being pregnant, 表達脈絡

而在懷孕之前，

she could count the number of nosebleeds she had on one hand.

她一隻手就能數出流鼻血的次數。

The idiom to count the number of something on one hand

「一隻手就能數得過來（count the number of something on one hand）」這個習語

emphasizes that this doesn't happen very often, 片語搭配

強調這並不常發生，

or that there's a small number of something.

或者某種東西數量很少。

After all, 表達脈絡

畢竟，

you can only count to five on one hand.

一隻手你只能數到五。

Many pregnant women experience cravings, 用詞

許多孕婦會經歷渴望（cravings），

the strong desire for some particular food, 片語搭配

就是對某種特定食物的強烈慾望，

anything from ice cream to sardines. 文法

從冰淇淋到沙丁魚應有盡有。

When these cravings are for food that's not so healthy, 文法

當這些渴望是針對不太健康的食物時，

some women feel guilty, 片語搭配

有些女性會感到內疚，

thinking, "I know I should be eating healthily, 語氣意圖

想著：「我知道我應該健康飲食，

but all I want is chips."

但我只想吃薯條。」

Here's Jaega Wise

這是Jaega Wise

again, speaking with nutritional therapist Henrietta Wilson,

再次與營養治療師Henrietta Wilson交談，

on the best way to deal with guilty feelings. 片語搭配

探討如何最好地應對內疚感。

Yeah, how guilty should you feel? 語氣意圖

是的，你該感到多內疚呢？

That's more the question.

這才是更重要的問題。

For that for that late-night chocolate binge, 用詞

比如那個深夜狂吃巧克力的行為（chocolate binge），

when your body is is telling you, "Oh, I need cake."

當你的身體在告訴你：『哦，我需要蛋糕。』

Listen, I think the most important thing is to not get out the cat of nine tails, 講解

聽著，我認為最重要的是不要拿出『九尾鞭』（cat of nine tails），

is to absolutely be kind to yourself. 語氣意圖

一定要絕對善待自己。

Particularly in that first trimester, 用詞

尤其是在第一個孕期，

it is a very critical window. 用詞

這是一個非常關鍵的時期。

But at the same time, 表達脈絡

但同時，

it can be the time when all you want to do is to eat chips, 文法

這也可能是一個你滿腦子只想吃薯條的時期，

because your body is going through what it perceives to be physiological stress. 講解

因為你的身體正在經歷它所認為的生理壓力。

So, it's doing the best that you can, 片語搭配

所以，它正在盡力而為，

and it's absolutely not about giving yourself a hard time. 慣用語

絕對不要跟自己過不去（giving yourself a hard time）。

Jaega's food cravings led to a chocolate binge. 片語搭配

Jaega對食物的渴望導致了狂吃巧克力（chocolate binge）。

A binge is an occasion where you do something in an extreme way, 片語搭配

狂歡（binge）是指你以極端的方式做某事的場合，

like eating or drinking too much.

比如吃得或喝得太多。

Henrietta's advice is to not use the cat-o'-nine-tails.

Henrietta的建議是不要使用『九尾鞭』（cat-o'-nine-tails）。

In the past, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a whip made of nine strings, 文化背景

在過去，『九尾鞭』是一種用九根繩子做成的鞭子，

which was used to punish prisoners.

被用來懲罰囚犯。

Nowadays, when someone talks about the cat-o'-nine-tails, 表達脈絡

現在，當人們談論『九尾鞭』時，

they are probably talking about the ways people sometimes use to punish themselves if they feel guilty. 慣用語

他們可能是在談論人們在感到內疚時，有時用來懲罰自己的方式。

But, says Henrietta,

但是，Henrietta說，

pregnancy isn't about giving yourself a hard time,

懷孕不是要跟自己過不去，

treating yourself badly or criticizing yourself.

苛待自己或批評自己。

Pregnancy is a special time of life,

懷孕是生命中的一個特殊時期，

and all a baby can ask is that mum does her best, 語氣意圖

寶寶唯一能要求的只是媽媽盡力而為，

and of course, avoids some foods,

當然，還要避免某些食物，

which reminds me of your question, Georgie. 表達脈絡

這讓我想起了你的問題，Georgie。

Which food does the NHS recommend pregnant women do not eat? 文法

NHS建議孕婦不吃哪種食物？

I guessed it was smoked salmon.

我猜是煙燻鮭魚。

Which was the correct answer.

這也是正確的答案。

Smoked salmon is best avoided because of the risk of bacteria. 講解

因為有細菌風險，最好避免吃煙燻鮭魚。

But oily fish is good,

但富脂魚是不錯的，

and even a bowl of chips now and then are fine. 片語搭配

甚至偶爾吃一碗薯條也可以。

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

好了，讓我們來複習一下在這個節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with the idiom eating for two,

從「吃兩人份（eating for two）」這個習語開始，

which means to be pregnant.

意思是懷孕。

If something goes haywire,

如果某事「失控（goes haywire）」，

it stops working properly or becomes difficult to control.

它會停止正常運作或變得難以控制。

If you say you could count something on one hand,

如果你說你「一隻手就能數得過來（could count something on one hand）」，

you're emphasizing that something does not happen very often,

你是在強調某事並不常發生，

or that there are only a few of those things.

或者只有很少的幾個。

A binge is an occasion when you do something to excess, 片語搭配

「狂歡（binge）」是指你過度做某事的場合，

for example, eat, drink, or spend money.

例如，吃、喝或花錢。

In the past, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a whip used to punish prisoners,

在過去，『九尾鞭』是用來懲罰囚犯的鞭子，

but nowadays, it usually refers to the ways in which someone criticizes themselves as a form of self-punishment. 片語搭配

但現在，它通常指的是某人將批評自己作為一種自我懲罰的方式。

And finally, to give yourself a hard time,

最後，「跟自己過不去（to give yourself a hard time）」，

means to treat yourself badly by criticizing or blaming yourself.

意思是由於批評或責備自己而苛待自己。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up.

我們的6分鐘又到了。

Remember to join us again next time for more topical discussion and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.

記得下次再來參加我們BBC英語學習頻道6分鐘英語的話題討論，學習有用詞彙。

Goodbye for now.

暫且說到這。

Bye.

再見。

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