預算有限的健康飲食 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

Hello,

大家好，

this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是 BBC Learning English 的 6 Minute English 節目。

I'm Pippa.

我是 Pippa。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

In this program,

在本集節目中，

we're talking about saving money on food.

我們要討論如何在食物上省錢。

Pippa,

Pippa，

are you good at saving money on your food shop? 講解

妳擅長在買食物時省錢嗎？

I think I'm quite good.

我覺得我滿擅長的。

I plan what I like to cook,

我會先計畫好我想煮什麼，

so I don't waste money in the supermarket.

這樣在超市裡就不會浪費錢了。

How about you,

妳呢，

Georgie?

Georgie？

I'm not very good.

我不太擅長。

I usually go to the supermarket when I'm hungry,

我通常在肚子餓的時候去超市，

so I end up buying lots of snacks. 片語動詞

結果最後買了一大堆零食。

Oh,

喔，

that's a terrible idea.

那真是個糟透的主意。

Well,

好吧，

in this program,

在本集節目中，

we'll be learning about one way to save money on the food we eat.

我們將學習一種在飲食上省錢的方法。

But first,

但首先，

I've got a question for you, Georgie.

我有一個問題要問妳，Georgie。

The most expensive restaurant in the world

世界上最昂貴的餐廳

is thought to be a restaurant called Sublimotion in Ibiza, 文法

被認為是位於伊比薩島的一家叫 Sublimotion 的餐廳，

which only has 12 customers each night.

它每晚只接待12位顧客。

But how much in Euros is a meal per person at the restaurant? 片語搭配

但這家餐廳每人吃一頓飯要花多少歐元呢？

A,

A，

€650?

650歐元？

B,

B，

€1,650?

1650歐元？

Or C,

還是 C，

€2,650?

2650歐元？

Hmm,

嗯，

the most expensive,

最貴的，

I'll go with C,

我選 C，

€2,650.

2650歐元。

Well,

好的，

we'll find out the answer at the end of the program. 片語動詞

我們會在節目最後揭曉答案。

Now,

現在，

food in the UK is getting more expensive 文法

英國的食物變得越來越貴，

as it has been in many parts of the world,

世界上許多地方也是如此，

and some people are struggling to afford their food shopping. 片語搭配

一些人正苦於負擔買菜的費用。

But BBC World Service program People Fixing the World

但是 BBC World Service 的節目 People Fixing the World

has been finding out about a project called Bags of Taste,

一直在了解一個叫 Bags of Taste 的計畫，

which helps people save money on their food shopping

這個計畫幫助人們在購買食物上省錢，

and improve their diet at the same time.

同時改善他們的飲食。

Bags of something is an informal way to say a lot of something. 慣用語

Bags of something 是一種非正式的說法，表示有很多某物。

The founder of Bags of Taste,

Bags of Taste 的創辦人

Alicia Weston,

Alicia Weston，

became concerned that people in the UK with less money 片語搭配

開始擔心英國那些沒什麼錢的人

found it difficult to afford a healthy diet. 文法

覺得很難負擔得起健康的飲食。

People in poverty are eating the worst diets,

貧困族群的飲食狀況最差，

and they are getting sicker younger, 文法

他們也更早患病，

and we know that diets are the single largest cause 片語搭配

而且我們知道，飲食是導致

of health inequalities in the UK. 用詞

英國健康不平等現象的最大單一原因。

Alicia found that people didn't know how to cook

Alicia 發現人們不知道該怎麼煮

the kinds of meals they'd like to eat,

他們想吃的那種餐點，

and they couldn't afford to experiment. 用詞

而且他們也沒有經濟能力去試錯。

Imagine spending lots of money on ingredients 表達脈絡

想像一下花了很多錢買食材，

and then wasting them by cooking them badly

然後因為煮得不好

or burning the food.

或是把食物燒焦而白白浪費。

People also thought making healthy food would be too expensive 文法

人們還認為製作健康食物會太貴，

and take too much time.

而且太花時間。

So ultimately, 表達脈絡

所以最終，

we've been able to come up with a program 片語動詞

我們想出了一個計畫，

that basically can tackle all of these issues. 用詞

基本上可以解決所有這些問題。

So what we do now is we deliver all the ingredients to their door, 表達脈絡

所以我們現在做的是把所有食材送到他們家門口，

because ultimately,

因為歸根究柢，

behavior change starts with actually changing your behavior at home. 片語搭配

行為改變始於在家裡真正改變你的行為。

Alicia says that ultimately,

Alicia 說，最終，

she's been able to come up with a solution

她想出了一個解決方案，

to help people save money on healthy food.

幫助人們在健康食品上省錢。

We can use the adverb ultimately to mean finally,

我們可以用副詞 ultimately（最終）表示最後，

after a series of events have happened.

在發生了一系列事件之後。

Alicia wants to tackle the things

Alicia 想解決那些

that stop people eating healthy food on a budget. 講解

阻止人們在有限預算下吃健康食品的問題。

If you tackle a problem,

如果你 tackle（解決）一個問題，

you try to deal with it.

你就是試圖處理它。

Alicia's solution involves delivering ingredients and recipes to people 文法

Alicia 的解決方案包括向人們提供食材和食譜，

and then using a WhatsApp group to talk to participants.

然後使用 WhatsApp 群組與參與者交流。

Each WhatsApp group has a mentor

每個 WhatsApp 群組都有一個導師，

who shares cooking tips and advice.

他會分享烹飪技巧和建議。

To give you an idea of how this works, 表達脈絡

為了讓妳了解這是如何運作的，

the team at People Fixing the World

People Fixing the World 的團隊

read out some of the messages on one of the Bags of Taste WhatsApp chats. 片語動詞

讀出了一個 Bags of Taste WhatsApp 群組聊天裡的一些訊息。

Amy,

Amy，

mentor.

導師。

Remember to put the fridge bag in the fridge. 語氣意圖

記得把冰箱保鮮袋放進冰箱裡。

Can we aim to cook recipe one by Tuesday evening? 講解

我們能不能爭取在週二晚上之前做好第一個食譜？

Our first recipe,

我們的第一個食譜，

chana masala, 文化背景

chana masala，

is a classic. 用詞

是一道經典菜。

It needs an onion,

它需要一顆洋蔥，

which can be a pain to chop, 慣用語

切洋蔥可能會很讓人頭痛，

so try our way.

所以試試我們的方法。

Video posted.

已發布影片。

Ally:

Ally：

Love this method. 語氣意圖

喜歡這個方法。

Chef emoji.

廚師表情符號。

First time I've chopped an onion like this 文法

我第一次這樣切洋蔥，

and it's so neat and easy.

非常乾淨俐落又簡單。

Georgia:

Georgia：

I'm going to cook mine tomorrow.

我打算明天煮我的那份。

Looking forward to it. 片語搭配

很期待。

Ally:

Ally：

I've finished making my chana masala. 文法

我已經做完我的 chana masala 了。

I was a bit too heavy-handed with the chili. 慣用語

我放辣椒的時候下手有點重了。

My husband likes a lot of spice,

我丈夫喜歡吃很辣的，

so I'd reduce that next time. 語氣意圖

所以我下次得少放點。

The mentor in the group,

群組裡的導師，

Amy,

Amy，

describes the recipe for chana masala as a classic. 片語搭配

把 chana masala 的食譜描述為一個經典（classic）。

We call something a classic

我們稱某物為經典，

to say that it is well known and of good quality.

說明它很有名而且品質很好。

We can also describe a particular book, film,

我們也可以把某本書、某部電影，

or song as a classic.

或者某首歌描述為經典。

Amy sends a video

Amy 發了一支影片

to show a technique for cutting onions,

來展示切洋蔥的技巧，

which she describes as a pain to chop.

她把切洋蔥描述為一件很費事的事（a pain）。

If something is a pain to do,

如果做某件事是 a pain，

it is difficult or annoying to do.

說明它很難或很煩人。

One of the participants,

其中一位參與者，

Ali,

Ali，

said that when she made the chana masala,

說當她做 chana masala 時，

she was a bit heavy-handed with the chili.

她放辣椒時有點下手太重了（heavy-handed）。

If you are heavy-handed with an ingredient,

如果你對某樣食材 heavy-handed，

you use too much of it.

說明你用得太多了。

And so Ali's chana masala was very spicy.

所以 Ali 的 chana masala 非常辣。

Bags of Taste helps people learn new recipes

Bags of Taste 幫助人們學習新食譜

and cook healthy food without spending too much money.

並烹煮健康食物，且不用花太多錢。

It's certainly a lot cheaper than a meal 文法

它肯定比那頓飯便宜多了，

at the restaurant in my question,

就是在我的問題裡提到的那家餐廳，

Georgie.

Georgie。

I asked you how much it costs for a meal

我問過妳吃一頓飯要多少錢，

at Sublimotion,

在 Sublimotion，

thought to be the most expensive restaurant in the world.

被認為是世界上最貴的餐廳。

Yes,

是的，

I said a meal was €2,650.

我說一頓飯是2650歐元。

Well,

嗯，

you were wrong.

妳錯了。

It's actually €1,650,

其實是1650歐元，

but I think that's still pretty expensive.

但我覺得那還是相當貴了。

It definitely is.

確實很貴。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,

讓我們複習一下學過的單字，

starting with Bags of,

首先是 Bags of，

which means a lot of something.

它的意思是大量的某物。

We can use the adverb ultimately to say finally,

我們可以用副詞 ultimately 來表示最後，

after a series of events.

在一系列事件發生之後。

If you tackle a problem,

如果你 tackle 一個問題，

you try to deal with it and find a solution.

你就是在嘗試處理它並找到解決方案。

If we describe something like a recipe

如果我們把食譜之類的東西描述為

as a classic,

classic，

we mean it's well known and of good quality.

我們的意思是它很有名且品質很好。

If something is a pain to do,

如果做某件事是 a pain，

it is annoying or difficult to do.

說明它很煩人或者很難做。

And if you are heavy-handed with an ingredient,

如果你對某樣食材 heavy-handed，

you use too much of it.

說明你用得太多了。

For example,

舉個例子，

I made some soup the other day

前幾天我煮了點湯，

and I was a bit heavy-handed with the salt.

我放鹽的時候下手有點重。

It tasted disgusting.

嚐起來真噁心。

Oh,

喔，

that's not very good.

那確實不太好。

Okay,

好了，

once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up, 用詞

我們的6分鐘到了，

but you can test what you've learned

但妳可以測試一下妳學到的東西，

with the interactive quiz on our website.

透過我們網站上的互動測驗。

Visit bbclearningenglish.com.

請造訪 bbclearningenglish.com。

Bye for now.

先再見囉。

Bye.

再見。

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from bbc learningenglish.com.

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