新手媽媽的飲食 ⏲️ 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 英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

Leaving home, 文法

離開家、

getting married,

結婚、

and a parent dying

以及父母過世，

are three of the most important experiences

是三大最重要的人生經歷，

in many people's lives.

在許多人的生命中。

But perhaps the most defining moment 片語搭配

但也許最具決定性的時刻

in some women's lives

在一些女性的生命中，

is the miracle of birth.

是誕生的奇蹟。

In other words, 表達脈絡

換句話說，

having a baby.

生孩子。

Throughout pregnancy,

在整個懷孕期間，

a lot of care and attention

大量的關懷和注意力

is given to expecting mums. 用詞

都給予了準媽媽們。

But as soon as the baby is born, 文法

但是孩子一出生，

this attention moves to the newborn baby,

這種關注就轉移到了新生兒身上，

making sure they are healthy, 片語搭配

確保他們健康、

warm, and safe.

溫暖和安全。

We talk a lot

我們談論了很多

about baby nutrition,

關於嬰兒營養的話題，

but what the mother 文法

但是母親

eats can be just as important, 文法

吃什麼同樣重要，

especially the first meal

尤其是第一餐

after the intense effort of giving birth,

在經歷了分娩的劇烈消耗之後，

whether it's chicken soup,

不管是雞湯、

a glass of champagne,

一杯香檳，

or a good old cup of tea. 慣用語

還是經典的一杯熱茶。

In this program,

在本期節目中，

we're talking about what women 表達脈絡

我們將討論女性

eat and drink in the first few weeks

在最初的幾週裡吃什麼和喝什麼

after having a baby.

在生完孩子之後。

And as usual, 片語搭配

像往常一樣，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary

我們將學習一些有用的新詞彙

as well.

在此過程中。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

我有一個問題問妳，Beth。

A typical pregnancy

一次典型的懷孕

lasts about 40 weeks,

持續大約 40 週，

but when does an unborn baby's stomach 用詞

但是未出生嬰兒的胃什麼時候

start to grow in the mother's womb? 用詞

開始在母親子宮裡生長？

Is it A, at 3 weeks?

是 A，在 3 週時？

B, at 5 weeks?

B，在 5 週時？

Or C, at 8 weeks?

還是 C，在 8 週時？

Uh I'll say the baby's tummy 語氣意圖

嗯，我會說嬰兒的小肚子

starts to grow at about 5 weeks.

大約在 5 週時開始生長。

Okay, Beth.

好的，Beth。

We'll find out if that's the correct 片語動詞

我們稍後會看看這是否是正確

answer later in the program.

答案，在節目中。

Giving birth is not called labor for nothing. 慣用語

分娩被稱為 labor 不是沒有道理的。

It's hard work,

這是一項艱苦的工作，

leaving the new mum physically 片語搭配

讓新媽媽在身體上

and emotionally exhausted,

和情感上都筋疲力盡，

and in need of food that's 片語搭配

並且需要食物來

nourishing for both herself and her baby. 用詞

滋養她自己和她的寶寶。

Here's Alison Oman Lawi,

下面是 Alison Oman Lawi，

Deputy Director of Nutrition

聯合國世界糧食計劃署

to the United Nations World Food Program

營養事務副主任，

explaining more to BBC World Service Program,

向 BBC 世界服務節目

The Food Chain.

The Food Chain 作出更多解釋。

A woman who is breastfeeding, 用詞

一位正在母乳哺育的女性，

and during that postpartum time, 用詞

在那個產後時期，

the first 6 months,

頭 6 個月裡，

she could need up to 650 additional calories a day, 片語搭配

她每天可能需要多達 650 卡路里的額外熱量，

which actually is quite a bit more 文法

這實際上要多得多

than she even needed in addition during pregnancy.

比她甚至在懷孕期間額外需要的還要多。

Alison says that women need to eat

Alison 說，女性需要攝取

even more calories postpartum,

甚至更多的卡路里，在產後，

meaning after childbirth,

意思是在分娩之後，

than they do during pregnancy.

比她們在懷孕期間需要的還要多。

That's especially true for mothers 片語搭配

這對於母乳哺育的母親來說尤為如此，

who are breastfeeding,

正在進行母乳哺育，

feeding their baby directly

用她乳房裡的乳汁

with milk from her breasts.

直接哺育她的寶寶。

How new mums get those extra calories

新媽媽如何獲得這些額外熱量

changes from place to place, 片語搭配

各個地方都不一樣，

and different cultures have developed their own 片語搭配

不同的文化發展出了它們各自的

traditions about what foods are best.

傳統，關於什麼食物最好。

For Chinese-American mum Heng Ou, 文化背景

對於美籍華裔媽媽 Heng Ou 來說，

roast pig trotters 文化背景

烤豬腳

were one of the best things to eat

是最好的食物之一

after childbirth

在分娩後，

because they contain a lot of collagen, 用詞

因為它們含有大量膠原蛋白，

which helps produce breast milk.

有助於分泌母乳。

And when Ruma, whose Punjabi family 文法

而當 Ruma，她的旁遮普裔家庭

originally comes from India,

最初來自印度，

gave birth to a baby boy, 片語搭配

生下了一個男嬰時，

her mother cooked panjeeri, 文化背景

她的母親做了 panjeeri，

a kind of spicy nut mix 片語搭配

一種五香堅果混合物，

with cashews, almonds, and melon seeds

裡面有腰果、杏仁和甜瓜子，

to promote breast milk 用詞

來促進母乳分泌

and help the healing process.

並幫助恢復過程。

Listen now as Ruma explains

現在來聽 Ruma 解釋

how important her mother's help was

她母親的幫助有多麼重要

to BBC World Service Program,

對 BBC 世界服務節目，

The Food Chain.

The Food Chain 說的。

So, the first 10 days

那麼，頭 10 天

were amazing.

是非常美妙的。

My mum came to stay, 片語搭配

我媽媽過來陪我，

and it gosh it was so important 用詞

而且，天哪，這太重要了，

because I was on I had a C-section, 用詞

因為我正在……我是剖腹產，

so I had I was on very strong 用詞

所以我吃過……我正在服用強效的

painkillers. I was in a daze anyway, 慣用語

止痛藥。不管怎樣，我都處於恍惚狀態，

and and to be honest, 語氣意圖

而且老實說，

because she was here,

因為她在這裡，

I was fed, you know,

有人做飯給我吃，妳知道，

so she would look after 片語動詞

所以她會照顧

me while I would look after baby.

我，而我則照顧寶寶。

And my husband was very hands-on as well, 用詞

而且我的丈夫也非常親力親為，

so that first 10 days

所以頭 10 天

whilst it was really hard, 文法

雖然真的很辛苦，

I didn't fall apart, 片語動詞

我並沒有崩潰，

which I might have done if I'd been on been by myself. 文法

否則如果只靠我自己的話可能會那樣。

When Ruma talks about her mother's help,

當 Ruma 談論她母親的幫助時，

she uses the word gosh,

她用了 gosh 這個詞，

an exclamation used to show a feeling

一個用來表達感覺的感嘆詞

of wonder or surprise.

表示驚嘆或驚訝。

Rum also says she was in a daze

Ruma 也說她處於 in a daze 的狀態

because of medicine she was taking for pain.

因為她正在服用的止痛藥。

If someone is in a daze,

如果有人處於 in a daze（恍惚狀態），

they feel confused and cannot think clearly,

他們會感到困惑並且無法清晰思考，

maybe because of a shock or surprise.

可能是因為震驚或驚訝。

Luckily, Ruma had help from her mum,

幸運的是，Ruma 得到了她媽媽的幫助，

and also her husband,

還有她非常 hands-on 的丈夫，

who was very hands-on,

這意味著他非常密切地參與其中，

meaning that he was closely involved

意味著他親力親為地參與

in organizing things

安排事情

and making decisions,

做決定，

and didn't leave it up to someone else. 片語動詞

而沒有把事情留給別人。

Along with her mother's healthy home cooking, 片語搭配

伴隨她母親健康的家常菜，

the help Ruma got from her family

Ruma 從家人那裡得到的幫助

meant she didn't fall apart, 文法

意味著她沒有 fall apart，

a phrase which means becomes

這個短語的意思是變得

so emotionally disturbed

情緒上極度崩潰，

that you're unable to think or act calmly,

以至於妳無法冷靜思考或行動，

or to deal with the situation you're in.

或者是無法應對妳所處的局面。

New mums have to be expert jugglers, 慣用語

新媽媽們必須是雜耍專家，

balancing a new baby 文法

在照顧新生兒

and recovering from childbirth

和從分娩中恢復，

with getting too little sleep.

以及睡眠不足之間保持平衡。

No wonder they need hot healthy food to eat. 表達脈絡

難怪她們需要吃熱騰騰的健康食物。

Right,

好了，

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

是不是該揭曉妳問題的答案了，Georgie？

Sure. I asked you

當然。我問妳

when an unborn baby's stomach

未出生嬰兒的胃什麼時候

starts to grow.

開始生長。

You guessed it was at 5 weeks,

妳猜是在 5 週時，

which was the correct answer, Beth.

這是正確的答案，Beth。

At about 5 weeks,

在大約 5 週時，

the cells forming a baby's stomach, 文法

形成嬰兒胃、

lungs, bone,

肺、骨骼、

and brain all start to divide and grow.

和大腦的細胞都開始分裂和生長。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary 片語搭配

好了，讓我們回顧一下詞彙

we've learned in this program,

我們在這一期節目中學到的，

starting with postpartum, 表達脈絡

從 postpartum 開始，

meaning following childbirth.

意思是分娩後的。

Breastfeeding is feeding a baby

Breastfeeding 是哺育嬰兒，

directly with milk from their mother's breasts.

直接用母親乳房裡的乳汁。

The exclamation gosh is used to express a feeling

感嘆詞 gosh 被用來表達感覺

of surprise or wonder.

表示驚訝或驚嘆。

If you're in a daze,

如果妳 in a daze，

you feel confused

妳會感到困惑

and unable to think clearly,

且無法清晰思考，

often because of a shock or surprise.

通常是因為震驚或驚訝。

If someone is hands-on,

如果某人是 hands-on 的，

they're closely involved

他們密切參與

in organizing things

在安排事情

and making decisions,

和做決定方面，

rather than just talking about it 文法

而不是僅僅談論它，

or getting someone else to do it.

或是讓別人去做。

And finally, the phrasal verb fall apart

最後，動詞短語 fall apart

means to become seriously

意味著變得嚴重

emotionally disturbed

情緒崩潰，

so that you're unable to think calmly

以至於妳無法冷靜思考

or to deal with the difficult situation you are in.

或者是應對妳所處的困難局面。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 慣用語

再一次，我們的 6 分鐘到了。

Join us again soon

期待不久後再次加入我們

for more trending topics

獲取更多熱門話題

and useful vocabulary

和實用詞彙，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

暫時再見。

Bye.

掰。

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