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Sweet Food in Britain 英國的甜食
chocolate
toffee roulade
barley sugar
cake
Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《你問我答》。我是馮菲菲。
Natalie: And I'm Natalie.
Feifei: And this week's question comes from Vivian.
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My name is Gao Rong, my English name is Vivian. Why do British people like sweet food so much?
Feifei: Vivian 想知道英國人為什么非常喜愛甜食？Do you like sweet food Natalie?
Natalie: Yeah, I do. I love chocolate and cakes and buns mmmm… Do you not like sweet food Feifei?
Feifei: Well, I do like sweet food but I don't like sweet food in Britain, as I find they are much sweeter than the food we are used to in China.
Natalie: Really? And do you think, since you have been over in Britain, do you think we eat more sweet food?
Feifei: Definitely.
Natalie: Well, I decided to go ask people on the streets on London why they think British people like sweet food so much.
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It's comfort food.
They taste good and sugar's more available than it used to be in history.
It's according to taste, because if you have got a sweet tooth then you like sweet things. I think the Victorians had a lot of sugar.
Feifei: 上面第一位男士/女士說英國人喜歡甜食是因?yàn)樘鹗惩ǔ１灰暈橐环N comfort food 安慰食物。
Natalie: And the third speaker said it is to do with having a sweet tooth.
Feifei: Sweet tooth 也就是說某人喜好甜食。
Natalie: Well, these people also talked about how it might be related to history and here is Sheila Dillon from the BBC radio show The Food Programme to help explain why British people like sugar so much.
Feifei: 在下面這段話中Sheila 說英國人和甜食的關(guān)系超越了 a love-hate 關(guān)系，愛與恨的關(guān)系。請(qǐng)大家也特別注意聽單詞 addicted 上癮的。
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Love-hate doesn't begin to describe the relationship we have with sugar, it's far more serious than that. We know it's not good for us but we're addicted, the British Medical Journal told us so two years ago. But that addiction has deep roots in British history. Sugar was the key to riches of our Empire and our development as an industrial nation.
Feifei: Sheila 說英國人對(duì)甜的，帶糖的食品的喜愛早就在英國的歷史里深深的扎下了根 has deep roots in British history. 這種喜愛源于大英帝國時(shí)期。
Natalie: Yes, in the 17th century Britain had plantations in the Caribbean where sugar was grown. Sugar was then imported back to Britain and sold.
Feifei: 公元17 世紀(jì)時(shí)，加勒比海是大英帝國的領(lǐng)土。當(dāng)時(shí)在加勒比海的很多島上有大面積糖的種植園 sugar plantations. 這里當(dāng)時(shí)出產(chǎn)的糖都會(huì)被 imported輸入回英國來出售。
Natalie: At this time sugar was very fashionable. Here is Professor Sidney Mintz who wrote a book about sugar and history.
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So it became a way of demonstrating wealth because it was so expensive and rare. It's like having a Mercedes Benz and then being able to break off pieces and give them to your friends to eat.
Feifei: Professor Mintz 說糖當(dāng)時(shí)是富有的象征 demonstrate wealth, 因?yàn)閮r(jià)錢很貴 expensive 也很稀有 rare.
Natalie: Over time sugar started to be more accessible to people.
Feifei: More accessible 更容易獲得。
Natalie: It became especially popular when people started drinking tea. As the tea imported was naturally bitter, sugar was used as a sweetener.
Feifei: 糖隨著英國人開始喝茶的習(xí)慣，變成了家家戶戶不可缺少必備品，因?yàn)槭怯M(jìn)口的茶都非?？?bitter. 所以人們把糖當(dāng)做增甜劑，糖精 sweetener 來使用。
Natalie: So it seems our love of sugar started a long time ago and has been in our diets for a long time. And let's not forget our love of desserts!
Feifei: That's right! 英國傳統(tǒng)的一餐三道菜，最后一道菜肯定是甜點(diǎn)。
STING
Natalie: So let's recap on some of the vocabulary and phrases we have learnt today.
Feifei: 好的。我們?cè)诮裉斓墓?jié)目中聽到一位女士說甜食是 comfort food 安慰食品。如果要形容某人對(duì)甜食情有獨(dú)鐘的話，就可以說此人 has a sweet tooth.你還能想得起來 Sheila Dillon 用哪個(gè)短語來形容英國人和糖之間的關(guān)系嗎？對(duì)了，a love hate relationship 愛與恨的關(guān)系。
Natalie: Well, Vivian, I hope that has answered your question. Oh, and I have brought some sweets into the studio. Would you like one?
Feifei: Oh, yes!
Natalie: Don't forget to check out the website that’s www.bbcukchina.com for more Ask About Britain programmes.
Feifei: Oh, can I have another sweet Natalie? The chocolate one?
Natalie: I think you are getting a sweet tooth Feifei! Bye!
Feifei: Bye!
詞匯學(xué)習(xí)：
1. comfort food 安慰食品
2. sweet tooth 喜愛甜食的人
3. deep roots 深根
4. imported 傳入，進(jìn)口
5. expensive 昂貴的
6, rare 罕見的，少有的
7. accessible 容易獲得的
8. bitter 苦的
9. sweetener 增甜劑，糖精
Sweet Food in Britain 英國的甜食
chocolate
toffee roulade
barley sugar
cake
Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《你問我答》。我是馮菲菲。
Natalie: And I'm Natalie.
Feifei: And this week's question comes from Vivian.
Insert
My name is Gao Rong, my English name is Vivian. Why do British people like sweet food so much?
Feifei: Vivian 想知道英國人為什么非常喜愛甜食？Do you like sweet food Natalie?
Natalie: Yeah, I do. I love chocolate and cakes and buns mmmm… Do you not like sweet food Feifei?
Feifei: Well, I do like sweet food but I don't like sweet food in Britain, as I find they are much sweeter than the food we are used to in China.
Natalie: Really? And do you think, since you have been over in Britain, do you think we eat more sweet food?
Feifei: Definitely.
Natalie: Well, I decided to go ask people on the streets on London why they think British people like sweet food so much.
Insert
It's comfort food.
They taste good and sugar's more available than it used to be in history.
It's according to taste, because if you have got a sweet tooth then you like sweet things. I think the Victorians had a lot of sugar.
Feifei: 上面第一位男士/女士說英國人喜歡甜食是因?yàn)樘鹗惩ǔ１灰暈橐环N comfort food 安慰食物。
Natalie: And the third speaker said it is to do with having a sweet tooth.
Feifei: Sweet tooth 也就是說某人喜好甜食。
Natalie: Well, these people also talked about how it might be related to history and here is Sheila Dillon from the BBC radio show The Food Programme to help explain why British people like sugar so much.
Feifei: 在下面這段話中Sheila 說英國人和甜食的關(guān)系超越了 a love-hate 關(guān)系，愛與恨的關(guān)系。請(qǐng)大家也特別注意聽單詞 addicted 上癮的。
Insert
Love-hate doesn't begin to describe the relationship we have with sugar, it's far more serious than that. We know it's not good for us but we're addicted, the British Medical Journal told us so two years ago. But that addiction has deep roots in British history. Sugar was the key to riches of our Empire and our development as an industrial nation.
Feifei: Sheila 說英國人對(duì)甜的，帶糖的食品的喜愛早就在英國的歷史里深深的扎下了根 has deep roots in British history. 這種喜愛源于大英帝國時(shí)期。
Natalie: Yes, in the 17th century Britain had plantations in the Caribbean where sugar was grown. Sugar was then imported back to Britain and sold.
Feifei: 公元17 世紀(jì)時(shí)，加勒比海是大英帝國的領(lǐng)土。當(dāng)時(shí)在加勒比海的很多島上有大面積糖的種植園 sugar plantations. 這里當(dāng)時(shí)出產(chǎn)的糖都會(huì)被 imported輸入回英國來出售。
Natalie: At this time sugar was very fashionable. Here is Professor Sidney Mintz who wrote a book about sugar and history.
Insert
So it became a way of demonstrating wealth because it was so expensive and rare. It's like having a Mercedes Benz and then being able to break off pieces and give them to your friends to eat.
Feifei: Professor Mintz 說糖當(dāng)時(shí)是富有的象征 demonstrate wealth, 因?yàn)閮r(jià)錢很貴 expensive 也很稀有 rare.
Natalie: Over time sugar started to be more accessible to people.
Feifei: More accessible 更容易獲得。
Natalie: It became especially popular when people started drinking tea. As the tea imported was naturally bitter, sugar was used as a sweetener.
Feifei: 糖隨著英國人開始喝茶的習(xí)慣，變成了家家戶戶不可缺少必備品，因?yàn)槭怯M(jìn)口的茶都非?？?bitter. 所以人們把糖當(dāng)做增甜劑，糖精 sweetener 來使用。
Natalie: So it seems our love of sugar started a long time ago and has been in our diets for a long time. And let's not forget our love of desserts!
Feifei: That's right! 英國傳統(tǒng)的一餐三道菜，最后一道菜肯定是甜點(diǎn)。
STING
Natalie: So let's recap on some of the vocabulary and phrases we have learnt today.
Feifei: 好的。我們?cè)诮裉斓墓?jié)目中聽到一位女士說甜食是 comfort food 安慰食品。如果要形容某人對(duì)甜食情有獨(dú)鐘的話，就可以說此人 has a sweet tooth.你還能想得起來 Sheila Dillon 用哪個(gè)短語來形容英國人和糖之間的關(guān)系嗎？對(duì)了，a love hate relationship 愛與恨的關(guān)系。
Natalie: Well, Vivian, I hope that has answered your question. Oh, and I have brought some sweets into the studio. Would you like one?
Feifei: Oh, yes!
Natalie: Don't forget to check out the website that’s www.bbcukchina.com for more Ask About Britain programmes.
Feifei: Oh, can I have another sweet Natalie? The chocolate one?
Natalie: I think you are getting a sweet tooth Feifei! Bye!
Feifei: Bye!
詞匯學(xué)習(xí)：
1. comfort food 安慰食品
2. sweet tooth 喜愛甜食的人
3. deep roots 深根
4. imported 傳入，進(jìn)口
5. expensive 昂貴的
6, rare 罕見的，少有的
7. accessible 容易獲得的
8. bitter 苦的
9. sweetener 增甜劑，糖精