BBC英語六分鐘-每天堅持口語Eating Pond Scum

EatingPondScumBBC英語六分鐘練起來（2023.03.23）TranscriptNote:Thisisnotawordforwordtranscript

Neil

Hello.Thisis6MinuteEnglishfromBBCLearningEnglish.I’mNeil.Sam

AndI’mSam.Neil

Inthisprogramme,we’llbelookingatanunusualfoodcalledmicroalgaeandaskingwhethereatingalgaemightbebetterforourhealthandthehealthoftheplanet.Andofcourse,we’llbelookingatsomeoftherelatedvocabularyalongtheway.Sam

Yuck!I’mnotsureabouteatingalgae,Neil!Imean,what’sthestrangestthingyou’veevereaten?Neil

Well,IoncetriedfriedstickinsectinThailand…andI’vehadants,aswell,thatwerefromColombia.Sam

Ah,OK,yeah–bothfairlystrangeforushereintheUK.Butwhatabout

pondscum,Neil?Neil

Pondscum?Pondscumistheslangnameformicroalgae-greenplant

organisms,suchasspirulina,whichgrowinwater-likepondsandlookabitslimyorscummybeforebeingdried.Here,we’retalkingaboutediblealgae,meaningit’sOKtoeat.Sam

MorethanOK,infact–thesetypesoffoodalgaeareactuallygoodforyourbody!Microalgaelikespirulinaandchlorellaarepackedfullofproteins,vitaminsandantioxidants.Becausetheyaresohealthy,they’re

havingamoment

rightnow,meaningtheyarebecomingmorewell-knownandpopular.Neil

Yes,microalgaeistrendingjustnowandforgoodreasons,whichwe’llfindoutaboutlater.Butfirst,letmeaskyouourquizquestion.Whatdothefollowingthreethingshaveincommon:oceans,snowandmygardenpatio?Isit…

a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelax

b)Theyareallverycold

c)TheyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrowSam

Well,Iknowthatoceansandsnowaremadeupofwater…butyourgardenpatio?Didyourbarbequegetrainedoffagain,Neil?Neil

No,notquite,Sam!Well,hopefullyyou’llknowbytheendoftheprogramme.Now,Imentionedbeforethatmicroalgaeissometimescalleda

superfood

-atypeoffoodwhichisessentiallyfullofhealthyvitamins,mineralsandnutrients.Butmicroalgaeisnotthefirstsuperfoodtobecomepopular.Sam

That’sright.Intheearly2010s,manyjuicebarsstartedpoppingupinplacesaroundtheworldsellinggreensmoothies-energydrinksmadebyblendinghealthyingredientslikekale,chardandspinach.Therecenttrendformicroalgaeandspirulinahasbeenpromotedinpartbybigdrinkscompanieswantingtosellthelatestbrightlycolouredsmoothies.Neil

Andmoreandmore,spirulinaisalsobeingusedasacookingingredient–inhotdogsandmeatballs–andasaprotein-richsubstituteforeggsinpastaandmayonnaise.Sam

Butaswellasallthesehealthbenefits,there’sanotheradvantagetomicroalgaesuperfoods-onethatcouldpotentiallybenefitthewholeplanet.BBCRadio4’sTheFoodProgrammeaskedProfessorAlisonSmith,HeadofPlantSciencesatCambridgeUniversity,toexplain:AlisonSmith

Asthepopulationoftheworldincreasesandthelandthat’savailableforagricultureis

becomingstretched,there’saninterestintryingtoincreaseproductivitybyothermeans…so

sustainableintensification

ofagricultureisoneway…Neil

Sofoodsecurityisanissue-makingsureenoughnutritionally-richfoodisproducedtofeedthegrowingworldpopulation.AlisonSmithsaystheamountofagriculturallandavailableforgrowingfoodisbecomingstretched,meaningtherearenotenoughresources,inthiscasefarmland,tomeeteveryone’sneeds.Sam

Yes,andshementionsthatonepossiblesolutionissustainableintensificationofagriculture-whichmeansincreasingfoodproductioninwayswhichdon’tdamagetheenvironmentorusenewland.Neil

Well,weknowthatmicroalgaearesuperfoods,nutritionallyrichinvitaminsandprotein,buthowdotheyhelpreducetheneedforagriculturalland?AlisonSmithexplains:AlisonSmith

…theycanbegrowninallsortsoflocations–inwater,inoceans,inponds,lakesandsoon,evenonyourpatioandonsnow…sooneofthepossibilitiesistoproducetheseorganismsincitiesandtownsbecausetheydon’tneedtheopenlandscapetobegrown.Sam

IthinkI’vespottedtheanswertoyourquizquestion,Neil.Neil

Ohyes?Iaskedwhatoceans,snowandmypatiohaveincommon.

a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelax

b)Theyareallverycold

c)TheyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrowsSam

Theanswerisc)-placeswheremicroalgaecangrow!Whatanamazingplant!IthinkI’mgoingtostopcallingitpondscumandusethecorrectscientificnameProfSmithmentioned,organisms.Neil

Today’sprogrammewasallaboutmicroalgaelikespirulina,agreen,ediblefoodalgaewhichsomepeoplecallpondscum,althoughscientificallyspeakingit’san

organism,meaningananimalorplantlifeform.Sam

Yes,andthisplantlifeformisalsocalleda

superfood,becauseit’sespeciallyrichinvitamins,mineralsandnutrientswhichpromotegoodhealth.Neil

Superfoodsare

havingamoment

rightnow,meaningthey’rebecomingmorepopularortrendingbecausethey’resohealthy.Sam

Andanotherbenefitofmicroalgaeisthatitgrowsalmostanywhere.Soitdoesn’tusemuchagriculturalland,whichis

becomingstretched,meaningthere’snotenoughofittomeettheworld’sfoodneeds.

Sustainableintensification

isanotherpossiblesolutiontothisproblem,becauseitisawayofincreasingfoodproductionwithoutharmingtheenvironmentorusingnewland.Don’tforgetyoucanfindlotsmorelearningmaterialsandtopicalvocabularyonourwebsiteat.Andpleasejoinusagainsoon.Byefornow!Neil

Bye!Vocabularypondscum

aslangnameformicroalgaelikespirulinaandchlorellahavingamoment

becomingmorewell-knownandpopularatthismomentintime;similarto‘trending’superfood

atypeoffoodwhichisespeciallyfullofhealthynutrientslikevitamins,mineralsandproteinbecomingstretched

notenoughresourcestomeetpeople’sneedssustainableintensification

foodproducedinwayswhichdon’tdamagetheenvironmentorusenewlandorganism

anyplantoranimallifeform雙語版TranscriptNeilThisis6MinuteEnglishfromBBCLearningEnglish.I’mNeil.大家好，這里是BBC英語學習的6分鐘英語，我是尼爾。

SamAndI’mSam.我是山姆。

NeilInthisprogramme,we’llbelookingatanunusualfoodcalledmicroalgaeandaskingwhethereatingalgaemightbebetterforourhealthandthehealthoftheplanet.Andofcourse,we’llbelookingatsomeoftherelatedvocabularyalongtheway.在這期節(jié)目中，我們將研究一種叫做微藻的不尋常食物，并詢問食用藻類是否對我們的健康和地球的健康更好。當然，我們將逐步研究一些相關詞匯。

SamYuck!I’mnotsureabouteatingalgae,Neil!Imean,what’sthestrangestthingyou’veevereaten?呃！我不確定要吃藻類，尼爾！我的意思是，你吃過的最奇怪的東西是什么？

NeilWell,IoncetriedfriedstickinsectinThailand…andI’vehadants,aswell,thatwerefromColombia.我曾經在泰國嘗試過炸竹節(jié)蟲……而且我也吃過來自哥倫比亞的螞蟻。

SamAh,OK,yeah–bothfairlystrangeforushereintheUK.Butwhataboutpondscum,Neil?好的，是的-兩者都對我們在英國的人來說很奇怪。但是，池塘浮渣怎么樣，尼爾？

NeilPondscum?Pondscumisthe

slangname

formicroalgae-greenplantorganisms,suchasspirulina,whichgrowinwater-likepondsandlookabitslimyorscummybeforebeingdried.Here,we’retalkingabout

edible

algae,meaningit’sOKtoeat.池塘浮渣？Pondscum(池塘浮渣)是微藻的俚稱-綠色的植物有機體，如螺旋藻，生長在水樣池塘，曬干之前看上去有點黏糊糊或渣渣的。在這里，我們談論的是可食用藻類，這意味著可以吃。

SamMorethanOK,infact–thesetypesoffoodalgaeareactuallygoodforyourbody!Microalgaelikespirulinaandchlorellaarepackedfullof

proteins,vitaminsandantioxidants.Becausetheyaresohealthy,they’rehavingamomentrightnow,meaningtheyarebecomingmorewell-knownandpopular.不只是可以吃，實際上，這些藻類食物真正對你的身體有益！螺旋藻和小球藻等微藻中充滿了蛋白質，維生素和抗氧化劑。因為它們非常健康，所以現在有勢頭，這意味著它們正變得廣為人知并受到歡迎。

NeilYes,microalgaeistrendingjustnowandforgoodreasons,whichwe’llfindoutaboutlater.Butfirst,letmeaskyouourquizquestion.Whatdothefollowingthreethingshaveincommon:oceans,snowandmygarden

patio?Isit…a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelaxb)Theyareallverycoldc)Theyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrow對，微藻正在形成新潮流，這是有充分理由的，我們稍后會對此進行介紹。但是首先讓我問你測驗問題。以下三個東西的共同點是什么：海洋，大雪和我的花園露臺？是…a）它們都是放松的好地方b）它們都很冷c）它們都是微藻生長的地方

SamWell,Iknowthatoceansandsnowaremadeupofwater…butyourgardenpatio?Didyourbarbequegetrainedoffagain,Neil?我知道海洋和雪是由水組成的……但是你的花園露臺呢？你的燒烤又下雨了嗎？

NeilNo,notquite,Sam!Well,hopefullyyou’llknowbytheendoftheprogramme.Now,Imentionedbeforethatmicroalgaeissometimescalledasuperfood-atypeoffoodwhichisessentiallyfullofhealthyvitamins,mineralsandnutrients.Butmicroalgaeisnotthefirstsuperfoodtobecomepopular.不是！好吧，希望你能在節(jié)目結束時知道?，F在，我之前提到微藻有時被稱為超級食物-一種富含健康的維生素，礦物質和營養(yǎng)素的食物。但是微藻并不是流行起來的第一種超級食品。

SamThat’sright.Intheearly2010s,manyjuicebarsstartedpoppingup

inplacesaroundtheworldsellinggreensmoothies-energydrinksmadebyblendinghealthyingredientslike

kale,chardandspinach.Therecenttrendformicroalgaeandspirulinahasbeenpromotedinpartbybigdrinkscompanieswantingtosellthelatestbrightlycolouredsmoothies.是的。在2010年初，許多果汁吧在世界各地開始興起，他們銷售綠色冰沙-通過混合羽衣甘藍，甜菜和菠菜等健康成分制成的能量飲料。微藻和螺旋藻的近期趨勢一部分是由大型飲料公司推動的，他們希望出售最新的鮮艷冰沙。

NeilAndmoreandmore,spirulinaisalsobeingusedasacookingingredient–inhotdogsandmeatballs–andasaprotein-rich

substitutefor

eggsin

pasta

andmayonnaise.而且越來越多，螺旋藻也被用作食材-制作熱狗和肉丸-并且作為富含蛋白質的替代品，替代面食和美乃滋里的雞蛋。

SamButaswellasallthesehealthbenefits,there’sanotheradvantagetomicroalgaesuperfoods-onethatcouldpotentiallybenefitthewholeplanet.BBCRadio4’sTheFoodProgrammeaskedProfessorAlisonSmith,HeadofPlantSciencesatCambridgeUniversity,toexplain:但是，除了所有這些健康益處外，微藻超級食品還有另一個優(yōu)勢-可能使整個地球受益。BBC第四電臺的食物節(jié)目請劍橋大學植物科學系主任AlisonSmith教授來解釋：

AlisonSmithAsthepopulationoftheworldincreasesandthelandthat’savailableforagricultureisbecomingstretched,there’saninterestintryingto

increaseproductivity

byothermeans…sosustainableintensificationofagricultureisoneway…隨著世界人口的增加以及可耕種的土地日益萎縮，人們有興趣嘗試通過其他手段來提高生產力……因此，可持續(xù)集約化農業(yè)是一種方式……

NeilSo

foodsecurity

isanissue-makingsureenoughnutritionally-richfoodisproducedtofeedthegrowingworldpopulation.AlisonSmithsaystheamountofagriculturallandavailableforgrowingfoodisbecomingstretched,meaningtherearenotenoughresources,inthiscasefarmland,tomeeteveryone’sneeds.糧食安全是一個議題-確保生產充足的營養(yǎng)豐富的食品來養(yǎng)活不斷增長的世界人口。AlisonSmith說，可用于種植食物的農業(yè)用地越來越緊張(stretched)，這意味著沒有足夠的資源（在這里是指農田）來滿足每個人的需求。

SamYes,andshementionsthatonepossiblesolutionissustainableintensificationofagriculture-whichmeansincreasingfoodproductioninwayswhichdon’tdamagetheenvironmentorusenewland.是的，她提到一種可能的解決方案是可持續(xù)的集約化農業(yè)-這意味著增加糧食產量，通過不損害環(huán)境、不使用新土地的方式。

NeilWell,weknowthatmicroalgaearesuperfoods,nutritionallyrichinvitaminsandprotein,buthowdotheyhelpreducetheneedforagriculturalland?AlisonSmithexplains:我們知道微藻是超級食品，營養(yǎng)上富含維生素和蛋白質，但是它們如何有助于減少對農業(yè)用地的需求呢？AlisonSmith解釋說：

AlisonSmith…theycanbegrowninallsortsoflocations–inwater,inoceans,inponds,lakesandsoon,evenonyourpatioandonsnow…sooneofthepossibilitiesistoproducetheseorganismsincitiesandtownsbecausetheydon’tneedtheopenlandscapetobegrown.…它們可以在各種各樣的地方生長–在水，海洋，池塘，湖泊等，甚至在你的露臺和積雪上……因此，有一種可能是在城鎮(zhèn)中生產這些有機物，因為他們不需要開放的環(huán)境來生長。

SamIthinkI’vespottedtheanswertoyourquizquestion,Neil.我想我已經找到了你的測試問題的答案

NeilOhyes?Iaskedwhatoceans,snowandmypatiohaveincommon.a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelaxb)Theyareallverycoldc)Theyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrows是嗎？我問海洋，積雪和露臺有什么共同點。a）它們都是放松的好地方b）它們都很冷c）它們都是微藻生長的地方

SamTheanswerisc)-placeswheremicroalgaecangrow!Whatanamazingplant!IthinkI’mgoingtostopcallingitpondscumandusethecorrectscientificnameProfSmithmentioned,organisms.答案是c）-微藻可以生長的地方！多么神奇的植物！我想我將不再稱呼它為池塘浮渣，而是使用Smith教授提到的正確的名稱，有機物。

NeilToday’sprogrammewasallaboutmicroalgaelikespirulina,agreen,ediblefoodalgaewhic