食物

1. What food do you like or dislike?

你喜欢或不喜欢什么食物？

1. I like spicy food, especially that with unique flavour of Sichuan, for the look and taste of the dishes really work up appetites. Sweet food is the last kind of food I’d choose which always causes me acidity.

我喜欢麻辣的食物，特别是有着独特口味的四川菜，菜肴的色香味真是让人有食欲。甜食是最让我头疼的，因为甜食总是使我胃酸。

2. Can you say something about healthy food and eating habits?

2. 你能说一些健康的食品以及饮食习惯吗？

Healthy food is at the bottom of the Food Pyramid. It provides lots of nourishment but is low in fat. Fruits and vegetables，for example, are high in fibre and packed with vitamins and minerals，especially vitamins A, C,and E. They are also low in calories and virtually fat free.

健康食品是在食物金字塔的最底部。它提供很多的营养但是脂肪含量很低。比如水果和蔬菜，富含纤维、维生素以及矿物质，特别是维生素A、C和E。它们同样也是低热量的而几乎不含脂肪。

The best eating habits in my opinion should be: eat a variety of different foods and eat the right amount. It is all about getting the right balance. There are no good or bad foods，but how you combine foods together each day and each week is important. All foods can be enjoyed as part of a healthy eating plan if they are eaten in reasonable amount.

在我看来，健康的饮食习惯应该是：吃很多不同种类的食物而且数量适当。尽量做到饮食平衡。并没有好的或不好的食物，重要的是看你每天和每周如何搭配食物。只要摄取适量，所有的食物都可做为健康饮食计划的一部分。

3. What is your opinion about consuming wild animals?

3. 对于吃野生动物你怎么看？

I consider it a "bad habit"of putting wild animals on the dinner table，the popularity of consuming wild animals in China is mostly based in the belief that these animals are more nutritious than domestic ones, and therefore good for the health. But experts have a different view. Diseases suffered by animals and the toxic element in their bodies can easily affect the people who eat them，sometimes with fatal consequences. What’s more，many wild animals are poisoned to death by poachers，and the poisons can remain in their bodies for a long time, so it is extremely hazardous to consume such animals.

我认为吃野生动物是一个“不好的嗜好”，在中国流行吃野生动物主要是由于人们认为这些动物比饲养的动物更有营养，因此对健康有益。但是专家持有不同的观点。动物身上的疾病以及身体上有毒的元素很容易影响到吃它们的人，有时会有致命的后果。此外，很多野生动物是 被偷猎者毒死的，毒素会残留在它们的身体里很长一段时间，因此吃这种野生动物是极为危险的。

4. Do people pay more attention to healthy food nowadays?

4. 现代人会更关注健康食品吗？

Yes，I think so，especially after the terrible spread of SARS in 2003. People come to realize that a healthy body comes from a healthy eating habit. People used to pay more attention to the taste of food rather than the nourishment. As a result, they include a lot of high fat and high sugar food in their daily diet. Some even totally neglected the in-take of fruits and vegetables which are high in fibre and vitamins. It's not the case now. People tend to choose a variety of different foods to get vitamins，minerals，fibre，protein and energy they need for good health.

是的，我是这么认为的，特别是 在2003年“非典”的可怕蔓延之后，人们开始意识到健康的身体来自于健康的饮食习惯。人们过去常常更关注口味而不是营养。结果是，他们每 天的饮食包含大量的高脂肪、高糖的食品。有些人甚至完全忽视摄入富含纤维和维生素的水果和蔬菜。现在不是这样了。人们倾向于选择多种不 同的食物来获取他们需要的对健康有益的维生素、矿物质、纤维、蛋白质以及能量。

5. Compare people's eating habits in modern times and those in the past.

5. 比较一下现代和过去人们的饮食习惯。

In the past，people ate less meat，because it was extremely expensive and hard to get. And people seldom ate out since there weren't many restaurants for them to go to. Nowadays, people's living standard has been improved a great deal，and meat has become a necessary part in people's daily diet. Fast food is especially welcomed among young people who are busy with their work or study.

过去，人们吃肉比较少，因为非常贵也很难买到。而且人们很少出去吃饭，因为没有那么多的饭店可去。现在，人 们的生活水平有了很大的改善，肉类成为人们每天饮食中必要的部分。快餐特别受工作或学业繁忙的年轻人的欢迎。

6. Are people healthier than they were ten years ago?

6. 现在的人们比十年前更健康吗？

I'm afraid not. It's true that people are better off but unhealthy eating habits have brought much trouble to them. Many office workers neglect their breakfast and enjoy fast food that is high in fat and calorie. This was not the case ten years ago when people lived on high fibre food，and the pace of life was so slow that there was not much stress from work or study.

恐怕不是的。人们确实是更富裕了，但是不健康的饮食习惯带给他们很多麻烦。很多办公室工作者忽视早餐而很喜欢高脂肪高热量的 快餐。这不像十年前人们以高纤维食物为主，而且生活节奏很慢，并没有多少工作或学习上的压力。

7. Do you like eating out?

7. 你喜欢下馆子吃饭吗？

Yes, I do. It's quite convenient，you know.You don't need to worry about cooking and washing. All you need to do is relax and order any food you love?

是的，我喜欢。你也知道的，这非常方便。你不需要发愁做饭和刷碗。你需要做的就是放松以及点任何你 喜欢的食物。

8. What is your favourite restaurant? Why?

8. 你最喜欢的餐厅是哪一家？为什么？

Well，I seldom eat out，but one restaurant impressed me deeply. It was several years ago when I was in Beijing. A friend of mine invited me to have dinner at the old Peking Noodle Restaurant，which faithfully carries on the old eating customs from a hundred year ago. Diners all sit around square tables which are painted dark red and the waiters (no waitresses can be found there) wear traditional costumes with white towels on the shoulders. The food they serve there is said to be genuine old Peking snacks that aren't available elsewhere.

嗯，我很少去饭馆吃饭，但是有一个餐厅给我留下很深的印象。是几年前我 在北京的时候，我的一个朋友请我去老北京面馆吃饭，那里如实地继承了一百年前的老式饮食风俗。食客们都围着方桌坐成一圈，桌子被漆成深红色，男服务员（那里没有女服务员）穿着传统的装束，肩膀上还搭着白毛巾。那里的食物据说是别的地方没有的真正的老北京小吃。

9. When do people go out eating?

人们什么时候去饭馆吃饭？

Sometimes people go out eating just for a gettogether. They usually find a favourite restaurant and chat there. Or, as is growing more popular, many people go to restaurant for traditional family reunion dinners on New Year's Eve，known as nianyefan. And sometimes people go out eating simply for improving the relationship between business partners.

有时人们就是为了聚会而去饭馆吃饭。他们通常会找一家最喜欢的饭馆吃饭聊天。或者，越来越流行的，很多人为了除夕夜传统的合家团圆饭而去饭馆，这就是所谓的 “年夜饭”。有的时候人们去饭馆吃饭只是简单地为了增进商业伙伴之间的关系。

10. When do you usually eat out?

10. 你通常都在什么时候出去吃饭呢？

Generally speaking，I usually eat out a lot. You know，I usually feel so tired that don't feel like doing anything after studying for the whole day. So I usually run into McDonald or KFC to grab a quick bite and then drag myself home to get some sleep. But it is certainly not the thing that happens every day. As I am only a student, there is no way for me to splash money about by eating out everyday. So I would say it really depends. It depends on whether I have enough pocket money or not.

一般来说，我通常都出去吃饭。在完成一整天的学习之后，我经常都觉得筋疲力尽，什么也不想做了。因此我 经常都会去麦当劳或者肯德基来顿快餐，然后拖着疲惫的身体回家睡觉。但也并不是每天都这样的。由于我现在还是个学生，这也就意味着我不可能每天都在外面吃，所以要视情况而定。这就取决于我是否有零花钱了。

11. Who would prefer to eat out more，the youngsters or the elder people?

11. 谁更喜欢去外面吃呢，年轻人还是老人呢？

Talking about this question，youngsters are definitely the demographic who are more likely to eat out. They are always popping into nice restaurants, ordering expensive food while catching up with their friends (to treat/entertain). But it would turn out to become totally another picture when it comes to the elder people. They tend to stay at home，cooking on their own.

谈到这个问题，从统计数字来看，年轻人显然更喜欢去外面吃(青少年绝对是更有可能外出吃饭的人口)。他们总是出现在一些漂亮的饭店，点最贵的食物来招待他们的朋友。但是如果是老年人的话，就完全是另一番景象了。他们趋向于待在家里，自己做饭吃。

1. What do you think of fast food in people's life?

1. 你怎么看待人们生活中的快餐？

If you ask me, fast food plays an important role in our life. The pace of life is faster than the past, and fast food can meet this change. The advantage of fast foods is evident. With the acceleration of the pace of life, people have less and less time for eating. Therefore, most of them rely on fast food because they don't have to wait for a long time for the service. Besides, it's easier to carry than traditional Chinese food. However, that junk food is not nutritionally balanced. It's not wise to eat too much. In the long run, it may bring harm to one's health. Therefore, we should avoid eating too much fast food.

如果你问我，我认为快餐在我们的生活中扮演很重要的角色。生活节奏比以前快了许多，它可以满足这种变化。快餐的优势是显而易见的，随着我们生活节奏加速，我们减少了就餐的时间，因此，很多人都选择快餐，因为他们无须为就餐而耗费太多的时间。还有，他们比传统的中餐更容易携带。然而，这种垃圾食品营养不均衡，不宜多吃。从长远角度来看，它会给我们的身体带来伤害，因此应该避免吃太多速食。

2. What do you think about science in food processing?

2. 你怎么看科学的食品加工？

Scientific processing is important because it can keep us healthy and our food production is greatly increased.

科学加工是很重要的，因为这可以提高我们的保健水平，而且大大提高食品产量

3. What do you think about scientificly produced food?

3. 你怎么看科学生产食品？

Well, I don't know much about this kind of food, but I think it's fairly new and advanced. Nobody knows about the effects of it. I'm very glad to say scientific agriculture has to some extent, relieved the burden on our limited farm land of raising such a large population in China because it may have greater output. Government should take some measures to encourage farmers to involve more scientific technology in their farming. On the other hand, it's still up in the air whether the scientific production has the same internal structure and if they contain the same amount of nutrition as well as traditional production.

我不太了解这种食品，但是我觉得这是一种新型的先进食品。没有人了解它的效能。我很高兴地说，科学地发展农业，增加了农业的产出率，这在一定程度上减轻了我们有限的耕地和养活中国众多人口的负担。政府应该采取措施鼓励农民将更多的科技运用到他们的耕作上。另一方面，同样的领域科学产品是否有相同的成分以及是否像传统食品那样含有同等的营养，仍然不得而知。

4. What suggestion do you want to make for it?

4. 你想给它什么建议？

I think this kind of food will be the trend for future food industry. I hope scientists can be very prudent about their experiments. In one way, it's scientists' inevitable responsibility to practice more on this field to raise the output; on the other hand, they should also investigate if it may as well bring side effects, such as nutrition loss and the destruction of land.

我觉得这种食品生产技术将会成为未来食品业的趋势。我希望科学家要以谨慎的态度对待他们的实验。一方面，科学家要对这种技术作进一步的研究和实验，以增加农作物的产量，这是他们不可推卸的责任。另一方面，他们也应该研究一下这种技术可能带来的副作用，比如食物中营养流失和对土地造成破坏。

5. What are the effects of the scientific production of food on the growth of the world's population?

5. 科学生产食品对世界人口增长有什么影响？

This is really a difficult question. I don't think there is a relationship between these two. Maybe the population will grow because the poor people in Africa can get more food and they won't die of starvation. Since our agriculture output may raise since the introduction of scientificly produced food, people may be capable of supporting larger families. Obviously, it will cause population growth. Nevertheless, the resources on our planet are limited, and sooner or later, it will not be able to meet our increasing needs. As a result, this will undoubtedly lead to the reduction of population. However, in the long run, the condition will reach a balanced state, and remain so for a long time in the future.

这的确是一个很难的问题，我不认为这两者有什么关系。也许非洲人口将会增长，因为非洲穷人可以得到更多的食物，使他们不再死于饥饿。由于我们的农业产量可能通过引进科学生产食品技术而增加，人们可能有能力养活更大的家庭。很显然，这将会导致人口增加。然而，我们地球上的资源毕竟是有限的，迟早会有不能满足我们需求的时候。但无论如何，从长远角度来看，这种情况会达到一个平衡的状态，并且在未来长期保持下去。