BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语Eating Pond Scum

EatingPondScumBBC英语六分钟练起来（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双语版TranscriptNeilThisis6MinuteEnglishfromBBCLearningEnglish.I’mNeil.大家好，这里是BBC英语学习的6分钟英语，我是尼尔。

SamAndI’mSam.我是山姆。

NeilInthisprogramme,we’llbelookingatanunusualfoodcalledmicroalgaeandaskingwhethereatingalgaemightbebetterforourhealthandthehealthoftheplanet.Andofcourse,we’llbelookingatsomeoftherelatedvocabularyalongtheway.在这期节目中，我们将研究一种叫做微藻的不寻常食物，并询问食用藻类是否对我们的健康和地球的健康更好。当然，我们将逐步研究一些相关词汇。

SamYuck!I’mnotsureabouteatingalgae,Neil!Imean,what’sthestrangestthingyou’veevereaten?呃！我不确定要吃藻类，尼尔！我的意思是，你吃过的最奇怪的东西是什么？

NeilWell,IoncetriedfriedstickinsectinThailand…andI’vehadants,aswell,thatwerefromColombia.我曾经在泰国尝试过炸竹节虫……而且我也吃过来自哥伦比亚的蚂蚁。

SamAh,OK,yeah–bothfairlystrangeforushereintheUK.Butwhataboutpondscum,Neil?好的，是的-两者都对我们在英国的人来说很奇怪。但是，池塘浮渣怎么样，尼尔？

NeilPondscum?Pondscumisthe

slangname

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

edible

algae,meaningit’sOKtoeat.池塘浮渣？Pondscum(池塘浮渣)是微藻的俚称-绿色的植物有机体，如螺旋藻，生长在水样池塘，晒干之前看上去有点黏糊糊或渣渣的。在这里，我们谈论的是可食用藻类，这意味着可以吃。

SamMorethanOK,infact–thesetypesoffoodalgaeareactuallygoodforyourbody!Microalgaelikespirulinaandchlorellaarepackedfullof

proteins,vitaminsandantioxidants.Becausetheyaresohealthy,they’rehavingamomentrightnow,meaningtheyarebecomingmorewell-knownandpopular.不只是可以吃，实际上，这些藻类食物真正对你的身体有益！螺旋藻和小球藻等微藻中充满了蛋白质，维生素和抗氧化剂。因为它们非常健康，所以现在有势头，这意味着它们正变得广为人知并受到欢迎。

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

patio?Isit…a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelaxb)Theyareallverycoldc)Theyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrow对，微藻正在形成新潮流，这是有充分理由的，我们稍后会对此进行介绍。但是首先让我问你测验问题。以下三个东西的共同点是什么：海洋，大雪和我的花园露台？是…a）它们都是放松的好地方b）它们都很冷c）它们都是微藻生长的地方

SamWell,Iknowthatoceansandsnowaremadeupofwater…butyourgardenpatio?Didyourbarbequegetrainedoffagain,Neil?我知道海洋和雪是由水组成的……但是你的花园露台呢？你的烧烤又下雨了吗？

NeilNo,notquite,Sam!Well,hopefullyyou’llknowbytheendoftheprogramme.Now,Imentionedbeforethatmicroalgaeissometimescalledasuperfood-atypeoffoodwhichisessentiallyfullofhealthyvitamins,mineralsandnutrients.Butmicroalgaeisnotthefirstsuperfoodtobecomepopular.不是！好吧，希望你能在节目结束时知道。现在，我之前提到微藻有时被称为超级食物-一种富含健康的维生素，矿物质和营养素的食物。但是微藻并不是流行起来的第一种超级食品。

SamThat’sright.Intheearly2010s,manyjuicebarsstartedpoppingup

inplacesaroundtheworldsellinggreensmoothies-energydrinksmadebyblendinghealthyingredientslike

kale,chardandspinach.Therecenttrendformicroalgaeandspirulinahasbeenpromotedinpartbybigdrinkscompanieswantingtosellthelatestbrightlycolouredsmoothies.是的。在2010年初，许多果汁吧在世界各地开始兴起，他们销售绿色冰沙-通过混合羽衣甘蓝，甜菜和菠菜等健康成分制成的能量饮料。微藻和螺旋藻的近期趋势一部分是由大型饮料公司推动的，他们希望出售最新的鲜艳冰沙。

NeilAndmoreandmore,spirulinaisalsobeingusedasacookingingredient–inhotdogsandmeatballs–andasaprotein-rich

substitutefor

eggsin

pasta

andmayonnaise.而且越来越多，螺旋藻也被用作食材-制作热狗和肉丸-并且作为富含蛋白质的替代品，替代面食和美乃滋里的鸡蛋。

SamButaswellasallthesehealthbenefits,there’sanotheradvantagetomicroalgaesuperfoods-onethatcouldpotentiallybenefitthewholeplanet.BBCRadio4’sTheFoodProgrammeaskedProfessorAlisonSmith,HeadofPlantSciencesatCambridgeUniversity,toexplain:但是，除了所有这些健康益处外，微藻超级食品还有另一个优势-可能使整个地球受益。BBC第四电台的食物节目请剑桥大学植物科学系主任AlisonSmith教授来解释：

AlisonSmithAsthepopulationoftheworldincreasesandthelandthat’savailableforagricultureisbecomingstretched,there’saninterestintryingto

increaseproductivity

byothermeans…sosustainableintensificationofagricultureisoneway…随着世界人口的增加以及可耕种的土地日益萎缩，人们有兴趣尝试通过其他手段来提高生产力……因此，可持续集约化农业是一种方式……

NeilSo

foodsecurity

isanissue-makingsureenoughnutritionally-richfoodisproducedtofeedthegrowingworldpopulation.AlisonSmithsaystheamountofagriculturallandavailableforgrowingfoodisbecomingstretched,meaningtherearenotenoughresources,inthiscasefarmland,tomeeteveryone’sneeds.粮食安全是一个议题-确保生产充足的营养丰富的食品来养活不断增长的世界人口。AlisonSmith说，可用于种植食物的农业用地越来越紧张(stretched)，这意味着没有足够的资源（在这里是指农田）来满足每个人的需求。

SamYes,andshementionsthatonepossiblesolutionissustainableintensificationofagriculture-whichmeansincreasingfoodproductioninwayswhichdon’tdamagetheenvironmentorusenewland.是的，她提到一种可能的解决方案是可持续的集约化农业-这意味着增加粮食产量，通过不损害环境、不使用新土地的方式。

NeilWell,weknowthatmicroalgaearesuperfoods,nutritionallyrichinvitaminsandprotein,buthowdotheyhelpreducetheneedforagriculturalland?AlisonSmithexplains:我们知道微藻是超级食品，营养上富含维生素和蛋白质，但是它们如何有助于减少对农业用地的需求呢？AlisonSmith解释说：

AlisonSmith…theycanbegrowninallsortsoflocations–inwater,inoceans,inponds,lakesandsoon,evenonyourpatioandonsnow…sooneofthepossibilitiesistoproducetheseorganismsincitiesandtownsbecausetheydon’tneedtheopenlandscapetobegrown.…它们可以在各种各样的地方生长–在水，海洋，池塘，湖泊等，甚至在你的露台和积雪上……因此，有一种可能是在城镇中生产这些有机物，因为他们不需要开放的环境来生长。

SamIthinkI’vespottedtheanswertoyourquizquestion,Neil.我想我已经找到了你的测试问题的答案

NeilOhyes?Iaskedwhatoceans,snowandmypatiohaveincommon.a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelaxb)Theyareallverycoldc)Theyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrows是吗？我问海洋，积雪和露台有什么共同点。a）它们都是放松的好地方b）它们都很冷c）它们都是微藻生长的地方

SamTheanswerisc)-placeswheremicroalgaecangrow!Whatanamazingplant!IthinkI’mgoingtostopcallingitpondscumandusethecorrectscientificnameProfSmithmentioned,organisms.答案是c）-微藻可以生长的地方！多么神奇的植物！我想我将不再称呼它为池塘浮渣，而是使用Smith教授提到的正确的名称，有机物。

NeilToday’sprogrammewasallaboutmicroalgaelikespirulina,agreen,ediblefoodalgaewhic