时差N小时 饼干的杀伤力

When we are warned about the dangers of food, it usually relates to food allergies¹ or food poisoning. The image of killer² biscuits has never quite come in to people's minds. Millions of people reach for a 'biccy' whenever they pour a cup of tea and it seems that this simple action is an activity packed with hidden danger.

当我们警惕食物的危险时，我们通常指的是食物过敏或食物中毒。人们通常不会想到饼干的杀伤力。 数百万人在泡茶时会顺手拿一些饼干。似乎这个简单的动作充满了潜在的危险。

Almost half of all Britons have been injured while eating a crunchy biscuit with their tea or coffee, according to figures released by a new survey. The research conducted by Mindlab International shows a staggering 500 people each year need hospital treatment after a biscuit-related injury.

一项最新调查数据显示，大约一半的英国人在边喝茶或咖啡边吃香脆的饼干时受过伤。这项由国际思维进行的调查发现，每年因食用饼干受伤到医院就诊的人数高达500人，数量非常惊人。

And it's estimated that millions of Brits have become cookie casualties at some point. It also found that almost a third of adults said they had been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking or trying to fish out the remnants of a collapsed³ digestive. It also revealed that 28 percent had choked on crumbs⁴, while one in ten had broken a tooth or filling biting a biscuit.

据估计，大约有数百万英国人曾经因食用饼干受伤。调查还发现，几乎三分之一的成年人在试图用热水浸泡或勾起散开的饼干时被开水烫到或溅到。调查还披露，大约28%的人曾被饼干渣噎到，同时有十分之一的人曾在咬饼干时损坏牙齿或牙齿填充物。

More unusually, three percent had poked⁵ themselves in the eye with a biscuit and seven percent bitten by a pet or other wild animal trying to get their biscuit. One man even ended up stuck in wet concrete after wading⁶ in to pick up a stray biscuit. And the title of the most dangerous biscuit belongs to the humble⁷ custard cream. It poses the most risk to innocent dunkers with a Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation⁸, or B.I.T.E rating of 5.63. This compares to just 1.16 for soft and safe Jaffa Cakes.

更为异常的是，3%的人曾经被饼干戳到眼睛，还有7%的人因其宠物或其他野生动物试图抢他们的饼干，不慎被咬伤。更有甚者，一名男子因费力地捡起一片散落的饼干而被困在混凝土中。最危险饼干的头衔属于双层奶油饼干。奶油饼干的伤害威胁评估指数是5.63，而风险最低的佳发饼的指数只有1.16。

1 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 crumbs   

int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式

参考例句：

• She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
• Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？

5 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 wading   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
• The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

7 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

8 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。