舌尖上的中国第1季 第36期:转化的灵感(10)

 In an ancient temple on Mount Tiantai, the monks¹ are preparing the most important meal of the day. 在浙江天台山的古老寺庙中僧人们正准备开始他们一天中重要的一餐。

Monks have vegetarian² diets. 修行者的食谱是全素的。

The monastic life is poor and simple. 修行的生活很清苦。

Even dining is a practice of Buddhism³. 即便是进餐，也是一种功课。

In fact, only Han Buddhism in China includes vegetarian diet in its religious disciplines. 事实上，只有中国的汉地佛教才真正将食素作为一种戒律来遵守。

That has deeply impacted traditional vegetarianism⁴ in China over the past 1,000 years. 这深刻影响了一千多年间中国人的素食传统。

Originating from plants, tofu conforms to the strictest discipline. 来源于植物的豆腐既符合严苛的心理戒律。

And it provides the best possible nutrition for the body. 同时又能在营养上给予身体最大的支援。

Soybean is the only plant food that matches meat for protein quality. 在蛋白质的提供上，大豆食品是唯一能够媲美肉类的植物性食材。

So to vegetarians⁵, it's perfect. 对于素食者来说，这相当完美。

Despite its plainness, Chinese tofu is given a certain spiritual quality. 中国的豆腐在清寡中谙含了某种精神层面的气质。

The ancient people praised it, saying "tofu has merits". 古人称赞豆腐有”和德”。

Those who have tofu are content with a simple life. 吃豆腐的人能安于清贫。

And those who make tofu understand, it's best to "let life take its course". 而做豆腐的人也懂得”顺其自然”。

The unique geological environment and mild weather in southern Anhui have brought about the calm and conservative qualities in its people and also produced unique food. 安徽南部独特的地理环境和温润的气候促成了人们恬淡保守的气质也孕育出了特有的食物。

The strange food covered with white hypha is actually tofu. 这些附着着白色菌丝的奇特食物它们的实质是豆腐。

As the season for mass-production hasn't yet arrived, the hairy tofu in Fang⁶ Xingyu's shop is a rare commodity worth hoarding⁷. 还没到能够大量生产的季节方兴玉家的毛豆腐奇货可居。

It will be sold out before noon. 在中午之前就会告罄。

1 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

3 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

4 vegetarianism   

n.素食，素食主义

参考例句：

• More and more people are believing in vegetarianism and diet for health. 而今越来越多的人们相信素食和节食有利于身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is an exponent of vegetarianism. 她是一个素食主义的倡导者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vegetarians   

n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 )；素食者；素食主义者；食草动物

参考例句：

• Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. 素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。
• Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。

6 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

7 hoarding   

n.贮藏；积蓄；临时围墙；囤积v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• After the war, they were shot for hoarding. 战后他们因囤积而被枪决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Actually he had two unused ones which he was hoarding up. 其实他还藏了两片没有用呢。 来自英汉文学