最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit14-Part4

[00:01.51]Our diet might contain
[00:03.92]some of the same foods
[00:05.67]that we eat now.
[00:07.20]Will we still use flour
[00:09.50]to make a loaf of bread?
[00:11.58]Maybe there will be ways
[00:13.33]to preserve our food
[00:14.75]so that bread never goes stale.
[00:16.61]Will we still eat common food
[00:19.79]combinations such as
[00:21.54]liver and onions?
[00:22.96]Will our favorite meal
[00:24.82]be roast beef or sausage
[00:26.35]and be cooked with cabbage? 
[00:27.66]Will a typical breakfast menu
[00:30.95]include toast and jam?
[00:32.58]Maybe we will have a substitute
[00:35.21]for butter which tastes good.
[00:37.29]Food might not be purchased
[00:41.01]from a grocer or
[00:42.43]from a supermarket. Instead,
[00:45.16]as customers, we might
[00:46.70]order our food, using
[00:48.55]the internet and have it
[00:50.30]delivered to our residences. 
[00:51.95]Maybe an automatic recorder
[00:54.79]would be placed when food
[00:56.66]is removed from a refrigerator.
[00:58.40]Preparation of food might
[01:02.45]be eliminated but because
[01:04.31]people enjoy eating, maybe
[01:06.28]there will be the option of
[01:07.92]nourishing our bodies through food
[01:10.11]or using some other means.
[01:11.64]Perhaps a series of pills
[01:15.36]will provide adequate nourishment¹.
[01:18.09]Fruits such as grapes, peaches
[01:21.49]or pears might still be available
[01:24.12]in several forms such as
[01:25.97]frozen or dried for our consumption.
[01:28.38]Candy would be difficult
[01:31.00]to give up for anyone
[01:32.54]who enjoys eating sweets.
[01:33.74]Pie for dessert is a favorite
[01:36.59]with some people and
[01:38.12]maybe a way will be found
[01:39.65]to produce a pie
[01:41.40]that tastes good and yet
[01:42.93]will be a healthy food
[01:44.02]for us to eat.
[01:45.88]A hot bowl of soup
[01:47.96]not only nourishes but also
[01:49.60]comforts people and we
[01:51.68]would not want to relinquish² that.
[01:53.76]Protein sources that have not been
[01:57.26]used before will become evident.
[01:59.35]Provision of a ham and
[02:02.07]cheese sandwich for lunch
[02:03.83]might be available through
[02:05.36]a special appliance that
[02:06.89]takes our food order and
[02:08.43]prepares the food and
[02:09.63]delivers it to us.
[02:11.16]Icecream could be made,
[02:14.00]with the option of
[02:15.43]using either artificial sweetener
[02:16.73]or sugar. Will we fry foods
[02:19.80]like bacon and steak
[02:21.33]or will we be able
[02:22.97]to cook them by other means?
[02:24.83]We could combine foods
[02:27.24]such as peas and carrots
[02:28.66]with garlic to gain
[02:30.52]an abundant supply of
[02:32.06]vitamins from one dish

1 nourishment   

n.食物，营养品；营养情况

参考例句：

• Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
• He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。

2 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。