英语俚语天天说 第307期:星巴克致癌?（在线收听） |
A judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday ruled that coffee companies like Starbucks must carry cancer warning labels in California. That's because the roasting process produces in coffee acrylamide, [??kr?l?ma?d] a chemical that can cause cancer. 在加州，周三，一名法官裁定，像星巴克这样的咖啡企业应该店内展示“咖啡可能致癌”的标识。这是因为咖啡豆的烤制过长中会产生丙烯酰胺，一种可能致癌的化学物质。
It is clear that high amounts of acrylamide [??kr?l?ma?d], a white odorless [?o?d?rl?s] compound, can cause damage to the nervous system and possibly raise the risks of cancer.
一个很明显的事实是，高浓度的丙烯酰胺（一种白色没有气味的化合物）会造成神经系统的损伤，或者有可能提高患癌症的风险。
Acrylamide also forms in some starchy [?stɑ?r.t?i] foods during high-temperature cooking, such as frying, baking and roasting. And in the roasting of coffee beans.
一些含淀粉的食物在高温烹饪的时候也会形成丙烯酰胺，比如油炸，烘焙，或者烧烤。还有就是在咖啡豆的烤制时。
The trouble is, we don't know at what levels it is dangerous. An arm of the World Health Organization in 2010 concluded that acrylamide is a human health concern. Yet in 2016, the cancer agency of WHO removed it from its "possible carcinogen” [kɑ?r?s?n?d??n] list.
问题是，我们不知道多大浓度的丙烯酰胺才是有害的。2010年的时候，世界卫生组织的一个部门决定说丙烯酰胺是人类健康的隐患。不过在2016年的时候，世界卫生组织癌症研究把丙烯酰胺从致癌物质的列表中去掉了。
While we are at it, why not warning labels for a range of foods that's been linked to cancer? Canned goods, grilled meat, refined sugars, smoked meats.
我们在针对星巴克的时候，为什么也不对其他有致癌隐患的食物也标上警示标签呢？比如罐装食品，烤肉，精制糖，熏肉等。
What's more, there are more studies that suggest coffee reduces the risk of liver, uterine [?ju?.t?ra?n] and other cancers.
而且，有更多研究证明咖啡可以降低患肝癌、子宫癌和其他癌症的风险。 |
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