2016年ESL之餐饮娱乐 03 Reading Food Labels

ESL Podcast 1179 – Reading Food Labels 

Amy: Put a big bag of those potato chips in the basket. 

Giorgio: Have you read the nutritional¹ label on these chips? 

Amy: No, but look. This doesn’t have very much saturated² fat, trans fat, or sodium³. 

Giorgio: Look at the serving size. It’s three potato chips. How often do you stop at three chips? 

Amy: Okay, no potato chips. I’ll get this package of cookies. There aren’t many calories or carbohydrates⁴ in these or much cholesterol⁵ or sugar either. 

Giorgio: Look again. The serving size is one cookie. There are 40 cookies in each container. 

Amy: Not everything has to be healthy and good for me. 

Giorgio: No, but you have to get your protein and fiber⁶ from somewhere. If you look at the percent daily value on the things you’re eating, you’re not getting the nutrients⁷, vitamins, and minerals your body needs. 

Amy: This isn’t all I eat. I eat other things, too. 

Giorgio: Like pizza, hamburgers, and fries? 

Amy: I might not have the best diet, but I’m healthy as a horse. 

Giorgio: Maybe a horse ready to be put out to pasture! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

2 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液

3 sodium   

n.（化）钠

参考例句：

• Out over the town the sodium lights were lit.在外面，全城的钠光灯都亮了。
• Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.食盐是钠和氯的复合物。

4 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

5 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

6 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

7 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》