新奇事件簿 蟑螂奶 要来一杯么

It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but scientists say cockroach¹ milk could become a new superfood. Insect dairy could be the next big thing on supermarket shelves and in our diets. Scientists say insect milk could be a perfect non-dairy alternative to cow's milk, no matter how hard it might be for people to accept milk from bugs². Scientists studied the nutritional³ value of the milk from the Pacific Beetle⁴ cockroach. They discovered that the milk was much richer in nutrients⁵ than dairy milk. Scientists said: "A single crystal [of cockroach milk] is estimated to contain more than three times the energy of an equivalent mass of dairy milk." The crystals were also full of amino acids and proteins.

可能不是每个人都好这口，但是科学家们表示蟑螂奶可能会成为一种新型超级食物。昆虫奶制品可能是超市货架和人类饮食中的下一个热门。科学家们表示昆虫奶可能是替代牛奶的完美非奶制品选择，尽管人们会难以接受从昆虫中获取的奶。科学家们对太平洋硕蠊所产奶的营养价值进行了研究。他们发现它们产的奶比牛奶的营养更加丰富。科学家说到：“估计蟑螂奶的一块结晶中所含的能量是牛奶的三倍多。”其结晶中还含有丰富的氨基酸和蛋白质。

Most cockroaches⁶ do not actually produce milk. The Pacific Beetle cockroach is the only one known to feed milk to its young. However, milking enough cockroaches to satisfy a growing human population clearly isn't as easy as milking cows. An alternative is to try and replicate⁷ the milk in a lab using stem cell technology, and then turn this technique into a large-scale industrial process. A South African company called Gourmet⁸ Grubb has already started selling insect-milk ice cream. It says the milk is, "a sustainable, nature-friendly, nutritious⁹, lactose-free, delicious, guilt-free dairy alternative of the future". It won't be too long before other companies jump on the bug-milk bandwagon.

其实大多数蟑螂是不产奶的。太平洋硕蠊是唯一一种给下一代喂奶的已知种类。然而，要挤出能够满足不断增长人口的蟑螂奶并不像挤牛奶一样容易。有一种选择是尝试利用实验室干细胞技术复制这种蟑螂奶，并将这种技术大规模运用于工厂加工。南非一家叫做Gourmet Grubb的公司已经开始销售昆虫奶制的冰淇淋。公司表示这种奶，“是未来的一种可持续、环保、营养、无糖且美味的替代选择，吃了也不会有负罪感”。用不了多久，其他公司就会扑向这种昆虫奶潮流。

1 cockroach   

n.蟑螂

参考例句：

• A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。
• She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。

2 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

5 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》

6 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

7 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

8 gourmet   

n.食物品尝家；adj.出于美食家之手的

参考例句：

• What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么？
• A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。

9 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。