人教版英语选修第二册 unit 3 Reading and Writing

CONVENIENCE FOOD OR FRESH FOOD?

方便食品还是新鲜食材？

A new survey indicates that young people in China much prefer making fresh food to buying prepared food.

一项新调查显示，中国年轻人相比购买预制食品，更愿意自己烹制新鲜食物。

Mei Lin, for example, is 22 and she is a college graduate from Anhui.

以梅琳为例，她22岁，是一名安徽的大学毕业生。

Mei Lin has stopped buying cheap food at the supermarket.

梅琳已经不再在超市购买廉价食品。

“I would much prefer my own bowl of noodles with fresh vegetables and a few spices to the packaged noodles I can buy in a store.

“比起商店里售卖的袋装面条，我更愿意自己煮一碗配有新鲜蔬菜和少许调料的面条。

It’s fresher and healthier, especially since I lead an active life.”

这样更新鲜、更健康，更何况我平时经常运动。”

Mei Lin often goes jogging in the evening and plays tennis at the weekend, in addition to swimming and training for a marathon in the autumn.

梅琳经常傍晚慢跑、周末打网球，此外还会游泳，并且为秋季的马拉松赛事训练。

She believes her fresh food choices help her stay fit and active.

她认为选择新鲜食材有助于自己保持健康、精力充沛。

But the trend isn’t one that only women are taking up.

但这一趋势并非只有女性参与。

Su Bo, a 26-year-old computer programmer in Shenzhen, says that he has given up eating packaged meals except when he’s travelling for work.

苏波是深圳一名26岁的程序员，他说，除了出差之外，他已经不再吃预制餐。

“For me, it’s a matter of wanting to be healthy and having enough energy.

“对我来说，这关乎保持健康、拥有充足精力。

I have a very demanding job, and I need a sharp mind and strong body.

我的工作强度很大，需要头脑清晰、体魄强健。

It does take more time to go shopping, but I find my energy levels are higher when I eat fresh food.”

采购食材确实要花更多时间，但我发现吃新鲜食物时，精力会更充沛。”

Su Bo used to order many of his meals online, so that he could spend more time working, but he soon stopped this habit.

苏波以前经常线上订餐，腾出更多时间工作，但很快改掉了这个习惯。

“I realised it wasn’t good to never take a break from my job,” he said.

“我意识到一直埋头工作、不休息是不可取的。”他说道。

“Besides, the food often made me ill.”

“而且，外卖总让我肠胃不舒服。”

For Su Bo this meant cooking his own vegetables, eating less meat, and carrying fruit to work for lunch.

对苏波而言，这意味着自己做菜、少吃肉，带水果当作工作午餐。

“Sometimes I buy one or two baozi from the food store on the corner, but I usually make and bring my own lunch to work.”

“有时候我会在街角小吃店买一两个包子，但大多数时候我都会自己做好午饭带去上班。”

Like Mei Lin, Su Bo insists that eating healthy food helps him with his fitness routine.

和梅琳一样，苏波坚信健康饮食能助力日常健身。

Both admit that in times of stress or busy periods at work, they do sometimes give in and eat fast food or packaged meals.

两人都承认，压力大或者工作繁忙时，偶尔也会妥协，选择快餐或者预制食品。

“Sometimes I just have to eat something on the run,” says Mei Lin.

梅琳说：“有时候我只能匆忙随便吃点东西。”

“But I always regret it. I am so used to my diet now that when I eat less healthy food, I feel tired. I exercise less as a result.”

“但我总会后悔。我已经习惯了现在的饮食方式，一旦吃了不太健康的食物，就会觉得疲惫，运动量也随之减少。”

Su Bo insists that he does still sometimes enjoy eating on the go.

苏波表示，他偶尔也不排斥匆忙就餐。

“But I almost always eat healthy meals.

“但我绝大多数时候都会选择健康餐食。

Because I live at home and my mother prefers to eat like I do, we often cook together.

我和家人同住，妈妈和我的饮食习惯相近，我们经常一起做饭。

It’s my father who likes to eat fast food in front of the TV,” he laughs.

爱吃快餐、边看电视边吃饭的是我爸爸。”他笑着说道。

When asked whether their eating habits are common among their age group, both Mei Lin and Su Bo say they are.

当被问及这种饮食习惯在同龄人中是否普遍时，梅琳和苏波都认为确实越来越常见。

Yet, it’s not clear whether this food trend will be adopted by other young Chinese people.

但目前尚不清楚这一饮食潮流是否会被其他中国年轻人追随。

Are Mei Lin and Su Bo unique or are they setting a new trend? It’s too early to say.

梅琳和苏波只是个例，还是正在引领一种新潮流？现在下定论还为时过早。

COMMENTS:

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@runnerSZ95: I agree with this. Eating healthily is the best thing to do!

@runnerSZ95: 我对此表示认同。健康饮食才是最好的选择！

@annalee_zhaowow:This is not realistic. It’s hard to cook when you work all the time! How can these two people speak for everyone?

@annalee_zhaowow: 这并不现实。整日忙于工作，很难抽出时间做饭！这两个人怎么能代表所有人呢？

@jaychoulvrfan: Processed food makes me feel depressed. I love coming home with a shopping bag full of fresh food!

@jaychoulvrfan: 加工食品会让我心情低落。我喜欢拎着满满一袋新鲜食材回家！