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Now Finn, I’d like to start by asking you a question. Would you eat a purple coloured tomato?
Finn,还是让我以一个问题来开始我们的节目吧。你敢不敢吃紫色的番茄?
Purple? Well, that depends. Is it a naturally coloured tomato? Where does it come from? Is this an artificial tomato? Rob, tell me more.
紫色?这要看情况来说啦。紫色是它自然的颜色吗?它是从哪来的?是不是人造番茄?Rob,再多告诉我一些信息吧。
Artificial – yes, you mean is it man-made and trying to copy something that is natural? Well, in a way - yes. Because scientists have developed a genetically modified purple tomato; they took red tomato plants and changed their genetic patterns so that they now produce new, purple tomatoes.
人造的——没错,你的意思是人们模仿自然生长的食物,然后通过加工制造而成的人工食物。恩,在某种程度来说是这样的。因为人们已经研究出了一种基因改良的紫色番茄:他们把红色番茄的基因模式进行了更改,因此才生产出了新品种的、紫色的番茄。
Yes, so this would be an example of GM – genetically modified – food. It’s something we’ll be discussing more soon and,of course, looking at some related vocabulary.
是的,这就是转基因技术的一个典型例子——转基因食物。稍后我们会进一步讨论这个话题,当然我们也会学习一些相关的词汇。
But here’s another question for you Finn that hasn’t been modified – or changed – in any way! GM food has been researched and experimented with for many years but do you know when the first genetically modified food was first sold commercially? Was it in: a) 1974 b) 1984 c) 1994
不过Finn,我这还有一个从来没有被改良过的——或改变过的问题要问你!多年来,人们一直在进行转基因食物的研究和实验,但是你知道第一次进行转基因食物的商业销售是在哪一年吗?选项有:a) 1974b) 1984c) 1994
Well, we think of GM food as a recent thing so I’ll say the opposite, a) 1974.
好的,我们印象中的转基因食物应该是近几年才有的事情,那我就说一个相反的答案吧,我选 a) 1974。
OK, we’ll find out if you’re right later on. Let’s talk more now about genetically modified food – or GM food. It’s called this because the food’s genes have been changed. This means the way it grows is different from the way it grows when it isn’t touched by humans.
好的,在节目的最后我们会揭晓答案。下面让我们再来多聊聊关于转基因食物的事情。我们叫它们“转基因食物”是因为他们的基因被人为的改变了。这意味着它与之前未经人为更改的植物的生长方式是不同的。
Yes, so, growing GM food – or crops – is controversial. Some scientists think it’s needed to meet the world’s growing demand for food.
是的,所以说种植转基因食物——或者庄稼——是存在争议的。一些科学家认为这样做可以满足世界人口对于食物的需求。
Yes, GM food can resist – or stop the effects of – some pests or bad weather. It can grow more quickly, meaning even more crops can be cultivated – or grown.
没错,转基因食物可以抵抗——或者说避免——某些害虫或者恶劣天气的影响。它们的生长速度更快,这就意味着我们可以在短时间内培育出更多的粮食。
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