
噁心的優良蛋白質
Leo and Henry are roommates. Leo is eating some snacks.
里歐和亨利是室友。里歐正在吃一些零食。
snack(n.)零食
Henry: What are you eating?
亨利:你在吃什麼?
Leo: Some chips. Do you want to try some?
里歐:一些洋芋片。想嚐嚐嗎?
chips=potato chips美式=crisps英式、洋芋片
Henry: Hmm. So crunchy. What is this?
亨利:嗯嗯。好脆,這是什麼?
crunchy(adj.)脆脆的
Leo: It’s made from crickets.
里歐:是蟋蟀做的洋芋片。
be made from由…製成、看不到原料be made of、看的到原料、the shirt is made of cotton衣服是棉製cricket(n.)蟋蟀、板球
Henry: What!? I just ate an insect!?
亨利:什麼!我剛剛吃了昆蟲!
Leo: Yeah. Insects are a very good protein. They are also rich in other nutrients such as fat and vitamins.
里歐:對啊。昆蟲是一種非常好的蛋白質來源,還富含其他營養成分,例如脂肪和維生素。
protein(n.)蛋白質be rich in富含nutrient(n.)營養素fat(n.)脂肪vitamin(n.)維生素
Henry: That doesn’t make it less disgusting.
亨利:這並沒有減輕它噁心的程度啊。
less比較不disgusting(adj.)噁心的
Leo: Come on. Food made from insects has become so popular in Japan. There’s even a restaurant serving cricket ramen.
里歐:拜託。昆蟲食品現在在日本超級流行。甚至還有一家餐廳在賣蟋蟀拉麵。
serve(v.)提供餐點
Henry: I dare not.
亨利:我真的不敢。
dare(v.)勇於、膽敢、+RV or dare to do sth.
Leo: Keep an open mind!
里歐:保持開放的心態嘛!
keep an open mind保持開放的心胸