創造永續食物
A small island nation, Singapore relies mostly on imported goods to sustain its population, and the COVID-19 crisis only adds to the country’s food security concerns.
新加坡是個小型島嶼國家，十分依賴進口食品供養國家人口，新冠疫情加劇了該國的糧食問題。
rely on 依賴,依靠=depend on(upon)goods (n.)商品,貨物sustain (v.)維持,供養crisis (n.)危機；economic crisis 經濟危機
However, thanks to Singaporean foodtech startups and cell culture technology, this is starting to change.
然而，幸虧有新加坡食品科技新創公司和細胞培養科技，情況開始有了變化。
thanks to 多虧、由於startup (n.)新創公司culture (n.)(v.)培養,養殖
Cell culture technology refers to the process of taking cells from natural ingredients such as animals and plants, and growing them in a laboratory with added nutrients and hormones.
細胞培養科技是指從像是動植物的生物體取得細胞，並在實驗室中加入養分和賀爾蒙以培養細胞。
ingredient (n.)材料,成分nutrient (n.)養分hormone (n.)賀爾蒙
Many foodtech companies in Singapore have taken on the challenge to produce quality and tasty products, including lab-grown milk from Turtle Tree Labs, Shiok Meats’ cultured shrimp, and Life3 Biotech’s plant-based proteins.
很多新加坡食品科技公司都已經接受這項挑戰，並著手製造高品質又美味的產品，像是Turtle Tree Labs的實驗室培養牛奶、Shiok Meats的人造蝦和Life3 Biotech的植物性蛋白。
challenge (n.)挑戰；accept a challenge (take on a challenge)接受挑戰protein (n.)蛋白質
The co-founder and CEO of Shiok Meats, Dr. Sandhya Sriram, even estimates that we can expect to see cultured shrimp, crab, and lobster in “premium restaurants” as soon as 2023.
Shiok Meats的共同創辦人和執行長薛蘭博士甚至預計，我們最快在2023年就可以在高級餐廳看到人造蝦子、螃蟹和龍蝦。
founder (n.)創辦人；found (v.)創辦；co-founder 共同創辦人estimate (v.)預計,估計premium (adj.)高級的,頂級的；premium economy class 豪華經濟艙
Creating sustainable food sources in a laboratory is a win-win solution for Singapore.
對新加坡來說，在實驗室創造永續食物來源是雙贏的辦法，
solution (n.)解決辦法lose-lose situation (no-win situation) 雙輸的情況
Not only can they reduce their import bill, the cell culture technology also allows the island nation to reduce carbon footprints and help slow damage to the environment.
他們不但可以減少進口成本，細胞培養科技還可以讓這個海島國家減少碳足跡並協助減低對環境的傷害。
bill (n.)帳單carbon (n.)碳；carbon dioxide 二氧化碳damage (n.)損壞,傷害,危害