
味蕾會被生理期影響?
In Japan, there is a belief that only men can become sushi chefs and women are not cut out for the job.
在日本,有人認為只有男性才能夠成為壽司師傅,且女性天生就不適合壽司師傅的工作,
belief(n.)信念、看法be cut out for…適合做某事=be suitable for=be cut out to be…
Yoshikazu Ono, a Japanese sushi chef who works at Sukiyabashi Jiro under his father, Jiro Ono, once said in an interview with Business Insider that “Women cannot become sushi masters because they have periods. Professional masters must maintain a stable sense of taste, but female taste buds will change with the menstrual cycle.”
壽司之神小野二郎的傳人小野禎一過去接受美國媒體《Business Insider》訪問時曾經這麼說:「女性無法成為壽司師傅是因為她們有生理期。專業的師傅必須保持味覺穩定,女性的味蕾卻會隨著生理週期而變化。」
interview(n.)(v.)訪談、面談period(n.)生理期professional(adj.)專業的、職業的maintain(v.)維持=keepstable(adj.)穩定的sense(n.)感覺、知覺taste(n.)味道、味覺(v.)嚐味道female(adj.)女性的male(adj.)男性的taste bud味蕾menstrual cycle生理週期
Now, more and more Japanese women are set on breaking the norm by training and working as sushi chefs in some of Japan’s most renowned restaurants.
如今卻有越來越多的女性,決心打破框架,受訓成為日本知名餐廳的壽司師傅。
set on +N或V-ing決心做某事break the norm打破常規renowned(adj.)知名的=famous=well-known
Mizuho Iwai and Fuka Sano are female apprentices at the upscale Onodera restaurant in Tokyo’s Ginza district.
岩井瑞穗和佐野深香是東京銀座區高檔壽司餐廳Onodera的女學徒。
apprentice(n.)學徒upscale(adj.)高檔的=high-enddistrict(n.)區、區域
Because of the cultural bias against woman sushi chefs, Iwai is challenging the male-dominated industry in hopes that there will be more options for women, while Sano wants her sushi can be judged fairly without regard for her gender.
由於對女性壽司廚師的文化偏見,岩井正向這個男性主導的行業下戰帖,希望有更多女性可以加入這行,而佐野則希望她做的壽司味道能夠獲得公正的評判,不受性別歧視的考驗。
cultural(adj.)文化上的bias(n.)偏見challenge(v.)(n.)挑戰male-dominated(adj.)男性主導的industry(n.)產業in hope that…希望option(n.)選擇=choicejudge(v.)評斷(n.)評審fairly(adv.)公平地、公允地without regard for…不考慮某事gender(n.)性別
At Onodera, all 10 of the chefs are men, but they have accepted Iwai and Fuka and don’t treat them any differently from other apprentices.
在Onodera,所有10位師傅都是男性,但是他們接受了岩井和佐野,待他們與其他學徒沒有任何差別。
accept(v.)接受、接納treat(v.)對待differently(adv.)不同地
It is estimated that women account for less than 10% of sushi chefs in Japan.
據估計,日本壽司師傅只有不到10%是女性,
It is estimated that…客觀描述事實account for佔比
Hopefully Iwai and Sano can inspire more women to join them and help change the industry.
希望岩井和佐野能夠激勵更多的女性加入她們,一起改變這個行業。
hopefully(adv.)但願inspire(v.)激勵