Unit 19 Food
食品
* food
·n. 食品
* food cycle
食物链
* food store
食品店
* bread
·n. 面包
* kitchener
·n. 厨师
* scoop
·n. 勺子
* seasoning
调味料，佐料
* cuisine
·n. 美食，佳肴
* vitamin
·n. 维他命，维生素
* cooker hood
抽油烟机
* plastic wrap
保鲜膜
* soup
·n. 汤
* staple food
主食
* the five cereals
五谷
* fast food
快餐
diet
·n. 饮食· v. 节食
food additive
·n. 食品添加剂
food allowance
·n. 伙食补助
eat
· v. 吃
nutrition
·n. 营养
sweet
·a. 甜（味）的
sour
·a. 酸（味）的
bitter
·a. 苦（味）的
peppery
·a. 辛辣的
A: My nephew went to see the doctor yesterday.
我侄子昨天去看医生去了。
B: Is he all right?
他还好吧？
A: The doctor said he got malnutrition, not very serious.
医生说他营养不良，并不严重。
B: Can't believe it.
真是不敢相信。
A: That's true.
是真的。
B: It is ironic that nowadays people could eat what they want in cities, there are some people get malnutrition.
现在城市里的人想吃什么就吃什么，讽刺的是还会有人营养不良。
A: The food is over supplied and wasted in cities; however, there are millions of people dying of starving in poor countries.
城市里食品供应过量，浪费严重。但是在贫穷的国家每年有成百万的人饿死。
B: My nephew is only ten years old. His parents are busy about their business. There have to be some one to look after him.
我侄子才十岁。他父母生意太忙了，需要有个人来照顾他才行。
A: Today, children are busy in choosing snacks. The parents should keep an eye on what their children eat.
现在的孩子们都眼花缭乱地选着零食，父母得留心自己的孩子都吃了什么。
B: Have you ever noticed that in last ten years the agricultural technology developed rapidly; the amount of agricultural product increases every year; we have an easy access to all sorts of food, but some vegetables and fruits have lost their flavors?
你有注意到这样的问题吗？尽管过去十年农业科技发展很快，农产品的产量每年都增加，我们能轻松便利地获取各种食物，但是一些蔬菜和水果原本的香味却没有了。
A: Ah, yes. The agricultural technology help the plants grow faster, and made the fruit larger. However, the original flavor is hardly found.
啊，是啊。农业技术使作物长得很快，果实结的很大，但是原来的味道却很难尝出来。
B: Everyday you have to read the news report about food security and check the long list of the companies which violated the food security laws.
每天我们都读着关于食品安全的报道，看着那些违反了食品安全法的公司的名单。
A: The food problems have threatened human beings.
食品安全都威胁到人类生存了。
B: That's why so many people choose organic food.
所以有那么多人选择有机食品。