国家地理 没有垃圾的世界可能存在吗(15)

In 2018 InStock started delivering surplus food to other restaurants. Van Nimwegen's priority now is to get contracts to supply corporate¹ cafeterias. "The most important thing for us is to make volume," she said. "These kinds of places have a thousand people that need lunch." The Dutch have managed to decrease food waste by 29 percent since 2010, according to a government report, even more than the British.

2018年，InStock餐厅开始向其他餐馆运送过剩的食材。现在，范尼姆维根的工作重点是取得那些企业食堂的供货合同。“对我们来说，最重要的是走量，”她说，“而这类用餐场所常有上千人要吃午饭。”根据一份政府报告，自2010年以来，荷兰人将食品浪费降低了29%，比英国人成绩还好。

Dessert was a fabulous² foam³ of berries and cherries poached in red wine, from bottles open too long at the bar. The bill came in a toy shopping cart filled with misshapen fruit: a flat peach and a very skinny pear. I pocketed them to supplement the lunches I'd be rescuing from the breakfast buffet⁴ and, feeling a pleasant combination of woke and well-fed, cycled back to my hotel through the misty⁵ Amsterdam night.

甜品是妙不可言的浆果泡芙和红酒煮樱桃--吧台里开瓶后放置时间过长不适宜品尝的红酒就用来煮甜品。账单放在一架玩具购物车里送来，车斗里还装着店家赠送的水果：瘪桃、瘦梨各一个。我把它们装进口袋，打算和明天和从自助早餐拯救的剩菜剩饭一起配成午餐。带着脑子开窍与肚腹饱足兼有的快感，我在阿姆斯特丹的夜雾下骑车回酒店。

In my room I found a bat flying in frantic⁶ circles. Watching the poor beast search for the open window, I sensed another gift, a metaphor⁷ this time. But at first I didn't know what to do with it.

回到房间里，发现了一只转圈乱飞的蝙蝠。看着那可怜的家伙找窗户逃跑，我感受到了另一种启示--这次是一个关于人类处境的隐喻。但一开始我不知道该怎么办。

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

3 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

4 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

5 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

6 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

7 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。