纪录片《熟食造就了人类吗》 第34期：消化并释放能量

The potato pieces are still there,

马铃薯碎片仍然存在

essentially¹, just sitting in the digestive juices.

本质上来说 只是被浸在消化液中

It would then pass into our colon²

接下来它会经过我们的结肠

and would, effectively, sit in the colon

然后留在结肠里

and would just not be digested and would give us serious tummy ache.

不被消化 会造成严重的腹痛

Then he sees whether the mechanical gut³ fares any better

接下来他要研究机械内脏能否更好地处理

with the cooked potato.

烹煮过的马铃薯

With the raw potato,

当实验对象是生马铃薯时

we saw the pieces were coming out almost as they went in.

我们看到马铃薯碎片从始至终几乎没有变化

With the cooked potato because we've got a less rigid⁴ structure,

应对熟马铃薯时 因为它的结构已不再坚固

we can start to digest it and release all the nutrients⁵ out.

于是我们开始消化它 使之释放出全部营养

This time, the gut has indeed reduced the cooked potato to a pulp⁶.

这一次 模拟内脏确实使熟马铃薯成为了浆液

But to discover what advantages cooking might have for the body,

为了研究烹煮对身体的益处

Martin wants to test

马丁要测定

how much energy the digestive system has released from the potatoes.

消化系统从马铃薯里获得的能量总量

He adds a reagent to the raw potato marked with an R

他向生马铃薯中加入一种试剂 标记为R

and to the cooked potato, marked with a C.

也向熟马铃薯中加入这种试剂 标记为C

1 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

2 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

3 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

4 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

5 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。