2018年双语新闻 无辣不欢或许对身体有益

Chilies² bring benefits

“无辣不欢”或许对身体有益

What can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone? Yes, the answer is chilies.

什么东西可红可绿，可圆可尖，可大可小，更重要的是，让人又爱又恨？没错，答案就是辣椒。

Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but did you know that this spicy³ vegetable could also be dangerous?

在我国，有不少人喜欢在食物里放辣椒，但你知道这种辛辣的蔬菜或许会带来危险吗？

A 34-year-old US man recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper⁴, the spiciest⁵ chili¹ in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from "thunderclap"headaches in the following few days, reported BBC News.

最近，一名34岁的美国男子在吃了世界上最辣的辣椒 —— “卡罗来纳死神”后被送医救治。据BBC新闻报道，才咬了一口，该男子就在接下来的几天中感到头痛欲裂。

In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning sensation that comes from eating chilies by releasing endorphins, natural chemicals that "produce a sense of happiness", noted⁶ BBC News.

事实上，因为吃辛辣食物而引起腹痛以及头痛的报道并不稀奇。但如果辣椒有害，为什么唯有人类还在吃呢？据环球网报道，约有6亿中国人 —— 将近我国的半数人口 ——都吃辣椒。那么为什么人们这么爱吃辣椒？BBC新闻指出，人体会对吃辣椒产生的燃烧感有反应，释放出内啡肽，这种天然的化学物质会“产生一种幸福感”。

And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment⁷. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, published in the British Medical Journal, found that the mortality rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. And another study done by the University of Vermont came to a similar conclusion. "The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce mortality risk at an early age," Liu Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.

而（吃辣椒）的好处不仅仅是自我愉悦。中国医学科学院发布于《英国医学杂志》上的一份调查显示，与每周食用辛辣食品不足一次的人群相比，每周吃上一到两次的人拥有的死亡风险会降低10%。如果每周食用6-7次辛辣食品，死亡风险则会降低14%。而美国佛蒙特大学的另一项研究也得出了相似的结论。“这些数据鼓励人们在年轻时多吃辣来改善健康，降低死亡风险，”来自哈佛陈曾熙公共卫生学院的营养学家刘琪（音译）在接受BBC新闻采访时表示。

1 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

2 chilies   

n.红辣椒( chili的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some people like to harvest the plants, when the chilies are green. 一些人喜欢在辣椒长成绿色的时候就采摘。 来自互联网
• Sprinkle with scallions and sliced chilies and served hot. 洒上葱粒、辣椒丝，趁热上桌。 来自互联网

3 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

4 reaper   

n.收割者，收割机

参考例句：

• The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest.这幅画的画面设计成一个年轻的割禾人在午间休息。
• A rabbit got caught in the blades of the reaper.一只兔子被卷到收割机的刀刃中去了。

5 spiciest   

adj.用香料调味的( spicy的最高级 )；有香料味的；有刺激性的；（故事、新闻等） 刺激的

参考例句：

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。