听电影学英语-食品公司 18

　　[00:02.24]The food crisis¹ has already brought down one government. 食物危机已经导致了一个政府倒台
[00:04.40]Pollan: A month doesn’t go by 几乎每个月
[00:08.56]where there isn’t a story in the news 我们都能看到
[00:11.24]that peels back the curtain 揭露工业化食品生产内幕
[00:11.60]on how that industrial food is made. 的新闻报道
[00:15.28](mooing pitifully) 悲惨的呻吟
[00:15.96]Man: Downer cows-- too ill or lame² to walk-- 因患病而不良于行的牛
[00:18.80]being brutalized to get them to their feet for slaughter³. 被强迫着站起来以便运到屠宰场
[00:21.64]Woman: Millions of gallons of concentrated hog⁴ manure⁵ 数以百万吨计的猪粪
[00:24.48]flushing their contents downriver. 集中被倾倒了河流里
[00:26.00]Woman #2: Government’s food czar reported 受政府保护的食品独裁者们说
[00:30.32]the origin of the latest salmonella outbreak. 最近的这次沙门氏菌爆发的源头
[00:34.20]Pollan: Every time one of these stories comes out, 每一次这种（揭露）报道的播出
[00:39.20]America learns a little bit more-- 美国人就能了解多一点
[00:41.72]what’s going on in the kitchen where their food is being prepared. 比如(能够了解到)处理食物的厨房里 到底发生了什么(肉类加工真相)
[00:44.72]And every time they turn away in revulsion 还有每当消费者们(了解了真相)厌恶地扭过脸去
[00:47.40]and start looking for alternatives. 从而开始寻求替代食品
[00:57.12]Hirshberg: The irony⁶ is that the average consumer 讽刺的是
[00:59.44]does not feel very powerful. 普通消费者总觉得自己没什么力量
[01:01.64]They think they are the recipients⁷ 他们觉得自己像个“收件人”
[01:05.32]of whatever industry has put out there 被动地接受食品公司
[01:05.48]for them to consume. 所生产的供他们消费的产品
[01:08.80]Trust me, it’s the exact opposite. 听我说,情况恰恰相反
[01:11.84]When we run an item past the supermarket scanner, 当我们在超市里选购食品的时候
[01:17.84]At Wal-Mart, we made a decision about a year ago 在一年前,沃尔玛决定
[01:19.72]to go through a process of becoming rBST-free in our milk supply. 只采购不使用"重组牛生长激素"生产的乳制品 "重组牛生长激素"——rBGH，孟山都的:杰作"
[01:24.04]We made that decision based on customer preference. 我们是根据顾客的偏好而作出这个决定的
[01:25.04]Hirshberg: Individual consumers 每个消费者的微薄力量
[01:28.40]changed the biggest company on earth 加起来可以改变世界上最大的公司
[01:30.92]and in so doing, 通过这样做
[01:32.08]probably put the last nail in the coffin⁸ 可能为"合成生长激素"
[01:36.60]for synthetic⁹ growth hormone¹⁰. 钉上最后一块棺材板
[01:37.44]Pollan: To eat well in this country costs more 在这个国家,为了吃得好而付出的钱
[01:40.28]than to eat badly. It will take more money 比吃得差多得多，要很多钱
[01:44.48]and some people simply don’t have it. 一部分人都负担不起
[01:45.32]And that’s one of the reasons 所以我们必须
[01:48.80]that we need changes at the policy level, 在政策层面上作出改变

　　[01:50.64]so that the carrots are a better deal than the chips. 好让胡萝卜比炸薯片卖的更好
[01:53.00]Schlosser: People think "These companies are so big 人们会想"这些食品公司规模庞大"
[01:55.52]and so powerful, how are we ever going to change things?" "实力雄厚,我们怎么能改变他们呢?"
[02:00.68]But look at the tobacco industry. 看看烟草业吧
[02:02.20]It had huge control over public policy 它曾经有能力左右公共政策
[02:03.20]and that control was broken. 但现在又怎么样?
[02:06.40]The battle against tobacco is a perfect model 和烟草业的斗争
[02:11.24]of how an industry’s irresponsible behavior 就是改变某个行业不负责任的经营行为的
[02:13.40]can be changed. 极佳榜样
[02:15.24](people talking)
[02:18.60]Salatin: Imagine what it would be if, as a national policy, 你可以想像一下
[02:21.12]we said we would be only successful 要是我们的全国性政策规定
[02:24.80]if we had fewer people going 如果每年就医人数比上一年少
[02:28.32]to the hospital next year than last year. 我们才可以算是有进步
[02:31.00]How about that for success? 那会怎么样?
[02:34.00]The idea then would be to have 那时候,我们的食物
[02:36.16]such nutritionally dense¹¹ 就会变得营养丰富
[02:36.68]unadulterated food 没有掺杂
[02:39.68]that people who ate it actually felt better, 人们吃了就会感觉更好
[02:42.04]had more energy, 更有精神
[02:43.72]and weren’t sick as much. 而不会得病
[02:48.56]Now see, that’s a noble goal. 现在你知道了吧,这是一个高尚的目标
[02:50.40]Kowalcyk: I can’t change the fact that Kevin’s dead. 凯文的死已经无法挽回
[02:54.76]When you tell somebody you’ve lost a child, 当我告诉别人我失去了孩子
[02:58.44]I really don’t like that look of pity 我不喜欢看到
[02:59.08]that comes into their eyes, 他们眼神里流露出的同情
[03:00.60]that they feel sorry for me. 以及怜悯
[03:05.80]I can have a pity party all by myself very well, 我获得的同情和怜悯已经够多了
[03:06.64]thank you. I don’t need it from other people. 谢谢,我不需要更多的同情
[03:10.64]What I need them to do is listen 我希望他们做的是聆听
[03:12.48]and help me effect a change. 然后和我一起促成这个变革
[03:16.68]Roush: You have to understand that we farmers, 你必须记住一个事实
[03:19.16]we’re gonna deliver to the marketplace what the marketplace demands. 农民们的生产一定是以市场的需求为依据的
[03:23.36]If you want to buy $2 milk, 要是你愿意付2美元买牛奶
[03:23.52]you’re gonna get a feedlot in the backyard. It’s that simple. 你喝到的牛奶就会好得像养在 自家后院的牛挤出来的,就是这么简单
[03:27.56]People have got to start demanding 只要人们开始
[03:31.24]good, wholesome¹² food of us. 对更好的食物有需求
[03:34.88]And we’ll deliver. I promise you. 我们就能生产,我保证
[03:35.56]We’re very ingenious¹³ people. We’ll deliver. 我们也是很有才能的,我们会满足需求的

　　[03:38.24]That’s all I had to say. 这就是我要说的话
[03:44.08]你可以每天3次投票 来改变这个官僚系统 （通过我们的网站）
[03:54.48]购买那些用“尊重”对待 工人、动物以及环境的公司的产品
[04:08.00]当你去超市的时候 选择应季蔬菜瓜果(不要吃反季节食品) 购买有机食品 了解你所吃的食物里都含有什么（成份） 阅读食品标签
[04:24.60]通常肉类从农场到超市要经历1500英里的“长征” (尽量)购买本地生长出产的食品 (最好)到“农贸市场”去填满购物袋 自己开辟一个菜园(哪怕很小)
[04:40.80]与家人一起做饭、一起享用
[04:49.00]每个人都有选择健康食品的权利 确保你“农贸市场”的食品有合格印章 要求地方教育委员会提供健康的学校午餐
[05:02.00]FDA和USDA理应保护你和家人(的健康) 告知议会公布实施"食品安全标准" 并且再次(向他们)介绍"凯文法案"
[05:43.20]如果你做饭前祷告 那么就请求食物令我们以及这个星球更加健康
[05:56.40]你的每一口都能改变世界

1 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

2 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

3 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

4 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

5 manure   

n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥

参考例句：

• The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
• The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

6 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。

7 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

9 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

10 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

11 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

12 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。

13 ingenious   

adj.设计独特的，巧妙的，善于创造发明的

参考例句：

• Try to think of unusual and ingenious solutions.尽量想想不同寻常的、巧妙的解决方法。
• The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。