新奇事件簿 催熟奶酪的最佳音乐

Scientists have discovered a bizarre link between music and cheese. Different genres¹ of music affect the way cheese matures. A top Swiss cheese-maker and a team of researchers from Switzerland's Bern University conducted a six-month test to look into the effect music had on the maturation process of Emmental cheese. After the cheese had matured, it was sampled and assessed by the researchers and a jury of culinary cheese experts. The researchers found that cheese that had been played hip-hop had a stronger aroma² and flavor than the other samples. The cheese aficionados³ reached the same conclusion as the researchers - the hip-hop cheese was the tastiest.

科学家发现了音乐和奶酪之间奇异的关联。不同类型的音乐会影响奶酪成熟的方式。一名顶级瑞士奶酪制造人和一组来自瑞士伯恩大学的研究人员进行了一项为期六个月的测试，检测音乐对埃曼塔拉奶酪成熟过程的影响。奶酪成熟后，研究人员和烹饪奶酪的专家会对该奶酪样品进行评定。研究人员发现听嘻哈乐的奶酪的香气和风味比其他的更加浓厚。奶酪的狂热爱好者也和研究人员得出了相同结论—嘻哈乐奶酪最美味。

The experiment involved exposing different cheeses to a 24-hour, non-stop musical loop. A music player directed sound waves at the cheese for six months. The experiment was titled "Cheese in Surround Sound". The music included Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Led Zeppelins rock classic "Stairway to Heaven," and A Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop tune⁴ "Jazz (We've Got)". A researcher explained the differences in taste. He said: "Bacteria are responsible for the formation of the taste of cheese, with the enzymes⁵ that influence its maturity⁶. I am convinced that humidity, temperature or nutrients⁷ are not the only things that influence taste. Sounds, ultrasounds or music can also have physical effects."

该试验为这些奶酪24小时循环播放音乐。一个音乐播放器连续六个月冲着奶酪播放声波。该试验名为《环绕立体声中的奶酪》。播放的音乐包括莫扎特的《魔笛》、齐柏林飞艇的摇滚经典《天堂的阶梯》以及 A Tribe Called Quest的嘻哈乐《Jazz (We've Got)》。一名研究员解释了味道的区别。他说：“细菌会影响奶酪风味的形成，其中酶会影响奶酪的成熟度。我相信适度、温度或营养素并不是影响味道的唯一因素。声音、超声或音乐也有着物理效应。”

1 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

2 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

3 aficionados   

n.酷爱…者，…迷( aficionado的名词复数 )； 爱看斗牛的人

参考例句：

• West Coast aficionados of postwar coffee-shop architecture(Karal Ann Marling) 西海岸战后咖啡店式建筑的狂热追随者（卡拉尔安马林） 来自互联网
• Clay developed a radical style which appalled boxing aficionados. 克莱发展出一种震惊拳击迷的全新风格。 来自互联网

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 enzymes   

n. 酶，酵素

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。

6 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

7 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》