夏说英语新闻晨读 第368期:史上最贵网红素肉汉堡

本期内容：

A California startup is trying to persuade consumers to bite into burger patties that don't contain any meat. Impossible Foods, wants to bring fake meat to the masses. Its signature product, the Impossible Burger, is made with ingredients including wheat, potatoes and coconut¹ oil. Founded in 2011, the startup now supplies meatless products to more than 1,500 restaurants in the United States. " For me, the primary motivation was the huge environmental impact of meat-eating, " its founder² Dr. Past Brown said. "We want to save this wonderful planet for future generations, and it really is at critical risk due to -- believe it or not -- our use of animal and food production technologies."

startup: n. 新创公司
bite into: 咬一口；吃下
patty: n. 肉饼
contain: vt. 包含
fake: adj. 假的
the masses: 普通民众
signature product: 招牌产品
ingredient: n.（烹调的）原料
motivation: n. 动机

1 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。