英语听力精选进阶版 14223

BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

15 May 2013 

Eating insects 

Transcript: 

To some, they may not seem very appetising. 

But these bugs¹ could be part of the solution in the fight against world hunger. 

That's according to the United Nations, which says two billion people already 

supplement their diets with edible² insects. 

The UN says industrial-scale insect farming could ensure future global food 

security. 

Vocabulary: 

appetising 

something you would like to eat 

bugs 

insects 

supplement 

be an extra part of 

edible 

something which can be eaten 

industrial-scale 

very large 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

appetising / bugs / supplement /edible /industrial-scale 

1.  Some experts suggest that the growth of the internet has added to the 

temptation to carry on working and __________  a pension income.  

2.  These are women who hold no degrees or qualifications in hotel 

management, but are trained by life to cook tasty, __________ food, 

quickly and without fuss.  

3.  Traditional cheese makers³ in France plan to take their __________  

competitors to court in a row over who can legally call their product 

Camembert of Normandy. 

4.  The research shows many of the UK's birds, __________ , butterflies and 

small mammals are in a "freefall decline", with last year the worst on record 

for breeding birds. 

5.  Prince Harry⁴ helped the children to construct goody bags including bouquets 

of roses, __________  salted dough⁵ jewellery and baked crisps. 

Answers: 

1.  Some experts suggest that the growth of the internet has added to the 

temptation to carry on working and supplement a pension income. 

2.  These are women who hold no degrees or qualifications in hotel management, 

but are trained by life to cook tasty, appetising food, quickly and without 

fuss.  

3.  Traditional cheese makers in France plan to take their industrial-scale 

competitors to court in a row over who can legally call their product 

Camembert of Normandy. 

4.  The research shows many of the UK's birds, bugs, butterflies and small 

mammals are in a "freefall decline", with last year the worst on record for 

breeding birds. 

5.  Prince Harry helped the children to construct goody bags including bouquets 

of roses, edible salted dough jewellery and baked crisps. 

1 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。