英语新闻视频：意大利经典冰淇淋—Gelato

 There’s an industry in Italy that has proven to be recession proof. When the founders¹ of Grom began to produce "Gelato" ten years ago, they knew nothing about making ice cream. Their novel idea of using only the finest organic foods and fair trade suppliers has now made them one of the most popular ice cream-makers in Italy and around the globe.

　　Gentlemen, farmers or savvy² businessmen? Guido Martinetti and Federico Grom are both in love with nature. In these fields in northwest Italy they cultivate dozens of different types of organic fruit.

　　Just over ten years ago, the two friends came up with the idea of selecting the very best product to make “ice-cream”. A risky³ endeavor for the duo from Turin, was setting up their business at the onset⁴ of an economic downturn.

　　Federico Grom, co-Founder of Grom, said, “Neither of us knew how to make ice cream. That was our first problem! I’m an economist⁵. Guido is a wine expert, so he knew a bit more, but not much!!"

　　Today, the two Italians are at the head of a small business empire, with dozens of stores in countries including Japan, the United States and France. Revenue has risen dramatically over the last decade, and has held steady despite the recession.

 

　　Gelato ice cream

　　Their business ethos subscribes⁶ to the method of farming labelled "Mura Mura", or ’slowly slowly’ in Madagascan, and has values similar to the ’slow food’ movement which originated in Italy to counter the dominant⁷ fast-food culture. Both are based on respecting people and nature.

　　Guido Martinetti, co-Founder of Grom, said, "Mura Mura is also about experimentation⁸. There are about a hundred experimental trees and plants here. When we realize that a particular plant variety can produce a good sorbet, then we either cultivate it here by increasing production or we ask our suppliers to do it."

　　Grom make all their ice-cream in Italy and export it worldwide, flouting⁹ the rule that real Italian ice-cream must be made in the place where it is sold. But they seem to have gotten the recipe right.

　　A customer said, "I prefer this ice cream compared to those on the street behind for example, which may be made with chemical products and flavours."

　　It’s an Italian success-story which flies in the face of the country’s economic crisis. With temperatures in June being the hottest on record in a decade, the weather has also played its part in keeping customers coming back for more.

 

　　Gelato ice cream

　

 

　　Gelato ice cream

　　Gelato ice cream

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　　Gelato ice cream

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    Gelato是著名的意大利食品，举世闻名，被奉为冰淇淋的经典。

6大特点

1.新鲜 　　

2.低热 　　

3.低脂 　　

4.细腻 　　

5.富有创意 　　

6.因为有糖分吃多了并不  一定能减肥的

     Gelato，按照意大利语与之中的直接翻译来看，它被译为“冰淇淋”，但如果你简单地把它等同于“Ice Cream”的话，意大利人一定会难过的。gelato是意大利传统手工雪糕的共同名字，这本来不过是雪糕的意大利语，在世界上却被作为这种上品雪糕的专用名———即使在英语国家，提到意大利雪糕，还是会称gelato，而非ice-cream。有人认为Gelato是意大利的诱惑，无论怎样表述，不容置疑的是，Gelato绝对是意大利的甜品代表。在意大利，每5000人就有一家“Gelato”，其中拥有一、两百年冰淇淋制作历史的老店随处可见。他们一般只保持“家庭私房菜”式的小规模手工生产，随制作者的个性与心情来更变口味。因此可以说“世界上没有两个一模一样的意大利冰淇淋”。

 

1 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

2 savvy   

v.知道，了解；n.理解能力，机智，悟性；adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的

参考例句：

• She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
• Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

4 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

5 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

6 subscribes   

v.捐助( subscribe的第三人称单数 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• The library subscribes to 40 magazines. 这个图书馆订购四十种杂志。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He subscribes to a number of journals concerning his subject. 他订阅了许多与他的学科有关的杂志。 来自辞典例句

7 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

8 experimentation   

n.实验，试验，实验法

参考例句：

• Many people object to experimentation on animals.许多人反对用动物做实验。
• Study and analysis are likely to be far cheaper than experimentation.研究和分析的费用可能要比实验少得多。

9 flouting   

v.藐视，轻视( flout的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• By selling alcohol to minors,the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯罪法。 来自口语例句
• By selling alcohol to minor, the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯法。 来自互联网