VOA文化艺术2023 尼日利亚一厨师连续烹饪100小时

Hilda Baci is a chef¹ in Lagos, Nigeria.

希尔达·巴奇是尼日利亚拉各斯的一名厨师。

She recently stayed in the kitchen for 100 hours and only took short breaks each hour.

她最近在厨房里待了100个小时，每隔一小时只短暂休息一会儿。

She started cooking on May 11 and did not stop until May 15.

她从5月11日开始做饭，直到5月15日才停止。

Baci's goal was to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time.

巴奇的目标是打破最长烹饪时间的吉尼斯世界纪录。

An Indian chef set the current² record of 87 hours, 45 minutes in 2019.

当前纪录是由一名印度厨师在2019年创造的，时长87小时45分钟。

Baci made classic³ Nigerian food like soups, stew⁴ and meats.

巴奇烹制了尼日利亚的经典食物，如汤、炖菜和肉。

She even made Jollof rice, one of the most famous West African meals.

她甚至做了辣椒炖肉饭，这是西非最著名的食物之一。

Baci finished her cooking on the night of May 15.

巴奇在5月15日晚上完成了她的烹饪。

Thousands of people were there when she put down her cooking tools at 7:45 at night.

当她在晚上7点45分放下烹饪工具时，成千上万的人在那里。

Guinness published a tweet about Baci's effort.

吉尼斯世界纪录组织发布了一条关于巴奇挑战最长烹饪时间的推文。

It said it knew about her record-breaking attempt but noted⁵ that it would need to do a review before "officially confirming⁶ a record."

该组织表示，他们知道她尝试打破纪录，但指出，在“正式确认记录”之前需要进行审查。

Baci said she wanted to break the cooking record to show the world how determined⁷ Nigerian people are.

巴奇说，她想打破这项烹饪纪录，向世界展示尼日利亚人的决心。

She also said she wanted to make people understand that there are not enough work opportunities for Nigerian women.

她还说，她想让人们明白，尼日利亚女性没有足够的工作机会。

She said women "have to go an extra mile to be taken seriously."

她说，女性“需要付出加倍努力才能得到重视。”

Baci added⁸ that she wanted to teach the world a little bit about Nigerian food.

巴奇补充说，她想让世界了解尼日利亚的食物。

Thousands of people came past the kitchen to cheer for Baci as she cooked for four days.

当巴奇烹饪了四天时，成千上万的人经过厨房为她加油。

Many more people watched an online video showing her work.

更多的人观看了展示她工作的在线视频。

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari used Twitter to say good words about the chef.

尼日利亚总统穆罕马杜·布哈里在推特上称赞了这位厨师。

He praised her "drive, ambition and resilience."

他赞扬了她的“干劲、雄心和韧性”。

Kingsley Ofoma was there as Baci got close to the 100-hour mark.

当巴奇接近100小时的时候，金斯利·奥福马在现场。

He got to eat some of her food for free.

他可以免费吃她做的一些食物。

But he said that was not even the best part of the experience.

但他说，这甚至还不是这次经历中最好的部分。

"The energy here is very high and positive," he said. "Everybody is having fun."

“这里的能量非常高，而且很积极，”他说。“大家都玩得很开心。”

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1 chef   

n.炊事员，厨师

参考例句：

• He started work as a trainee chef.他开始了见习厨师的工作。
• No one can become a chef without practical experience.没有实际工作经验，谁也当不了厨师长。

2 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。

3 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。

4 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 confirming   

v.批准( confirm的现在分词 )；证实；使有效；使巩固

参考例句：

• My company has complied with committee subpoenas by supplying documents confirming all that I have said. 本公司按照委员会的要求，提供了能够证实我刚才发言的文件。 来自辞典例句
• It fostered the deception that learning consisted in deepening and confirming the accepted body of knowledge. 它给人们的一个错觉，似乎学习仅仅是为了加深和巩固已有的知识。 来自辞典例句

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。