万花筒 2008-10-11&10-12 健康忠告：煮熟你的食物

A health risk may be hiding in your freezer.

 

I don’t want Salmonella. The last thing I wanna do is be, you know, sick because of a frozen made meal.

 

While microwaving a frozen dinner is no doubt fast and easy, it can be dangerous if it’s not done right.

 

And in this situation we’re seeing, foods that have been improperly¹ cooked are getting people sick.

 

The government has issued a new warning about frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 different states have gotten sick with salmonella.

 

Salmonella is easily prevented by properly cooking, ur, the food that you are about to eat.

 

Health officials are specifically warning about breaded or pre-browned chicken breasts. While they may appear precooked, some are actually raw.

 

But I assume they were fully² cooked before they were frozen quite frankly³.

 

And according to the experts, even precooked meals designed for the microwave can be unsafe. They are not heated thoroughly⁴ enough.

 

And I didn’t realize that it’s set between 5 minutes, 5.5 minutes and 6.5 minutes, so I’ve been undercooking my food for sure.

 

It’s a mistake this fan of the microwave doubts she’ll ever make again.

 

I will be reading the packages much more carefully.

 

1 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

4 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。