医学英语轻松学 第10期:食品安全

 A healthy diet is important, but if food is mishandled or improperly¹ prepared, even a wholesome² meal can make you sick.

健康饮食至关重要，但如果食物处理不当，健康饮食也会招致疾病。

An estimated 48,000,000 foodborne illnesses occur in the US each year.

据预计，美国每年会发生4800万起食源性疾病。

Many are caused by food that was spoiled or not thoroughly³ cleaned or cooked.

许多病因都是因食物变质，未洗净或未煮熟导致。

The food groups most commonly linked to outbreaks over the last two years were beef, dairy, especially raw milk, fish, and poultry⁴.

在过去两年间，食品机构常常将食源性疾病与一些食品联系在一起，它们是牛肉、牛奶，特别鲜奶，鱼类以及家禽类。

When preparing food, make sure all cooking surfaces are clean, keep cold foods properly chilled, thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables and keep them separated from meat, and be sure that meats are cooked to an appropriate temperature.

在准备食物时，确保食物洗净，冷冻食物要及时冷藏，将水果蔬菜洗净，并与肉类分开，并保证肉类的烹饪温度。

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 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。

3 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。

4 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?