时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(十二)月


英语课

This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute.


'Tis the season when we’re eating. And we want to be sure that the kitchen staff are following protocols 1 that keep us from getting sick. So how best to help them learn those rules? The answer, it turns out, is to spin a good yarn 2, because storytelling techniques can help teach safe kitchen practices, according to a study in the British Food Journal.


 




Researchers led by Ben Chapman at North Carolina State University wanted to evaluate the effectiveness of current food safety instructions. Most of these are prescriptive and are delivered as plain documents.


The researchers interviewed food workers and managers about the instructions. Based on these conversations, they created new versions of the food safety documents.


 




These updates included real-life stories of outbreaks of food-borne diseases, including what caused the problems and what the consequences were. They had short bites of information and bright, colorful graphics 3. And they were tailored to the kitchen staff readership and designed to generate discussion.


 




As a result, food workers were more likely to read the reports, discuss them and retain their lessons. Just shows that even if it’s just about cleaning the cutting board, everyone likes a good tale.


 


Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American’s 60-Second Science, I’m Cynthia Graber.



1 protocols
n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 );(外交条约的)草案;(数据传递的)协议;科学实验报告(或计划)
  • There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
  • Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网
2 yarn
n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事
  • I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
3 graphics
n.制图法,制图学;图形显示
  • You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
  • Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。
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