名人演讲视频:汉堡放置14年不变样 你还敢吃吗
时间:2019-02-02 作者:英语课 分类:名人演讲视频
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If you need another reason to kick the junk food habit this should do it.
如果你想要找一个理由让你戒掉垃圾食品,这条新闻可能会帮上忙。
A Utah man has unearthed 1 a McDonald's hamburger he bought in 1999 - and the sandwich looks exactly the same as the day it was first flipped 2.
一位来自美国犹他州的男子发现:他于1999年在麦当劳买的汉堡,现在看起来跟刚买时几乎毫无差别。
David Whipple kept the fast food meal for a month to show friends how the preservative-packed hamburger would keep its composure.
大卫-惠普尔原本打算将这块汉堡保存一个月,来向他的朋友证明防腐剂是如何保存汉堡使其不变质的。
But he forgot about it, finding it two years later in his coat pocket and then he decided 3 to continue the bizarre experiment.
但不久后他忘了这件事,直到两年后才在大衣口袋里找到这个汉堡,于是他决定继续这个古怪的实验。
However, even he was shocked to see that the hamburger still looks the same a whopping 14 years later.
然而,14年后汉堡仍看起来和刚买时一样,这样的结果使他十分震惊。
'It wasn't on purpose,' Whipple told TV show 'The Doctors,' of his decision to keep the burger for such a long time.
“我不是有意做出这样的决定,将汉堡保存这么长时间的”,惠普尔在电视节目“医生” 中谈到。
‘I was showing some people how enzymes 4 work and I thought a hamburger would be a good idea. And I used it for a month and then I forgot about it.’
“我当时只是想向朋友展示酶类是如何产生作用的,我觉得用汉堡可能效果不错。而且我本来只打算保存一个月,但后来压根忘了这件事。”
'It ended up in a paper sack in the original sack with the receipt in my coat pocket tossed in the back of my truck and it sat there for, I don't know, two or three months.'
“后来我在放在卡车后备箱的大衣口袋里发现了这个汉堡,它原封不动地被装在纸袋中,发票也还留着,在后备箱里放了大概有2到3个月。”
'It ended up in a paper sack in the original sack with the receipt in my coat pocket tossed in the back of my truck and it sat there for, I don't know, two or three months.'
“后来我在放在卡车后备箱的大衣口袋里发现了这个汉堡,它原封不动地被装在纸袋中,发票也还留着,在后备箱里放了大概 有2到3个月。”
He said his coat ended up in the coat closet of his Logan, Utah, home.
他说之后这件大衣被挂在他位于犹他州洛根市家中的衣橱里。
'My wife didn't discover it until at least a year or two after that,' he said. 'And we pulled it out and said "oh my gosh. I can't believe it looks the same way."'
“我的妻子直到一两年后才发现这个汉堡,” 惠普尔说,“当把汉堡拿出来时我们惊呼 ‘天呐,简直不可思议,它看起来与刚买时一样!’”
The burger had no signs of mold, fungus 5 or even a strange odor, the show's hosts said. The only thing that had changed over the years was that the pickle 6 had disintegrated 7.
汉堡上并没有任何的菌斑甚至是奇怪的气味,唯一的变化是夹在中间的酸黄瓜分解了。
Whipple, who still has the original receipt for the burger, said he now shows the sandwich to his grandchildren to encourage them to eat healthily.
惠普尔仍持有当时买这个汉堡的发票,他说现在他可以证明给他的孙子孙女看快餐的问题,并鼓励他们吃得健康一点了。
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1
unearthed
出土的(考古)
参考例句:
Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
2
flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
参考例句:
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
3
decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4
enzymes
n. 酶,酵素
参考例句:
It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。
5
fungus
n.真菌,真菌类植物
参考例句:
Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。
6
pickle
n.腌汁,泡菜;v.腌,泡
参考例句:
Mother used to pickle onions.妈妈过去常腌制洋葱。
Meat can be preserved in pickle.肉可以保存在卤水里。
7
disintegrated
v.(使)破裂[分裂,粉碎],(使)崩溃( disintegrate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. 飞机坠入大海时解体了。
The box was so old;it just disintegrated when I picked it up. 那箱子太破旧了,我刚一提就散了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
出土的(考古)
- Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
- Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
- The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
- The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n. 酶,酵素
- It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
- Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。
n.真菌,真菌类植物
- Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
- This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。
n.腌汁,泡菜;v.腌,泡
- Mother used to pickle onions.妈妈过去常腌制洋葱。
- Meat can be preserved in pickle.肉可以保存在卤水里。
v.(使)破裂[分裂,粉碎],(使)崩溃( disintegrate的过去式和过去分词 )
- The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. 飞机坠入大海时解体了。
- The box was so old;it just disintegrated when I picked it up. 那箱子太破旧了,我刚一提就散了。 来自《简明英汉词典》