Edible Bugs
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Bugs: Yuck or Yum?
内容臭虫列表:有臭虫还是有臭虫?
4 Good-for-You Foods.
4个好给你的食物。
5 Bugs Served Around the World.
5个虫子在世界各地服役
8 Thailand.
8 泰国。
8 China.
8 中国。
8 Ghana.
8 加纳。
9 Brazil.
9 巴西。
10 Mexico.
10 墨西哥。
11 Australia.
11 澳大利亚。
12 Japan.
12 日本,美国。
12 Be Careful!
12 小心点!
13 Let’s Start Cooking!
13 开始烹饪吧!
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Bugs: Yuck or Yum?
16个虫子: 臭还是有?
Years ago, Japanese restaurants in the United States introduced people to sushi (SOO-shee).
多年前,美国的日本餐馆向人们介绍寿司(SOO-shie).
These dishes, made of rice and raw seafood, made many people think yuck.
这些由大米和生来海鲜所制成的菜肴,让很多人觉得很恶心.
Today, sushi is sold all over the country—even in supermarkets.
今天,寿司在全国各地销售,即使是超市。
Another kind of food is now starting to show up in the United States—insects.
另一种食物开始在美国出现。
While the thought of eating bugs makes some people uncomfortable, others are starting to give insects a try.
虽然吃虫子的想法让一些人感到不舒服,但其他人开始给昆虫一个尝试.
Maybe someday we’ll see fried grasshoppers on our shelves!
也许有一天我们会在书架上看到被炸的草hopper!
Good-For-You Foods People all around the world have been eating insects for thousands of years— and with good reason.
为你好的食物 全世界的人食用昆虫已有几千年了,而且有很好的理由。
Many insects are good for people’s health.
许多昆虫对人们的健康有好处.
In some parts of the world, people don’t have many different kinds of foods.
在世界上的一些地区,人们没有多少不同的食物。
It may be difficult for them to get the nutrients they need.
他们可能很难获得所需的营养。
Insects have large amounts of protein.
昆虫有大量的蛋白质.
For example, 100 grams of grasshopper has around 20 grams of protein and only 6 grams of fat.
例如,100克的草hopper有约20克蛋白质,只有6克脂肪.
That’s only 6 grams of protein less than the same amount of beef.
这仅仅是6克蛋白质少于同量牛肉。
Termites and some caterpillars are also great sources of iron, and crickets are high in calcium.
白蚁和一些毛虫也是铁的伟大来源,而板球在钙中含量也很高.
Other insects, such as termite and ant queens, have large amounts of healthy calories.
其他昆虫,如白蚁和蚁后等,有大量的健康的卡路里.
People in some places may need these calories and nutrients to survive.
有些地方的人可能需要这些卡路里和营养来生存.
A woman in Africa eats termites for nutrients.
非洲女性食用白蚁取养分.
Eating insects is also good for the planet.
吃昆虫对地球也有好处.
A large insect farm creates about ten times less harmful waste than a cattle ranch.
一个大型昆虫养殖场产生的有害废物大约是畜牧场的十倍.
It also takes up a much smaller amount of space.
它占用的空间也少得多。
Although people eat insects in many places, it is still not very common.
虽然人们在多地吃昆虫,但仍然不太常见.
However, it is more common in these places than in the United States.
然而,在这些地方比美国更为常见.
Bugs Served Around the World Thailand In Thailand, some outdoor stands sell crispy, fried water bugs.
环绕世界的虫子泰国 在泰国,一些户外摊位销售脆脆的,被炒的水虫.
People add sauce just as we might put mustard or ketchup on a hot dog.
人们会加入酱汁 就像我们在热狗上放芥末或番茄酱一样
Other people snack on grasshoppers and bamboo worms.
其他人吃草hopper和竹虫.
China Water bugs boiled in a special sauce can be found in some restaurants in China.
中国 在中国一些餐馆可以发现在一种特殊酱汁中被煮出的水虫.
The bugs and sauce are served over rice.
虫子和酱汁在米饭上
When the weather gets chilly, some people have a steaming bowl of ant soup.
当天气变得寒冷时,有些人会得到一碗蒸发的蚂蚁汤.
Would You Rather?
你愿意吗?
Would you rather eat an insect or a lobster for dinner?
你想吃只昆虫还是龙虾?
How about after you find out that insects and lobsters are related?
你发现昆虫和龙虾有关系后如何?
Insects, lobsters, crabs, spiders, scorpions, and many other animals are all arthropods.
昆虫,龙虾,螃蟹,蜘蛛,蝎子等许多动物都是节肢动物.
These animals all have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies.
这些动物的身体外有骨架.
In Thailand, a man sells many different cooked insects at a stand.
在泰国,一个人在看台上出售许多不同的煮熟的昆虫.
Two men examine the worms being grown at an insect farm.
两人在昆虫养殖场检查正在生长的蠕虫.
Ghana Some people fry or roast termites in Ghana.
加纳 加纳有些人会炸或烤白蚁.
Termites can also be ground into flour for baking.
白蚁也可以被活化为面粉来烘焙.
Brazil One town in Brazil cooks queen ants every October and November.
巴西 巴西的一个市镇每年10月和11月会烹饪蚂蚁女王.
This is when queen ants come out from hiding underground.
这时蚂蚁女王从地下躲出.
People collect the ants and remove their wings.
人们收集蚂蚁并取出翅膀.
Some fry the ants, while others dip them in chocolate.
一些煎蚂蚁,而另一些则浸入巧克力.
The people say queen ants have a minty taste.
人们说蚁后有薄荷味
Snail Snacks Other strange creatures are eaten around the world.
蜗牛小吃 其它奇特的生物在世界各地被食用.
In French restaurants, you might find an interesting item on the menu—snails.
在法国餐馆,你可能在菜单上找到一个有趣的东西——蜗牛.
The dish is called escargot (es-car-GO), the French word for “snail.”
该菜被称为escargot (es-car-GO),是"蜗牛"的法语单词. “
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Diners use special tools to hold a shell and pull out the snail meat.
迪纳斯使用特殊工具来牵取一具外壳并取出蜗牛肉.
A woman in Africa sells fried termites.
非洲有女人卖炸白蚁
A man collects ants in a bucket to cook or freeze for later.
一个人在一桶中收集蚂蚁来做饭或为后生而冻结.
The ants’ minty taste comes from the food they eat.
蚂蚁的薄荷口味来自它们所吃的食物。
Mexico In Mexico, some people enjoy French- fried caterpillars or ant eggs covered in butter.
墨西哥 墨西哥,有些人享受被黄油覆盖的法式炸毛虫或蚂蚁蛋.
For dessert, chocolate- covered locusts or candy-covered worms are sweet treats.
对于甜点,巧克力被覆盖的蝗虫或被糖果覆盖的蠕虫是甜食.
Australia Some Australians munch on witchetty grubs, which look like large white caterpillars.
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These insects have crisp skin and a smooth filling that tastes like almonds.
这些昆虫的皮肤脆脆,填充平滑,有杏仁等味道.
Japan Some restaurants in Japan serve fried silk moth cocoons.
日本有的餐馆服务于炸丝蛾茧.
Fried grasshoppers and other insects are sold in some stores.
被炒的草hopper等昆虫在一些商店被出售.
At some restaurants in Mexico, you can order a grasshopper taco (top) or a plate of fried worms with guacamole (bottom).
在墨西哥的一些餐馆,可以订购一款有"花生"(top)的"花生"(top)或一盘有"花生"(bottom)的炸虫.
These witchetty grubs are ready for cooking (left).
这些巫师的口臭已经做好了烹饪的准备(左方).
Fried silk moth cocoons are a popular treat (right).
被炒的丝蛾茧是一种受欢迎的口味(右方).
Be Careful!
小心点!
It’s very important to remember the following: Never eat wild insects!
记住以下内容是非常重要的: 永远不要吃野生昆虫!
Walking into your backyard for a buggy snack can be dangerous.
走进你的后院吃小吃很危险
Insects that live outside can be covered with stuff that might harm you if you eat it.
住在外头的昆虫可以被一些东西覆盖,如果吃它,可能会伤害你.
Also, some kinds of insects are poisonous and can make you very sick.
另外,有些昆虫是有毒的,可以令你非常恶心.
People who cook and eat insects should be careful to buy them from farms.
烹饪和食用昆虫的人,应当注意从农场购买.
Farmed insects have special diets.
养殖的昆虫有特殊的饮食.
Also, farmers make sure the insects are not exposed to things that might harm people.
另外,农民要确保昆虫不会接触到可能伤害人的东西.
In the United States, the best way to find edible insects is on the Internet.
在美国,寻找可食用昆虫的最好方式是在互联网上.
People can find live insects, meals made with insects, and tasty insect recipes.
人们可以找到活生生的昆虫,用昆虫做成的食物,以及美味的昆虫食谱.
The bodies or spines on some caterpillars, such as the Io moth caterpillar (left), are very poisonous and can harm people when touched or eaten.
某些毛毛虫上的身体或脊椎,如木蛾毛虫(左),非常有毒,被触摸或吃会伤害人.
Other insects, such as the blister beetle (right), have different and painful ways to protect themselves.
其他昆虫如水泡甲虫(右)有不同而痛苦的自我保护方法.
The crickets in this insect farm are kept in clean containers until they are packaged and shipped out (inset).
这个昆虫养殖场的板球被保存在干净的容器中,直到被包装并运出(被套入).
Let’s Start Cooking!
让我们开始烹饪吧!
David George Gordon, a chef from Seattle, Washington, wrote the Eat-A- Bug Cookbook.
来自华盛顿州西雅图的厨师大卫·乔治·戈登(David George Gordon)撰写了"吃-A-Bug Cookbook".
People like his pasta with six-legged meatballs, which are made with crickets.
人们喜欢他用六脚肉丸做面条,用板球做成.
Other favorites are fried tarantula and white chocolate and waxworm cookies.
其他最受欢迎的是被炸的狼蛛和白巧克力和蜡虫饼干.
Gordon believes that eating insects is a better way to get protein than eating chicken, cows, or pigs.
戈登认为吃昆虫比吃鸡,牛,或吃猪更能得到蛋白质.
Insects are cheap and easy to farm in plain fish tanks.
昆虫价格低廉,在平地鱼缸中容易耕作.
They do not harm the environment.
它们不会损害环境。
For these reasons, insects may be the food of the future.
由于这些原因,昆虫可能是未来的食物.
Can you “swallow” the idea?
你能"吞下"这个想法吗?
Glossary calories (n.)
词汇卡路里(n.)
units that measure the amount of energy in food (p.
计量食物中能量量的单位(p.
6) chef (n.)
6) 厨师 (n.
a professional cook (p.
专业厨师(p.
15) diets (n.)
15)饮食 (n.
the types of food that humans and other animals regularly eat (p.
人类和其他动物经常吃的食物种类(p.
14) edible (adj.)
14)可食用(adj.
able to be eaten (p.
能够被吃(p.
14) insects (n.)
14) 昆虫 (n.
small animals with six legs, three body parts, and usually two sets of wings (p.
有6条腿,3个身体部位的小动物,通常有2组翅膀(p.
4) nutrients (n.)
4)养分 (n.
substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow (p.
活物需要活、保持健康和生长的物质(p.
5) poisonous containing a poison that is (adj.)
5)有毒,含有毒药为(adj.
harmful when swallowed, breathed, or touched (p.
吞咽、呼吸或触碰时有害(p.
13) recipes (n.)
13) 食谱 (n.
sets of instructions, or steps, for making a specific kind of food (p.
用于制作特定种类食物的一套指示或步骤(p.
14) uncomfortable feeling uneasy or embarrassed; (adj.)
14) 感到不舒服或尴尬;(adj.)
causing physical discomfort (p.
造成身体不适(p.
4) David George Gordon is about to cook another dish using scorpions.
4)大卫·乔治·戈登(David George Gordon)即将用蝎子来再做一盘.