From the World to Your Table.

從世界到你的餐桌

The next time you eat dinner, look closely at the food on your plate.

下次吃晚飯時，仔細看看盤子裡的食物。

If you are eating in the summertime, it's possible that some of the food comes from your own garden.

如果您是在夏季用餐，可能有些食物就來自您自己的花園。

Some might come from the local farmer's market.

有些可能來自當地的農貿市場。

However, most of your food probably comes from far away.

不過，您的大部分食物可能來自很遠的地方。

For centuries, people grew their own food and ate it themselves, keeping some for the long winter.

幾個世紀以來，人們自己種植和食用食物，併為漫長的冬季保留一些食物。

In some countries, people continue to do this.

在一些國家，人們繼續這樣做。

However, agriculture has changed a great deal in the last hundred years.

然而，近百年來農業發生了巨大變化。

Most people no longer grow their own food.

大多數人不再自己種植糧食。

They buy it in supermarkets and grocery stores.

他們在超市和雜貨店購買。

Some of the food they buy comes from small family farms, but much of it comes from large corporate farms.

他們購買的部分食品來自小型家庭農場，但大部分來自大型企業農場。

Companies process and package most of this food before it gets to the supermarket.

這些食品在進入超市之前，大多由公司進行加工和包裝。

For example, they make orange juice from oranges.

例如，他們用橙子製作橙汁。

They also make flour from wheat.

他們還用小麥製作麵粉。

And then they make bread from the flour.

然後他們用麵粉做麵包。

Would you like to know where your food comes from?

您想知道食物的來源嗎？

You can check yourself.

您可以自己檢查。

Most food labels give this information.

大多數食品標籤都會提供這方面的資訊。

You may be surprised at what you discover.

您可能會對自己的發現感到驚訝。

The map below gives just a few examples of countries that export food to places around the world.

下圖列舉了向世界各地出口食品的幾個國家。

Thanks to modern agriculture, people around the world can enjoy apples from South Africa, pineapples from Costa Rica, and tomatoes from Mexico.

得益於現代農業，世界各地的人們可以品嚐到南非的蘋果、哥斯達黎加的菠蘿和墨西哥的西紅柿。

They can eat pasta from Italy, kimchi from Korea, and cheese from Holland.

他們可以吃到意大利的意大利麵、韓國的泡菜和荷蘭的奶酪。

They can enjoy this food without traveling to these places.

他們無需前往這些地方，就能品嚐到這些美食。

Instead, the food travels to them.

相反，食物會送到他們手中。

100 miles is the distance that food travels to get to us.

100 英里是食物到達我們身邊的距離。

For example, a person who lives in Japan may buy kiwi fruit that comes from New Zealand.

例如，一個住在日本的人可能會購買來自紐西蘭的奇異果。

This kiwi fruit has to travel 5,800 miles—9,300 kilometers—to get to this person.

這顆奇異果要走 5 800 英里-9 300 公里才能到達這個人的手中。

Airplanes, ships, trains, and trucks may bring this food.

飛機、輪船、火車和卡車都可能帶來這些食物。

This transportation uses a lot of fuel that can cause pollution.

這種交通工具使用大量燃料，會造成汙染。

When food travels, some of it needs to stay cool, which takes more energy and fuel.

食物在運輸過程中，有些需要保持低溫，這就需要更多的能量和燃料。

Also, companies put chemicals on food to help it last longer while it travels.

此外，公司還在食品上添加化學物質，以延長食品在運輸途中的保存時間。

These chemicals may not be good for our health.

這些化學物質可能對我們的健康不利。

In our modern world, most people can't grow all the food they need.

在現代社會，大多數人都無法種植他們需要的所有食物。

However, there are four things you can do to help decrease energy and keep food healthy and delicious.

不過，您可以做四件事來幫助降低能量，保持食物的健康和美味。

1. Buy food that farmers grow in your area.

1.購買當地農民種植的食物。

2. Buy organic food, which doesn't have chemicals on it.

2.購買不含化學物質的有機食品。

3. Buy whole food with less processing and packaging.

3.購買完整食品，減少加工和包裝。

4. Try to grow more of your own food.

4.嘗試種植更多自己的食物。

It's convenient to buy food from all around the world.

從世界各地購買食品非常方便。

However, there may be farmers very close to you who grow the same food.

不過，可能在您附近就有種植同樣食物的農民。

By choosing local food, you can save energy, improve your health, and help local businesses.

選擇在地食品，您可以節約能源、改善健康狀況並幫助在地企業。

As people say, eat locally, think globally.

人們常說，吃在當地，想在全球。

Thank you for watching.

感謝您的收看。