Name: 植物替代品比肉類更健康嗎？⏲️ 6 分鐘英語 (Are plant-based substitutes healthier than meat? ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2025-07-01T02:34:37.000Z
Duration: 6 min 14 s

Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

您好。這裡是 BBC Learning English 頻道的 6 分鐘英語。我是尼爾

情態副詞

And I'm Georgie. If you've heard about Meat-Free Mondays or Veganuary, you probably know about a trend which an increasing number of people are trying to reduce or even stop eating meat. This is often for health, animal welfare or environmental reasons.

我是喬吉。如果你聽說過 "無肉星期一"（Meat-Free Mondays）或 "素食月"（Veganuary），你可能就會知道，越來越多的人開始嘗試減少甚至停止食用肉類。這通常是出於健康、動物福利或環境方面的原因。

轉承詞

Instead, people are getting their daily amount of protein through plant-based alternatives – meat-free sausages and burgers made using ingredients like soy, tofu or fungi, as well as temper, beans or nuts. Have you tried any of these plant-based meat alternatives, Georgie?

取而代之的是，人們通過植物性替代品--使用大豆、豆腐或真菌等配料以及脾氣、豆類或堅果製作的無肉香腸和漢堡--來攝取每日所需的蛋白質。喬吉，你嘗試過這些植物性肉類替代品嗎？

Yes, I have. I have lots of vegetarian friends, so I've been to veggie barbecues and have tried the plant-based sausages and burgers. I quite like them, as long as they're covered in sauce. What about you?

是的，我吃過。我有很多素食朋友，所以我參加過素食燒烤，也嘗試過植物香腸和漢堡。只要沾上醬汁，我就很喜歡。那你呢？

Yeah, I think I agree. They're fine, there's a reason for them, but I'm not sure they're as good as the real thing. Now, with processed meat being linked to diseases like diabetes and cancer, most doctors agree that plant-based options are healthier. But some people are worried about how plant-based alternatives are made, including radio listener Graham

是的，我想我同意。它們很好，有其存在的理由，但我不確定它們是否比得上真肉。現在，由於加工肉類與糖尿病和癌症等疾病有關，大多數醫生都認為植物性食品更健康。但有些人對植物性替代品的製作方法感到擔憂，其中包括電臺聽眾格雷厄姆

Glover, who asked this question to BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread.

格洛弗在英國廣播公司第四臺節目 "切面包 "中提出了這個問題。

Well, my question is, looking at these vegetable sausages, how they are processed, full of additives and flavourings and colourings, are they any healthier than a pork sausage?

那麼，我的問題是，看看這些蔬菜香腸，它們是如何加工的，充滿了添加劑、調味劑和色素，它們比豬肉香腸更健康嗎？

In this episode, we'll be finding out whether plant-based foods really are a healthier alternative to meat. And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases. Remember, you can find all the vocabulary, along with a quiz and a worksheet, on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

在本期節目中，我們將瞭解植物性食品是否真的比肉類更健康。和往常一樣，我們將學習一些有用的新單詞和短語。請記住，您可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到所有的詞彙、小測驗和工作表。

But now I have a question for you, Georgie. Listener Graham loves eating sausages. But do you know which of the following words means sausages in British English slang? Is it… a. Booze b. Banger c. Brunch

但現在我有個問題要問你，喬吉。聽眾格雷厄姆喜歡吃香腸。但你知道在英國俚語中，以下哪個詞是香腸的意思嗎？是...... a. Booze b. Banger c. Brunch

So I actually know the answer to this question, so I'm not going to say, otherwise it will spoil it for our listeners.

所以，我其實知道這個問題的答案，但我不想說，否則會破壞聽眾的興致。

OK, well, we'll all find out at the end of the programme.

好吧，節目結束後我們就會知道了。

Although most research agrees that plant-based foods are healthier than meat, it's also true that meat-free products are processed. To make meat-free sausages, for example, after the proteins are broken down, flavourings and colourings are added to reproduce the taste or texture of meat. Corn, one of the best-known brands of meat-free products, uses mycoprotein, a fungi-based protein similar to the fungi used in the fermentation of yoghurt and bread.

儘管大多數研究都認為植物性食品比肉類食品更健康，但無肉類產品經過加工也是事實。例如，在製作無肉香腸時，蛋白質被分解後，會添加調味劑和色素，以重現肉類的味道或口感。玉米是最著名的無肉產品品牌之一，它使用的是真菌蛋白，這是一種以真菌為基礎的蛋白質，類似於酸奶和麵包發酵過程中使用的真菌。

So, what does listener Graham think? Let's find out as he talks to Greg Foot, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread.

那麼，聽眾格雷厄姆是怎麼想的呢？讓我們通過他與 BBC 廣播 4 臺 "切面包 "節目主持人格雷格-福特（Greg Foot）的對話來一探究竟。

Graham, listening to all this, you know, normally a fan of a meat sausage, you're plant-based meat alternative sausage curious that we're exploring today. What do you think about hearing about the sources of where they come from? What's your gut reaction to hearing that corn comes from a fungus?

格雷厄姆，聽了這些，你知道，我通常是肉香腸的粉絲，你對我們今天探討的植物肉替代香腸很好奇。聽到它們的來源，你有什麼想法？聽到玉米來自真菌，你有什麼直覺反應？

I've no problems with that. It's just another form of protein, as far as I'm concerned.

我對此沒有意見。在我看來，這只是蛋白質的另一種形式。

Yes, we will get to health. I think that's the big conversation for today.

是的，我們將討論健康問題。我認為這是今天的重要話題。

Greg asks Graham for his gut reaction. Your gut reaction is your opinion based on your initial feeling or instinct about something. It can't be explained logically.

格雷格詢問格雷厄姆的直覺反應。直覺反應是你對某件事情的最初感覺或直覺。它無法用邏輯來解釋。

Actually, Graham doesn't mind that his sausage protein is a fungus, as long as it's healthy.

其實，格雷厄姆並不介意他的香腸蛋白是真菌，只要健康就好。

He uses the phrase, as far as I am concerned, to indicate that he is giving his own opinion on the subject.

他使用了 "就我而言 "這一短語，表明他是在就這一問題發表自己的意見。

Of course, healthy eating is important, but there are other factors influencing whether meat lovers like Graham could be persuaded to try plant-based alternatives. These include things like the taste, colour and texture of the sausage – in other words, whether a plant-based sausage looks and feels like real meat. Here's Greg discussing this point for BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread.

當然，健康飲食很重要，但還有其他因素影響著能否說服像格雷厄姆這樣的肉食愛好者嘗試植物替代品。這些因素包括香腸的味道、顏色和質地--換句話說，植物香腸看起來和摸起來是否像真正的肉。以下是格雷格在英國廣播公司第四臺節目《切片面包》中對這一點的討論。

It's interesting, isn't it, because my mum is a long-time veggie and we were talking about this and she says, I don't want my, you know, alternative proteins to resemble meat. That's one of the reasons she says she doesn't eat meat. But you, Graham, you said you do want your plant-based sausage to resemble a pork sausage.

這很有趣，不是嗎，因為我媽媽長期吃素，我們在討論這個問題時，她說，我不想讓我的，你知道，替代蛋白質像肉一樣。這也是她說不吃肉的原因之一。但你，格雷厄姆，你說你希望你的植物香腸像豬肉香腸。

Yeah, I've always been a meat eater, but I do need a plant-based product to be similar in terms of flavour, texture and appearance.

是的，我一直都是肉食者，但我確實需要植物性產品在味道、質地和外觀上與之相似。

Graham wants his plant-based sausages to resemble, meaning look similar to, meat. But that's not the case for Greg's mum, who's a long-time veggie. A veggie is slang for a vegetarian – a person who doesn't eat meat. And the adjective long-time describes someone who has been or done a particular thing for many years. So a long-time veggie is someone who's been vegetarian for many years.

格雷厄姆希望他的植物香腸與肉類相似，也就是看起來很像。但格雷格的媽媽卻不這麼想，她長期吃素。素食者是素食者的俚語，指不吃肉的人。而形容詞 "long-time "指的是多年來一直在做某件事情的人。是以，長期素食者就是多年來一直吃素的人。

Whether you want your veggie sausages to look, taste and feel like meat, or you prefer your protein from a plant, now there's every chance you'll find what you're looking for.

無論您是想讓素食香腸的外觀、味道和口感像肉，還是更喜歡從植物中攝取蛋白質，現在您都有機會找到自己想要的東西。

And keep your body – and planet – healthy as well.

Now isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question, Neil?

現在你是不是該揭曉問題的答案了，尼爾？

Yes, I asked what the British English slang word for sausages is. And what is it, Georgie?

是的，我問的是英式英語中香腸的俚語是什麼。是什麼，喬治？

The answer is banger. And we have a typical dish in the UK called bangers and mash, which is sausages and mash.

答案是香腸。在英國，我們有一道典型的菜叫做 bangers and mash，也就是香腸和土豆泥。

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with banger – a word which is slang for sausage.

好了，讓我們來回顧一下所學的詞彙，首先是 "banger"（香腸的俚語）。

Your gut reaction is your opinion about something based on instinctive feelings, not logic or reason.

你的直覺反應是你基於本能的感覺，而不是邏輯或理性對某件事情的看法。

Sausages, as far as I'm concerned, can be used to give your opinion about something.

在我看來，香腸可以用來表達你對某事的看法。

To resemble means to look or be similar to something.

相似是指看起來或與某物相似。

A veggie is slang for a vegetarian – someone who doesn't eat meat.

素食者是一種俚語，指不吃肉的人。

And finally, the adjective long-time can be used to say that someone has done a particular thing for many years. Once again, our six minutes are up, but remember you can find worksheets, quizzes and loads more resources to improve your English over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. See you there soon, but for now, goodbye.

最後，形容詞 "long-time "可以用來表示某人做某件事已經很多年了。我們的六分鐘再一次結束了，但請記住，你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到工作表、小測驗和更多資源來提高你的英語水平。我們很快就會在那裡見面，但現在，再見了。