Name: 【聽Podcast學英文】你最喜歡的零食是什麼？(What's your favourite snack? ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2025-08-27T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 6 min 15 s

Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

哈囉，歡迎收聽 BBC 學英文的《六分鐘英語》。

It seems people around the world are in love with snacks.

看起來，全世界的人都很愛吃零食。

From old favourites like popcorn and crisps to new inventions like the chocolate sandwich.

從爆米花、洋芋片這些老牌零食，到巧克力三明治這樣的新發明。

Snacks are big business with an estimated $1.5 trillion a year spent globally on snacking.

零食是一門大生意，全球每年花在零食上的金額高達 1.5 兆美元。

Lets listen as British food historian Annie Gray and Argentinian chef Barbara Oyevari

接下來我們來聽英國飲食史學家 Annie Gray 以及阿根廷主廚 Barbara Oyevari，

tell BBC World Service programme The Food Chain what they like to snack on between meals.

在 BBC 世界服務頻道《The Food Chain》節目中，分享她們餐與餐之間喜歡吃的零食。

I like salted peanuts and I love a banana.

老實說，我覺得這個組合真的很對味。

It's a small round bun made with cassava, cheese, butter, milk and salt.

它是一種小圓麵包，用樹薯、起司、奶油、牛奶和鹽製成。

Barbara's favourite snack is a cheese bread called Chipa.

Barbara 最愛的零食是名為 Chipa 的起司麵包。

While for Annie, it's the combination of peanuts and banana that hits the spot.

而 Annie 則覺得花生加香蕉的組合正好滿足她的需求。

An idiom meaning that it's exactly what you want.

這是一個慣用語，意思是「正是你想要的」。

Well, I want to say something healthy, but actually, you know, I really love a bag of crisps.

我想說點健康的，但老實講，我真的很愛一包洋芋片。

In this episode, we'll find out why we are so in love with snack food.

這一集我們會來探討，為什麼我們這麼愛零食。

As usual, we'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

一如往常，我們也會學到一些實用的新單字和片語。

And remember, you'll find all the vocabulary and a quiz on our website, bbclearningenglish.com okay.

記得在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 可以找到所有單字整理和測驗。

But first, I have a question for you, Beth.

不過在那之前，我要先問你一個問題，Beth。

According to a recent YouGov survey, which of the following snacks is most popular amongst British?

根據最新的 YouGov 調查， 以下哪一種零食最受英國人歡迎？

Is it A) crisps, B) confectionery and chocolate, or C) savoury snacks and biscuits?

A) 洋芋片 B) 糖果與巧克力 C) 鹹味零食與餅乾

Well, we both just said crisps, so I'm gonna say crisps.

我們剛剛都說洋芋片，所以我選洋芋片。

Well, we'll find out the answer later in the program.

Someone with a professional interest in snacking is Christine Cochrane,

對零食有專業研究的人之一是 Christine Cochrane，

president of Snack International, the trade association for the industry.

她是 Snack International（國際零食協會）的會長。

Here, Christine shares her ideas about why we love to snack with BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

以下是 Christine 在 BBC 世界服務頻道《The Food Chain》中 分享人們為什麼愛吃零食的看法。

零食是一種負擔得起的小確幸。

So if you've had a bad day or money is tight, this is something that you can turn to.

如果你今天過得不好，或手頭拮据，零食是你可以依靠的東西。

And I think that is why you see it as so popular.

我想這就是它如此受歡迎的原因。

Consumers, especially in the United States, are looking for smaller, more convenient portions.

消費者，特別是在美國， 越來越傾向選擇小份量、方便的食品。

They're not always going to be able to sit down and have three meals a day.

他們不一定每天都有時間坐下來吃三餐。

And the other thing that you see is this desire for very specific functional ingredients.

另一個趨勢是，大家開始追求特定功能性的成分。

So mental clarity, gut health, muscle development, these sorts of things.

像是提升專注力、腸道健康、肌肉發展等等。

Again, they're nicely packaged in snack sizes, snacks are often seen as a little luxury.

這些功能往往被包裝成零食的形式。

But to be successful, a snack must also be affordable.

但成功的零食也必須是負擔得起的。

Snacks, which are cheap enough for most people to buy, will sell even if money is tight.

「Affordable」是一個形容詞，意思是不貴。

A phrase used to describe a situation where there's only just enough money to live on thanks to snacks.

即使手頭緊，只要價格夠親民，零食仍然能賣得出去。

Today, fewer people sit down to eat a proper meal.

如今，越來越少人坐下來好好吃一頓正餐。

If you do something on the go, you do it while you're busy traveling or moving around rather than at home.

「On the go」指的是在移動、忙碌中完成某件事。

Many modern snacks target a specific function.

許多現代零食都主打特定功能。

For example, an energy drink might claim to improve your gut health, while your mental clarity.

例如能量飲料可能宣稱改善腸道健康或提升專注力。

A term describing a state of mind which is focused and engaged, not dull or foggy.

「Mental clarity」指的是頭腦清楚、專注、不混亂的狀態。

But not everyone is a fan of modern packaged snacks, such as the bag of crisps and chocolate bars which fill our shops.

但並非每個人都喜歡現代包裝零食，例如洋芋片和巧克力。

Originally from Argentina, Barbara Oyevari now lives in Florida, USA.

Barbara Oyevari 來自阿根廷，目前住在美國佛羅里達。

Here, Barbara tells BBC World Service's The Food Chain how she encourages her 9-year-old son to choose more natural snacks.

她在《The Food Chain》節目中分享， 自己如何引導 9 歲的兒子選擇較天然的零食。

Personally, I enjoy cooking and eating more natural, simpler snacks, but

我個人喜歡做也喜歡吃比較天然、簡單的零食，

of course I can't swim against the current.

And if my 9-year-old wants to eat the little baked snacks that have cheddar,

如果我 9 歲的兒子想吃那種加了起司的小烘焙零食，

ironically, it is something baked with cheese in it which is similar to what I enjoy.

諷刺的是，那其實跟我愛吃的東西很像。

Barbara wants her son to eat healthy homemade food.

Barbara 希望兒子吃健康的自製食物，

Although he prefers modern packaged snacks.

但孩子比較喜歡現代包裝零食。

Barbara complains she can't swim against the current.

The idiom swim against the current means to act differently from other people,

「Swim against the current」這個慣用語，

often because you do not mind being different.

Well, Neil, all these snacks have made me hungry.

好吧 Neil，聊到這裡我都餓了。

Now, isn't it time to reveal the answer to your question?

I asked, according to a recent YouGov survey, which of the following snacks is the most popular amongst Brits?

我問的是：哪一種零食最受英國人歡迎？

Crisps, confectionery and chocolate or savoury snacks and biscuits.

洋芋片、糖果與巧克力，還是鹹味零食與餅乾？

Confectionery and chocolate, which 45% of Britons indulge in weekly, according to that survey.

糖果與巧克力，每週有 45% 的英國人會吃。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt, starting with the phrase hits the spot,

which describes something which is exactly what you want or need.

「Hits the spot」指的是剛好滿足你的需求。

If something is affordable, it's cheap enough that most people have enough money to buy it.

「Affordable」表示價格合理、買得起。

The phrase money is tight means you only have just enough money to live.

「Money is tight」指的是手頭拮据。

The idiom on the go means doing things while you're busy travelling or moving around.

「On the go」是指在忙碌或移動中做事。

Mental clarity is a state in which your mind is fully focused and active, not dull or foggy.

「Mental clarity」是頭腦清楚、專注的狀態。

And finally, people who swim against the current or the tide do or say things differently from most other people.

「Swim against the current」指做法與多數人不同。

Once again, our six minutes are up, but why not head over to our website,

bbclearningenglish.com to try the quiz and worksheets for this episode.

歡迎到 bbclearningenglish.com 完成測驗和學習單。