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EatingPondScum
BBC英语六分钟练起来（2023.03.23）
Transcript
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Neil
Hello.Thisis6MinuteEnglishfromBBCLearningEnglish.I’mNeil.
Sam
AndI’mSam.
Neil
Inthisprogramme,we’llbelookingatanunusualfoodcalledmicroalgaeandaskingwhethereatingalgaemightbebetterforourhealthandthehealthoftheplanet.Andofcourse,we’llbelookingatsomeoftherelatedvocabularyalongtheway.
Sam
Yuck!I’mnotsureabouteatingalgae,Neil!Imean,what’sthestrangestthingyou’veevereaten?
Neil
Well,IoncetriedfriedstickinsectinThailand…andI’vehadants,aswell,thatwerefromColombia.
Sam
Ah,OK,yeah–bothfairlystrangeforushereintheUK.Butwhatabout?pondscum,Neil?
Neil
Pondscum?Pondscumistheslangnameformicroalgae-greenplant?organisms,suchasspirulina,whichgrowinwater-likepondsandlookabitslimyorscummybeforebeingdried.Here,we’retalkingaboutediblealgae,meaningit’sOKtoeat.
Sam
MorethanOK,infact–thesetypesoffoodalgaeareactuallygoodforyourbody!Microalgaelikespirulinaandchlorellaarepackedfullofproteins,vitaminsandantioxidants.Becausetheyaresohealthy,they’re?havingamoment?rightnow,meaningtheyarebecomingmorewell-knownandpopular.
Neil
Yes,microalgaeistrendingjustnowandforgoodreasons,whichwe’llfindoutaboutlater.Butfirst,letmeaskyouourquizquestion.Whatdothefollowingthreethingshaveincommon:oceans,snowandmygardenpatio?Isit…
a)Theyareallgoodplacestorelax
b)Theyareallverycold
c)Theyareallplaceswheremicroalgaegrow
Sam
Well,Iknowthatoceansandsnowaremadeupofwater…butyourgardenpatio?Didyourbarbequegetrainedoffagain,Neil?
Neil
No,notquite,Sam!Well,hopefullyyou’llknowbytheendoftheprogramme.Now,Imentionedbeforethatmicroalgaeissometimescalleda?superfood?-atypeoffoodwhichisessentiallyfullofhealthyvitamins,mineralsand
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