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这种营养价值很高的食物，西方人为何一直抗拒？导读：研究表明，昆虫是一种营养非常丰富的健康食品，理应成为我们饮食的重要组成部分。亚洲、拉美和非洲等世界各国吃昆虫的历史已经有数千年，而且一直延续到今天。但是大多数西方人仍然非常抗拒吃昆虫，这无疑是错失良机。据说，吃昆虫还能够对粮食短缺和气候危机这两大世界问题起到立竿见影的缓解效果。昆虫为何有着这般神奇魔力？一起来听今天的讲解。英文原文Aneglectedprotein-rich'superfood'ByIsabelleGerretsenTheideaofbitingintoaburgermadefromcrushedcricketsormixingmealwormsintoyourfriedricemaytakealittlegettingusedto.Butevenifthethoughtofeatinginsectsturnsyourstomachnow,bugscould–andsomeresearcherssayshould–formanimportantpartofourdiet.WhiletheWestmightbeunusuallysqueamishaboutinsects,peoplehavebeeneatingthemforthousandsofyears,andinmanypartsoftheworldthepracticeiscommonplace.Around2,000insectspeciesareeatenworldwideincountriesacrossAsia,SouthAmericaandAfrica.YetinEurope,just10%ofpeoplewouldbewillingtoreplacemeatwithinsects,accordingtoasurveybytheEuropeanConsumerOrganisation.Tosome,thisunwillingnesstoeatinsectsisamissedopportunity.Insectsareareallyimportantmissingpieceofthefoodsystem.Theyareanutrientdensesuperfoodinareallysmallpackage.Becauseofthis,farmedinsectscouldhelptackletwooftheworld'sbiggestproblemsatonce:foodinsecurityandtheclimatecrisis.生词好句1.Theideaof(something)maytakealittlegettingusedto.‘Alittlegettingusedto’describesthequantity(alittle).‘Ittakesalittlebitofgettingusedtosomething’means‘Itmighttakesometimeandefforttogetusedtosomething’.拓展:Theideaofworkingfromhomemighttakealittlegettingusedto.可能需要一点时间来适应在家办公。Theideaofsleepinginatentmighttakesomegettingusedto.可能需要一些时间来适应睡帐篷。Theideaofdrinkingcoffeewithbloodinitmighttakealittlegettingusedto.可能需要一点时间来适应喝带血的咖啡。2.thethoughtofdoingsomethingjustthinkingaboutsomethinghasaneffect拓展:Thethoughtoftheexamworriedhim.一想到考试他就担心。Sheshiveredatthethoughtofgoingintothedarkhousealone.她想到要独自走进那所黑洞洞的房子里去就不寒而栗。3.turnyourstomachIfsomethingturnsyourstomach,itmakesyoufeelill.Itgivesyouabadfeelingnotphysicallyinyourstomach,butmoreinyourhead/inyourmind拓展:Thesmellofstinkytofuturnsmystomach.臭豆腐的气味让我觉得恶心难受。Justthethoughtofeatingstinkytofuturnsmystomach.一想到吃臭豆腐我就反胃。Thesightofdurianturnsmystomach.一看到榴莲我就反胃。4.squeamish英[ˈskwiːmɪʃ] 美[ˈskwiːmɪʃ]adj.ifapersonissqueamish,theyareeasilyupsetorshockedbysimplethings拓展:She'sreallysqueamishandshecan'tstandthesightofblood.她太容易受到惊吓了，一看到血就受不了。I'mterriblysqueamish.Ican'twatchhorrorfilms.我太容易受到惊吓了，看不了恐怖电影。5.thepracticeiscommonplace“Thepractice”meanssomethingthatisusuallydoneasahabit,atradition,oracustom.“Commonplace”meansverycommon,ithappensalot.拓展:ThepracticeofgivingtipsiscommonplaceinAmerica.给小费在美国是很常见的事。ThepracticeofeatingchocolateeggsatEasteriscommonplaceinmanyEuropeancountries.在许多欧洲国家，复活节吃巧克力蛋是个很普遍的习俗。Differencebetween‘common’and‘commonplace’:‘Common’—Ithappensalot.Weseeitalot.It’sfrequent.（指经常发生，很常见）‘Commonplace’—Ithappensalotsothatisnotunusual,it’snotstrange.It’snormalbehaviour.Weoftenuseitforactionsandbehaviourtoemphasizethatthisactionorthisbehaviourisnotunusual.（常形容动作或行为很普遍，没有太多新意）6.unwillingness英[ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnəs] 美[ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnəs]n.afeelingofnotwantingtodosomething拓展:‘willing'—Youwilldosomething.Youarehappytodosomething.（很开心、愿意做）'unwilling'—Youdon’twanttodoit.Youarenothappytodoit.（不开心、不愿意做）Wewereallcookingdinnerbutherunwillingnesstohelpmadeeveryonequiteangry.我们都在做饭，但她不愿意帮忙，大家都很生气。expressanunwillingnesstodosomething表示不愿意做某事Thecompanyexpressedanunwillingnesstotalktothemedia.该公司表示不愿接受媒体采访。Theyhaveexpressedanunwillingnesstoacceptthenewcontract.他们表示不愿意接受新合同。7.superfood英[ˈsuːpəfuːd] 美[ˈsuːpərfuːd]n.afoodthatisconsideredtobeverygoodforyourhealth拓展:Scientistsareresearchingwhichfoodsaresuperfoods.科学家正在研究哪些食物有益于健康。Manyunusualfoodsarenowknowntobesuperfoods.许多不寻常的食物现在都被认为是有益健康的食物。'Food'isuncountableingeneraluse.（指"食物""食品"总称时，不可数）Ineedtobuysomefood.我需要买些食物。It'scountablewhenwearetalkingabouttypesoffood.（指食物的种类或特定的食品时，可数）Manyfoodsareunhealthy.许多食物都不健康。8.