(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
This is Scientific American — 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
Got a minute?
Super Bowl Sunday is almost here and there's one question on everyone's mind: How can I tackle a plate of chicken wings without adding yardage to my end zone?
Well, Charles Platkin is the director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College.
And he thinks that to make smarter, more splurge-worthy snacking choices we should consider what it would take to burn off the calories we take in.
To that end, Platkin has come up exercise equivalents for some of our favorite couch-side canapes and other nibbles.
Let's kick things off with a foot-long meatball sub. This marinara-soaked monster, which weighs in at around 900 calories, would take more than an hour-and-a-half of running up and down the stadium steps to work off. And three pieces of KFC at 740 calories would take some 680 touchdown dances. Almost certainly leading to a celebration penalty.
A single tortilla chip, a mere 20 calories, with a scoop of seven-layer dip, another 70 calories, would require a solid 25 minutes of boogying down to Lady Gaga!
Even two handfuls of Chex Mix, which racks up a surprising 280 calories, calls for 30 minutes of jumping up and down after your team scores. And a 450-calorie slice of pizza? Do the wave 2,194 times. But you could get called for interference—by others trying to see the TV.
Now, if you're still thinking about piling on those wings, each one weighs in at a hefty 95 calories. Add blue cheese dip and 10 wings can hit 1,400 calories. Which would take 149 trips up and down the field to run off.
But before conceding defeat, Platkin does offer some pointers to help you beat the Super Bowl spread. Stock up on popcorn, and skip the butter. Drizzle hot sauce on the wings instead of dollops of dip. And do not huddle with your snacks—keep them far enough away so that getting at them makes you put your backfield in motion.
Thanks for listening for Scientific American — 60-Second Science Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
参考译文
这里是科学美国人——60秒科学
有一分钟时间吗?
超级碗星期天马上就要到了,所有人都在想这样一个问题:我怎么能吃掉一盘鸡翅而又不会增加体重呢?
查尔斯·普拉特金是亨特学院纽约市粮食政策中心的负责人 。
他认为,为了在选择零食时做出更明智、更超值的决定,我们应该考虑一下我们要怎样消耗掉所摄入的卡路里 。
为了这个目标,普拉特金提出了等量运动的概念,即消耗掉我们喜爱的开胃点心和其他小吃所需要的运动 。
我们先从一英尺长的肉丸三明治开始说起吧 。这种食物含有大量番茄酱,其热量值约为900卡路里,在体育馆的台阶上来回跑一个多小时才能消耗掉这些热量 。三块肯德基炸鸡的热量值为740卡路里,需要做680个触地得分后的庆祝动作才能消耗掉 。这么多的庆祝动作可能要被罚款了 。
吃一片只有20卡路里的墨西哥玉米片,加上一勺70卡路里的7层蘸酱,消耗这些热量需要坚持跳25分钟的Lady Gaga舞蹈!
甚至两把Chex Mix饼干的热量都有惊人的280卡路里,要消耗这些热量,需要在你支持的球队得分后,上下跳30分钟 。那一片450卡路里的批萨呢?要做2194次人浪 。但是,其他人可能会觉得受到了干扰而要求你停下,因为他们要看电视 。
现在,如果你还想吃一堆鸡翅,你要知道,每个鸡翅的热量值高达95卡路里 。加上蓝纹奶酪蘸酱,10个鸡翅可达到1400卡路里 。这些热量要绕赛场跑149圈才能消耗掉 。
但是,在承认失败之前,普拉特金提供了一些帮助大家对付超级碗小吃的建议 。准备一些爆米花,但是不要加黄油 。在鸡翅上放一点儿辣椒酱,而不是涂抹厚厚的一层蘸酱 。不要把零食放在身边,把它们放得远一些,远到你想拿点零食吃就得起来活动一下 。
谢谢大家收听科学美国人——60秒科学 。我是凯伦·霍普金 。
译文为可可英语翻译,未经授权请勿转载!
重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. burn off 消耗;耗费;
例句:This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.
这将会改善你的表现,并帮你消耗卡路里 。
2. rack up 积累;
例句:Indiscriminate swiping is a sure-fire way to rack up a large credit card debt.
不理智地疯狂刷卡肯定会让你欠债越来越多 。
3. stock up on 大量贮备;囤积;
例句:The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel.
当局已经敦促人们储备燃料 。
4. instead of 代替…;而不是…;
例句:He trifled with his food instead of eating it.
他只是心不在焉地拨弄他的食物,一口也没吃 。