Chat attackfermented foods / 发酵食品 / (fājiào shípǐn)
A: I heard you really like drinking yogurt. Besides yogurt, what other fermented foods do you like to eat?
听说你非常喜欢喝酸奶,除了酸奶之外,你还喜欢吃其他的发酵食品吗?
(tīnɡshuō nǐ fēichánɡ xǐhuān hē suānnǎi, chúle suānnǎi zhīwài, nǐ hái xǐhuān chī qítā de fājiào shípǐn ma?)
B: I'm a fervent lover of fermented foods. Besides yogurt, I also like to drink beer and pickled vegetables.
我是一个发酵食品的狂热爱好者,除了酸奶, 我还很喜欢喝啤酒吃泡菜。
(wǒ shì yīɡè fājiào shípǐn de kuánɡrè àihǎozhě, chúle suānnǎi, wǒ hái hěnxǐhuān hē píjiǔ chī pàocài.)
A: Do you know what fermented foods are?
那你知道发酵食品到底指的是什么吗?
(nànǐ zhīdào fājiào shípǐn dàodǐ zhǐde shì shenme ma?)
B: Fermented foods refer to a type of food that people have cleverly processed using beneficial bacteria.
发酵食品是指人们巧妙地利用有益微生物加工而制造的一类食品。
(fājiào shípǐn shì zhǐ rénmén qiǎomiào de lìyònɡ yǒuyì wēishēnɡwù jiāɡōnɡ ér zhìzào de yīlèi shípǐn.)
A: So the yogurt based fermented foods can be good for your health?
那类似酸奶这样的乳类发酵食品对健康有益吗?
(nà lèisì suānnǎi zhèyànɡ de rǔlèi fājiào shípǐn duì jiànkānɡ yǒuyì ma?)
B: Of course. These foods have ingredients like lactic acid bacteria, which can inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria in the intestines and can stimulate the immune system.
当然,这类食品含有乳酸菌等成分,能抑制肠道腐败菌的生长,还能刺激机体免疫系统。
(dānɡrán, zhèlèi shípǐn hányǒu rǔsuānjūn děnɡ chénɡfēn, nénɡ yìzhì chánɡdào fǔbàijūn de shēnɡzhánɡ, háinénɡ cìjī jītǐ miǎnyì xìtǒnɡ.)
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