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刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-16
难易度:Low
关键字:food poisoning, rural, horror, upset, ethnic
We're joining Jo in this article - A Taste for Travel.
Of course, when you are traveling, it's fun to try the different ethnic foods
that a certain country has to offer.
But - and there's a fun phrase there - there is a dark side.
That means there is a negative side to trying street food or food from a cart.
Well, that negative side or that dark side is food poisoning.
You don't want to have food poisoning from any kind of food that you try.
We're going to learn some things about how to avoid food poisoning.
Let's continue with the next part of our article today.
(Music).
A Taste for Travel.
I was in bed for two days and unable to eat much for weeks after.
I was in a rural area, so I had no access to clean water or food.
I couldn't help getting sick.
Most travelers have a horror story or two about food poisoning.
It's a risk we all take when we eat strange foods.
But there are ways to enjoy good local food and avoid an upset stomach.
A few precautions might save you a lot of pain.
The following tips will help keep you safe and healthy.
It sounds like Jo is having a very difficult time on this trip.
We see: I was in bed for two days and unable to eat much for weeks after.
This does not sound like she was having a very good time on her trip in Nepal if
she was in bed for two days.
What do you think, Gabe?
Well, I think so, too.
Usually when you travel to another country, you want to see the sights.
You want to get out and explore a little bit.
And I know Jo does.
But she was in bed.
I mean, she had to stay in her bed for two days.
And that's not it! Carolyn, she was unable to eat much for almost two weeks
after.
That is pretty bad food poisoning.
Well, I hope that kind of food poisoning hasn't occurred to you, friends.
We're going to learn more about Jo's story.
Here she says: I was in a rural area, so I had no access to clean water or food.
So that's why, Carolyn.
Yes. That does explain why she had food poisoning.
She didn't have access to clean water or food because she was in a rural area.
And a rural area is a place that is far away from a city.
Usually we think of the countryside. Right, Gabe?
That's right, the countryside.
I think of the opposite: being urban, U-R-B-A-N.
That's within the city.
And a rural area is kind of out in the country, maybe not many people around.
Um, and of course, technology is not as good in rural areas as it is in urban
areas.
And so sometimes water and things like that might not be as healthy as well in
rural areas.
Well, you know that word "rural." Talk about it today.
Use it some time.
Do you live in a rural area or do you live in an urban area?
Well, she had no access to clean water or food in this rural area, and so she
says: I couldn't help getting sick.
I couldn't help getting sick.
When you can't help doing something, what does that mean, Carolyn?
Well, it means that there was really nothing you could do to prevent it.
It was going to happen, and you couldn't stop it.
So if you don't have clean water, you probably can't help getting sick.
That's right.
You can't help it.
And there are other ways to use that phrase when you "can't help doing
something." You think something is so funny:
I couldn't help laughing at you. You were so funny!
Or maybe there's something that you just really wanted to do, and you didn't.
You say: I couldn't help myself. I just had to do it.
I couldn't help myself.
Well, how does our article continue, Carolyn?
Well, we see that most travelers have a horror story or two about food
poisoning.
So most people who travel to other countries and try foods that they aren't used
to eating have a horror story or two about getting food poisoning.
And a horror story is a very scary story.
Gabe, how might you use this word "horror"?
Well, "horror" makes me think of maybe a horror movie.
Of course, we're talking about horror stories here, a scary story, something you
don't want to experience yourself.
And a horror movie is a scary movie.
Now this word also makes me think of the word "horrible." An adjective,
horrible.
H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E.
I just want to point out there's a difference between these two words when
you're talking about movies.
A horror movie is a scary movie.
Maybe it's very well done, though.
But a horrible movie is a movie that maybe is not very scary, but the important
thing is it's not well done at all.
It's an awful movie.
It's a horrible movie.
That's right.
Well, let's take some time now to go see Liz in the Grammar Gym.
Hi there, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
Here's our Grammar Tip sentence from today's PASSPORT article:
Most travelers have a horror story or two about food poisoning.
Notice the phrase "story or two." It's a very informal way of saying "some
stories" with the understanding that there aren't too many.
This phrase "story or two" comes from the phrase "one or two." We use it when we
want to talk about a small but indefinite amount of something.
For example:
Although Martha is not a nurse, she does know a thing or two about taking care
of sick people.
Or: Eric likes to read a book or two when he has free time.
Now it's your turn.
Find a friend or two and practice using this phrase.
And if you'd like to see some more example sentences, they're available in
today's Grammar Tip section in your Studio Classroom magazine.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
All right.
Before the Grammar Gym, we were talking about people having a horror story or
two about food poisoning.
And we continue.
It's a risk we all take when we eat strange foods.
So taking risks - when you go to a new country, you might be taking a risk by
eating some of the local food.
Carolyn, do you like taking risks?
Well, I don't really like taking risks.
I'm not a big risk taker.
But I do like to try new foods when I travel.
All right.
So it is maybe a little risky to try some new foods.
I do like taking risks sometimes.
I like to jump off of high places into water.
It can be uncomfortable if I land wrong, but that's a risk that I take because I
enjoy jumping from heights.
Well, it is a risk you will take if you want to go and enjoy some strange foods
as well.
But we continue.
There are ways to enjoy good local food and avoid an upset stomach.
There are good ways to do this.
What is an upset stomach?
That word "upset" is from our Word Bank.
Carolyn, what does that mean?
Well, if you are upset, then you are unhappy.
And if your stomach is upset, then your stomach is unhappy.
It's very uncomfortable and probably hurts a lot.
All right.
You feel uncomfortable.
Maybe you feel upset about something.
So it can be used to talk about your feelings, your emotions.
You're upset.
You're angry; you're mad.
Maybe you're a little bit confused.
Maybe your stomach can also feel upset.
It feels unhappy.
I like the way you put that, Carolyn.
Well, do you ever get upset stomachs?
Maybe there are a couple ways to avoid upset stomachs.
Well, Jo continues: A few precautions might save you a lot of pain.
Might save you a lot of pain.
Carolyn, but let's take a look at that word "precaution" here.
What does that mean?
What's a precaution?
Well, a precaution could be a warning or it could be something you do ahead of
time to prevent something from happening later.
You use caution before something happens, a precaution.
All right, very good.
You might want to have some precautions.
They might save you a lot of pain.
Or you could also say it saves you from a lot of pain.
Jo says the following tips will help keep you safe and healthy.
And of course, we're going to learn all about those tips tomorrow in our next
lesson.
But for right now, it's time for us to continue learning something with Michelle
in the Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And let's return to our teachers.
Today we've been learning about Jo and a time when she had a really bad case of
food poisoning and couldn't get out of bed for two days.
And Gabe, it makes me wonder: Have you ever had an experience like this?
Oh, yeah, many times.
Now there was one time that I'm thinking about.
I don't know if it was food poisoning, but I reacted to the food in a way that I
didn't before.
I went to this restaurant and tried their mollusks, a kind of seafood in a
shell.
And the first time was OK.
But the second time I had it, after half an hour I started itching all over.
And I went to the mirror.
And it turned out my face was swollen.
I had an allergic reaction to these things.
I don't think that the restaurant was very clean.
Well, Carolyn, have you ever had food poisoning before?
I did.
And it was very surprising because we talked about how in rural areas, things
can be unclean.
But my food poisoning happened in Singapore, one of the cleanest cities there
is.
What?
So it was very, very strange.
That is quite strange.
Well, I guess you need to be careful wherever you go.
We have some good and important tips to learn next time here on Studio
Classroom, so we will see you then.
Until then, goodbye.