Some Like It Hot; Some Like It Hotter 呛辣如火断魂椒
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- 创建于 2011年1月25日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2013年9月16日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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In a far-flung region of northeastern India, people like it spicy. Women cook with the local chili, naga jolokia, on a daily basis, ___1___ it to sauces or serving it raw with the evening meal. As chili is one of the world’s most-used ingredients, you might find nothing unusual about it. But these are no ___2___ chilies. These are the hottest, the spiciest, the fieriest chilies on the planet!
印度东北部偏远地区的人们很喜欢吃辣。家庭主妇每天料理时都会使用一种称为「断魂椒」的当地辣椒，把它们加进酱汁中，或是配晚餐直接生吃。你可能不觉得这有什么稀奇，毕竟辣椒是世界上最常见的食材之一。但是断魂椒可不是普通的辣椒，它可是世界上最呛、最辣、最炽烈的辣椒！
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(B) limiting |
(C) referring |
(D) devoting |
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(B) particular |
(C) ordinary |
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Search on YouTube for the naga jolokia, a.k.a. “the ghost chili,” and you’ll see what happens when a “chili-head” dares to devour this particular pepper. One brave – or foolish – man, in obvious pain, ___3___ to splutter: “It feels like I’ve ingested a flame!” Thirty minutes later, he’s still in agony.
只要在YouTube上搜寻又称作「印度鬼椒」的断魂椒，你就能见识到那些胆敢吞下这种特别辣椒的嗜辣老饕下场如何。一个勇敢（或者说愚蠢）的男士很明显地在极大的痛苦之中，断断续续地挤出了一句话：「我彷佛吞下了一团火！」三十分钟过后他还在痛苦的折磨当中。
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(A) threatens |
(B) manages |
(C) attaches |
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But how hot is this chili pepper really? The Scoville scale was designed ___4___ to measure the spicy heat of chilies, so let’s put this in perspective. While a bell pepper measures 0 Scoville units. Tabasco sauce is 2,500 units, and a facing heaven pepper is reported to be 270,000 units. But ___5___ the Guinness Book of Records, the naga jolokia is more than 1,000,000 Scoville units!
但是这种辣椒究竟有多辣呢？让我们比较一下便能判断。史高维尔量表是专门设计用来精确测量辣椒辣度的一种量表。甜椒的辣度是0史高维尔单位，塔巴斯科辣椒酱的辣度是2.500单位。据报导，朝天椒的辣度是270,000单位。但根据金氏世界纪录，断魂椒的史高维尔单位超过一百万！
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(B) precisely |
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So, we probably won’t be dipping our dumplings into ghost chili sauce anytime soon. However, this pungent pepper has other uses. Some swear by its medicinal properties, claiming it ___6___ the metabolism and cures stomach complaints. In addition, scientists have recently used the chili in a non-lethal hand grenade which could be used by police, or by women as a defensive device. It’s even being used to deter wildlife ___7___ populated areas. Even for ferocious wild animals, the naga jolokia is just too hot to handle.
所以近期内我们大概不会以断魂椒做为水饺沾酱。但是这种呛人辣椒有别的用途。有人宣称这种辣椒有特别的疗效，可以促进新陈代谢与治疗胃病。此外，科学家最近用这种辣椒制成非致命性手榴弹供警方使用，或是给妇女们用作防身武器。断魂椒甚至还用来驱离野生动物，防止牠们闯进人类居住的区域。就连凶猛的野生动物面对断魂椒都不敢招架。
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(A) breaks down |
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(A) from entering |
(B) to enter |
(C) enter |
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－by Alice Davis
Vocabulary
单词发音
far-flung [ˋfɑrˋflʌŋ] adj. 遥远的; 广布的
spicy [ˋspaɪsɪ] adj. 辛辣的
chili [ˋtʃɪlɪ] n. 红番椒
ingredient [ɪnˋgridɪənt] n.（烹调的）原料
fiery [ˋfaɪərɪ] adj. 激烈的
chili-head n. 爱吃辣椒的人(slang) Someone who enjoys eating chili peppers.
devour [dɪˋvaʊr] v. 狼吞虎咽；吞食
splutter [ˋsplʌtɚ] v. 急促而慌乱地说话〔尤因生气或吃惊〕
ingest [ɪnˋdʒɛst] v. 摄取〔食物〕; 咽下
agony [ˋægənɪ] n. 极度痛苦
Scoville scale 史高维尔指标
bell pepper 灯笼椒
Guinness Book of Records 吉尼斯世界纪录
pungent [ˋpʌndʒənt] adj. 强烈的; 刺激性的; 刺鼻的
medicinal [məˋdɪsn!] adj. 药用的; 有疗效的
complaint [kəmˋplent] n. 疾病，身体不适 a mild ailment
grenade [grɪˋned] n. 手榴弹
deter [dɪˋtɝ] v. 威慑住，吓住
ferocious [fəˋroʃəs] adj. 凶猛的；残忍的
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片语发音
on a daily basis 每日 every day
a.k.a. 又名，亦称 also known as
put something in perspective 正确合理地检视某物 to compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea
swear by 极其信赖 to announce one's full faith and trust in someone or something
Ghost Pepper - Naga Bhut Jolokia
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