56 L6-Food Around the World

Oxford Read and Discover level 6 Food Around the World by Robert Quinn

罗伯特·奎因的《牛津阅读和发现世界各地的食物》六级

Introduction Everyone needs to eat food. Farmers grow fruits, vegetables, rice, and wheat for people to eat. They also raise animals for meat and milk. People around the world eat lots of different food. Different countries have different typical dishes. What are the typical dishes in your country? What are your favorite dishes? What are the names of the foods below? Where in the world are they popular? Discover! Now read and discover more about food around the world!

每个人都需要吃东西。 农民种植水果、蔬菜、大米和小麦供人们食用。 他们也饲养动物来获取肉和奶。 世界各地的人们吃很多不同的食物。 不同的国家有不同的典型菜肴。 你们国家的典型菜肴是什么? 你最喜欢的菜是什么? 下列食物的名称是什么? 它们在世界上什么地方流行? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于世界各地的食物!

Chapter 1 Food for Life Everyone needs food to live. It gives you energy to work and play. It also gives you nutrients to grow well and stay healthy. Do you eat a balanced diet with lots of different nutrients? Proteins Your body needs proteins to build muscles. Proteins are also important for healthy hair and fingernails. You can get lots of proteins from meat, fish, and eggs. Dairy products, like milk, cheese, and yogurt, also contain proteins. Many people don't eat animal products, but they can get proteins from plant products. Pulses, like beans and lentils, are rich in proteins. Many grains, nuts, and seeds have proteins, too. Which of these foods do you eat? Carbohydrates Carbohydrates give your body energy. You can get carbohydrates from grain products like rice, bread, and pasta. Your body digests these foods slowly, so they give you energy for many hours. Some vegetables, like potatoes, also have lots of carbohydrates. What grains and vegetables do you eat? Sugar is also a carbohydrate. Your body digests sugar quickly, so it gives you energy right away. Don't eat too many sweet foods like candy or ice cream, and remember that you can also get sugar from naturally sweet foods. Have a bowl of fruit with a little honey! Discover! We also need to drink lots of water to stay healthy. Did you know that about 70% of your body is water?

每个人都需要食物来维持生命。 它给你精力去工作和娱乐。 它还能给你提供营养，让你茁壮成长，保持健康。 你的饮食均衡，营养丰富吗? 你的身体需要蛋白质来形成肌肉。 蛋白质对健康的头发和指甲也很重要。 你可以从肉、鱼和蛋中获得大量的蛋白质。 乳制品，如牛奶、奶酪和酸奶，也含有蛋白质。 许多人不吃动物产品，但他们可以从植物产品中获得蛋白质。 豆类，如豆类和小扁豆，富含蛋白质。 许多谷物、坚果和种子也含有蛋白质。 你吃这些食物中的哪一种? 碳水化合物给你的身体提供能量。 你可以从大米、面包和意大利面等谷物产品中获得碳水化合物。 你的身体会慢慢消化这些食物，所以它们能给你提供几个小时的能量。 一些蔬菜，如土豆，也含有大量的碳水化合物。 你吃什么谷物和蔬菜? 糖也是一种碳水化合物。 你的身体消化糖很快，所以它会立即给你能量。 不要吃太多的甜食，如糖果或冰淇淋，记住你也可以从天然甜食中获得糖。 吃一碗加一点蜂蜜的水果吧!发现!我们也需要喝大量的水来保持健康。 你知道你身体的70%是水吗?

Fats You need to eat some fats to grow well and stay healthy. Your body also stores fats for extra energy, and to keep you warm in winter. Some types of meat and fish have a lot of fats. Dairy products, like butter and cheese, have fats, too. You can also get fats from plant products like nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils. Be careful— too many fats can make you fat! Vitamins Your body needs vitamins to stay healthy and fight diseases. Vitamin A keeps your skin healthy. You can get vitamin A from orange fruits and vegetables like carrots or pumpkins. Dark green vegetables, like spinach, have lots of vitamin A, too. Dairy products give you vitamin B for healthy blood. You can also get vitamin B from meat, fish, and eggs. Vitamin C helps your body fight diseases. You can get vitamin C from citrus fruits like oranges and lemons. Minerals Your body also needs minerals. You need calcium for strong bones and healthy teeth. Dairy products, like milk and yogurt, are good sources of calcium. You also need iron for healthy blood. You can get iron from red meat and eggs, or from vegetables like broccoli and spinach. Salt is also an important mineral, but be careful! Too much salty food is bad for you.

你需要吃一些脂肪来长得好，保持健康。 你的身体也会储存脂肪来提供额外的能量，并在冬天为你保暖。 有些种类的肉和鱼含有大量的脂肪。 乳制品，如黄油和奶酪，也含有脂肪。 你也可以从坚果、种子和植物油等植物产品中获得脂肪。 小心-太多的脂肪会使你发胖!你的身体需要维生素来保持健康和对抗疾病。 维生素A能保持皮肤健康。 你可以从橙色的水果和蔬菜中获得维生素A，比如胡萝卜或南瓜。 深绿色蔬菜，如菠菜，也含有大量的维生素A。 奶制品能提供维生素B，维持血液健康。 你也可以从肉、鱼和蛋中获得维生素B。 维生素C可以帮助你的身体对抗疾病。 你可以从柑橘类水果中获得维生素C，比如橙子和柠檬。 你的身体也需要矿物质。 你需要钙来强健骨骼和健康牙齿。 乳制品，如牛奶和酸奶，是很好的钙来源。 健康的血液也需要铁。 你可以从红肉和鸡蛋中获得铁，或者从西兰花和菠菜等蔬菜中获得铁。 盐也是一种重要的矿物质，但要小心!吃太多咸的食物对你不好。

Chapter 2 Food Producers Do you know where rice comes from? Where do we get our fruits and vegetables? And who produces the milk that we drink or the seafood that we eat? Arable Farmers Arable farmers grow crops that we can eat. Some crops, like rice, wheat, and vegetables, grow in fields. Before farmers plant their crops, they plow their fields. Some farmers use animals, like horses or oxen, to help. Other farmers use modern machines. Then farmers sow seeds or plant seedlings. When the crops are ready, the farmers harvest them and take them to markets. Some fruits, like melons, are grown in fields. Other fruits, like apples, cherries, or kiwi fruits, are grown on trees in orchards. Sometimes farmers harvest the fruits with machines, but some fruits, like peaches, are very delicate. Farmers have to pick them by hand. That's very hard work! Discover! The kiwi fruit originally came from China, but it became popular in New Zealand. Farmers there named the fruit after New Zealand's national bird— the kiwi! Plants need water to grow and produce crops. In some parts of the world it doesn't rain much, so farmers use irrigation systems to water their plants. Rice plants need lots of water, so farmers grow them in wet fields called paddy fields. The paddy fields are often in flat areas near rivers. In some countries, like Vietnam, farmers build terraces of paddy fields on the sides of hills to grow as much rice as possible.

你知道大米是从哪里来的吗? 我们从哪里得到水果和蔬菜? 我们喝的牛奶和吃的海鲜是谁生产的? 耕地的农民种植我们可以吃的作物。 有些作物，如水稻、小麦和蔬菜，生长在田地里。 农民在种庄稼之前，要先犁地。 一些农民用动物，如马或牛来帮忙。 其他农民使用现代机器。 然后农民播种或种苗。 当庄稼成熟时，农民们收割它们并把它们带到市场上。 有些水果，比如瓜，是种在地里的。 其他水果，如苹果、樱桃或猕猴桃，都生长在果园的树上。 有时农民用机器收割水果，但有些水果，如桃子，非常脆弱。 农民们不得不手工采摘。 那是非常辛苦的工作!发现!猕猴桃最初来自中国，但在新西兰很受欢迎。 那里的农民用新西兰的国鸟——几维鸟来命名这种水果!植物需要水来生长和生产庄稼。 在世界上的一些地方，雨水很少，所以农民使用灌溉系统来浇灌他们的植物。 水稻需要大量的水，所以农民把它们种在被称为水田的潮湿的田地里。 稻田通常在靠近河流的平坦地带。 在一些国家，如越南，农民在山坡上建造梯田，以种植尽可能多的水稻。