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Bananas That Do Not Turn Brown
不会变黑的香蕉
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Bananas That Do Not Turn Brown
不会变黑的香蕉
在英国，一种不易变褐的基因编辑香蕉获得了关键批准，距离超市货架更近了一步。英国一家生物技术公司通过基因编辑技术抑制了导致褐变的酶，使香蕉剥皮后仍能多保持一两天的金黄色。这项技术一旦全面推广，有望大幅减少每天仅因轻微磕碰或黑斑而被丢弃的大量香蕉浪费。
Bananas that do not turn brown may soon arrive in British supermarkets.
不会变黑的香蕉可能很快就会出现在英国超市中。turn brown 变黑，变褐 / arrive in supermarkets 在超市上市
Food authorities in England just approved a key marketing notice for the fruit.
英国食品管理部门刚刚批准了这种水果的关键销售通告。food authorities 食品监管机构 / approved 批准了 / marketing notice 销售通告
That decision brings the gene-edited crop one step closer to store shelves.
这一决定让这种基因编辑作物距离摆上货架又近了一步。gene-edited crop 基因编辑作物 / one step closer 又近了一步 / store shelves 商店货架
Tropic, a British biotech company, developed the banana using gene editing.
英国生物技术公司 Tropic 利用基因编辑技术培育出了这种香蕉。biotech company 生物技术公司 / gene editing 基因编辑
Scientists altered a specific gene to stop the enzyme that causes browning.
科学家改造了一个特定基因，以抑制导致褐变的酶。altered a specific gene 改造了特定基因 / stop the enzyme 抑制该酶 / causes browning 引起变褐
Tropic's chief executive, Gilad Gershon, says
Tropic 首席执行官吉拉德·格尔森表示，chief executive 首席执行官
the peeled fruit stays yellow for an extra day or two.
剥了皮的香蕉可以多保持一到两天的黄色。peeled fruit 剥皮的水果 / stays yellow 保持黄色 / extra day or two 额外一两天
And keeping fruit yellow could prevent an enormous amount of waste.
保持水果金黄可以避免大量的浪费。prevent 避免，预防 / enormous amount of waste 巨大的浪费
In the UK alone, shoppers throw away 1.4 million edible bananas every day.
仅在英国，消费者每天就会扔掉 140 万根完全可食用的香蕉。UK alone 仅在英国 / throw away 扔掉 / edible bananas 可食用的香蕉
Many people discard them simply because of small bruises or dark marks.
许多人仅仅因为香蕉有轻微磕碰或黑斑就直接扔掉。discard 丢弃 / simply because of 仅仅因为 / small bruises 轻微碰伤 / dark marks 深色斑点
Tropic says its new fruit could cut supply-chain food waste by more than 25%.
Tropic 表示，这种新品种可以减少供应链中超过 25% 的食物浪费。cut food waste 减少食物浪费 / supply-chain 供应链 / more than 25% 超过25%
The firm has already won approval in 10 countries, including Japan and Brazil.
该公司已在日本和巴西等 10 个国家获得了批准。won approval 获得批准 / including Japan and Brazil 包括日本和巴西
But British shoppers still have to wait a little longer.
但英国消费者仍需再等待一段时间。shoppers 消费者 / wait a little longer 再等一会儿
The Food Standards Agency must complete a safety review
英国食品标准局必须先完成安全性评估，Food Standards Agency 英国食品标准局 / complete a safety review 完成安全性审查
before British stores can officially put them on sale.
英国商店才能正式上架销售。officially 正式 / put on sale 上架开售
Quiz 🧠
Q1. Supermarket shoppers often throw away fresh fruit just because it has dark spots.
查看答案
✅ True
许多消费者仅凭外观判断，把带有瑕疵或黑斑但仍可食用的水果丢弃。
Many consumers judge fruit by its appearance and discard edible food with harmless marks.
Q2. What does 'discard' mean in 'discard old food'?
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✅ throw away
'Discard' 的意思是扔掉、丢弃不需要的物品或食物。
To discard something means to get rid of it or throw it in the trash.
Q3. Why do supermarkets want bananas that do not turn brown quickly?
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✅ To reduce food waste
香蕉变黑后往往会被丢弃，因此延长保持金黄的时间可以减少食物浪费。
Bananas with brown spots often get thrown away, so staying fresh longer saves food.
Dialogue 🎧
Alex: Sophia, look at my fruit bowl. Every single banana is completely black.
Alex: 索菲亚，看我的水果盘，每根香蕉都变得乌黑乌黑的了。
Sophia: Well, that might never happen again. British scientists made bananas that do not turn brown!
Sophia: 哎呀，以后可能再也不会发生这种事了。英国科学家培育出了不会变黑的香蕉！
Alex: Wait, what? Are they plastic?
Alex: 等等，什么？难道是塑料做的？
Sophia: No, they used gene editing.
Sophia: 不是，他们用了基因编辑技术。
Sophia: A biotech company called Tropic altered the gene for the browning enzyme.
Sophia: 一家叫 Tropic 的生物技术公司改造了产生褐变酶的基因。
Alex: That sounds crazy. So you peel it, and it just stays fresh?
Alex: 听起来太神奇了。所以剥开皮之后，它也能一直保鲜？
Sophia: Exactly!
Sophia: 没错！
Sophia: Tropic's chief executive says it stays yellow for an extra day or two after peeling.
Sophia: Tropic 的首席执行官说，剥皮后它还能多保持一两天的金黄色呢。
Alex: That would save my breakfast routine.
Alex: 那可真是拯救了我的早餐习惯。
Alex: I always toss them if there's one little dark mark.
Alex: 我只要看到有一点点黑斑，就会把它扔掉。
Sophia: You're not alone!
Sophia: 可不止你一个人这样！
Sophia: In the UK, shoppers throw away 1.4 million edible bananas every day because of bruises.
Sophia: 在英国，消费者每天仅仅因为香蕉有碰伤，就会扔掉 140 万根完全能吃的香蕉。
Alex: Over a million a day? Oof, that hurts to hear.
Alex: 一天一百多万根？呃，听着都觉得心疼。
Sophia: Yeah.
Sophia: 是啊。
Sophia: Tropic says this new fruit could cut supply-chain food waste by more than 25 percent.
Sophia: Tropic 表示，这种新水果能把供应链中的食物浪费减少 25% 以上。
Alex: Wow. Can I buy a bunch right now at the supermarket?
Alex: 哇。那我能不能现在就去超市买上一把？
Sophia: Not quite yet.
Sophia: 现在还不行。
Sophia: Authorities in England just approved a key marketing notice, but there is one more step.
Sophia: 英国当局刚刚批准了一项关键的销售通告，但还差最后一步。
Alex: What's the hold up?
Alex: 卡在哪儿了？
Sophia: The Food Standards Agency still has to finish a safety review before store shelves can stock them.
Sophia: 在超市货架上架之前，英国食品标准局还得完成一项安全性审查。
Alex: Have any other countries let people eat them yet?
Alex: 那其他国家有没有已经批准大家食用的？
Sophia: Yes! Ten countries have already approved them, including Japan and Brazil.
Sophia: 有的！包括日本和巴西在内，已经有 10 个国家批准了。
Alex: That gives me real hope. Finally, no more guilt over brown bananas.
Alex: 这真让人充满期待。以后再也不用因为香蕉变黑而感到内疚了。
Sophia: Right? More yellow fruit and way less waste.
Sophia: 对吧？香蕉黄得更久，浪费也少得多。