Insects on the Menu
菜單上的昆蟲
— English reading, B2
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Insects are eaten by around two billion people worldwide, yet in Europe and North America they are still considered strange. This may be about to change.
全世界約有二十億人吃昆蟲，但在歐洲和北美，昆蟲仍被視為奇怪的食物。這種情況可能即將改變。
Producing insect protein requires far less land and water than raising cattle. Crickets, for example, need about twelve times less food than cows to produce the same amount of protein.
生產昆蟲蛋白質所需的土地和水，遠比養牛少。舉例來說，要產出同樣多的蛋白質，蟋蟀需要的飼料大約只有牛的十二分之一。
Despite these benefits, many consumers find the idea disgusting. Companies have therefore started grinding insects into flour, which can be used in bread or pasta without being noticed.
儘管有這些好處，許多消費者還是覺得噁心。因此有些公司開始把昆蟲磨成粉，加進麵包或義大利麵裡，吃的人根本察覺不到。
Whether insects become a normal part of our diet will depend largely on price and taste.
昆蟲會不會成為我們日常飲食的一部分，主要取決於價格和味道。
生詞
consider 認為；看作
protein 蛋白質
require 需要
cattle 牛（總稱）
cricket 蟋蟀
consumer 消費者
disgusting 令人噁心的
grind 磨碎