预制菜之争
The prepared-meals debate — Chinese reading, HSK 7–9
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所谓预制菜，是指在工厂里提前加工好、消费者只需加热即可食用的菜肴。凭借省时省力的优势，预制菜在短短几年间迅速走进了千家万户，也成了不少餐厅降低成本的法宝。
suǒ wèi yù zhì cài shì zhǐ zài gōng chǎng lǐ tí qián jiā gōng hǎo xiāo fèi zhě zhǐ xū jiā rè jí kě shí yòng de cài yáo píng jiè shěng shí shěng lì de yōu shì yù zhì cài zài duǎn duǎn jǐ nián jiān xùn sù zǒu jìn le qiān jiā wàn hù yě chéng le bù shǎo cān tīng jiàng dī chéng běn de fǎ bǎo
So-called prepared meals are dishes processed in advance in a factory, which consumers need only heat up to eat. Thanks to the time and effort they save, they have entered countless homes within just a few years, and become a secret weapon for many restaurants to cut costs.
然而，争议也随之而来。有消费者抱怨，花了现炒的价钱，吃到的却是加热的料理包，知情权受到了侵犯；也有人担忧，为延长保质期而添加的防腐剂会对健康造成隐患。
rán ér zhēng yì yě suí zhī ér lái yǒu xiāo fèi zhě bào yuàn huā le xiàn chǎo de jià qian chī dào de què shì jiā rè de liào lǐ bāo zhī qíng quán shòu dào le qīn fàn yě yǒu rén dān yōu wèi yán cháng bǎo zhì qī ér tiān jiā de fáng fǔ jì huì duì jiàn kāng zào chéng yǐn huàn
Controversy has followed, however. Some consumers complain that they pay for freshly cooked food but get heated-up ready packs, infringing their right to know; others worry that preservatives added to extend shelf life pose hidden health risks.
平心而论，预制菜本身并非洪水猛兽，问题的症结在于信息不透明。餐厅若能如实标注，让顾客明明白白消费，不少争议便可迎刃而解。
píng xīn ér lùn yù zhì cài běn shēn bìng fēi hóng shuǐ měng shòu wèn tí de zhēng jié zài yú xìn xī bú tòu míng cān tīng ruò néng rú shí biāo zhù ràng gù kè míng míng bái bái xiāo fèi bù shǎo zhēng yì biàn kě yíng rèn ér jiě
To be fair, prepared meals are no menace in themselves; the crux of the problem is a lack of transparency. If restaurants labelled them honestly and let customers know exactly what they're paying for, much of the controversy would resolve itself.
生詞
预制菜 yùzhìcài prepared meal
凭借 píngjiè by virtue of
千家万户 qiānjiāwànhù countless households
侵犯 qīnfàn to infringe
隐患 yǐnhuàn hidden danger
平心而论 píngxīnérlùn in all fairness
症结 zhēngjié crux
迎刃而解 yíngrènérjiě to be readily resolved