“石榴”英语怎么说
名词解释:石榴,落叶乔木或灌木;单叶,通常对生或簇生,无托叶。花顶生或近顶生,单生或几朵簇生或组成聚伞花序,近钟形,裂片5-9,花瓣5-9,多皱褶,覆瓦状排列;胚珠多数。浆果球形,顶端有宿存花萼裂片,果皮厚;种子多数,浆果近球形,果熟期9-10月。外种皮肉质半透明,多汁;内种皮革质。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?
Enriching ice cream with tiny amounts of pomegranate offers a way of making the dessert healthier, since pomegranate peel is rich in antioxidants, while its seeds contain a special fatty acid, according to a recent study.
In a study at Erciyes University in Turkey, pomegranate peel and oil from the seeds were added to regular ice cream at very low levels – less than 1 per cent of the total weight.
This was enough to significantly improve the antioxidant content of the ice cream without affecting taste or texture, the researchers concluded.
近期的一项研究表明,在冰淇淋中加入少量石榴会使甜品更健康。这是因为石榴皮中含有丰富的抗氧化剂,而石榴籽含有一种特殊的脂肪酸。
在土耳其埃尔吉耶斯大学进行的一项研究中,研究人员在普通的冰淇淋中添加少量的石榴皮和从石榴籽中提取的油——添加量低于总重量的1%。
他们说,这就大大提高了冰淇淋的抗氧化物含量,不过并不影响冰淇淋的口感和味道。
【讲解】
文中的pomegranate就是“石榴”的意思,是一种多汁的(juicy)浆果。中国传统文化视石榴为吉祥物(mascot),视它为多子多福的象征,如:The pomegranate is associated with fertility and prosperity.(石榴使人联想起富饶和繁荣。)
第一段中的antioxidant是名词,意为“抗氧化剂”,由前缀anti与词根oxidant(氧化剂)组合而成,其中anti含有“反抗;排斥”的意思,例如:anticlockwise(逆时针方向)、antibody(抗体)、antibiotic(抗菌的)等。