播客164 – 一顿典型的澳大利亚早餐

跟着罗布·麦科马克，一边学英语，一边了解澳大利亚的日常生活。

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia with Rob McCormack.

第164期播客：一顿典型的澳大利亚早餐。

Podcast number 164, a typical Australian breakfast.

你好。

Hi.

我去过不少欧洲国家，也到过一些美国的地方，每次都会特别留意其他国家的人平时吃些什么。

Having done a lot of travel in Europe and some in America, I always find it interesting to experience the different types of food eaten in other countries.

尤其是早餐，各地的差异真的挺有意思的。

In particular, I find there are interesting differences in what people eat for breakfast.

这期节目我想聊聊澳大利亚人平时都吃些什么当早餐——有些人说，早餐是一天中最重要的一餐。

In this podcast, I would like to talk about what Australians typically eat for breakfast, which some people say is the most important meal of the day.

首先得说，澳大利亚人早餐吃的东西其实非常多样。

I should start by saying that there is great variety in what people eat for breakfast in Australia.

因为我们是个多元文化的国家，移民几乎来自世界上每一个角落。

This is because we are a multicultural nation with immigrants from just about every country in the world.

所以，我们在澳大利亚人早餐里看到这么多不同种类，也就不足为奇了。

Therefore, it is to be expected that you will find much variation in breakfast foods in our population.

不过在这期节目里，我会分享我一生中自己常吃的早餐，还有我从家人、朋友和熟人那儿观察和了解到的吃法。

In this podcast, however, I will describe my personal breakfast choices during my life along with those I have observed and learnt from my family, friends, and acquaintances.

工作日的时候，大多数成年人和孩子都要赶着上班上学，澳洲人的早餐通常又快又简单。

On weekdays, when most adults and children are heading to work or school, an Aussie breakfast will typically be quick and simple.

对大多数人来说，就是要么在碗里倒点麦片加牛奶，要么烤片面包，抹上黄油或人造黄油，再加点喜欢的配料。

For most people, that means either cereal with milk in a bowl or toast with butter or margarine plus a favorite topping.

再配上一杯饮料，比如茶——通常加一点牛奶，咖啡也常加点牛奶，大多是速溶的，或者用胶囊咖啡机制作的；也有人喝美禄，我之前在第92期节目里提到过，或者喝点果汁。

Added to that will be a drink of some kind, such as tea, mostly with a dash of milk, coffee with a dash of milk, often instant coffee or coffee made using capsules, perhaps a drink of Milo, which I talked about in podcast 92, or a fruit juice.

我觉得，大多数果汁都是盒装或瓶装的，不是现榨的。

I would say that most fruit juice would be out of a carton or bottle rather than freshly squeezed.

工作日大家都赶时间准备出门，根本没空现榨果汁。

On weekdays, with everybody rushing to get ready for the day, most people don't have the time to make freshly squeezed fruit juice.

我这一辈子最常吃的早餐，一直都是麦片配牛奶。

My personal breakfast favorite for most of my life has been cereal with milk.

我也有过一段时间特别喜欢两片涂了人造黄油和维吉麦的吐司，但不知怎么的，最后我还是回到了吃麦片配牛奶的习惯。

I have had periods where I preferred a couple of pieces of toast with margarine and vegemite, but somehow I always returned to cereal with milk.

准备起来快，便宜，味道也不错。

It's quick to prepare, cheap and tasty.

小时候我特别爱吃小麦片，那是我妈妈买给我们吃的。

When I was a child, I enjoyed Wheaties, which my mother bought for us.

直到今天你还能买到小麦片，由澳大利亚的叔叔托比公司生产，这家公司从19世纪60年代就开始运营了。

You can still buy Wheaties today, made by uncle Toby's, an Australian company which started in the 1860s.

小麦片是用全麦粒蒸熟、压扁后再烘烤制成的。

Wheaties are made from whole grains of wheat which are steamed, rolled, and then toasted.

现在我更喜欢小麦米，虽然也是类似的东西，但被压成了小方块状的烤麦粒。

Today, I prefer wheat bix, which is the same sort of thing, but made into small bricks of flattened toasted wheat grains.

它由一家1898年成立的澳大利亚公司——圣玛利亚公司生产。

It is made by Sanitarium, an Australian company founded in 1898.

我每天早上都吃两份小麦米，配上牛奶。

I eat two wheat bakes with milk each morning.

不过我能想象，辛苦工作的成年人、正在长身体的孩子，或者经常运动的人，吃的量肯定不止这些。

However, I can imagine that hardworking men and women or growing children or active sports people would eat more than that.

Sanitarium 公司做的小麦米片广告挺有意思，总问你一天吃几份。

Sanitarium produce clever wheat bix advertisements, which ask, how many do you do?

我偶尔也会吃麦片，那是由燕麦片、坚果、种子和干果混合而成的早餐谷物，和别的 cereal 一样加牛奶吃。

Occasionally, I also eat muesli, which is a breakfast cereal mixture made from rolled oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, and eaten with milk like other cereals.

我喜欢吃麦片，只是价格通常比其他早餐谷物贵一些。

I do enjoy muesli, although it tends to be more expensive than other breakfast cereals.

另一个很受欢迎的早餐谷物是燕麦粥。

Another popular breakfast cereal is porridge.

它是用压扁的燕麦做的。

This is made from oats, which have been rolled.

吃燕麦粥唯一的缺点是得用水煮到软烂为止。

The one disadvantage of eating porridge is that it must be cooked with water until it goes soft and mushy.

这事儿用微波炉几分钟就能搞定，或者用锅在炉子上煮也行。

This can be done quickly in a microwave oven or in a saucepan on the kitchen stove.

不管怎样，总归得花点时间和力气。

Either way, there is some effort and time involved.

我得说，燕麦粥味道真不错，但很多人觉得得现煮太麻烦了。

I must say that porridge is very tasty, but for many people, having to cook it is a disadvantage.

市面上还有各种专门做的早餐谷物，比如米泡、玉米片、营养谷物，这只是举几个例子。

There are many different types of specially made breakfast cereals too, such as rice bubbles, cornflakes, and Nutra Grain, just to mention a few.

去任何一家超市，货架上都能看到这些，还有更多别的种类。

Go to any supermarket, and you can see these and many others on the shelf.

我以前不同时间段都吃过米泡和玉米片，还挺喜欢的。

At different times, I have eaten and enjoyed rice bubbles and cornflakes.

我个人建议，选任何一种谷物时，都得看看里面加了多少糖和其他成分。

My personal view is that you should check how much sugar and other ingredients have been added to any cereal you select.

很多产品添加的糖分其实挺高的，这东西咱们都得适量吃。

Often they can be high in added sugar, which is something we should all eat in moderation.

对于那些早餐喜欢吃吐司的人，能选的配料可多了。

For those people who prefer toast for breakfast, the range of toppings which people select is large.

我习惯先抹一层薄薄的黄油或人造黄油，再加配料。

First, a thin layer of butter or margarine is my preference, then a topping.

我提过，Vegemite 在澳大利亚很受欢迎，但得抹得特别薄。

I mentioned that vegemite is popular in Australia, although it must be spread thinly on the toast.

如果抹得太厚，味道会太冲了。

The taste can be overpowering if it is spread too thickly.

我在第68期播客里聊过 Vegemite。

I talked about vegemite in podcast 68.

其他常见的配料有果酱，比如草莓、李子、黑莓酱，还有橙子做的橘子酱——这是我个人的最爱；蜂蜜也是我的心头好；还有花生酱，特别香。

Other popular toppings are jam, for example, strawberry, plum, blackberry, marmalade made from oranges, one of my personal favorites, honey, also a favorite of mine, and peanut butter, which is especially tasty.

这些配料都带点甜味。

These toppings are all sweet to some degree.

你也可以加新鲜水果，比如切片的浆果或香蕉，既好吃又健康。

You can also have fresh fruit toppings such as sliced berries or sliced banana, which are tasty and very healthy.

最后，你还可以选咸口的配料，比如奶酪、切片番茄、罐头鱼，或者新鲜牛油果——最近很多人特别喜欢牛油果。

Finally, you could have a savory topping such as cheese, sliced tomato, canned fish, or fresh avocado, the last of which is very popular with some people these days.

吐司的配料简直无限可能。

The sky is the limit for toast toppings, really.

不过我觉得，澳大利亚人早餐吐司上最常见的还是那些罐装或瓶装的甜味配料，用起来方便。

However, I think the most common toppings found on breakfast toast in Australia would be the sweet ones as they come in a jar or can and are easy to serve.

每个澳大利亚家庭都有烤面包机，人人都会用。

Every Australian kitchen would have a toaster, which everyone knows how to operate.

先烤好面包，抹上黄油或人造黄油，再打开果酱或维吉米特的罐子，用刀均匀抹开。

Make your toast, spread with butter or margarine, open the jam or Vegemite jar, and spread with a knife.

瞧好了，搞定。

Hey, presto.

一份工作日的早餐就完成了。

You have your weekday breakfast.

到了周末，很多人有时间也有心情吃点更讲究的早餐。

On the weekend, many people have the time and desire to eat something a little more elaborate.

传统热早餐常有煎培根和鸡蛋，有时还会加香肠，配上黄油吐司，再加几片煎番茄或者蘑菇。

Bacon and eggs are often fried for a traditional hot breakfast, sometimes with sausages and usually with buttered toast and perhaps a few fried tomato slices or sliced mushrooms.

水煮蛋或者滑蛋，就是把鸡蛋打到微沸的水里煮的，有时候也会当早餐吃。

Hard boiled eggs or poached eggs, which are eggs cracked into simmering water, are also sometimes enjoyed for breakfast.

周末经常有人做煎蛋卷，或者有时候吃点煎饼。

Omelettes are also regularly cooked on the weekend or perhaps some pancakes.

这种早餐准备起来和上桌都更费时间。

Such a breakfast takes longer to prepare and to serve.

如果我不想吃平时的麦片，想吃点别的，我就会煎两个鸡蛋，配上煎培根，放在两片抹了黄油的吐司上。

If I'm feeling like something more than my usual cereal, then fried eggs with fried bacon is what I cook served on a couple of pieces of buttered toast.

如果我和我妻子出门旅行住酒店，早餐餐厅里我永远选这种吃法。

If my wife and I are traveling and staying in a hotel, then this style of breakfast is always my choice in the breakfast restaurant.

当然，很多人早餐的选择也受文化背景影响，包括宗教信仰。

Of course, many people's choices for breakfast are also influenced by their cultural background, including their religion.

所以对他们来说，我在这期播客里提到的某些选择可能根本不合适，这一点我完全理解。

So for them, perhaps some of my choices as outlined in this podcast would not be an option, which I fully understand.

另外，不同人对早餐是否健康也有不同的看重程度。

Also, different people may place a different importance on how healthy a breakfast is.

我能理解并认同这种看法。

I can also understand and agree with this perspective.

我觉得最重要的是，早上吃点能让你一整天都有能量的东西。

I think the main thing is that you start the day with something which gives you energy for the day ahead.

毕竟，早餐不就是干这个的吗？

After all, that's what breakfast is for.

如果你有什么问题或想法，欢迎在我的网站www.slowenglish.info的评论区留言，或者直接发邮件到robslowenglish。

If you have a question or comment to make, please leave it in the comments box on my website at www.slowenglish.info, or you can send me an email at robslowenglish.

info。

Info.

我很期待收到你的消息。

I would love to hear from you.

告诉我你住在哪儿，简单介绍一下你自己，还有你对我的Slow English播客有什么看法。

Tell me where you live, a little bit about yourself, and what you think of my slowenglish podcast.

我一定会用英语给你回信。

I will write back to you in English, of course.

如果你想做个简短的小测验，看看有没有听懂这期播客，也可以在我的网站上找到。

If you would like to take a short quiz to see if you have understood this podcast, you will also find it on my website.

再见。

Goodbye.

我们下期再会。

Until next time.

罗布。

Rob.