BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

BBC學習英語。我是尼爾。

And I'm Georgina. I'm going to order

我是喬治娜我要去訂購

some takeaway food, Neil,

一些外賣食品，尼爾。

do you want anything?

你想要什麼嗎？

Maybe a pizza? Fish and chips?

也許一個比薩餅？魚和薯條？

Indian curry?

印度咖喱？

Hmmm, takeaway food to eat at home -

嗯，外賣食品在家吃--------。

that's a great idea. Yes,

這是一個偉大的想法。是的。

I'll have a poke bowl,

我要一碗poke。

please.

請。

What's that? It doesn't sound like

那是什麼？聽起來不像是

typical takeaway food.

典型的外賣食品。

It is nowadays, Georgina! Over

現在是，喬治娜！完畢

the last few years the explosion

最近幾年的爆發

of food delivery apps

的送餐應用

like Deliveroo and Just Eat has seen

像Deliveroo和Just Eat已經看到

a revolution in takeaway food.

外賣食品的一場革命。

Today it's not just pizza

今天不僅僅是披薩

and curries being delivered to people's

和咖喱被送到人們的家中

front door - there's a wide range

前門

of food dishes

菜餚

and styles from around the world.

和世界各地的風格。

And with cafes and pubs closed during

而在咖啡館和酒吧關閉期間

lockdown, more and more

鎖定，越來越多

food chains and restaurants

連鎖店和餐館

are switching to delivery-only services -

正在轉向只提供服務--

takeaways - to bring meals

外賣--帶飯

to people who are isolating.

給那些孤立無援的人。

Over the last few weeks many takeaway

在過去的幾周裡，許多外賣

companies have seen orders

公司的訂單

increase dramatically as

猛增

people find themselves stuck at home

居無定所

due to the coronavirus pandemic.

由於冠狀病毒大流行。

But what are they

但它們是什麼呢？

choosing to eat? That's my quiz question

選擇吃飯？這是我的考題

for today, Georgina - last year

今天，喬治娜--去年

what was Deliveroo's

什麼是Deliveroo的

most ordered dish? Was it:

點的最多的菜？是這樣的

a) Hawaiian Poke bowls?

a) 夏威夷Poke碗？

b) Cheeseburgers?

b) 芝士漢堡？

or, c) Chicken burritos?

或，c）雞肉捲餅？

I would have thought it was 'fish and

我還以為是 "魚和

chips', but I'll go with b) Cheeseburgers.

薯條"，但我要選擇b)芝士漢堡。

OK, we'll find out later if you were right.

好吧，等會就知道你說的對不對了。

One consequence of

導致的一個後果是

the increasing popularity

日漸流行

of takeaways is something called

的外賣是一種叫做

'dark kitchens'. Unlike apps such

'黑暗廚房'。與其他應用程序不同，如

as Deliveroo and Just Eat

飾演Deliveroo和Just Eat

which connect customers to local

連接客戶與當地

takeaways, these digital 'dark kitchens'

外賣，這些數字 "黑暗廚房

work as just-for-delivery

現做現賣

restaurants. Inside, chefs cook in

餐館。在裡面，廚師們在

kitchens without waiters, tables or

廚房沒有服務員、桌子或

diners, preparing

食客，準備

high-quality dishes ready for delivery

高級，上等菜品

straight to your home.

直接送到你的家裡。

One of the first 'dark kitchen' operations,

第一批 "黑暗廚房 "行動之一。

Taster, was started by chef Anton Soulier

Taster是由主廚Anton Soulier創立的。

who in 2013 was working for Deliveroo

2013年在Deliveroo工作的人

when it was just a tiny company

小公司的時候

operating only

只運行

in London. Now he's in charge of twelve

在倫敦。現在他負責12個

kitchens catering for

食堂

customers in London, Paris and

在倫敦、巴黎和美國的客戶

Madrid.

馬德里：

Sheila Dillon of BBC Radio 4's The Food

英國廣播公司第四臺《美食》欄目的希拉-狄龍。

Programme went to the

該方案已提交給

Bethnal Green area of east London

貝斯納爾格林

find out more.

瞭解更多。

When you go on the Taster website the

當你進入Taster網站時

restaurant names are virtual,

餐廳名稱是虛擬的。

all of them sold as 'designed

都是以 "設計 "的名義出售

for delivery' by Taster. What that means is

Taster公司的 "送貨上門"。這意味著

all the menus, drawn up by

所有菜單，由

serious chefs are

大廚們

designed to travel well, chosen so they'll

為旅行而設計，選擇了它們，所以它們會被用於

be warm, retain their texture

保溫

and won't look

不會看

like a dog's dinner when they come off

下來後如虎添翼

the back of a bike. So strangely

自行車的後面。好奇怪

the delivery,

的交付。

the bike, has become

的自行車，已經成為

a shaper of the foods we eat.

我們吃的食物的塑造者。

All the restaurants on Taster are virtual

Taster上的所有餐廳都是虛擬的

- existing online and

- 現有的在線和

created by computers

由計算機創造

to appear like the real thing.

以顯得像真的一樣。

Chefs cook the dishes using recipes

廚師用菜單做菜

and ingredients designed to

和成分設計，以

travel well - be transported a

行得通--運得動

long way without being damaged or their

遠，而不損壞或其

quality being spoiled.

品質被糟蹋了。

That's to avoid the takeaway food ending

那是為了避免外賣食品的結局。

up like a dog's dinner - an informal

像狗的晚餐--一個非正式的...

way to say

語氣

something that looks messy or

亂七八糟

has been very badly done.

已經做得非常糟糕。

Usually the takeaways are transported

一般來說，外賣的運輸方式是

in a box on the back of a

盒子裡

delivery cyclist who

送餐員

rushes them from the kitchen to the

把他們從廚房趕到

customer's home. It's a very

客戶的家。這是一個非常

modern way of eating, which

現代飲食方式

Sheila thinks has become a shaper of the

Sheila認為已經成為了一個塑造者。

foods we eat - meaning that

我們吃的食物--意味著

it has a strong influence

勢如破竹

on how a situation develops.

關於局勢如何發展。

However some are worried that the

然而，有人擔心

increase in takeaways and

增加外賣和

delivery-only food means

送餐制

people are losing basic cooking skills.

人們正在失去基本的烹飪技能。

It's something that Taster boss

這是Taster老闆的東西

Anton has noted too.

安東也注意到了。

There is a strong underlying trend that

有一種強烈的基本趨勢是

maybe, in twenty, thirty years people

也許，二三十年後的人們

won't have

不會

kitchens - and it's already happening in

廚房--而且它已經發生在以下地方

the US for example. I love cooking,

比如說美國。我喜歡烹飪。

it's one of

它的

my passions but I'm rarely doing it -

我的激情，但我很少這樣做 -

occasionally on Sundays and everything as

偶爾在週日和一切如

it's almost going to become a

它幾乎要成為一個

weekend hobby.

週末愛好。

People choosing to eat takeaways

選擇吃外賣的人

instead of cooking at home

不在家做飯

has become an underlying trend

已成為一種基本趨勢

- a general development in how people

- 大勢所趨

behave which is real but

虛虛實實

not immediately obvious.

不是很明顯。

And in the future, cooking at home may

而在未來，在家做飯可能

even switch from being a

甚至於轉為

daily necessity to a hobby

癖好

- an activity someone does in

- 場面

their spare time for pleasure or relaxation.

閒暇時間的娛樂或放鬆。

I do enjoy tucking into a takeaway

我很喜歡吃外賣的。

sometimes but personally

有時但個人

I couldn't survive without

我不能生存，沒有

my kitchen, Neil.

我的廚房，尼爾

Ah, but could you survive without

啊，但你能生存沒有

Deliveroo? Remember in

Deliveroo？記得在

today's quiz question I asked

今天的問答題，我問

you what Deliveroo's most ordered dish was.

你說Deliveroo點的最多的菜是什麼？

I said b) Cheeseburgers.

我說b）芝士漢堡。

But the correct answer was

但正確答案是

a) Hawaiian Poke bowls - a Hawaiian

a) 夏威夷Poke碗--夏威夷人的節日。

version of sushi.

版的壽司。

Now that's something

現在，這就是東西

I couldn't cook at home!

我在家裡不會做飯!

Today we've been discussing the

今天我們一直在討論

revolution in takeaways

外賣革命

and home-delivered food which

和自家送的食品

in recent years has become an underlying

近年來，已經成為一個基本

trend - a general development

趨勢----普遍發展

in how people behave,

在人們的行為方式。

or in this case, eat.

或在這種情況下，吃。

Another trend has been the creation of

另一個趨勢是創建

virtual restaurants - online restaurants

虛擬餐廳 - 在線餐廳

which look

看起來

like the real thing but exist

虛虛實實

only on the internet.

只在互聯網上。

Chefs create dishes using ingredients

廚師用食材製作菜餚

which travel well - can be

優秀的旅行--可以是

transported a long way

遠道而來

without being damaged or spoiled.

而不被損壞或變質。

That's so the customer doesn't

那是為了讓客戶不

end up with a dog's dinner

落井下石

- an informal expression meaning

- 鄙諺

something messy or badly done.

亂七八糟的事；

Recent developments like high-quality

最近的發展，如高質量的

restaurant meals being delivered

送餐

by bike are shapers

騎車的人是塑造者

of modern eating - things that have

現代飲食------------------------的東西，已經

a strong influence on how

對如何

a situation develops.

勢發展。

All of which means that cooking may

所有這些都意味著，烹飪可能

soon become just a hobby - an

很快就會成為一種愛好--一種

activity someone does in

活動

their spare time for pleasure or relaxation,

閒暇時間的娛樂或放鬆。

for example cycling...

比如騎自行車...

...or learning English.

...或學習英語。

That's all we have time for today.

我們今天就只有這些時間了。

Happy cooking and goodbye for now!

祝你做飯愉快，暫且告別!

Bye!

再見！