英语专业四级听力听写训练 第87期:竹子 Bamboo

Bamboo竹子

Bamboo is a type of grass with a hard, woody, hollow stem.竹子属禾本科，竹茎木质，坚固且中空。

There are 1,500 different species of bamboo,occurring naturally in every continent except Europe and Antarctica.除了欧洲和南极洲外，自然界生长着大约1500种不同的竹子。

Bamboo is among the fastest growing plants on the planet.竹子是地球上长得最快的植物之一。

One Japanese species rockets skywards at a rate of a metre a day.一种生长在日本的竹子每天大约长高一米。

Some bamboos can reach a lofty 35 metres in height while others are only half a metre tall.有些竹子高达35米，而有些却只有半米高。

Bamboo is famous as the major food source of rare animals such as the giant panda and red panda.竹子是大熊猫，小熊猫等稀有动物的主要食物。

It is also economically important to humans as a building material and as food.竹子具有重要的经济价值，可以用作建筑材料和食材。

Bamboo has a crisp texture and light, sweet flavor.竹笋的口感鲜脆，清淡和甜爽，

It generally assumes the flavour of ingredients it is combined with,so bamboo shoots are often used as fillers in Asian cuisine.通常认为竹子是各种风味的结合,所以是亚洲人餐桌上的一道佳肴。

While some bamboo can be eaten raw,some varieties must be cooked to remove some toxic elements.虽然一些竹子可以生吃,但有些品种必须经过烹调除去一些有毒元素后方可食用。