2015职称英语考试 理工真题阅读理解中英文对照.docx

理工真题阅读理解中英文对照 Some People Do Not Taste Salt like Others 咸度味感因人而异 Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences food scientist. The research indicates that genetic factors influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we like to eat. 宾州州立大学农学院食品科学家进行的一项研究表明有些人很难喜欢含盐量低的食物。该研究指出遗传因素导致我们对咸度有不同喜好。 Those conclusions are important because recent, well-publicized（大力宣传的）efforts to reduce the salt content in food have left many people struggling to accept food that simply does not taste as good to them as it does to others, pointed out John Hayes, lead investigator on the study. 该研究负责人、食品科学副教授约翰海斯指出，这些结论非常重要，因为近期对减少食物含盐量的大力宣传使得许多人努力去接受适合其他人而不适合自己口味的食物。 Diets high in salt can increase the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. That is why public health experts and food companies are working together on ways to help consumers lower salt intake through foods that are enjoyable to eat. This study increases understanding of salt preference and consumption. 含盐最高的饮食会增加髙血压和中风的风险，这就是公共健康专家和食品公司共同努力，通过可口的食品帮助消费者减少盐摄入的原因。该研究使人们更加理解对盐的喜好和摄入的差异。 The research involved 87 carefully screened participants who sampled salty foods such as soup and chips, on multiple occasions, spread out over weeks. Test subjects were 45 men and 42 women, reportedly healthy, ranging in age from 20 to 40. They rated the intensity of taste on a commonly used scientific scale, ranging from barely detectable to strongest sensation of any kind. 该研究的87名参与者经过了仔细筛选，他们在几周的不同时间品尝了汤和薯条等含盐食物。参与者包括45名男性和42名女性，身体健康，年龄在20岁到40岁之间。参与者不会主动改变自己的饮食习惯，且不吸烟。他们通过一种常用的科学比例来区别咸度，分为“最轻微味感到“最强烈味感”等级别。 “Most of us like the taste of salt. However, some individuals eat more salt, both because they like the taste of saltiness more, and also because it is needed to block other unpleasant tastes in food,” said Hayes. “Supertasters, people who experience tastes more intensely, consume more salt than nontasters. Snack foods have saltiness as th