Pressure Cook廚師求生錄‏

by Marcus Maurice No money? No ticket home? No problem for Ralph Pagano. 廚師求生錄 沒帶錢？沒錢買票回家？安啦，對雷夫‧巴嘉魯來說，這一切都不成問題。 　　Over the last few years, cooking shows have become very popular. Big names like Martha Stewart, Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray, Gordon Ramsay, and Anthony Bourdain have hosted shows with high ratings and become household names. However, have you ever heard of celebrity chef Ralph Pagano? If not, you will soon get to know him because on National Geographic Channel's (NGC) Pressure Cook this month, Pagano mixes the concept of Bourdain's No Reservations with the action and adventure of The Amazing Race and the stunt eating of Fear Factor. 飪節目在過去幾年來非常盛行。像是瑪莎‧史都華、傑米‧奧利佛、瑞秋‧蕾、高登‧蘭西和安東尼‧波登等大牌都有主持節目，收視率都很高，成為家喻戶曉的人物。然而，你聽過名廚雷夫‧巴嘉魯的大名嗎？要是你沒聽過的話，你很快就會認識他，因為在本月國家地理頻道的《廚師求生錄》節目中，巴嘉魯融合了安東尼‧波登的《波登不設限》概念、《驚險大挑戰》中的行動和冒險，以及《誰敢來挑戰》中的食物品嚐噱頭。 　　　　Pressure Cook is a combination of skill, survival, and curiosity as Pagano is dropped off in far-flung locations with no funds and limited resources. His mission is to discover culinary secrets and reach pre-determined destinations within 72 hours. If he fails to do so, Pagano's penalty is eating stomach-churning local delicacies like bull's testicles, barking rats, or gourmet worm tacos. 《廚師求生錄》這個節目充滿技巧、求生以及好奇心，因為巴嘉魯僅帶著少許物資，身無分文地被拋在遙遠的地方。他的任務是挖掘烹調的秘密，以及在 72 小時內抵達事先指定的目的地。要是巴嘉魯失敗的話，他的處罰是吃下另人反胃的在地美食，例如牛睪丸、吱吱叫的老鼠或是美味的蟲蟲玉米餅。 　　Brazil is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and Pagano travels around hunting piranhas and chopping down banana plants in an effort to avoid eating maggots as punishment. In Italy, Pagano runs into difficulties with a very expensive plane ticket and getting his points across to locals because very few speak English. He realizes that he's got to think fast, or he'll be forced to eat a big plate of lamb brains in butter. In Iceland, Pagano swings over cliffs to collect eggs and even ends up cooking in a very hot spot—the middle of a volcano. This month, add Ralph Pagano and NGC's Pressure Cook to your list of not-to-be-missed cooking shows.

巴西是世界上最美麗的國家之一，巴嘉魯在這裡四處遊歷捕捉食人魚，還得砍香蕉樹以免被罰吃蛆。巴嘉魯在義大利遇上麻煩事，他得花大錢買機票，並且想辦法讓當地人了解他的意思，因為他們很少人會說英語。他知道自己必須反應機智，否則他會被逼去吃一大盤的羊腦配奶油。巴嘉魯還在冰島的懸崖上晃來晃去採鳥蛋，甚至得在一處非常『火熱』的地方煮菜──火山的正中央。這個月，在你不能錯過的做菜節目名單上，加上雷夫‧巴嘉魯在國家地理頻道的《廚師求生錄》節目吧。

精解字詞片語

1. pressure n. 壓力
under pressure　　承受壓力
例: Ted is under pressure from his boss to finish the project on time.
（泰德的老闆要他準時完成企劃案，使他備感壓力。）
2. over/for/during/in + the past/last + (few/數字) + day(s)/week(s)/month(s)/year(s)/decade(s)
過去……天∕星期∕月∕年∕十年以來（到現在）
注意:
上述片語通常與現在完成式或現在完成進行式並用。
例: Jane has visited 10 countries over the past few years.
（阿珍過去幾年來已經去過 10 個國家了。）
3. a household name　　家喻戶曉的名字
household a. 為人所熟知的
例: Harry Potter has become a household name all across the world.
（哈利波特已成為世界各地家喻戶曉的人物。）
4. hear of/about...　　聽說……
例: Did you hear of the horrible massacre in Iraq?
（你聽說過伊拉克那場恐怖的大屠殺嗎？）
5. mix A with B　　混合 A 與 B
例: Lily mixed some essential oil with her lotion before rubbing it on her skin.
（莉莉將一些精油和乳液混在一起，再抹在皮膚上。）
6. survival n. 生存；倖存
例: Charles Darwin believed in the survival of the fittest.
（達爾文篤信適者生存。）
7. drop off.../drop...off　　讓……下車
例: Please drop me off at the next corner. I need to run into the bank.
（請讓我在下個街角下車。我得跑一趟銀行。）
8. pre-determined a. 事先決定好的
determined a. 決定的；下定決心的
be determined to V　　決心要∕下定決心做……
例: Chris is determined to quit smoking.
（克里斯下定決心要戒菸。）
9. fail to V　　未能（做）……
never fail to V　　總會∕一定會（做）……
例: The police failed to catch the gang leader before he left the country.
（警方未能在黑幫老大出境前逮捕他。）
例: My grandfather never fails to take a nap after lunch.
（我爺爺吃過午飯後一定會小睡片刻。）
10. in an effort to V　　努力要∕為了要……
例: In an effort to pay off her credit card debt, Jenny worked day and night.
（為了還清卡債，珍妮日以繼夜地工作。）
11. run into...　　遭遇……（困難、問題等）；和（某人）不期而遇
= encounter vt.
例: We ran into many obstacles on our trek through the canyon.
（我們在穿越峽谷時遭遇到許多阻礙。）
例: On her way home yesterday, Sally ran into an old friend.
（莎莉昨天在回家的路上巧遇一位老朋友。）
12. get...across to...　　將……傳達給……
例: The teacher found it easy to get her points across to everyone but Alan.
（除了艾倫外，老師發現要把她的論點傳達給每位學生了解並不難。）
13. be forced to V　　被強迫（做）……
例: If we can't turn our sales around, we'll be forced to shut down our store.
（要是無法提高業績，我們只得被迫關門大吉。）
14. swing vi.（前後）搖晃，擺動
三態為：swing, swung, swung。
例: The wind chimes are swinging in the breeze.
（那些風鈴正隨著微風搖擺。）
15. end up + V-ing∕介詞片語　　到頭來∕結果∕最後……
例: The gambler ended up losing his shirt in the high-stakes poker game.
（這名賭徒最後在賭金很高的撲克牌局中輸個精光。）
＊ lose one's shirt　　輸個精光
例: The bank robber was caught and ended up in jail.
（這名銀行搶匪被捕，最後進了監獄。）

單字小舖

1. big name n. 知名人士
2. host vt. 主持
3. rating n.（電視）收視率；（廣播）收聽率
4. stunt n. 噱頭，花招
5. far-flung a. 遙遠的
6. culinary a. 烹飪的
7. destination n. 目的地
8. penalty n. 處罰
9. stomach-churning a. 令人噁心的
10. delicacy n. 佳餚
11. testicle n. 睪丸
12. gourmet a. 美食的 & n. 美食家
13. taco n.（墨西哥）炸玉米餅
14. piranha n. 食人魚
15. chop vt. 砍；劈；斬
16. maggot n. 蛆
17. punishment n. 處罰
18. lamb n. 小羊
19. cliff n. 懸崖，峭壁
20. volcano n. 火山