标题: 预测未来蔬菜长啥样 [打印本页] 作者: 杭州泰弗尔英语 时间: 2011-3-24 11:33 标题: 预测未来蔬菜长啥样 本帖最后由 杭州泰弗尔英语 于 2011-3-24 14:48 编辑 3 [$ ^# {3 f4 [9 T+ Z) T6 H$ M 2 e( t6 [( E& i/ I$ A6 ^' OThey look more like the brightly lit shelves of a chemists shop than the rows of a vegetable garden。 它们看起来更像是化学商店里一排排灯火通明的货架，而不是蔬菜园里的一排排菜架。9 ^+ T! g* I* R: c9 C x
But according to their creators, these perfect looking vegetables could be the future of food。2 K# Y3 J) g6 Y$ n
不过据它们的创始人说，这些看来完美无瑕的蔬菜可能就是我们未来的食物。 & u- k0 ^, @% P0 Y/ N8 U7 o6 y In a perfectly controlled and totally sterile environment--uncontaminated by dirt, insects or fresh air--Japanese scientists are developing a new way of growing vegetables。 ' o% B* f9 A6 s) P, R 日本科学家正在开发一项蔬菜种植的新方法：整个环境完全由人工控制而且完全无菌，也就是说，这是一个既没有灰尘也没有昆虫和新鲜空气的环境。 2 I& g/ ?! J( S' } a- L5 F) v Called plant factories, these anonymous looking warehouses havesprung up across the country and can churn out immaculate looking lettuces and green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week。 8 t- P ^" S. W! |2 M y: m* l! G" j 这些被称为种植工厂的不起眼库房如雨后春笋般遍布日本各地，它们每周7天、每天24小时不间断地大量生产这种完美无暇的生菜和各类绿叶菜。8 K9 b; f5 }; E' G+ B* a* O |
Every part of the plant's environment is controlled--from the lighting and temperature, to the humidity and water. Even the levels of carbon dioxide can be minutely altered。 3 R7 h. I6 t, b$ U. C7 s 植物的每个生长环节处于完全控制中：从照明到温度、从湿度到水分。甚至二氧化碳的浓度每分钟也有改变。( t5 F8 S1 G, T& P2 y- Q
Rather than the conventional scruffy clothes and dirty fingernails of vegetable growers, the producers wear gloves, surgical masks and sort of dust proof protective suits normally seen in chemical plants。 # g7 G7 @9 Y* E G! { 工人们不像传统菜农那样穿着破衣服、留着脏指甲，他们都戴着手套和医用口罩，还穿着通常在化工厂才能见到的防尘防护服。 * P1 } f, C1 ~1 z The vegetables from plant factories--which include green leaf, romaine lettuce and garland chrysanthemum--are sold at a premium to Japanese shoppers. No pesticides are used--and there is no risk of contamination with food poisoning bugs。* M: A' n4 s; W2 X
日本消费者高价购买这些绿叶菜、长叶生菜、茼蒿等种植厂的蔬菜。没有使用农药，也就不存在被污染的蔬菜引起中毒的可能。5 c) D/ I5 S$ `* {
Because the plants are grown in a clean room, they can be eaten safely without washing. Lettuce grown in the factories can be cropped up to 20 times a year。 因为这些植物种植在干净的房间里，不用水洗就可安全食用。在这里，生菜一年可以收割20次。 7 P0 c; J5 z! {8 c1 f Some factories are vast--and can produce three million vegetablesa year。1 K4 q& ^. |1 K$ o' a
一些大型的种植工厂一年可以生产300万颗蔬菜。 + X; c) Q' c7 S2 }, Y5 Y1 G3 V x The results are hygienic, but it's about as far from real food as you can possibly get。8 X: s. q3 F) ]* {
尽管产品很卫生，但这并非你所理解的真正意义上的食品。 Q! n7 r+ a5 P The spread of plant factories has been encouraged by the Japanese government amid concerns about the use of chemicals in vegetables。 ( S" r; x O- d* J" ~' P- _5 e 在对使用化学蔬菜的担忧声中，这些种植工厂的普及得到了日本政府的支持。+ P3 ?/ ^( B0 N( n, j/ u& C/ J
A spokesman for the Ozu Corporation factory in Tokyo said: "Vegetables are produced in the factory without being exposed to the air outside."8 S# S% ?/ S* e
东京大洲公司工厂的发言人说：“工厂内种植的蔬菜与外界空气完全隔绝。6 ]. M* c& T0 b$ E# Q1 a, M6 k
"Stable production is guaranteed throughout the year by controlling lighting, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and water. They can also meet the demands of consumers who want safe foods." 6 d5 _. L6 N; A “通过控制照明、温度、湿度、二氧化碳和水，可以保证全年产量的稳定。这些产品还满足了消费者对安全食品的要求。” $ J: d: N0 A/ q# X. i X Plant factories have yet to arrive in the UK. The closest Britain has are the vast greenhouses in the south of England where millions of tomatoes are grown hydroponically--without soil。 : h0 Q. ?; J4 o1 D% V 这种类型的种植工厂尚未出现在英国。在英国，与此最相似的是英格兰南部广阔的蔬菜温室，那里数百万的西红柿不是种在土里，而是水培种植。