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Seaweed(n.海草) describes plants and algae(n.藻類) that grow in oceans(n.海洋), lakes(n.湖), rivers and other bodies of water.
Some kinds of seaweed are too small to see. They float(v.漂浮) in the water and are the food base for most ocean life.
Other kinds are huge(n.巨型), such as giant(adj.巨大的) kelp(n.海帶). Their roots(n.根) grow from the floors of lakes, rivers and oceans.
Medium-sized(adj.中等的) seaweed wash up on beaches(n.沙灘) and shorelines(n.海岸線) all around the world. They are colored red, green, black and brown.
The most common(adj.常見的) kind of seaweed that we eat is brown, such as kelp and wakame, and red, such as nori. Nori is the seaweed used to make sushi(n.壽司), the popular Japanese food.
In fact, many people may think of seaweed as an Asian food product. After all, China, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines are among the largest producers of seaweed.
However, seaweed grows all over the world and people worldwide(adj.全球範圍的) eat seaweed.
Norway, Chile, France and the United Kingdom are also major(adj.主要的) producers (n.生產者) of seaweed. Scandinavians add seaweed to soup(n.湯) and salads.
In Ireland, people have been eating seaweed for hundreds of years. It helped Irish people survive(v.生存) a severe(adj.嚴重的) lack of food in the country during the 1800s.
The Scottish culture has also eaten seaweed for many, many years. And records show that ancient(adj.古代的) Romans used seaweed to treat wounds(n.傷口), burns and rashes(n.皮疹).
Now, the taste of seaweed may not be for everyone. Naturally(adv.自然地), it can taste fishy(n.魚腥味).
For those who do not like the taste of seaweed, dried and powdered seaweed can be added to foods without changing the flavor.
And researchers at Oregon State University have developed a seaweed that tastes like bacon(n.培根) when fried.
That is good news for vegetarians(n.素食者). Also good news for people who don't eat meat is that many types of seaweed, especially those colored red, are high in protein(n.蛋白質).
Many health benefits
Besides being a non-meat source(n.來源) of protein, seaweed can provide other health benefits.
Several nutrition(n.營養) websites say that women in South Korea often drink seaweed soup after giving birth. It is thought to help to return nutrients and minerals (n.礦物質) to new mothers.
But this simple soup is good for anyone. The health and nutrition website Mark's Daily Apple gives one recipe(n.食譜) for this easy-to-make soup.
Cook wakame seaweed, mushrooms(n.蘑菇), sesame(n.芝麻) oil, garlic and tamari seasoning in a pot(n.鍋) of water over a low temperature.
Nutritionists at University of California, Berkeley, say seaweed is a "rich source of several minerals, including calcium(n.鈣), magnesium(n.鎂), potassium(n.鉀), copper(n.銅), and iron." A report on the Berkeley Wellness website lists many reasons to eat seaweed.
For example, seaweed, especially the brown type, is high in iodine(n.碘). Iodine is a necessary element(n.元素) for good health.
But it is not found in most foods. Iodine helps keep the body's thyroid(n.甲狀腺) gland healthy, among other things.
Iodine levels differ greatly among different kinds of seaweed. One source says that brown seaweed can contain(v.含有) five to 50 times the amount a body needs.
The amount of iodine depends(v.取決於) on the water in which the seaweed grows.
If you are on a low-iodine diet, health experts(n.專家) suggest talking to your doctor before eating seaweed.
Seaweed can help you lose weight.
Seaweeds are a good source of soluble(n.可溶性) fiber. This type of fiber helps you to feel full. It also helps to lower the amount of bad cholesterol(n.膽固醇).
One kind of seaweed may help to limit the body's absorption(n.吸收) of fat.
Researchers at Britain's Newcastle University studied alginate(n.海藻酸鹽), a seaweed used in food and cloth production.
The scientists say they found that dietary(adj.膳食的) fiber in alginate could reduce(v.減少) the amount of fat absorption by around 75 percent.
Despite all these health benefits, some experts warn(v.警告) that the health benefits of seaweed are exaggerated(adj.誇大的).
For example, seaweed may contain vitamins A and C, as well as calcium.
But you would need to eat a lot of seaweed to get enough of any of those. In other words, seaweeds should not be your only source of vitamins and minerals.
Nutritionists also warn that seaweed can block B12 vitamins. So, if you eat a lot of seaweed, they suggest(v.建議) taking a B12 supplement(n.補充).
And before you eat seaweed, know where it comes from. Seaweeds easily absorb and store whatever is in the water in which it grows.
Possible dangers include arsenic, mercury(n.汞) and other heavy metals.
So, seaweed can be a healthy vegetarian addition to your diet. Just get it from a clean water source. And understand its limits and benefits.
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The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
—Ronald Reagan
最卓越的領導者不一定完成最卓越的事，他使其他人完成最卓越的事。
—羅納德 雷根
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中英譯文版：
Seaweed describes plants and algae that grow in oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water.
海藻是指生長在海洋、湖泊、河流和其他水體中的植物和藻類。
Some kinds of seaweed are too small to see. They float in the water and are the food base for most ocean life.
有些海藻太小看不見。它們漂浮在水中，是大多數海洋生物的食物基礎。
Other kinds are huge, such as giant kelp. Their roots grow from the floors of lakes, rivers and oceans.
其他種類是巨大的，比如巨型海帶。它們的根生長在湖泊、河流和海洋的底部。
Medium-sized seaweed wash up on beaches and shorelines all around the world. They are colored red, green, black and brown.
全世界的海灘和海岸線上都有中等大小的海藻。它們有紅色、綠色、黑色和棕色。
The most common kind of seaweed that we eat is brown, such as kelp and wakame, and red, such as nori. Nori is the seaweed used to make sushi, the popular Japanese food.
我們吃的最常見的海草是棕色的，如海帶和海帶，紅色的，如海帶。諾麗是用來做壽司的海藻，壽司是日本流行的食物。
In fact, many people may think of seaweed as an Asian food product. After all, China, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines are among the largest producers of seaweed.
事實上，許多人可能認為海藻是一種亞洲食品。畢竟，中國、韓國、日本、印度尼西亞和菲律賓是最大的海藻生產國。
However, seaweed grows all over the world and people worldwide eat seaweed.
然而，海藻生長在世界各地，全世界的人都吃海藻。
Norway, Chile, France and the United Kingdom are also major producers of seaweed. Scandinavians add seaweed to soup and salads.
挪威、智利、法國和英國也是海藻的主要生產國。斯堪地那維亞人在湯和沙拉中加入海藻。
In Ireland, people have been eating seaweed for hundreds of years. It helped Irish people survive a severe lack of food in the country during the 1800s.
在愛爾蘭，人們吃海草已經有幾百年了。它幫助愛爾蘭人在19世紀的嚴重缺糧中生存下來。
The Scottish culture has also eaten seaweed for many, many years. And records show that ancient Romans used seaweed to treat wounds, burns and rashes.
蘇格蘭文化也吃海藻很多很多年了。記錄顯示古羅馬人用海藻治療傷口、燒傷和皮疹。
Now, the taste of seaweed may not be for everyone. Naturally, it can taste fishy.
現在，海藻的味道可能不適合所有人。很自然，它會有魚腥味。
For those who do not like the taste of seaweed, dried and powdered seaweed can be added to foods without changing the flavor.
對於那些不喜歡海苔味道的人，可以在食物中加入幹海苔和海苔粉，而不改變味道。
And researchers at Oregon State University have developed a seaweed that tastes like bacon when fried.
俄勒岡州立大學的研究人員已經開發出一種海藻，炸的時候味道像培根。
That is good news for vegetarians. Also good news for people who don't eat meat is that many types of seaweed, especially those colored red, are high in protein.
這對素食者來說是個好消息。對於不吃肉的人來說，還有一個好消息，就是很多種類的海藻，特別是那些紅色的海藻，蛋白質含量很高。
Many health benefits
許多健康益處
Besides being a non-meat source of protein, seaweed can provide other health benefits.
海藻除了可以作為非肉類蛋白質來源外，還可以提供其他的健康益處。
Several nutrition websites say that women in South Korea often drink seaweed soup after giving birth. It is thought to help to return nutrients and minerals to new mothers.
幾家營養網站說，韓國婦女在分娩後經常喝海藻湯。它被認為有助於將營養和礦物質返回給新媽媽。
But this simple soup is good for anyone. The health and nutrition website Mark's Daily Apple gives one recipe for this easy-to-make soup.
但這個簡單的湯對任何人都有好處。健康和營養網站馬克的每日蘋果提供了一個食譜，為這種容易做湯。
Cook wakame seaweed, mushrooms, sesame oil, garlic and tamari seasoning in a pot of water over a low temperature.
將瓦卡姆海藻、蘑菇、芝麻油、大蒜和塔瑪裡調味料放入鍋中低溫烹調。
Nutritionists at University of California, Berkeley, say seaweed is a "rich source of several minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, and iron." A report on the Berkeley Wellness website lists many reasons to eat seaweed.
加州大學伯克利分校的營養學家說，海藻是「多種礦物質的豐富來源，包括鈣、鎂、鉀、銅和鐵。」伯克利健康網站上的一份報告列出了吃海藻的許多原因。
For example, seaweed, especially the brown type, is high in iodine. Iodine is a necessary element for good health.
例如，海藻，特別是褐色海藻，含碘量很高。碘是健康的必要元素。
But it is not found in most foods. Iodine helps keep the body's thyroid gland healthy, among other things.
但在大多數食物中都找不到。碘有助於保持人體甲狀腺健康等。
Iodine levels differ greatly among different kinds of seaweed. One source says that brown seaweed can contain five to 50 times the amount a body needs.
不同種類海藻的碘含量差別很大。一位消息人士說，棕色海藻的含量可能是人體所需量的5到50倍。
The amount of iodine depends on the water in which the seaweed grows.
碘的含量取決於海藻生長的水。
If you are on a low-iodine diet, health experts suggest talking to your doctor before eating seaweed.
如果你是低碘飲食，健康專家建議你在吃海藻之前先和你的醫生談談。
Seaweed can help you lose weight.
海藻可以幫助你減肥。
Seaweeds are a good source of soluble fiber. This type of fiber helps you to feel full. It also helps to lower the amount of bad cholesterol.
海藻是可溶性纖維的良好來源。這種纖維能讓你感到飽足。它也有助於降低壞膽固醇的含量。
One kind of seaweed may help to limit the body's absorption of fat.
一種海藻可能有助於限制身體對脂肪的吸收。
Researchers at Britain's Newcastle University studied alginate, a seaweed used in food and cloth production.
英國紐卡斯爾大學的研究人員研究了海藻酸鹽，一種用於食品和布料生產的海藻。
The scientists say they found that dietary fiber in alginate could reduce the amount of fat absorption by around 75 percent.
科學家們說，他們發現海藻酸鈉中的膳食纖維可以使脂肪吸收量減少75%左右。
Despite all these health benefits, some experts warn that the health benefits of seaweed are exaggerated.
儘管有這些健康益處，一些專家警告說，海藻的健康益處被誇大了。
For example, seaweed may contain vitamins A and C, as well as calcium.
例如，海藻可能含有維生素A和C，以及鈣。
But you would need to eat a lot of seaweed to get enough of any of those. In other words, seaweeds should not be your only source of vitamins and minerals.
但你需要吃很多海藻才能吃夠這些。換句話說，海藻不應該是你維生素和礦物質的唯一來源。
Nutritionists also warn that seaweed can block B12 vitamins. So, if you eat a lot of seaweed, they suggest taking a B12 supplement.
營養學家還警告說，海藻可以阻斷維生素b12。所以，如果你吃了很多海藻，他們建議你服用B12補充劑。
And before you eat seaweed, know where it comes from. Seaweeds easily absorb and store whatever is in the water in which it grows.
在你吃海草之前，要知道它是從哪裡來的。海藻很容易吸收和儲存生長在水中的任何東西。
Possible dangers include arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals.
可能的危險包括砷、汞和其他重金屬。
So, seaweed can be a healthy vegetarian addition to your diet. Just get it from a clean water source. And understand its limits and benefits.
所以，海藻可以是一個健康的素食添加到你的飲食。從乾淨的水源裡拿。了解它的局限性和好處。
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