万花筒 2011-08-16&08-18 准妈妈饮食习惯影响宝宝食物喜好

 We are fascinating new study tonight on taste. It's not hard to figure out why so many of us loathe¹ ogling² lovely chocolation. That's easy. But there is new science tonight and when we find some food irresistible³ and others impossible to swallow; like so much else in our lives. It maybe hard-wired, programme by our mothers while we are still in the womb. ABC's John Berman explains. 

 

It was in Look Who's talking when baby Mikey made a culinary proclamation. 

 

So you are the one that's been kicking me. 

 

Well, you are the one that ate all that spicy⁴ food. 

 

Well, Mikey might not know his mom was eating spicy food when pregnant, he'll probably like spicy food once forward. 

 

A study at the Monell Chemical Senses Center finds what pregnant mom eats, chances are baby ultimately likes. The womb is filled with the flavors of what mom is eating and the results, well, you can see them later. 

 

This young fellow's mom ate green beans when she was pregnant. When he tried them for the first time, his face is: Huh, not bad. Taste vaguely⁵ familiar. Oh, you want to give me another bite? Well, OK. Now, compare that with this dude, whose mother did not eat green beans when pregnant, and his face: Ugh, what's that? Another? No, no, no, no, no...Oh, come on. Or this young man whose mother also did not eat green beans. We'll let him speak for himself. 

 

Researchers say this helps explain why kids from different countries with more adventurous⁶ menus enjoy more diverse foods. The lesson: if you want your kids to like veggies, start early, before early, actually. 

 

John Berman, ABC News, New York.

1 loathe   

v.厌恶，嫌恶

参考例句：

• I loathe the smell of burning rubber.我厌恶燃着的橡胶散发的气味。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

2 ogling   

v.（向…）抛媚眼，送秋波( ogle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was not in the habit of ogling women. 他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
• Uncle Geooge got a black eye for ogling a lady in the pub. 乔治叔叔在酒店里对一女士抛媚眼而被打黑了一只眼睛。

3 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

4 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

5 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

6 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。