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 Eating solo: One in three of us now eat more meals by ourselves than we do with other people - but there are healthy options |
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One in three of us eat more meals by ourselves than we do with other people, a new study revealed today. But before you digest that somewhat depressing statistic, there is some good news - kind of - a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment. Perhaps unsurprisingly, half of the UK's bachelors eat a meal alone at least once a day. And even one in four mothers with families have dinner mostly by themselves according to a major report on eating trends and social change by the Future Foundation. However, eating alone doesn't seem to matter anymore if you can chat away on social networks - in fact it's now both a quick and entertaining affair. 'Suppertainment' is the phrase being coined for the current major trend that reflects the number of people who eat in front of the computer, TV or games console. Single men are the majority leading this trend, with 60 percent of them spending meal times plugged into something. However, 40 percent of mothers and 30 percent of students also eat meals whilst being on the PC or laptop several times a week. Boyd Hilton, TV and reviews editor of Heat Magazine says: 'Setting yourself up in front of the TV to "Suppertain" comes naturally, especially when you've been on the go all day. 'If I'm on my own I always tend to make a quick and easy meal and settle down to watch something entertaining or I'll get on the laptop and catch up with comedies like the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on More 4 or Outnumbered on BBC1. 'I think it's such a bonus that healthy, tasty convenience meals now mean you can relax about eating good food without having to worry about preparation time.' (Read by Lee Hannon. Lee Hannon is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
今日發(fā)布的一項(xiàng)新研究揭露，1/3的英國(guó)人自己一個(gè)人吃飯的次數(shù)比和別人一起吃飯的次數(shù)更多。 不過(guò)在你回味這一讓人有些抑郁的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)值時(shí)，也有一些好消息，就是許多英國(guó)人都很愿意獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐，因?yàn)殡娔X和電視讓我們可以自?shī)首詷?lè)。 英國(guó)半數(shù)單身漢每天至少獨(dú)自吃一頓飯，這也許并不讓人驚訝。不過(guò)根據(jù)未來(lái)基金會(huì)的一項(xiàng)有關(guān)飲食趨勢(shì)和社會(huì)變化的大型調(diào)查的報(bào)告，就連有家庭的媽媽們也有1/4的人大多數(shù)時(shí)間是一個(gè)人進(jìn)餐。 不過(guò)，獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐似乎不再是件頭疼事，如果你在社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)上聊天的話，現(xiàn)在獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐事實(shí)上是一件既便捷又有趣的事。 “娛樂(lè)進(jìn)餐時(shí)”就是為了反映目前在電腦、電視或游戲機(jī)前進(jìn)餐的人群數(shù)量增多的這一主潮流而造出的新詞。 單身男性是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)這一潮流的主力軍，60%的單身男性都是在電腦或電視前吃飯。 此外，40%的媽媽們和30%的學(xué)生每周也有數(shù)次在臺(tái)式或筆記本電腦前吃飯。 《Heat》雜志的電視劇和評(píng)論編輯波伊得?希爾頓說(shuō)：“坐在電視機(jī)前，‘娛樂(lè)進(jìn)餐時(shí)’很自然地就開(kāi)始了，特別是在你已經(jīng)忙了一整天后?！?/p> “如果只有我一個(gè)人的話，我一般會(huì)快速簡(jiǎn)單地做頓飯，然后坐下來(lái)看一些有趣的節(jié)目，或是打開(kāi)筆記本電腦，看一些喜劇，如More 4頻道新一季的《抑制熱情》，或BBC1頻道的《子女鬧翻天》。 “我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在享用健康、美味、方便的一餐意味著你可以在輕松享受好食物的同時(shí)不用為做飯時(shí)間煩惱，這真是一個(gè)額外的好處?！?/p> 相關(guān)閱讀 英國(guó)婆婆指責(zé)準(zhǔn)兒媳“無(wú)教養(yǎng)”瘋傳網(wǎng)絡(luò) 調(diào)查：85%英國(guó)人稱自己“盲目進(jìn)食” （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮 編輯：馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: games console: 攜帶型電腦游戲 plug: 接通電源 on the go: 忙個(gè)不停 bonus: 額外的好處 |
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