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刚刚入学的大学生会遇到很多新挑战，尤其是当你初次离开家长独自生活时。其中，最大的挑战就是喂饱自己的肚子了：没有家长的照料，你每天吃什么？你会做什么菜？本集《随身英语》介绍英国学生的冰箱里常备的食物。

Startingatuniversityorcollegecanbeabigchallenge,especiallyifyourelivingawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Yourefacedwithbigquestionssuchas,"Whosgoingtodomywashing?""Whosgoingtotidymyroom?"And,mostimportantly,"HowamIgoingtoeat?"Yes,livingonyourownmeansyouhavetocookforyourself,andwhenyourelivingastudentlifestyle,thiscouldbearecipefordisaster.

Students,intheUKatleast,oftenrelyonstaplessuchasbakedbeansorcheeseontoast.Andforthemoreadventurous,theres"spagbol"—spaghettibolognaise—abudget-friendlybowlofmincedbeefcookedinatomatosauce,servedonabedofspaghetti.Ifyoumakeahugepanofit,youcanprobablymakeitlastawholeweek!Otherlow-costoptionsincludejarsaucesandovenpizzas.

Recently,aBritishsupermarketsuggestedthatroseharissapaste,organiccidervinegarandSwissbouillonpowderweretheessentialingredientsneededforthe"studentstorecupboard".Butaretheseitemsconsideredessentialandaffordableforsomeoneonabudget?

CatrinStewartis20andinherfinalyearattheUniversityofManchesterandiscurrentlyfoodeditorofthestudentpaper.ShetoldBBCNewsthat"Iminauniqueposition…Iminahouseofeightpeopleandsixarevegan.Wehavetobequiteinventivewithourfood.WehavelotsofAsianinfluences,lotsofexperimenting."Anotherstudent,Eleanor,isvegetarianandfindsthismeat-freefood"easierandlessexpensive".

Livingonalimitedbudgetiscertainlyoneobstacletoeatingawell-balanceddiet—someyoungpeoplealsohavelimitedculinaryexpertiseandbesides,therearemorefunthingstogoanddothanstayathomeandcook,thatswhymanystudentssurviveontakeawaysandmicrowavemeals.

Butwhatshouldahealth-consciousstudentreallyhaveinhisorherfoodcupboard?JackMonroe,afoodwriterandcampaigner,hassomeadvice:bakedbeans,stuffing,lemonjuice,tinnedtomatoesandtomatoketchup,describedas"salt,sugar,vinegarandtomatoallinonehandysqueezybottle."Andifthatdoesntappeal,youcanalwayswaituntilyouvisitmumanddadforaslap-upmeal!

词汇表

arecipefordisaster

后患无穷

staples

主食

bakedbeans

番茄汁烘黄豆

spaghettibolognaise

意大利番茄肉酱面

jarsauces

罐装酱

roseharissapaste

哈里沙玫瑰辣酱

organiccidervinegar

有机苹果醋

bouillonpowder

（浓缩的）肉汤粉

vegan

纯素食的，不食用任何动物产品的

Asianinfluences

亚洲影响

well-balanced

（营养）均衡的

culinary

烹饪的

takeaways

外卖食品

microwavemeals

（加热即食的）微波食物

health-conscious

注重健康的

tomatoketchup

番茄酱

squeezy

挤压式的

aslap-upmeal

一顿丰盛的大餐

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