双语新闻：辣椒X创下最辣辣椒吉尼斯纪录

Ed Currie is the pepper expert who grew the Carolina Reaper, which has been considered the hottest pepper in the world since 2013. Ten years later, Currie broke his record with one that is three times hotter: Pepper X.

埃德·柯里是种植卡罗莱纳死神辣椒的辣椒专家，自2013年以来，这种辣椒一直被认为是世界上最辣的辣椒。十年后，柯里用一款辣三倍的辣椒打破了他的纪录:胡椒X。

The Guinness Book of World Records named Currie’s latest creation the world’s “hottest chili pepper” this month.

本月，吉尼斯世界纪录将Currie的最新发明命名为世界上“最辣的辣椒”。

Guinness uses what are called Scoville Heat Units (SHU) to measure heat in a chili pepper. A normal jalapeno pepper registers about 5,000 units. A habanero, the record-holder about 25 years ago, reaches 100,000 SHU.

吉尼斯使用所谓的史高维尔热量单位(SHU)来测量辣椒的热量。一个普通的墨西哥胡椒大约含有5000个单位。25年前的纪录保持者哈瓦那辣椒的辣度达到10万SHU。

The Carolina Reaper held the record since 2013 with 1.64 million SHU. And Pepper X is the new record holder with an average of 2.69 million units. By comparison, pepper spray commonly carried by police is around 1.6 million units. And bear spray, a product to keep bears away, is advertised to have 2.2 million units.

卡罗莱纳死神自2013年以来一直保持着164万SHU的纪录。而胡椒X则以269万部的平均销量刷新了纪录。相比之下，警察通常携带的胡椒喷雾约为160万支。防熊喷雾(bear spray)是一种驱除熊的产品，其广告销量为220万支。

Currie said when he first tried Pepper X, “I was feeling the heat for three-and-a-half hours.” Currie, one of only five people so far to eat an entire Pepper X added, “Then the cramps came.” The cramps, he said, left him lying in pain for another hour.

Currie说，当他第一次尝试胡椒X时，“我感觉到了三个半小时的热度。”Currie是迄今为止仅有的五个人之一，他吃了整个胡椒X，“然后抽筋了。”他说，抽筋让他又痛苦地躺了一个小时。

Currie started working on Pepper X after he set the record in 2013 with the Carolina Reaper. He crossbred 100 different kinds of peppers every year for 10 years. Currie hoped that just one or two would make it through the development process. His goal was to offer an extremely hot pepper flavored with a little sweetness.

Currie在2013年用卡罗莱纳死神创造纪录后开始研究胡椒X。10年来，他每年杂交100种不同的辣椒。Currie希望只有一两个能够通过开发过程。他的目标是提供一种带有一点甜味的极辣辣椒。

Pepper X is greenish yellow. It is a crossbreed of a Carolina Reaper and, what Currie mysteriously called, a “pepper that a friend of mine sent me from Michigan that was brutally hot.”

辣椒X是黄绿色的。它是卡罗莱纳死神辣椒和Currie神秘地称之为“我的一个朋友从密歇根寄给我的辣椒的杂交品种，非常辣”。

The chemical in peppers that causes the burn is called capsaicin. The chemical causes a burning sensation when it touches human tissue. The burning sensation is also said to release chemicals into the body called endorphins and dopamine.

辣椒中引起灼烧的化学物质被称为辣椒素。这种化学物质接触人体组织时会产生灼烧感。据说这种灼热感还会向体内释放一种叫做内啡肽和多巴胺的化学物质。

Currie started growing peppers after ending drug and alcohol addictions. He considers that sensation a natural “high.” He shares his peppers with medical researchers, hoping they can use them to treat disease and help people who suffer chronic pain or discomfort.

Currie在戒掉毒品和酒精瘾后开始种植辣椒。他认为这种感觉是一种自然的“兴奋”。他与医学研究人员分享他的辣椒，希望他们可以用它们来治疗疾病，帮助那些遭受慢性疼痛或不适的人。

Currie is trying to build a business with his new creation. In the past, Currie permitted people to grow his peppers without protecting his ideas. His lawyers say they have counted more than 10,000 products that use the Carolina Reaper name, or other intellectual property, without permission.

Currie正试图用他的新发明建立一项业务。在过去，Currie允许人们种植他的辣椒而不保护他的想法。他的律师表示，他们发现有超过1万种产品未经许可使用了“卡罗莱纳死神”的名字或其他知识产权。

For Pepper X, he said no seeds will be released without his permission. “Everybody else made their money off the Reaper. It’s time for us to reap the benefits of the hard work I do,” Currie said.

对于“胡椒X”，他说没有他的许可，任何种子都不会发布。“其他人都是靠死神赚钱的。是时候让我们收获我辛勤工作的成果了。”

Currie wants people to eat peppers and thinks they can gain from the experience that comes after the burn. He warns people from reaching too quickly for a Carolina Reaper or Pepper X.

Currie希望人们吃辣椒，并认为他们可以从烧伤后的经历中获益。他警告人们不要太快拿卡罗莱纳死神或胡椒X。

When asked if Pepper X is the “pinnacle” or the hottest a pepper can be, Currie said with a smile, “No, it’s not the pinnacle.”

当被问及胡椒X是否是“顶峰”或最辣的辣椒时，Currie笑着说:“不，它不是顶峰。”