CNN News: 美国食品产业

Hey, welcome to a special edition of CNN 10.

欢迎大家收看CNN学生节目特别版.

You know that expression "you are what you eat"? Well, CNN has a "Raw Ingredient" series.

你知道这样的表述吗? 你就像你所吃的事物。CNN今天播出的是“食物原材料”系列。

It looks at how the U.S. food industry has changed, how engineering and importing have replaced old-fashioned growing and how consumer demand still factors in to how the industry produces our food.

本期节目是关于美国食品工业是如何变化的，工业和进口是如何取代传统的增长方式的，消费者需求又是如何影响食品工业生产的。

Our reporter Cristina Alesci has gone inside some of America’s biggest food companies, seeing most people haven’t seen before.

我们的记者Cristina Alesci走入一些美国最大的食品公司内部，看到了大多数人以前从未见过的情况。

And today, we’re zooming in on animal feed and how what they eat ultimately makes its way to our plate.

今天，我们关注动物饲料以及动物如何进食以及最终变成我们的盘中餐。

I know I’m not supposed to do it, but every once in a while, it’s necessary -- burying my face in the best barbecue I can find.

我知道我不应该这样做，但每隔一段时间，这是必要的——我就会吃烧烤。

Americans eat a lot of meat. On average, up to 126 pounds of poultry, beef and pork every year. For some, it’s more than their own body weight.

美国人喜欢吃肉。平均每年多达126磅的家禽、牛肉和猪肉。甚至对于一些人来说，这超过了他们的体重。

But depending on the animal, producing one pound of meat can take two, three, or even six pounds of feed. And what some of our livestock is eating are things you’d never put in your mouth.

但是根据动物的不同，生产一磅肉需要两磅、三磅甚至六磅的饲料。有些动物吃的东西是你永远都不会放进嘴里的。