2022年12月03日 VOA慢速英语：法国长棍面包获得联合国教科文组织的认可

UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, voted this week to recognize the importance of the French baguette.
联合国教科文组织是联合国文化组织，本周投票表决承认法国长棍面包的重要性。
 
The international experts gathered in Morocco to discuss the French bread and other subjects, including a traditional Japanese dance and the drink called rum from Cuba.
国际专家齐聚摩洛哥，讨论法式面包和其他主题，包括日本传统舞蹈和来自古巴的朗姆酒。
 
The baguette is a long, narrow tube-shaped bread. It is made of simple ingredients: water, flour, yeast and salt. It dates back a few hundred years in its early form. But, the baguette grew wildly popular during the 1920s and became a staple in French kitchens.
长棍面包是一种细长的管状面包。它由简单的成分制成：水、面粉、酵母和盐。它的早期形式可以追溯到几百年前。但是，长棍面包在 1920 年代广受欢迎，并成为法国厨房的主食。
 
However, France's cultural agency has warned that the country's bread making tradition is failing. About 400 bakeries have closed every year since 1972, the agency reported.
然而，法国文化机构警告说，该国的面包制作传统正在走向失败。据该机构报道，自 1972 年以来，每年约有 400 家面包店关闭。
 
At the start of 2022, French bakers and farmers criticized Leclerc, a large food store group, for making low-cost, low quality bread.
2022 年初，法国面包师和农民批评大型食品商店集团 Leclerc 生产的面包成本低、质量差.
 
They said the store's bread, which cost just 30 cents, was not as good as the bread from traditional bakeries where it costs about a dollar.
他们说这家店的面包只要30美分，不如传统面包店的面包好，传统面包店的面包要1美元左右。
 
Marine Fourchier lives in Paris. She said it is easy now to get a bad baguette in the city.
Marine Fourchier 住在巴黎。她说现在在城里很容易买到劣质法棍面包。
 
"It's the traditional baguette from the traditional bakery that's in danger. It's about quality not quantity," she said.
“传统面包店的传统法棍面包处于危险之中。关键是质量而不是数量，”她说。
 
Audrey Azoulay leads UNESCO and formerly served as France's culture minister. She said buying and eating baguettes is a "daily ritual" in France. Ten billion are sold in the country each year.
奥黛丽·阿祖莱领导联合国教科文组织，曾任法国文化部长。她说买法棍吃法棍在法国是一种“日常仪式”。该国每年销售 100 亿美元。
 
"It is important that such craft knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future," she continued.
“重要的是，这种工艺知识和社会实践能够在未来继续存在，”她继续说道。
 
The French government will start a yearly baguette event, called "Open Bakehouse Day" to expand public understanding of the bread making tradition.
法国政府将启动一年一度的长棍面包活动，名为“面包房开放日”，以扩大公众对面包制作传统的了解。
 
Asma Farhat is a baker at Julien's Bakery near the Champs-Elysee in Paris. She said "you can't have a proper meal" without a baguette.
Asma Farhat 是巴黎香榭丽舍大街附近 Julien's Bakery 的一名面包师。她说，如果没有法式长棍面包，“你就不能吃一顿像样的饭菜”。
 
In addition to the rum, the Japanese dance and the bread, UNESCO honored many more traditions in places including Hungary, Greece, Guatemala and South Korea.
除了朗姆酒、日本舞蹈和面包，联合国教科文组织还表彰了匈牙利、希腊、危地马拉等地的更多传统和韩国。