Bugs for lunch_
[00:00.66] Feeling hungry? How about some worms with your spaghetti? Perhaps some ground cricket to sprinkle on your pizza? Or maybe just a good old bug burger?感觉饿了？你的意大利面上有一些蠕虫怎么样？也许一些蟋蟀可以洒在你的披萨上？或者也许只是一个很好的老虫汉堡？
[00:09.16] While the idea of eating insects disgusts many, don’t be surprised if you find creepy-crawlies on your own plate before long.虽然吃昆虫的想法让很多人感到厌恶，但如果你很快在自己的盘子里发现了令人毛骨悚然的爬行动物，请不要感到惊讶。
[00:17.13] Why? Because insects could hold the key to the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population. 为什么？因为昆虫可能是解决养活世界不断增长的人口挑战的关键。
[00:22.71] With the number of humans on the planet expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the search is on for alternative sources of protein beyond the traditional meat and fish.预计到 2050 年，地球上的人口数量将达到 90 亿，人们正在寻找传统肉类和鱼类以外的替代蛋白质来源。
[00:33.06] Insects are not only high in protein, but also minerals and amino acids, according to Shami Radia, co-founder of Grub, a company which sells edible bugs. “Insects are the original superfood,” says Radia.销售食用昆虫的公司 Grub 的联合创始人沙米·拉迪亚 (Shami Radia) 表示，昆虫不仅富含蛋白质，还富含矿物质和氨基酸。 “昆虫是最初的超级食物，”Radia 说。
[00:46.35] Environmentally, insects produce less greenhouse gas, use less water and take up less farmland than conventional livestock farming, meaning they have a smaller impact on the planet.在环境方面，与传统的畜牧业相比，昆虫产生的温室气体更少，用水更少，占用的农田更少，这意味着它们对地球的影响更小。
[00:59.89] So if they’re good for the environment and good for you, why aren’t we eating insects? 所以，如果它们对环境有益，对你有益，我们为什么不吃昆虫呢？
[01:05.21] In fact, in many places we already are. It’s estimated that two billion people around the world eat insects as part of their diet.事实上，在很多地方我们已经是。据估计，全世界有 20 亿人将昆虫作为他们饮食的一部分。
[01:12.91] But most Western nations have not yet adopted the practice.但大多数西方国家尚未采用这种做法。
[01:17.16] It’s the “yuck factor” that stops them from eating bugs, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme. 根据废物和资源行动计划，这是阻止它们吃虫子的“恶心因素”。
[01:23.80] People in the West generally view insects as unclean and carriers of disease. They’re seen as pests: they damage crops, destroy furniture and live in dirty places.西方人普遍认为昆虫是不洁的和疾病的携带者。它们被视为害虫：它们会破坏庄稼、破坏家具并生活在肮脏的地方。
[01:34.95] But perhaps attitudes are slowly shifting. Certain types of insects are becoming more palatable to consumers, such as locusts and grasshoppers. 但也许态度正在慢慢转变。某些类型的昆虫对消费者来说变得越来越可口，例如蝗虫和蚱蜢。
[01:44.25] Nick Cooper sells insects as food through his UK company Crunchy Critters, and has seen a sales growth rate of 25% year on year.Nick Cooper 通过他的英国公司 Crunchy Critters 销售昆虫作为食物，销售额同比增长 25%。
[01:54.08] He believes young people are more open to eating insects.他认为年轻人更愿意吃昆虫。
[01:57.80] Shami Radia believes that munching bugs will one day become as popular as eating sushi. Shami Radia 相信，咀嚼虫子有朝一日会像吃寿司一样流行。
[02:02.84] "Behaviour can be changed," he says. "Prawns are ugly and taste delicious and there's no reason why eating insects can't be normalised."“行为是可以改变的，”他说。 “虾很丑，味道很好，吃昆虫没有理由不能正常化。”
