| | | |  | Meat Made Out of Thin Air
| Although meat is a tasty source of protein, raising livestock is damaging the planet primarily through the production of greenhouse gases. This has inspired food scientists to search for more environmentally friendly proteins, like peas and insects. But of all the new protein sources out there, none is as interesting─and surprising─as the one an American company has found.
The company is called Air Protein, and as you can guess, they make protein out of thin air. To do this, they feed CO2 to microorganisms, which transform the gas into protein through a process that's similar to how milk is turned into yogurt. The end result is a powder that's full of protein. This pale brown powder has no smell and is completely tasteless. It may not sound delicious, but because it's tasteless, the protein can be added into nearly any food─from cereal to pasta and fake meat.
One great thing about this process is that it uses up much fewer resources than livestock. But the most amazing thing is that it has a net-zero carbon footprint. Who would have thought that eating meat could actually help the planet instead of hurting it? | | | | 憑「空」生肉新技術，減碳愛地球 | 雖然肉類是蛋白質美味的來源，但飼養牲畜正在危害地球，主要是因為產生了溫室氣體。這啟發了食品科學家尋找對環境更友善的蛋白質，像是豌豆和昆蟲。但在所有新的蛋白質來源中，沒有一個和一間美國公司發現的一樣有趣又令人驚訝。
這間公司叫作Air Protein（空氣蛋白質），正如你猜得到的，他們用空氣製造出蛋白質。為了做到這點，他們餵食微生物二氧化碳，微生物透過類似將牛奶變成優格的過程將這種氣體轉化為蛋白質。最後的結果是一種富含蛋白質的粉狀物質。這種淡褐色的粉末沒有氣味而且完全沒有滋味。聽起來可能不是很美味，但因為沒有味道，這種蛋白質幾乎可以添加到任何食物中——從麥片到義大利麵食和人造肉都行。
這個過程最棒的一點是它所消耗的資源比牲畜少很多。但最令人驚奇的是它是零碳足跡。誰會想到吃肉其實可以幫助地球而不是傷害地球呢？ | | 《 詳細內文請翻閱NO.228 4月號Live互動英語雜誌 》 | | | | | | |  | | | media framing
媒體帶風向 | 有些媒體有時會刻意用偏頗的觀點來報導新聞議題，引導大眾以某種思考模式支持特定立場，俗稱「帶風向」。加上社群媒體常利用演算法來推播觀點類似的內容，容易導致「同溫層」越來越厚，不可不慎。
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| perspective n. 觀點、角度
agenda n. 議題
bias n. 偏見
echo chamber n. 同溫層
（原指「回音室」，現在用來指一個封閉圈子中有許多觀點相同的意見，在成員間不斷重複，以致於不能接受質疑或不同的聲音）
Despite the common perception that news is objective, the media often frame the perspective from which a news story is told.
雖然一般認為新聞是客觀的，但媒體常會設定新聞報導時的觀點。 | | | | |
| | |  | | | | 2020/4/27 (一) |  | In addition, existing methods of tracking ships can make sure no one is speeding without any extra cost to the company.
此外，現行追蹤船隻的方法就可確保沒有人超速而公司不用增加任何的花費。 |
| | 2020/4/28 (二) | | Though it's mainly just an ugly annoyance these days, bird poo, known as guano, was a key agricultural resource during the 19th century.
雖然現今它主要是一種醜陋、令人討厭的東西，但被稱為「鳥糞石」的鳥便便在十九世紀是很重要的農業資源。 |
| 2020/4/29 (三) | | This fact only served to rub more salt in Peruvian wounds.
這個事實對秘魯只是雪上加霜。 |
| 2020/4/30 (四) | | Although meat is a tasty source of protein, raising livestock is damaging the planet primarily through the production of greenhouse gases.
雖然肉類是蛋白質美味的來源，但飼養牲畜正在危害地球，主要是因為產生了溫室氣體。 |
| 2020/5/1 (五) | | Da Nang is also known for its beautiful beaches and resorts, the most popular of which is My Khe, due in part to its white sand and coconut trees.
峴港也以美麗的海灘和度假村聞名，其中最受歡迎的是美溪海灘，部分是因為它的白色沙灘和椰子樹。 | | | | |  | | |  |  | 知識大圖解 限時優惠 | 經理人聯訂 限時優惠 | | | | | | |
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