可食餐具
在台湾某些地方的餐馆或咖啡馆，顾客吃光食品以后，还可以吃掉自己面前盛食物的盘子。这种可以食用的盘子是用燕麦制作的富有营养的一次性餐具。它的发明者是台湾企业家陈良烈先生。
今年50岁的陈先生为了研制这种可食餐具，花了十年工夫和近一百五十万美元。功夫不负有心人，他的努力终于获得了成功。现在他的公司每天销售四万只这种粮食制作的盘子和钵子，每件约卖七美分。陈先生认为他所发明的一次性可食餐具不仅营养丰富，而且合乎卫生标准，同时对周围环境没有害处，有着其他餐具所没有的优点。
课文选自中级汉语阅读教程, 114页(北京语言大学出版社)
词汇Vocabulary:
| 1.可食 | kě shí | edible (adj.) |
| 例句: 陈先生研制出了可食餐具。
Example: Mr. Chen researched and created edible plates and bowls. |
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| 2.盛 | chéng | to fill, hold (v.) |
| 例句: 顾客吃光食品以后，还可以吃掉自己面前盛食物的盘子。
Example: After finishing the food, customers can also eat the plates used to hold the food. |
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| 3.燕麦 | yàn mài | oats (n.) |
| 例句: 这种可以食用的盘子是用燕麦制作的富有营养的一次性餐具。
Example: These edible plates are one-time use items made from nutritious oatmeal. |
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| 4.制作 | zhì zuò | to make (v.) |
| 例句: 可食餐具是用燕麦制作的。
Example: The edible plates are made of oats. |
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| 5.企业家 | qǐ yè jiā | entrepreneur (n.) |
| 例句: 它的发明者是台湾企业家陈良烈先生。
Example: The inventor of these plates is a Taiwanese entrepreneur named Chen Liang Lie. |
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| 6.研制 | yán zhì | to research and create (v.) |
| 例句:陈先生为了研制这种可食餐具，花了十年工夫和近一百五十万美元。
Example: Mr. Chen invested $1.5 million in researching and creating edible plates and bowls. |
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| 7.销售 | xiāo shòu | to sell (v.) |
| 例句: 现在他的公司每天销售四万只这种粮食制作的盘子和钵子。
Example: Now, his company sells 40,000 plates and bowls made of grain per day. |
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| 8.粮食 | liáng shi | grain (n.) |
| 例句: 现在他的公司每天销售四万只这种粮食制作的盘子和钵子。
Example: Now, his company sells 40,000 plates and bowls made of grain per day. |
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| 9.钵子 | bō zǐ | bowl (n.) |
| 例句: 陈先生的钵子和盘子非常受欢迎。
Example: Mr. Chen’s bowls and plates are very popular. |
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| 10.营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition (n.) |
| 例句: 陈先生认为他所发明的一次性可食餐具营养丰富。
Example: Mr. Chen considers that his one-time use edible plates and bowls are full of nutrition. |
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讨论的问题：
1. 顾客为什么可以吃掉盘子？
Why could the customers eat the plates?
2. 陈先生研制可食餐具的投入是多少？现在销售如何?
How much did Mr. Chen invest in researching and creating the edible plates? How are the sales now?
3. 可食餐具有哪些优点 ？
What are the strengths of the edible plates?
4. 你知道还有什么发明对周围环境有帮助？
Do you know other discoveries that help the environment?
Transcript:
Edible Plates and Bowls
In some restaurants and coffee shops in Taiwan, customers can eat their plates. These edible plates are one-time use items made from nutritious oatmeal.
The inventor of these plates is a Taiwanese businessman named Chen Liang Lie. Mr. Chen is 50 years old. He invested NT$1.5 million in researching and creating edible plates and bowls. His work eventually paid off. Now, his company sells NT$40,000 worth of plates and bowls per day. Individual plates and bowls go for 7 cents a piece. Mr. Chen’s nutritious inventions also meet hygienic standards. At the same time, they cause no harm to the environment. This kind of invention boasts certain strengths that other tableware lacks.