2017考研英语拓展阅读：荷兰首现3D打印版奶酪

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2017考研英语拓展阅读：荷兰首现3D打印版奶酪

　　Michela van Leeuwen farms in the eastern region of the Netherlands, and launched her 3D printed cheese product at a Dutch food conference in April.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen是一位来自荷兰东部的奶农，她在今年4月份荷兰举行的食品大会上用3D打印技术制作了一款奶酪。

　　Ms van Leeuwen said she started to think about diversifying after the farm gate milk price dropped in the Netherlands, and she and her husband were forced to relocate their farm.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen表示自从荷兰农场牛奶的价格下跌后，夫妇二人的农场被迫搬了家，自己也开始琢磨怎样推出多样化的产品。

　　She had been introduced to 3D printing through some work she was doing off the farm, and started investigating if it was possible to print cheese.

　　后来在别的地方干活时，她接触到了3D打印技术，开始研究如何运用这项技术来制作奶酪。

　　"I searched if there was anyone who printed with cheese, because chocolate was already being used," she said.

　　她说：“有人曾经用3D打印机制作了巧克力，在做之前我得看看有没有人制作过奶酪。”

　　"I found out that nobody had tried to print with gouda cheese or fresh cheese.

　　“我发现不管是豪达奶酪还是鲜奶酪，都没有人尝试过去打印它们。”

　　"So I started a project and found that it was possible to print with fresh gouda cheese."

　　“于是我进行了尝试，而且发现用打印鲜豪达奶酪是有可能的。”

　　Ms van Leeuwen said she pre-made a soft cheese, then used the printer to create different shapes.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen说自己先做好软的奶酪坯子，然后用3D打印机做出了不同的样子。

　　She said she aimed to use the printer in her cheese store to make custom cheese shapes.

　　她计划在自己的奶酪店中用打印机制作定制样式的奶酪。

　　"If you want to give your husband for a Valentine yourself as a sculpture, then you can say to your husband that you are delicious," she said.

　　“如果你想在情人节这天给丈夫送上一尊自己的奶酪雕像，你就可以对他说自己尝起来真是‘美味’，”她这样说道。

　　"You can have a sculpture of your husband in gouda cheese."

　　“你可以用豪达奶酪做一尊自己丈夫的雕像。”

　　Low prices impact on farmers

　　低奶价对奶农的影响

　　Ms van Leeuwen said the farm gate milk price in the Netherlands had dropped below the cost of production for Dutch farmers.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen说荷兰农场的牛奶价格已经跌破了成本价。

　　[Consumers] want to hear the story, they want to meet the farmers, they want to see the cows in the fields.

　　(消费者)渴望听听奶农的故事，渴望见见这些奶农，渴望亲眼瞧瞧田野中的奶牛。

　　"We get about 28 cents per litre. Last year it was 40 cents and that was a good price," she said.

　　“今年一公升牛奶只能卖28美分，去年还能卖40美分呢，40美分的价格才划算。”

　　"If the farmers want to earn something, then the price has to be 35 cents a litre."

　　“每升牛奶得卖到35美分才能挣钱。”

　　She said printing cheese created a niche product and allowed her to build a relationship with her customers.

　　Michela van Leeuwen称打印奶酪成为了一种定向产品，让自己和客户建立起了联系。

　　"Our price at the moment is very low in Holland for our milk," she said.

　　她说：“现在荷兰国内牛奶的价格卖得太便宜了”。

　　"I use the printer to communicate with our consumer and explain how our cows are living and how we take care of them."

　　“我用3D打印机和顾客交流，告诉他们奶牛是如何生活的，又是怎么接受我们的照料的。”

　　Niche product adds value to milk production

　　令牛奶生产增值的定向产品

　　Ms van Leeuwen said farmers faced with low prices could use niche products and marketing to add value to their milk production.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen表示深受低价困扰的奶农可以通过定向产品和定向营销为自己的牛奶的生产添加价值。

　　She said her 3D printed cheese and the marketing she had done to gain momentum had helped "tell the story" of her business.

　　她说3D打印奶酪和初见成效的营销手段正在为自己的生意“代言”。

　　"People in Holland are searching [to know] where their product is from," she said.

　　“现在荷兰人都在网上查找这些产品的产地，”Michaela van Leeuwen说道。

　　Ms van Leeuwen said she would like to look into selling 3D cheese printers to cheese makers and dairies.

　　Michaela van Leeuwen说自己正在探索将3D打印机卖给奶酪制作商和奶制品商。

来源：abc.net

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