雙胞胎姐妹的異食癖
雙胞胎姐妹的異食癖 Most people bite their nails when they re nervous or get cravings for chocolate or crisps. 大多數(shù)人在緊張的時(shí)候有啃指甲的癖好，有些人會(huì)渴望吃巧克力或薯片。 But two sisters from Bradford have taken it to a whole new level - regularly munching on candles and second-hand books. 但是有一對來自英國布拉德福德市的雙胞胎姐妹是上面飲食癖的進(jìn)階版：嚼蠟燭、啃舊書! Twins Adele and Anita, both 50, suffer from Pica- an eating disorder characterised by the desire to eat items with little or no nutritional value, such as stones, sand, paint and dirt. 雙胞胎姐妹阿黛爾和 安尼塔今年都50歲了，兩人都患有異食癖：她們對于那些幾乎沒有營養(yǎng)價(jià)值的東西，如石頭、沙子、油漆、塵土等，有著特殊的食欲。 For Adele, the problem began when she was a child. She now eats around two inches of wax every day, much like many people tuck into a chocolate bar. 對于阿黛爾來說，還在童年的時(shí)候就出現(xiàn)了這一狀況。她現(xiàn)在每天吃兩英寸長的蠟燭，打個(gè)比方來說就像許多人貪吃兩長條巧克力一樣。 When I was eight or nine I started sniffing fire lighters, she told ITV s This Morning. I then started nibbling on candles and have done ever since. 我大概八九歲的時(shí)候，就開始嗅蠟燭的香味。她告訴英國獨(dú)立電視臺《今日晨訊》節(jié)目記者，從那時(shí)起，我就開始嚼蠟燭、再也停不下來。 She says candles are an emotional crutch - and the 300 she has eaten in her lifetime have apparently never caused her any health problems. 她說蠟燭對她來說是一種情感支撐，并且她一生中所吃過的300根蠟燭從沒對她的健康產(chǎn)生任何危害。 Carrying a candle with me calms my nerves. A whole candle will last me two weeks - I only take a little bit [about at an inch or two] out at a time so people don t see it. 隨身帶一根蠟燭可以幫我緩解緊張情緒，一整根蠟燭能讓我兩個(gè)星期保持平靜。每次我只吃一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，這樣人們就不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)。 For her sister Anita, Pica struck later in life - when she was pregnant 24 years ago. 而她的妹妹安尼塔在24年前懷孕的時(shí)候，也患上了異食癖。 I began having cravings for things that smelled like old bus tickets, she said. 那個(gè)時(shí)候我開始對有著舊車票味道的東西產(chǎn)生食欲，她說道。 When I found the smell again, it was in an old book - and I haven t been able to stop since. 當(dāng)讓再次發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對這種味道食欲的是一本舊書，自從那時(shí)候起就再也停不下來。 The older the book, the better it tastes. I just love really old books. It s like eating a chocolate bar. 書越舊，啃起來味道約好。我就是很喜歡吃舊書的味道，對我來說就像巧克力一樣美味。 She now scours charity shops looking for ripe old tomes - and is unbothered by the germs and dust they may be harbouring. 她現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常去慈善商店搜羅舊書，并且可以無視舊書中的蟲子和塵土。 Once procured, the book is shredded to a tagliatelle-sized strand before being consumed. 拿到舊書后，安尼塔就把它們撕成條狀然后吃掉。 Sniffing them works up an aroma - and I m happy with what I do. 啃舊書真的很香，這讓我很開心。 Commenting on the twins eating condition, eating disorders psychologist Marcia Karp, told the programme: 節(jié)目中，異食癖心理專家瑪西亞卡普對于這對雙胞胎姐妹倆的異食癖評價(jià)道： There are many reasons why people take non-food stuffs into their body. 人們吃非食物類東西是由多種原因造成的。 Pregnant women often have bizarre cravings and Pica can be sometimes be due to a mineral deficit. 孕婦經(jīng)常會(huì)飲食紊亂或患上異食癖，但有時(shí)候是因?yàn)槿狈ΦV物質(zhì)造成的。 She added: I have a friend who eats clay. She says: It calms me, it soothes me - it s almost like mother s milk . 她補(bǔ)充道：我有個(gè)朋友吃粘土，她說那就想母乳一樣可以讓她平靜和受到安撫。
雙胞胎姐妹的異食癖 Most people bite their nails when they re nervous or get cravings for chocolate or crisps. 大多數(shù)人在緊張的時(shí)候有啃指甲的癖好，有些人會(huì)渴望吃巧克力或薯片。 But two sisters from Bradford have taken it to a whole new level - regularly munching on candles and second-hand books. 但是有一對來自英國布拉德福德市的雙胞胎姐妹是上面飲食癖的進(jìn)階版：嚼蠟燭、啃舊書! Twins Adele and Anita, both 50, suffer from Pica- an eating disorder characterised by the desire to eat items with little or no nutritional value, such as stones, sand, paint and dirt. 雙胞胎姐妹阿黛爾和 安尼塔今年都50歲了，兩人都患有異食癖：她們對于那些幾乎沒有營養(yǎng)價(jià)值的東西，如石頭、沙子、油漆、塵土等，有著特殊的食欲。 For Adele, the problem began when she was a child. She now eats around two inches of wax every day, much like many people tuck into a chocolate bar. 對于阿黛爾來說，還在童年的時(shí)候就出現(xiàn)了這一狀況。她現(xiàn)在每天吃兩英寸長的蠟燭，打個(gè)比方來說就像許多人貪吃兩長條巧克力一樣。 When I was eight or nine I started sniffing fire lighters, she told ITV s This Morning. I then started nibbling on candles and have done ever since. 我大概八九歲的時(shí)候，就開始嗅蠟燭的香味。她告訴英國獨(dú)立電視臺《今日晨訊》節(jié)目記者，從那時(shí)起，我就開始嚼蠟燭、再也停不下來。 She says candles are an emotional crutch - and the 300 she has eaten in her lifetime have apparently never caused her any health problems. 她說蠟燭對她來說是一種情感支撐，并且她一生中所吃過的300根蠟燭從沒對她的健康產(chǎn)生任何危害。 Carrying a candle with me calms my nerves. A whole candle will last me two weeks - I only take a little bit [about at an inch or two] out at a time so people don t see it. 隨身帶一根蠟燭可以幫我緩解緊張情緒，一整根蠟燭能讓我兩個(gè)星期保持平靜。每次我只吃一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，這樣人們就不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)。 For her sister Anita, Pica struck later in life - when she was pregnant 24 years ago. 而她的妹妹安尼塔在24年前懷孕的時(shí)候，也患上了異食癖。 I began having cravings for things that smelled like old bus tickets, she said. 那個(gè)時(shí)候我開始對有著舊車票味道的東西產(chǎn)生食欲，她說道。 When I found the smell again, it was in an old book - and I haven t been able to stop since. 當(dāng)讓再次發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對這種味道食欲的是一本舊書，自從那時(shí)候起就再也停不下來。 The older the book, the better it tastes. I just love really old books. It s like eating a chocolate bar. 書越舊，啃起來味道約好。我就是很喜歡吃舊書的味道，對我來說就像巧克力一樣美味。 She now scours charity shops looking for ripe old tomes - and is unbothered by the germs and dust they may be harbouring. 她現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常去慈善商店搜羅舊書，并且可以無視舊書中的蟲子和塵土。 Once procured, the book is shredded to a tagliatelle-sized strand before being consumed. 拿到舊書后，安尼塔就把它們撕成條狀然后吃掉。 Sniffing them works up an aroma - and I m happy with what I do. 啃舊書真的很香，這讓我很開心。 Commenting on the twins eating condition, eating disorders psychologist Marcia Karp, told the programme: 節(jié)目中，異食癖心理專家瑪西亞卡普對于這對雙胞胎姐妹倆的異食癖評價(jià)道： There are many reasons why people take non-food stuffs into their body. 人們吃非食物類東西是由多種原因造成的。 Pregnant women often have bizarre cravings and Pica can be sometimes be due to a mineral deficit. 孕婦經(jīng)常會(huì)飲食紊亂或患上異食癖，但有時(shí)候是因?yàn)槿狈ΦV物質(zhì)造成的。 She added: I have a friend who eats clay. She says: It calms me, it soothes me - it s almost like mother s milk . 她補(bǔ)充道：我有個(gè)朋友吃粘土，她說那就想母乳一樣可以讓她平靜和受到安撫。
