How the sandwich was invented | Moments of Vision 5 - Jessica Oreck

翻译人员: Tianchen Peng 校对人员: Marini Qian

In a Moment of Vision...

想象瞬间...

It's 1762.

1762年，

John Montagu is the 4th Earl of Sandwich,

在桑威奇市(Sandwich，与三明治同音)，英格兰西南部的一个小行政区，

a small parish in the southwest of England.

约翰·蒙塔古是这里的第四个伯爵。

Despite his keen administrative skills,

尽管他有着敏锐的行政管理能力，

Montagu is a corrupt politician,

但蒙塔古是一个腐败的政客，

an adulterous husband,

一个花心的丈夫，

and an incessant, degenerate gambler.

还是一个一直赌博的堕落赌徒。

Often, while Montagu is in the midst of a particularly high-stakes game,

通常，当蒙塔古在一局特别高赌注的赌局中时，

he will insist on being served his meals at the table.

他会坚持在赌桌上面进餐。

In a moment of vision, though likely inspired by his travels,

在想象的瞬间，可能是他在旅途中受到的启发，

the Earl orders his meat and cheese be brought to him

这位伯爵把他买的肉和奶酪夹在两片面包之间，

stacked between two slices of bread

并随身携带。

so that he may eat with one hand while continuing to gamble with the other.

这样他就可以用一只手进食，同时另一只手可以继续赌博。

In one notorious episode, Montagu spends a full day and night gambling.

有一个臭名昭著的情节——蒙塔古一整天都在赌博，

It is during the infamous 24 hours at the gaming table

而在这个不光彩的24小时赌博游戏中，

that Montagu's characteristic handheld concession is dubbed "the sandwich."

他手持的特色食物被称为“三明治”。

According to one estimate,

据估计，

Americans now consume more than 300 million sandwiches every day.

美国人每天要消费的三明治数量多于三亿个。