Here's Dr Berenstein again, explaining the work of present-day flavourists to BBC World Service programme, The Food Chain.

贝伦斯坦博士在BBC世界服务栏目的《食物链》节目中讲解过当今调味师的工作。

In this programme we'll be meeting the flavourists, scientists who combine different natural and artificial ingredients to create the flavours we love to taste in our food.

在本期节目中，我们将听听调味师怎么说。他们是科学家，能用各种天然和人工原料调配出我们喜欢的食物味道。

Dr Berenstein calls flavourists craft artisans – people doing skilled work with their hands, and she describes their creations as the marriage of science and art.

贝伦斯坦博士将调味师称为手艺人“craft artisan”，即用手做技术活的人，而且她将他们的作品描述为科学与艺术的结合体。

Today's flavourists learn their art by serving an apprenticeship – a period of time spent working for a skilled master, often for low payment, in order to learn their skills.

今天的调味师通过做学徒来学习技术。“apprenticeship”，是指给师傅打下手的一段时间，通常报酬很低，期间要学习师傅的技术。