A probiotic is a food, drink, or pill that contains living bacteria — and sometimes yeasts — which we eat on purpose because they may help the gut. Yoghurt and little health drinks are sold this way.

A probiotic一個probiotic（益生菌） is a food, drink, or pill是一種食物、飲料，或藥丸 that contains living bacteria裡面含有活的細菌 and sometimes yeasts有時候也有酵母菌 which we eat on purpose我們故意吃這個 because they may help the gut因為它們可能對腸道有幫助 Yoghurt and little health drinks優格和小瓶健康飲料 are sold this way就是這樣賣的

The word can also mean the use of those foods to try to improve health. As a describing word: probiotic yoghurt.

The word can also mean這個詞也可以指 the use of those foods to try to improve health用這些食物來試著改善健康的做法 As a describing word當形容詞用時 probiotic yoghurt就是probiotic yoghurt（益生菌優格）

The idea is “bacteria for you,” not “bacteria that make you sick.” Though actually, which bacteria help which people is still being worked out, so the claims on the packet are often bigger than the proof.

The idea is "bacteria for you,"這個概念是「對你有益的細菌」 not "bacteria that make you sick."不是「讓你生病的細菌」 Though actually不過其實 which bacteria help which people哪種細菌對哪些人有幫助 is still being worked out這件事還在研究當中 so the claims on the packet所以包裝上的說法 are often bigger than the proof常常比證據講得誇張

Do not mix it with an antibiotic, which fights bacteria, or with a prebiotic, which is food for the good bacteria — fibre they can eat — not the bacteria themselves.

Do not mix it不要把它搞混 with an antibiotic跟antibiotic（抗生素） which fights bacteria那個是對抗細菌的 or with a prebiotic或是跟prebiotic（益生元）搞混 which is food for the good bacteria那是給好菌吃的食物 fibre they can eat也就是牠們可以吃的纖維 not the bacteria themselves而不是細菌本身