Our mouths and tongues have taste buds, which are receptors for the five basic flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, or what is more commonly referred to as savory.

我们的嘴巴和舌头上都有味蕾。味蕾是五种基本味道的感受器：甜、咸、酸、苦和鲜味，也就是通常所说的咸味。

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Taste. The tongue contains small groups of sensory cells called taste buds that react to chemicals in foods. Taste buds react to sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

舌头上有味蕾，它们是一小群能识别食物中化学成分的感官细胞，能识别出甜、酸、咸、苦。

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Our taste buds allow us to detect sweet and sour, salty and savory, and, of course, bitter.

我们的味蕾使我们能感受出酸甜咸辣，当然还有苦味。

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Taste buds on the tongue have receptors that tell us if a food is sweet or sour or some other taste.

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