2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 03 Making Food from Scratch

 

Making Food from Scratch 

Ann: I’m so excited to have the entire family coming for a visit. For our first family dinner next Friday, I’m making everything from scratch. I’m pulling out all the stops. 

Walt: But have you ever made anything from scratch? 

Ann: Sure I have, plenty of times. 

Walt: If you say so, but our pantry is full of canned foods and jars, and nearly everything we’ve cooked in the past year has been premixed. Are you sure you’re up to cooking a dinner for 12 from scratch? 

Ann: How hard could it be? I just need to make sure that the ingredients¹ I buy are fresh, follow the recipes closely², add plenty of fresh herbs and spices, and multitask. 

Walt: You mean do a juggling³ act. It’ll take a lot of work and organization to pull this off. 

Ann: I’m up to the challenge. And I have a backup plan. 

Walt: And that is? 

Ann: Have you ever heard of the raw food movement? 

 

Script⁴ by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 ingredients   

n.（混合物的）组成部分( ingredient的名词复数 )；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素

参考例句：

• All ingredients are readily available from your local store. 所有的原料都可以方便地从你当地的商店买到。
• We never use second quality ingredients to build building. 我们决不使用次等材料用于建筑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 closely   

adv.紧密地；严密地，密切地

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。

3 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

4 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。