The Dogs and the Cook

    A cook was preparing dinner；some dogs were lying at the kitchen door．The cook killed a calf，and threw the insides into the yard．The dogs seized them，ate them up，and said：“The cook is good；he knows how to cook well．”
    After a little while the cook began to clean turnips¹ and onion sand he threw away the outsides．The dogs ran up to them，turned up their noses，and said：“Our cook is spoiled；he used to make good things，but now he is worthless²．”
    But the cook did not hear the dogs，and cooked the dinner in his usual way．The people in the house，however，ate up the dinner and praised it，if the dogs did not．Exercises回答下列问题：
    ①What did the cook do？
    ②What did the dogs do with the insides？
    ③What did the people think of the cook's dinner？

1 turnips   

芜青( turnip的名词复数 )； 芜菁块根； 芜菁甘蓝块根； 怀表

参考例句：

• Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）
• This is turnip soup, made from real turnips. 这是大头菜汤，用真正的大头菜做的。

2 worthless   

adj.无价值的，无用的，可鄙的

参考例句：

• Don't read worthless books.不要读没有用的书。
• He was worthless as a painter.他作为画家一事无成。