日常交际用语之做饭

 　　够新鲜吗?Are they fresh enough?

　　把鱼内脏掏洗干净。Dress the fish。

　　你在做什么饭?What are you cooking?

　　肉要烧焦了。The meat will scorch¹。

　　把茄子切成丁儿。Dice² the eggplant。

　　煤气灶坏了。The gas cooker doesn’t work。

　　在橱柜里。It’s in the cabinet。

　　递给我一个盘子。Hand me a plate。

　　这里为什么这么多蟑螂啊?Why are there so many cockroaches³ here?

　　我想把炖肉煨5分钟。I want to leave the stew⁴ to simmer for 5 minutes。

　　烧点水吧。Boil some water。

　　我闻到煤气味了。把煤气关了。I smell gas. Turn it off。

　　还没有完全搅拌好。It’s still not mixed well enough。

　　打两个鸡蛋。Whisk two eggs。

　　你能在每个杯子里放些冰吗?Could you put some ice in each glass, please?

　　这把刀太钝了。This knife is too dull。

　　Cooking

　　Adam：I’d like to help pitch in with dinner。

　　Sophie：Really? You’re joking。

　　Adam：No. I’d like to do something special for you on your birthday。

　　Sophie：I’d like that. Alright, put on this apron⁵ first。

　　Adam：OK…Now how can I help, hon?

　　Sophie：Hmm, let me see…Boil some water and then whisk two eggs。

　　Adam：Easy. I could do that with my eyes closed。(after a while)Done.

　　Sophie：Not bad. Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge。

　　Adam：How many potatoes do you need?

　　Sophie：Three. And bring four bell peppers。

　　Adam：Gotcha…OK. Here they are。

　　Sophie：Now wash them, then dice the potatoes and bell peppers. Then slice the meat。

　　Adam：Where’s the peeler?

　　Sophie：It’s in the cabinet…Adam, the gas cooker doesn’t work。

　　Adam：I guess cooking’s not as easy as I thought。

　　Adam：What? Oh shit! I cut my finger。

　　Sophie：Let me take a look at that…I can’t stop the bleeding. We need to go to the hospital。

1 scorch   

v.烧焦，烤焦；高速疾驶；n.烧焦处，焦痕

参考例句：

• I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.我洗不掉这焦痕。
• This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire.这种材料如果太靠近炉火很容易烤焦。

2 dice   

n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险

参考例句：

• They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
• A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

3 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

4 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。

5 apron   

n.围裙；工作裙

参考例句：

• We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
• She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。