【英语时差8,16】枫糖浆到底是什么？（下）

 And any year with extreme variations in temperature from night to day tends to be a good year for maple¹ syrup² as well. All trees produce some natural sugars, which they use for energy in their own growth processes, but not all trees, or even all maples³ produce enough or the right kind of sugar to make syrup. Out of about 100 species of maple trees, only four are good for syrup and of those, one species — the rock, or hard, maple — produces most of the syrup we use. If you’re wondering why something that flows from trees should be so expensive, consider how little syrup you get when the sap is boiled down. The pint⁴ jug⁵ of syrup you buy in the store came originally from about five gallons of sap.

1 maple   

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

2 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

3 maples   

槭树，枫树( maple的名词复数 )； 槭木

参考例句：

• There are many maples in the park. 公园里有好多枫树。
• The wind of the autumn colour the maples carmine . 秋风给枫林涂抹胭红。

4 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。

5 jug   

n.(有柄，小口，可盛水等的)大壶，罐，盂

参考例句：

• He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐，保持着平衡往前走。
• She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。