【英语趣味课堂】汤-Soup

Todd: Okay. So Sarah, I see you eat soup every day at work. Why are you eating soup every day?

 

Sarah: That’s because I love to cook soup.

 

Todd: So you make the soup?

 

Sarah: Yes, it’s very easy to make.

 

Todd: So you cook it and then you just bring it to work everyday?

 

Sarah: Yeah. I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it to work everyday of the week.

 

Todd: Oh nice. So how do you make the soup? What’s your secret?

 

Sarah: Well, I like to cook very easy. So I buy meat that’s already cut up, usually, chicken and then some rice, usually brown rice and then I buy some vegetables. So after I bought the ingredients¹, I chop² them up and I put them all together in water until boils and add some seasoning³.

 

Todd: Okay. So you say the water boils, so as soon as the water boils that’s when you put in all the ingredients?

 

Sarah: Yes, that’s right.

 

Todd: So you don’t put in the ingredients before the water boils.

 

Sarah: No. I guess, it’s just easier for the water to be hot because then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster.

 

Todd: So how do you give the soup flavoring⁴?

 

Sarah: I usually add salt and pepper, maybe some garlic. And depending on the type of soup, either maybe some soy sauce or lemon juice.

 

Todd: Okay. Do you put in the flavoring after you put in the ingredients or before you put in the ingredients?

 

Sarah: Maybe after but usually, right about all at the same time.

 

Todd: Okay.

 

Sarah: So I just put everything in at one time.

 

Todd: And then after you cook the soup, do you put the soup in the refrigerator? Do you let it sit outside?

 

Sarah: I usually eat some right then, and I also put it in containers for the week. But I let it sit in the containers out on the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in the refrigerator.

 

Todd: All right. And so, you don’t put it in the refrigerator until it is cool?

 

Sarah: Until it’s about room temperature.

 

Todd: Okay, nice. And then how do you heat it up? Do you heat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave?

 

Sarah: In the microwave. It’s the easiest.

 

Todd: Yeah. Nice. So you make enough for five meals?

 

Sarah: Maybe, sometimes. If I think I will get tired of eating it during the week then maybe I’ll just make enough for three or four meals. But if it’s some kind that I think is really delicious and I know I want to eat it everyday, then I’ll make a lot.

 

Todd: Well, if that happens, when you make the soup, you can make it for six or seven and give me a bowl.

 

Sarah: Okay. I’ll do that next time.

 

Todd: Oh great. Thanks.

 

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重点词汇：

 

Learn vocabulary from the lesson below.

 

seasoning

 

I add some seasoning.

 

Seasoning is spices and flavors⁵ added to food. Notice the following:

 

This soup needs more seasoning.

Do you add seasoning?

ingredients

 

You don’t put in the ingredients before the water boils.

 

Ingredients are the food items you add to food. Notice the following:

 

What ingredients are in the soup?

We only use fresh ingredients.

container

 

I put it in containers for the week.

 

Here, a container is a box with a lid that holds items. Notice the following:

 

Put the food in the containers. 

I do not like to use plastic containers.

 

 

let it sit

 

I let it sit in the containers

 

When you let some food sit, you leave it out before you eat it or put it in the refrigerator. Notice the following:

 

Let the soup sit and cool for awhile.

If you let it sit too long, it will get cold.

heat it up

 

How do you heat it up?

 

You heat up food to make it warm enough to eat. Notice the following:

 

Are you hungry? I can heat up some chili⁶.

It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave.

get tired of

 

I will get tired of eating it .

 

When you get tired of doing something, you do not want to do it anymore. Notice the following:

 

I am getting tired of waiting.

On my diet, I got tired of eating lettuce⁷ every day.

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 chop   

n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向

参考例句：

• He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。

3 seasoning   

n.调味；调味料；增添趣味之物

参考例句：

• Salt is the most common seasoning.盐是最常用的调味品。
• This sauce uses mushroom as its seasoning.这酱油用蘑菇作调料。

4 flavoring   

n.调味品，调味料v.给…调味( flavor的现在分词 )；给…增添风趣

参考例句：

• Add a spoonful of banana flavoring. 加一匙香蕉调料。 来自辞典例句
• A soft, rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter and flavoring. 软糖或水果、坚果通常做夹心的糖果，外面包有一层巧克力。 来自互联网

5 flavors   

n.味( flavor的名词复数 )；韵味；特点；香料v.给…调味( flavor的第三人称单数 )；给…增添风趣

参考例句：

• He goes for its full,delicious flavors. I go for its economy. 他欣赏它的浓郁和可口的味道。我则欣赏它的便宜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The different kinds of quarks or leptons are known technically as flavors. 夸克和轻子的这些个同种类，从技术上看是有特色的。 来自辞典例句

6 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

7 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。