纯正地道美语(外教讲解)322：圣诞节后的剩饭

　　A: What's for dinner?
晚餐吃什么？
B: Leftovers¹.
剩饭。
A: What? Leftovers of what and from when?
什么？什么剩饭，什么时候的？
B: From last night! I took the left over turkey, mixed it with some diced² peppers and onions, added a little bit of mayonnaise and made some sandwiches!
昨晚剩下的有切碎的辣椒和洋葱的火鸡，还有一些蛋黄酱，可以做些三明治。
A: Isn't that dangerous though? I mean bacteria and germs reproducing on food that was left out or re-heated?
这么久了，还能吃吗？我是说放这么久，即使加热，细菌还是会繁殖的。
B: Well, I didn't leave the turkey out at room temperature for more than a an hour and I refrigerated it soon after we finished eating. Also, when reheating, I put it in the oven for fifteen minutes at one hundred degrees Celsius³.
嗯，我们把火鸡放在室温下超过了一个小时，我们吃完后就放进了冰箱。后来，放在100摄氏度的微波炉里加热了15分钟。
A: Well OK, I am just afraid of getting food poisoning.
嗯，好的，我只是担心会食物中毒。
B: Don't worry about it! Making a new meal out of leftovers is almost an art!  Not only do you save money, but you also get to be creative and have something different to eat!
不用担心！用剩饭剩菜重新做新的食物简直就是艺术！这样不仅可以省钱，还可以让你学会创新，有不同的东西可以吃！

1 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

2 diced   

v.将…切成小方块，切成丁( dice的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The meat should be finely diced for this dish. 做这种菜肴肉必须细细切成小方块。 来自辞典例句
• Arther diced himself into debt. 亚瑟因掷骰子而负了债。 来自辞典例句

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。