【英语趣味课堂】食谱-Recipe

 Todd: Alexandra, you were saying that you can cook Cuban food.

 

Alexandra: Yes, yes. It's very good stuff¹, and I've got one recipe that comes to mind that has to do with chicken and rice. You can take several pieces of chicken and boil them in water with some salt until the chicken is cooked. You take out the pieces and with a couple of forks, shred² the meat. In a pan³ you put garlic, onions, olive⁴ oil, and tomatoes. Fry that up. Put the chicken on top and then put a puree of tomatoes on top of that and just saute that for awhile and you can put it over white rice and you'll have yourself a nice meal

 

Todd: Wow, that sounds pretty good.

 

Alexandra: Yeah, it's very good, and for change you can always add green peppers, red peppers and make it very colorful, and serve it with some white plantains and a little Cuban drink and you are good to go.

 

Todd: Alright, thanks. I'm gonna give that a try. 

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

comes to mind

 

I've got one recipe that comes to mind.

 

If something "comes to mind" you remember it, usually because it has something in common with a topic of conversation or situation.  So the sentence before the example sentence could have been: Do you know how to make an excellent pasta salad?  Notice the following:

 

What comes to mind when you think of our vacation to Florida?

When I think of driving long distances, the memory of our trip to Canada always comes to mind.

shred

 

With a couple of forks shred the meat.

 

To "shred" something is to tear it into tiny pieces, like paper.  Notice the following:

 

You need to shred all the important documents after you read them.

The recipe says two cups of shredded⁵ chicken.

puree

 

Put a puree of tomatoes on top.

 

Cooked food that has been put into a blender to make it a liquid is a "puree."  It is combined very well and usually there are no obvious pieces because it is a liquid.  Notice the following:

 

There are two cans of tomato puree in the cupboard.

We are having vegetable puree and steak for dinner tonight.

saute

 

Saute for a while.

 

To "saute" something is to cook it in a pan with a little bit of oil.  It is very common to saute the onions in a recipe before adding the other ingredients⁶.  Notice the following:

 

Do you like sauteed mushrooms on your hamburger?

You need to saute the onions and the garlic first.

give that a try

 

I'm going to give that a try.

 

If you "give something a try" you try to do it for the first time.  Notice the following:

 

You should give acting⁷ a try.

I know the pasta looks terrible, but you should really give it a try.

 

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 shred   

v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少

参考例句：

• There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
• The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。

3 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。

4 olive   

n.橄榄，橄榄树，橄榄色；adj.黄绿色的，黄褐色的，橄榄色的

参考例句：

• Have you eaten a kind of fruit called olive?你吃过橄榄这种水果吗？
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace.她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。

5 shredded   

shred的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
• I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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》

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。