【英语趣味课堂】茄子咖喱饭-Eggplant Curry

Ginger¹: So, Nabeel, I really liked that eggplant curry² you made the other night. What's in that?

 

Nabeel: Oh, you did. Okay. It's actually really easy. There's eggplant, and you need some potatoes, some tomatoes, and onions. And a few spices.

 

Ginger: Okay, what spices?

 

Nabeel: Well, I use about half a teaspoon³ of tamery powder, and a teaspoon of coriander powder, red chili⁴ and cumin.

 

Ginger: Are those easy to find at any grocery store?

 

Nabeel: You can find them at most grocery stores nowadays. If you can't find them at the major ones, you might want to look for an international food store and all of those carry the Indian spices.

 

Ginger: I have a really small kitchen. What kind of equipment do you need to make it?

 

Nabeel: Oh, nothing at all. You just need a stove, and you need a sauce pan⁵.

 

Ginger: Okay, I can handle that. So how do I make it?

 

Nabeel: Well, first of all, you heat some oil in the sauce pan, and when the oil is hot enough, then you add the chopped⁶ onions, and a tablespoon of garlic paste⁷, and a table spoon of ginger paste, and you let those cook for a few minutes, until the onions are turned brown, and then after that you, you add the tomatoes, and let those cook for a bit until the tomatoes have gone soft, and then you add all the spices: the tamery, the red chili, the coriander, the cumin and the salt of course.

 

And just mix it up well at that point and add some water. The water prevents the spices from burning.

 

After that, add the potatoes and then add the eggplant, and then pour in about a glass of water and just make sure the tomatoes and the eggplant are covered, and then you turn it to low heat and put the lid on and let it cook for about fifteen minutes.

 

Ginger: Okay, I'm not much of a cook but I think I can do that. I'll give it a try.

 

Nabeel: Well, good luck.

 

Ginger: Thanks. Maybe I'll have you over and let you try it.

 

Nabeel: Yeah, I'd love that.

 

重点词汇：

 

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the major ones

 

If you can't find them at the major ones, you might want to look for an international food store.

 

In this case, "major" means the biggest and most common.

 

McDonalds is a major fast food chain store.

A major contributor to drug abuse⁸ is violence in the home.

handle

 

I can handle that.

 

To "handle" something is to manage it.

 

I can handle visiting my parents once a week, but not twice.

I can't handle dance practice four times a week and being on the tennis team as well.

not much of

 

I'm not much of a cook.

 

In this case, "not much of" means to be not good at something or not do it often.

 

Tony is not much of a talker, but he's an excellent listener.

I'm not much of a musician, I have no ear for music and no co-ordination.

give it a try

 

I'll give it a try.

 

To make an effort to do something, possibly for the first time.

 

Jamie doesn't like water, but he does like excitement so when Helen suggested white water rafting, he decided⁹ to give it a try.

"I've never eaten raw fish before, but I'm in Japan so I'll give it a try" said Gil.

have you over

 

I'll have you over and let you try it.

 

To "have someone over" means to invite them to come to your house, usually for a meal or some relaxation¹⁰ time.

 

Let's have our friends over for Halloween and tell them they must wear a costume.

It's convenient having friends over for dinner, because if they drink too much they can sleep in the spare room and

don't have to drive home.

1 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

2 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

3 teaspoon   

n.茶匙

参考例句：

• Add one teaspoon of sugar.加一小茶匙糖。
• I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.我需要一把茶匙搅一搅茶。

4 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。

5 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。

6 chopped   

[医]剁碎的

参考例句：

• He chopped some wood for the fire. 他劈了些柴烧火。
• Finish by sprinkling some chopped almonds over the cake. 最后在蛋糕上撒些剁碎的杏仁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 paste   

n.糊，浆糊，铅制玻璃；vt.粘贴，覆盖，猛击

参考例句：

• Please paste these sheets of paper together.请将这几张纸粘在一起。
• Stick the paper with paste.用糨糊粘纸。

8 abuse   

vt.滥用；辱骂；诋毁；n.滥用；恶习；弊端

参考例句：

• You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击。
• She screamed abuse at me.她尖声责备我。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。