每天三分钟学英语 第174期:吃饺子只知道dumplings

 今日知识点：

What kind of pot stickers have you had before? What was the filling?

你以前吃过哪种锅贴？什么馅的？

dumplings 饺子

pot sticker 锅贴

filling 馅

I have no idea. I know there was meat in it. I didn't know there were different kinds of fillings.

我不知道。我只知道里面有肉。我不知道里面有不同种类的馅。

different kinds of fillings 不同种类的馅

Oh man, there are a lot of fillings for dumplings and they vary region to region.

饺子有很多种馅，并且不同的地区都不一样。

Most fillings consist of a meat and veggie combination.

大多数的馅都会包含一种肉和蔬菜的组合。

a meat and veggie combination 一种肉和蔬菜的组合

用have来替换consist of：

Most fillings have a meat and veggie combination.

大多数的馅都会包含一种肉和蔬菜的组合。

Pork, mutton, beef and shrimp¹ are commonly used for meat.

一般猪肉，羊肉，牛肉和虾是比较常用的肉类选择。

Meat 肉

Pork 猪肉

Mutton 羊肉

Lamb 羔羊肉

Beef 牛肉

Shrimp 虾

Cabbage, scallion, chives, celery, and carrots are commonly used veggies.

白菜，葱，韭菜，芹菜和胡萝卜是比较常用在馅里面的蔬菜。

Veggie 蔬菜

Cabbage 白菜

Scallion 葱

Chives 韭菜

Celery 芹菜

Carrots 胡萝卜

1 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。