双语趣听精彩世界 第78期:中国厨房里有而外国厨房里没有的

 　　Daily Mail: Britons are getting high-tech¹ in the kitchen spending more than ?1 billion on gadgets² and equipment over the past year.

　　Inspired by television programmes like The Great British Bake Off and MasterChef, wannabe cooks have stocked up on 34 million culinary devices in just 12 months.

　　According to new research Kitchens are home to some 163 million mixers, juicers, blenders and grills⁴.

　　The frenzy⁵ for gadgetry⁶ has been has been driven by the rise of the celebrity⁷ chef and soaring popularity of cookery shows. The research by shopping website bespoke⁸ offers part of Barclaycard, found Britain is also a nation of health-conscious cooks with more than a quarter owning a steamer.

　　Around 23 per cent have a juicer while 16 per cent own a smoothie maker⁹. However 1.6 million less healthy households have an ice cream maker, with 930,000 owning a popcorn¹⁰ machine and 70,000 a candy floss maker.

　　And the nation's love of tea and toast is still alive with more than 80 per cent of households owning a kettle and 77 per cent a toaster.

　　David Herrick, managing director of bespoke offers, said: 'As someone whose kitchen is the central room in the home, it's great to see that so many of us are cooking and baking up a storm.

　　The poll of 2,000 adults found nine million Britons have been inspired to cook by watching The Great British Bake Off which kicks off the fifth series on Wednesday, on BBC One.

　　THE TOP TEN MOST DESIRED KITCHEN GADGETS

　　1. Microwave - 31 per cent

　　2. Kettle - 24 per cent

　　3. Toaster - 16 per cent

　　4. Coffee machine - 13 per cent

　　5. Bread maker - 10 per cent

　　6. Slow cooker - 8 per cent

　　7. George Foreman Grill³ - 7 per cent

　　8. Juicer - 7 per cent

　　9. Smoothie maker - 6 per cent

　　10. Candy floss machine - 3 per cent

1 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

4 grills   

n.烤架( grill的名词复数 )；（一盘）烤肉；格板；烧烤餐馆v.烧烤( grill的第三人称单数 )；拷问，盘问

参考例句：

• Backyard barbecue grills could be proscribed. 里弄烤肉店会被勒令停业的。 来自辞典例句
• Both side inlets have horizontal grills and incorporate impressive fog lamps. 两侧进气口的水平烤架并纳入令人印象深刻的雾灯。 来自互联网

5 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

6 gadgetry   

n.小机械，小器具

参考例句：

• His desk is covered with electronic gadgetry. 他的书桌上摆满了各种电子装置。
• Then why not just take back all your fancy gadgetry? 那你怎么不把这堆玩意给我撤了？ 来自电影对白

7 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

8 bespoke   

adj.（产品）订做的；专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 )；订（货）；证明；预先请求

参考例句：

• His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence. 他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
• The haberdasher presented a cap, saying,"Here is the cap your worship bespoke." 帽匠拿出一顶帽子来说：“这就是老爷您定做的那顶。” 来自辞典例句

9 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

10 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。