市民生活英语：小苏打的妙用

 　　I promised a closer look at baking soda¹. It seems to be a huge resource for a lot of things. And you don’t get much cheaper than $1 for a powerful cleaning agent. So here is my list of the top uses for baking soda. Some will seem familiar as we have talked about them before.

　　我们进一步了解小苏打的用处。它似乎是很多东西的主要成分。你不会买到比一美元还便宜的优质的洗涤用品。所以这里我将罗列出小苏打最常见的用法。一些似乎是我们以前提到过的为人所熟知的用法。

　　In the Kitchen:

　　厨房里的用处：

　　Make a paste with water to clean up your sink that isn’t very abrasive².

　　用苏打水清洗洗碗池可使其更加光亮。

　　Stick a box in your fridge to keep the smell gone.

　　在冰箱里放一小盒苏打可以清除冰箱异味。

　　Mix 3 tsp with hot water to soak and remove tea and coffee stains from thermos’ and tea cups.

　　热水里加三勺小苏打可以溶解掉咖啡壶和茶杯上附着的顽渍。

　　Use it on your counters to get rid of Kool-Aid stains off.

　　可用它来清洗你的桌台的污垢。

　　Rinse³ your fruits and veggies with baking sod. Make sure you rinse well.

　　用小苏打来清洗水果和蔬菜，保证你洗得很干净。

　　Did you know it will tenderize meats?

　　你知道它能使肉变得更嫩吗？

　　If you like fish but hate the smell, soak your fish in water and baking soda for an hour in the fridge.

　　如果你爱吃鱼但又不喜欢那惺味的话，不妨将鱼浸泡在小苏打水里然后在冰箱里放上一小时。

　　A pinch of baking soda added to tomato recipes can help cut down the acid in the recipe.

　　一撮小苏打加到西红柿菜里可有助于减少菜里的酸味。

　　When you make baked beans, add a pinch of baking soda to the beans to help rid them of their gas producing ability.

　　当你烤豆子时，加一小撮小苏打到豆子上可防止烘烤时气体的产生。

　　1/2 tsp of baking soda added to 3 eggs makes a light and fluffy⁴ omelet.

　　二分之一勺的小苏打加到3个鸡蛋里可以做出既清淡又蓬松的炒鸡蛋。

　　Baking soda is just as good as lemon juice for getting rid of foul⁵ smells on your hands.

　　小苏打也可以去除你手上的异味，效果与柠檬汁一样好。

　　I boil my baby bottles with baking soda to get them clean.

　　煮婴儿奶瓶时加点小苏打可以使奶瓶更干净。

　　Just as with your laundry detergent⁶, adding baking soda to your dishwashing detergent is a great idea.

　　与衣物洗涤剂一样，加一些小苏打到洗碗剂里也是个不错的想法。

　　Boil a little water and baking soda to get burned on food off your pots and pans.

　　用小苏打水煮一下盆盆罐罐可以去除上面的食物渍。

　　Use it to clean your oven as well.

　　也可以用它来清洁你的烤箱。

　　Make your own baking powder.

　　你自己可以做发酵粉。

　　Keep an extra box near your stove in case of a fire.

　　靠近火炉旁放一个装有苏打粉的特殊盒子以防火灾。

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 abrasive   

adj.使表面磨损的；粗糙的；恼人的

参考例句：

• His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。
• She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her.她的手腕有多出磨伤，那是被粗糙的绳子擦伤的。

3 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

4 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

5 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

6 detergent   

n.洗涤剂；adj.有洗净力的

参考例句：

• He recommended a new detergent to me.他向我推荐一种新的洗涤剂。
• This detergent can remove stubborn stains.这种去污剂能去除难洗的污渍。