ESL杰夫的一天 第96期:做晚饭 吃晚饭和清洗餐具讲解(10)

 To wrap something is to put something around it, usually to keep it cold, or to keep it warm, or to keep it fresh when we are talking about food. “To wrap something”就是“包装某物”，通常是让某物冷藏或保温，或在提到食物的时候是用它来保鲜。

We use that same word, wrap, for putting paper around a present or a gift that you are giving someone. 用来包装你送给别人礼物的纸张，就是“包装材料”这个词。

The paper is called wrapping paper. 这样的纸称为包装纸。

You can also put food in aluminum¹ foil². 你也可以用铝箔包装食物。

Aluminum, "aluminum," is a kind of metal. It's usually a silver color. 铝是一种金属，通常是银色的。

Foil, "foil," is like a plastic wrap but it's made from aluminum. 箔（foil）就像保鲜膜，但它是用铝做的。

It's a — it's like a long, flat sheet that you can put around something 它就像一张用来包装某物的长长的薄纸，

to keep the food in your refrigerator or in your freezer, where you have even colder temperatures. 把用它包装的食物放进冰箱里或温度更低的冰柜里。

At the end of the story, I dry the pans³, the plates, the glasses, and the silverware. 故事最后，我擦干平底锅、盘子、杯子和银制餐具。

The silverware, remember, is the spoon, knife, fork that you use when you eat. 请记住，银制餐具就是吃饭时使用的调羹、刀子和叉子。

1 aluminum   

n.(aluminium)铝

参考例句：

• The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
• During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

2 foil   

n.箔，金属薄片，陪衬；vt.挫败，使受挫折

参考例句：

• Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔做的。
• An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。

3 pans   

n.平底锅( pan的名词复数 )；（天平的）秤盘；马桶；盘状凹地（尤指盆地）

参考例句：

• Pots, pans, kettles and mops are kitchen utensils. 锅、盘、壶及拖把是厨房用具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She clashed these pans down on the floor. 她将这些盘子哗啦一声摔在地上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》