趣味青春英语电台 第231期:Pot luck

 　　Idiom:

　　Pot luck ( bring the meal together )

　　Hit the book:

　　Fluctuation¹

　　Thaw²

　　Defrost

　　In plain sight

　　Overblown

　　Paranoid

　　Parasite³

　　complication

　　REFRIGERATOR STORAGE

　　NEVER store uncooked meat, poultry⁴, or fish above prepared items. Storing raw product on top puts your prepared product in danger of contamination—remember Sizzler?

1 fluctuation   

n.(物价的)波动，涨落；周期性变动；脉动

参考例句：

• The erratic fluctuation of market prices are in consequence of unstable economy.经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。
• Early and adequate drainage is essential if fluctuation occurs.有波动感时，应及早地充分引流。

2 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

3 parasite   

n.寄生虫；寄生菌；食客

参考例句：

• The lazy man was a parasite on his family.那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。
• I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。

4 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?