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第13章 食(2)

其中一个替这些人完成与自然为伍梦想的机构就是世界有机农场组织(World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms ,又称WWOOF)。从1971年开始,他们就为一般人打开大门,让有兴趣的人有机会从头学习有机农耕技术(Organic farming techniques)。但是并非所有的实习都需要整天在太阳底下种植农作物(growing produce),墨西哥的一个农场需要足够的人手帮忙成立一间孤儿院,而加拿大的一个农场也在找人来协助农场制作事宜。

有意愿的劳工可以用自己的劳力获得雇主提供的食宿,或是用一些打杂工作,获得如何永续生活的一课。虽然这种 “义工式的旅游(voluntouring)” 可能很累,但大多数经历过的人通常会在工作中获得很大的满足,并乐在其中。

Cooking

煮饭

01Daily Dialogue 日常会话

Cooking

A : Do you like cooking?

B : I love it. I really enjoy creating a meal from various ingredients and watching my friends enjoy it. It gives me a real sense of satisfaction. Do you enjoy cooking?

A : I don't like it. It takes up too much time and I really hate having to clean up after the meal. I can't stand doing the washing up, drying up, and putting all the dishes and cutlery away.

B : You can ask the guests to help. My guests usually insist on doing the washing up. I just have to remind them where everything goes.

A : So, what kind of dishes do you usually make? I know you like Italian food.

B : Italian, Indian, and Chinese. I've only recently started cooking Chinese meals and I need some more practice.

A : Do you find it hard to get ingredients for Chinese food?

B : Not at all. You can find most of them at supermarket. The ingredients are usually the same as in western food. The way that the food is prepared is the big difference, not the ingredients.

A : How long does it take you to cook a meal for five or six people?

B : Obviously, it depends on what I'm cooking, but I 'd say it generally takes about one and a half hours.

做饭

A:你喜欢做饭吗?

B:我喜欢。我真的很享受用各种的材料烹制出一顿饭菜并且看着朋友们享用它的样子。它让我真的很有满足感。你喜欢做饭吗?

A:我不喜欢。那样要花太多的时间,而且我真的很讨厌吃晚饭后的清理。我受不了洗餐具、擦餐具还有把所有的餐具放好。

B:你可以让客人帮忙呀。我的客人就通常坚持要帮我洗餐具。我只要告诉他们放在哪就行了。

A:那么,你通常都做什么菜呢?我知道你喜欢意大利餐。

B:意大利餐,印度餐,还有中餐。我最近刚开始做中餐,还需要更多的练习。

A:你觉得买中餐的材料麻烦吗?

B:一点都不麻烦。在超市里几乎都能买到。那些材料经常和西餐是一样的。但在烹制方法上却大大的不同,而不是材料。

A:为五六个人做饭要花多长时间?

B:很显然,那要看我做什么了,但是通常要花一个半小时。

Typical Sentences 典型句子

Do you like cooking?

你喜欢做饭吗?

It takes up too much time and I really hate having to clean up after the meal.

那样要花太多的时间,而且我真的很讨厌吃晚饭后的清理。

I can't stand doing the washing up.

我受不了洗餐具。

What kind of dishes do you usually make?

你通常都做什么菜呢?

How long does it take you to cook a meal for five or six people?

为五六个人做饭要花多长时间?

相关句子

01?| Do you know how to cook?

你会做菜吗?

02 | Please mix the suger, spices and soy sauce in a bowl.

请把糖, 辣椒和酱油倒在一个碗里调匀.

03 | She sliced the onion and put it in the beef stew.

她将洋葱切片放入炖牛肉中.

04 | Shall we give them poached salmon as a starter?

咱们做个水煮三文鱼给他们当开胃菜吧.

05 | What would you like as a starter?

您第一道菜想来点什么?

06 | You'd better mash the potatoes with a fork.

你最好用叉把马铃薯捣碎成泥.

07 | I'll peel the vegetables and you chop them.

我择菜, 然后你切.

08 | His job was to peel potatoes.

他的工作是削马铃薯皮.

09 | Do you prefer plain boiled rice or fried rice?

你喜欢吃白米饭还是炒饭?

10 | Just use a very small amount of oil.

只要放一点点油就行.

Notes 小注

spice [spais] n. 香料,情趣,调味品

soy sauce 酱油

stew [stju:] n, v. 炖,炖汤,焖

slice [slais] v. 切下,切开 n. 薄片

salmon [?s?m?n] n. 鲑鱼

starter [?stɑ?t?] n. 第一道菜,发动机,发令员

mash [m??] v. 捣碎,调情

chop [t??p] v. 剁碎,砍

peel [pi?l] v. 剥,剥落,削

plain boiled rice 白米饭

相关词汇

culinary Arts烹饪术

culinary烹饪的

cookery烹调法

cuisine菜肴

boiled(用水)煮的

roasted烤的(如肉类)

broiled烧烤的

braised with soy sauce红烧的

shallow-fried煎的

deep-fried炸的

stir-fried干煸的

stewed炖的

simmered文火炖的,煨的

scalded嫩煮的

toasted烤的(如面包)

grilled烧烤的

baked烘的

braised焖的,(用文火)炖的

smoked熏的

baste在(烤肉)上抹油

Cultural Baptism 文化洗礼

家餐馆

过去,美国人的餐馆消费支出占世界首位。现在,越来越多的美国人喜欢在家里做饭吃了。他们选择只在一些特殊情况下才去餐馆就餐。

过去在美国人全部的食品开支中,大约有44%都花在了餐馆里。现在,美国人发现了在家做饭带来的好处和乐趣。在家用餐已经成了一种时尚,美国人已经习惯了在家吃饭。在家吃饭可以边看电视边用餐,而且不用付小费,美国人认为这是一种享受,其中充满了乐趣。

当前,宅生活大行其道,宅消费日益增长,推动宅经济风起云涌。宅已成为一种生活方式,宅已成为一种经济现象。宅男宅女已经成为一个庞大的群体,他们宅在家中工作生活。他们用鼠标完成购物,在网络买菜订餐,在家中上班或做兼职,进行电子商务运作。

宅男宅女创造了“宅生活”,宅生活催生了“宅消费”,宅消费拉动了“宅制造”,也推动了“宅服务”的发展。宅餐馆是网店业态形式的一种,采取商住两用的模式开店。建店成本低,运营成本也低。这样,住宅就成为宅男宅女的工作单位,宅餐馆就成了宅人创业就业的场所。

习惯于宅生活的宅男宅女,还是宅餐馆的主流消费人群。因为,宅餐馆定位为宅人们的厨房餐厅,是为宅人们量身定做的服务产品。为满足宅男宅女休闲聚会的需要,宅茶馆就成了他们的会客厅。现在,利用电子地图导航与位置标识等互联网工具,宅民们利用网网络工具,可以轻松地找到楼群里的宅餐馆。

在2010年互联网经济论坛上,专家们高度评价了“宅经济”。认为宅经济是网络快速发展的积极成果,宅经济具有低成本的优势,还具有高效率的特点,宅经济还适合大学生创业就业。由于互联网用户的持续高速增加,为宅经济的发展提供了强大基础。在未来将具有广阔的商业前景。

Making a Reservation

预订餐馆

01Daily Dialogue 日常会话

Booking a table

Waiter : Good morning. This is Garden Restaurant. What can I do for you?

Tina : I'd like to reserve a table this evening.

Waiter : What time would you like your table?

Tina : 6 o'clock.

Waiter : I am sorry, Ms. There aren't any tables left for six, but we can book one for you at 7: 00. Is that OK with you?

Tina : All right. 7:00.

Waiter : OK, but how many in your party?

Tina : Three ones.

Waiter : All right. A table for three at 7: 00 this evening. May I know your name?

Tina : Tina, Tina Smith.

Waiter : Thank you, Mrs. Smith. We'll make a reservation for you.

Tina : By the way, can you arrange a table overlooking the river? We'd like to enjoy the evening view.

Waiter : No problem. Is there anything else I can do for you?

Tina : How late are you open?

Waiter : We are open until midnight.

Tina : That's great. Thank you. Bye.

Waiter : You are welcome. Bye.

餐厅订位

服务员:上午好,这里是花园饭店。请问有什么可以帮您的吗?

蒂娜:我想订一张今天晚上的三人餐桌。

服务员:您想几点用餐?

蒂娜:6点钟。

服务员:对不起,女士,今晚6点的餐桌没有了,我们可以为您安排7点的,您看如何?

蒂娜:那好吧。就7点。

服务员:好的,您一共几位?

蒂娜:三位。

服务员:好的,今天晚上7点,三人餐桌。请问您贵姓?

蒂娜:蒂娜,蒂娜·史密斯。

服务员:谢谢,蒂娜·史密斯。我们给你准备好。

蒂娜:顺便问一句,你能给我们安排在能看到那条河的位置吗?我们想欣赏一下夜景。

服务员:没问题。请问您还有什么要求吗?

蒂娜:你们晚上营业到几点?

服务员:我们一直营业到午夜。

蒂娜:那太好了。谢谢,再见。

服务员:不客气,再见。

Typical Sentences 典型句子

I'd like to reserve a table this evening.

我想订一张今天晚上的三人餐桌。

What time would you like your table?

您想几点用餐?

There aren't any tables left for six.

今晚6点的餐桌没有了。

How many in your party?

您一共几位?

Can you arrange a table overlooking the river?

你能给我们安排在能看到那条河的位置吗?

相关句子

01?| I'd like to reserve a table for three.

我想订一个三个人的餐桌。

02 | I'm sorry. We're all booked up tonight.

对不起。今天晚上都订满了。

03 | How long do we have to wait?

要等多长时间?

04 | I'm sorry, but I have to cancel my reservation.

对不起,我想取消订位。

05 | How many in your group?

请问您几位?