翻译:
只要你走进一家西式咖啡屋,就会看到它们。就在那里,挨着蛋糕和饼干的就是百吉饼了。不久之前,这些外形奇特的面包只能在面包店里找到。如今,你几乎在任何地方都可找到它们。但是百吉饼是什么呢?它又是如何变得这么受欢迎呢?
百吉饼是一种环形的中间有孔的面包。在烘烤之前,生面团先在水里煮一下。这使得百吉饼外面很硬,里面却很软。
一个好的百吉饼可以单独吃。然而,许多人喜欢把它们从中间切开,然后把食物放进去。奶油乳酪、熏鲑鱼和西红柿放在百吉饼里,尝起来味道都好极了。也有许多百吉饼是生面团中加入美味的材料烤成的。Sentence 4U
in half "使成两半",例如:
Johnny, can you cut this watermelon in half for me?
约翰尼,你能帮我把这个西瓜切成两半吗?
词汇小补贴:
bagel百吉饼
bakery面包店
dough生面团
lox熏鲑鱼
英语小教室
百吉饼(bagel)近来不仅在面包店(bakery)畅销,同时在咖啡屋(coffee shop)也成为热门(hot and popular)商品。它吃起来不像一般面包那样里外都很松软(it doesn't taste like ordinary bread, which is soft on both the inside and the outside),而是很耐嚼(chewy)。百吉饼在美国是很普通的食品,但是经过加工,如在面团里加入美味的葡萄干、蓝莓等一起烘烤(baked with tasty things like raisins, blueberries, etc. in the dough),或是把蜂蜜、果酱、花生酱、甚至金枪鱼夹在其中(put honey, jam, peanut butter, or even tuna fish between the halves),当然更好吃一些(taste better)。
英语练功房
sb./sth. + look/sound/taste/smell/feel +形容词,表示某人或某物看起来、听起来、尝起来、闻起来,或是摸起来感觉如何。例如:
Cream cheese and tomatoes taste great on a bagel.
百吉饼加上奶酪和西红柿尝起来好吃极了。
You look tired. Are you all right?
你看起来很累。你还好吗?
练习:
1.牛肉汤闻起来好香。
2.你的要求听起来很合理。
3.这杯茶尝起来味道有点怪。
英语练功房_答案:
1.The beef soup smells good.
2.Your request sounds reasonable.
3.This tea tastes a bit strange.
听力小试
1.Why is this potato so soft?
(A)I cut it in half.
(B)I boiled it in water.
(C)I walkedsintosa coffee shop.
(D)I found it on the floor.
2.M: Hey, look at this paining.
W: It is really odd-looking.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(A)The painting is popular.
(B)The painting is in a bakery.
(C)The painting looks strange.
(D)The man looks strange.
听力小测验_答案:
1.B 2.C
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