英语博客:A Tour of Homes 7, in the refrigerator
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
Beginners.
Now that it is hot, I think a lot about the fridge. What is in there that will cool me down? Actually there are things lurking 2 in the back of the fridge that have been there for a while. It's time for a cleaning. We seem to go through gallons of juice and milk in these hot, thirsty days of Summer. But what about cold food?As I look in the fridge I can see what you probably see in your own fridge: a vegetable drawer at the bottom, a fruit drawer next to it, then lots of shelves with bottles of milk, yoghurts, cheeses, butter, wrapped meats, jars of various sauces and jams, and those wonderful leftovers 4. Out of everyone in my house, I think I'm the only one who loves leftovers. Sometimes I will bung a few of them together, add some spices, and make a leftover 3 stew 5. You can't beat it! The other fussy 6 individuals in the house will have to eat fresh food instead of trying my imaginative creations. But, cold is the focus at the moment. Whether it is a salad, a cold soup, cold cut meats or a dessert, it is what we are all looking for. I recently bought seven boxes of jello 7 from the supermarket to make a dessert especially for the kids. It is quite a show piece if it is done correctly. It actually doesn't have a name, but it is like a seven layer cake, except it is made entirely 8 out of jello. Perhaps you can follow the recipe and instructions with me, and make one for yourself.
Grammar notes.
Fridgey vocabulary: to lurk 1, vegetable drawer, leftovers, stew, cold cut meats.
Exs:
As I cleaned out the fridge, I found an old, moldy 9 piece of cake lurking in a dark corner. I think it had been there for several years!
The vegetable drawer is stuffed with salad vegetables.
I still have some leftovers from the roast dinner: potatoes and meat.
There is nothing better than a beef and vegetable stew on a freezing winter day.
They had the most interesting cold cut meats: slices of salami, ham, roast beef, and bologna.
Advanced.
The seven layer jello dessert is a simple project, but it does take some time, as you will see. You will need:
7 packets of different flavored jello
1 large glass bowl
1 plastic or wooden mixing spoon
water according to the instructions
fruit and/or whipped cream (optional).
Making sure that the bowl is completely clean and free of dust, mix up the first packet of jello with boiled water (from a kettle or a saucepan). Make sure that the jello is completely dissolved. It speeds up the process if you add a few ice cubes to the mixture. Pour into the glass bowl and put immediately in the fridge. Go about your normal business. When the first layer of jello is just about set, repeat the steps for the second layer, making sure that it is cool enough to pour on the first layer without melting it. Put back in the fridge. Repeat these steps for the other five packets of jello. If desired, to make it more interesting and healthy, add fruit to some of the layers. When the final layer has been added, allow the dessert to cool until it is very firm. Take out and run hot water over the sides of the bowl in order to loosen it. Put a large plate over the bowl and quickly flip 10 it upside down. Decorate with fruit and whipped cream on top.
This is a very popular dessert with children. Try to buy varying flavors that differ greatly in color. For example: raspberry (purple-red), then lime (green), then blueberry (blue), then lemon (yellow) etc etc.
If you try it, let me know how it turned out.
Grammar notes.
Related vocabulary: free of dust, dissolve, to go about one's business, firm.
Exs:
My new cleaner is fabulous 11. My house is completely free of dust for the first time ever.
The washing powder didn't dissolve, so when I took the clothes out, they had clumps 12 of soap all over them.
Look, I'm really busy right now. Please, just go about your business until I'm available.
The body builder's bicepts are really firm, but his stomach is still wobbly and soft like jello.
- Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness.在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险。
- He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。
- Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
- There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
- Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。
- He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
- She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
- The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
- There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
- He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
- The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
- We have ice cream,pie,cake or jello.我们要冰淇淋、馅饼、蛋糕或是果冻。
- She likes jello very much.她很喜欢吃果冻。
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
- She chucked the moldy potatoes in the dustbin.她把发霉的土豆扔进垃圾箱。
- Oranges can be kept for a long time without going moldy.橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
- We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
- This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。