每天三分钟学英语 第276期:中秋--如何向外国人描述"月饼"呢?
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：每天三分钟学英语
英语课
Mooncakes are a staple 1. It's a round pastry 2 and there are many different fillings.
月饼是必须的。它是种圆圆的点心，有很多不同的馅料。
Staple
基本，必须
Turkey is a staple at most traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
大多数传统感恩节晚餐里火鸡都是必须的。
Music is a staple at parties.
聚会中音乐是必须的。
Mooncakes are a staple.
这里Mooncakes表示一类，这一类东西都必不可缺。
Fruits are an important part of a healthy diet.
水果是健康饮食中不可或缺的一部分。
Vitamins are a waste of money.
维他命就是在浪费钱。
Staple
订书针
Stapler 3
订书机
It's a...and there are...
如何描述一种食物
a. It's a round pastry and there are many different fillings.
round pastry
圆圆的点心
filling
馅料
Dim sum
点心/早茶
b. Dim sum is a Cantonese style cuisine 4 and there are many steamed dishes like barbecue pork buns and shrimp 5 dumplings.
点心是一种广式菜，里面包括很多小吃比如叉烧包和虾饺。
c. Hotpot is a pot of soup and you cook meats and veggies in it.
火锅就是一锅汤你可以在里面涮肉和菜。
1 staple
n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类
- Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
- Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
2 pastry
n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点
- The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
- The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。
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