Learn English Vocabulary Daily #14.3 — British English Podcast

Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast.

您好，欢迎来到像母语一样的英语播客。

My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 14, Day 3 of Your English

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日

Five a Day, a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by

五篇英语》的第 14 周第 3 天，该系列旨在

deep diving into five pieces every day of the week from Monday to Friday.

通过从周一到周五每天深入学习五篇文章来增加你的活跃词汇量。

We start today's list with a verb and it is to marinate.

我们今天的清单以一个动词开始，那就是腌制。

Marinate.

腌制。

We spell this M A R I N A T E.

我们将这个 MARINAT E.

Marinate.

腌制。

To marinate something is to pour a marinade, so that's slightly different

腌制某物就是倒入腌料，所以

spelling, marinade over meat or fish, and then it's left in this marinade.

拼写略有不同，腌料放在肉或鱼上，然后就留在腌料中。

I used to get these two words mixed up.

我曾经把这两个词搞混了。

So, the verb is marinate and the marinade with a D is the sauce in

所以，动词是 marinate，带有 D 的 marinade 是用来

which you soak your meat or fish.

浸泡肉或鱼的酱汁。

You can even marinate vegetables or tofu.

您甚至可以腌制蔬菜或豆腐。

It's quite useful to marinate tofu because otherwise it's quite bland, isn't it?

腌制豆腐非常有用，否则它会很淡，不是吗？

It doesn't have much taste.

它没有太多味道。

So, that you marinate in order to add flavour to something meat, fish,

所以，你腌制是为了给肉、鱼、

tofu, vegetables, whatever you like.

豆腐、蔬菜等任何你喜欢的东西增添风味。

Have you marinated anything recently?

你最近腌制过什么东西吗？

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"I need to marinate the ribs for our barbecue tomorrow, if I leave them

“我需要腌制明天烧烤用的排骨，如果我把它们放过

overnight, they'll taste amazing as all the flavours will have infused."

夜，它们的味道会很棒，因为所有的味道都会融入其中。”

Next on the list is the adjective or adverb, al dente, al dente.

列表中的下一个是形容词或副词，al dente, al dente。

This doesn't sound very English, does it?

这听起来不太英语，是吗？

But it is one of those phrases or words that we use in this country quite often.

但这是我们在这个国家经常使用的短语或单词之一。

So, al dente, we spell this, A L, al.

所以，al dente，我们拼写这个，AL，al。

And then the second word, D E N T E, dente.

然后是第二个词，DENTE，有齿感。

Al dente.

很有嚼劲。

So, al dente describes pasta or other food that has been cooked so

因此，“al dente”是指意大利面或其他经过煮熟的食物，

that it's still firm when bitten.

咬起来仍然很硬。

So, it has a bit of a crunch or a crisp texture because it hasn't been overcooked

因此，它有一点脆脆的质地，因为它没有煮过头

or cooked to a point of being soft.

或煮到软的程度。

Now, I am not really a fan of al dente pasta and certainly not

现在，我不太喜欢有嚼劲的意大利面，当然也不

a fan of al dente vegetables.

喜欢有嚼劲的蔬菜。

I like my vegetables to be quite soft and easy to eat, but these days I'm

我喜欢我的蔬菜非常柔软且易于食用，但这些天我越来越

getting better at eating al dente vegetables because my partner loves

擅长吃有嚼劲的蔬菜，因为我的伴侣喜欢

his vegetables to be cooked, al dente.

将蔬菜煮熟，有嚼劲。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"Please can you make sure the broccoli is al dente?

“请问你能确保西兰花有嚼劲吗？

There's nothing worse than eating soggy vegetables!"

没有什么比吃湿蔬菜更糟糕的了！”

Next on our list is a noun and it is connoisseur, connoisseur.

我们名单上的下一个是一个名词，它是鉴赏家，鉴赏家。

Now, this one does have a tricky spelling.

现在，这个拼写确实很棘手。

We spell this C O N N O I S S E U R.

我们将这个拼写为 CONNOISSEU R.

Connoisseur.

Connoisseur。

Connoisseur.

行家。

So, there are lots of letters in there that we are not pronouncing.

所以，里面有很多字母我们没有发音。

Connoisseur.

行家。

Now, a connoisseur is a person who knows a lot about and enjoys things

现在，鉴赏家是指对

like food, drink, the arts, et cetera.

食物、饮料、艺术等事物了解很多并喜欢的人。

So, if you know someone who is really clued up about the arts and enjoys going

所以，如果你认识一个真正精通艺术、喜欢去

to the theatre and knows everything that's going on in the theatre world

剧院、了解戏剧界发生的一切

and really has a deep knowledge and appreciation, then you could say

、真正具有深厚知识和鉴赏力的人，那么你可以说

that he is a connoisseur of the arts.

他是一位艺术鉴赏家。艺术。

Or, if a lady is an expert when it comes to food.

或者，如果一位女士是食物方面的专家。

Maybe she is a chef in a very posh restaurant that does fine dining.

也许她是一家非常豪华的餐厅的厨师，提供精美的菜肴。

Then, you could say,

然后，你可以说：

"She is a connoisseur."

“她是一位鉴赏家。”

Don't invite her around for dinner because your very soggy

不要邀请她一起吃晚饭，因为你的湿

vegetables will not please her.

蔬菜不会让她高兴。

She is a connoisseur when it comes to food.

在食物方面，她是一位鉴赏家。

Right.

正确的。

So, are you a connoisseur?

那么，你是鉴赏家吗？

I would love to be a connoisseur of the food.

我很想成为一名美食鉴赏家。

But, I still have a lot to learn.

但是，我还有很多东西要学。

So, let's have an example sentence.

那么，让我们看一个例句。

"Now, I'm no wine connoisseur but that Malbec is just delicious.

“现在，我不是葡萄酒鉴赏家，但马尔贝克确实很美味。

Was it an expensive bottle?"

它是一瓶昂贵的酒吗？”

Next on our list we have an idiom and it is as cool as a cucumber.

我们列表中的下一个是一个成语，它就像黄瓜一样酷。

So, if someone is as cool as a cucumber, then they are very calm and calm in

所以，如果一个人像黄瓜一样冷静，那么他们就会非常冷静，

a way that's potentially surprising, calm during a very chaotic situation.

在非常混乱的情况下保持冷静，这可能会令人惊讶。

Cool as a cucumber.

泰然自若。

In case you are misunderstanding what I'm saying, let me spell this out for you.

如果您误解了我的意思，请让我为您解释一下。

We have cool, C O O L, cool.

我们很酷，很酷，很酷。

As a, A S, space, A.

作为，AS，空间，A.

Cucumber, C U C U M B E R, cucumber.

黄瓜，黄瓜，黄瓜。

As cool as a cucumber, which is an interesting saying because

像黄瓜一样凉爽，这是一个有趣的说法，因为

cucumbers are only cool really because you put them in the fridge.

黄瓜真正凉爽只是因为你把它们放在冰箱里。

So, you could replace cucumber with anything else that

因此，您可以用其他

is typically refrigerated.

通常冷藏的东西代替黄瓜。

When I think of cucumbers being cool, I always imagine someone

当我想到黄瓜很酷时，我总是想象有人

trying to relax with slices of cucumber covering their eyes.

试图用黄瓜片遮住眼睛来放松。

Have you ever tried to do that?

你曾经尝试过这样做吗？

I've tried to put cucumber on my eyes and I find it excruciating.

我曾尝试将黄瓜敷在眼睛上，但发现效果令人难以忍受。

I find it so uncomfortable.

我觉得很不舒服。

I can't bear it.

我无法忍受。

It makes my eyes just stream.

它让我的眼睛流淌。

Makes them water so much.

让他们喝了很多水。

I think I have extremely sensitive eyes.

我想我的眼睛非常敏感。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"How are you always as cool as a cucumber in the kitchen?

“你怎么总是在厨房里像黄瓜一样冷静？

I'm normally running around spilling sauce, knocking pans and

我通常会跑来跑去，洒出酱汁，敲打平底锅，

making a complete mess of things."

把东西弄得一团糟。”

So, yes, the idiom means to be relaxed, usually during a

所以，是的，这个习语的意思是放松，通常是在

chaotic situation or event.

混乱的情况或事件中。

I guess when I've had to deal with a room full of children and trying to

我想当我不得不面对一个满是孩子的房间并试图

direct them in a performance and being completely in control and guiding

指导他们进行表演并完全控制并指导

everyone and holding it together then in those situations, if I'm prepared,

每个人并将其团结在一起时，在这种情况下，如果我做好了准备，

then I am usually as cool as a cucumber.

那么我通常会作为泰然自若。

Okay.

好的。

Moving on to our last word for today, I say 'word', it's actually a phrasal verb.

继续今天的最后一个词，我说“词”，它实际上是一个短语动词。

We have dig in, dig in, dig in.

我们有挖掘，挖掘，挖掘。

I'm spelling this D I G, dig.

我拼写这个DIG，挖掘。

Next word, in, I N.

下一个词，in，I N.

Dig in.

Dig in。

Now, to dig in means to start eating, to start eating.

现在，dig in 的意思是开始吃，开始吃。

You would never separate this phrasal verb, it would always be together.

你永远不会分开这个短语动词，它总是在一起。

Dig in.

And it's normally a statement or a command, or a request,

深入挖掘。

通常是一个声明、命令或请求，

"Come on, dig in!"

“来吧，深入挖掘！”

So, you're just saying,

所以，你只是说，

"Get going, enjoy it, eat the food that I've put in front of you, dig in."

“开始吧，享受它，吃我放在你面前的食物，大吃一顿。”

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"I've made your favourite chicken and white wine pie tonight,

“今晚我做了你最喜欢的鸡肉和白葡萄酒馅饼，

dig in before it gets cold."

在它变冷之前吃吧。”

OK, so that's our five for today.

好的，这就是我们今天的五个内容。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We had the verb marinate, which is the action of pouring a sauce, called a

我们有动词 marinate，这是将酱汁（称为

marinade, over meat, fish or vegetables in order to add extra flavour.

腌料）倒在肉、鱼或蔬菜上以增加额外风味的动作。

Then we had the adjective or adverb al dente, al dente, which is pasta

然后我们有形容词或副词 al dente, al dente，指的是意大利面

or other food that has been cooked so it's still firm when it's bitten.

或其他已经煮熟的食物，咬起来仍然很硬。

Then we had the noun connoisseur.

然后我们有了名词鉴赏家。

If someone's a connoisseur, then they know a lot about and really enjoy things

如果某人是鉴赏家，那么他们了解很多并且真正喜欢

like the arts or food or wine, or any kind of drink actually, not just wine.

艺术、食物、葡萄酒，或者实际上任何种类的饮料，而不仅仅是葡萄酒。

You could be a beer connoisseur or a gin connoisseur.

您可能是啤酒鉴赏家或杜松子酒鉴赏家。

Next we had an idiom, cool as a cucumber.

接下来我们有一个成语，cool as a cucumber。

To be as cool as a cucumber is to be able to remain calm

像黄瓜一样冷静是指

during a chaotic or crazy event.

在混乱或疯狂的事件中 能够保持冷静

Then we had the phrasal verb dig in, which is a request to start eating.

。 然后我们有短语动词 dig in，这是开始吃饭的请求。

So let's do this now for pronunciation.

现在让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Marinate.

腌制。

Marinate.

腌制。

Al dente.

很有嚼劲。

Al dente.

很有嚼劲。

Connoisseur.

行家。

Connoisseur.

行家。

Cool as a cucumber.

泰然自若。

Cool as a cucumber.

泰然自若。

Dig in.

深入挖掘。

Dig in.

深入挖掘。

Brilliant.

太棒了。

Okay.

So, I have just seen that the sofa is on fire and I say to you,

好的。

所以，我刚刚看到沙发着火了，我对你说：

"Please come and help me.

“请过来帮帮我，

The sofa's on fire!"

沙发着火了！”

And I'm running around like a headless chicken.

而我却像无头苍蝇一样到处乱跑。

I'm going crazy and panicking and I'm really scared.

我快疯了，惊慌失措，我真的很害怕。

But you just walk in without a care in the world.

但你就这样无忧无虑地走进去。

You grab the fire extinguisher and you put that fire out and you are so calm.

你抓起灭火器，把火扑灭，你很平静。

What idiom could I use to describe you at that moment?

我该用什么成语来形容那一刻的你呢？

Cool as a cucumber.

泰然自若。

To thank you, I'm going to make you some pasta and I'm going to cook that pasta

为了感谢你，我会给你做一些意大利面，然后我会把意大利面煮熟，

so that it's still firm when you bite it.

这样你咬的时候它仍然很硬。

How would you describe the pasta?

你会如何描述意大利面？

Al dente.

很有嚼劲。

Now for tomorrow's meal, I'm going to soak tofu in a special sauce

现在，为了明天的饭菜，我要把豆腐泡在特制的酱汁里，

to give it some extra flavour.

让它有一些额外的味道。

What am I doing to the tofu?

我对豆腐做什么？

Marinating it.

腌制它。

I'm marinating it.

我正在腌制它。

To marinate.

腌制。

And when I do present you with your food, I'm going to

当我给你提供食物时，我会

command that you start eating.

命令你开始吃东西。

What phrasal verb will I use?

我将使用什么短语动词？

Dig in.

深入挖掘。

Dig in.

深入挖掘。

And when you taste it, you're going to critique my food, because you know a lot

当你品尝它时，你会批评我的食物，因为你对

about food and you really enjoy your food.

食物了解很多，而且你真的很喜欢你的食物。

I might describe you as a food...

我可以把你形容为食物......

connoisseur.

行家。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Alright, let's put all of these words and phrases together in a little story.

好吧，让我们把所有这些单词和短语放在一个小故事中。

I don't know about you, but I love a good dinner party.

我不了解你，但我喜欢丰盛的晚宴。

Whether I'm hosting or attending as a guest, there's always a fantastic

无论我是主持还是作为客人参加，空气中总是充满美妙的

buzz in the air, along with some amazing smells from the kitchen!

嗡嗡声，还有厨房里飘来的令人惊叹的气味！

I'd like to share my first big event with you, it was for my

我想与大家分享我的第一个大型活动，那是

friend's wedding a few years back.

几年前我朋友的婚礼。

We hadn't been neighbours for long, but as they were still building

我们做邻居的时间不长，但由于他们还在盖

their house, we offered to host the wedding party and meal at ours.

房子，我们主动提出在我们家举办婚礼和用餐。

I don't think I knew what I was letting myself in for!

我想我不知道我让自己陷入了什么！

Now, I'm by no means a connoisseur in the kitchen, but I do love cooking,

现在，我绝不是厨房行家，但我确实喜欢烹饪，

and so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to practise

所以我认为这将是练习

and show off my culinary skills.

和展示我的烹饪技巧的绝佳机会。

I had my 'to-do-list' written out and ready to go.

我已经写好了“待办事项清单”并准备好出发。

I made salads, sandwiches, canapes, vol-au-vents and a

我做了沙拉、三明治、开胃小菜、vol-au-vents 和一大堆

whole host of other finger foods.

其他手抓食物。

I was as cool as a cucumber and everything was under control.

我冷静得像黄瓜一样，一切都在掌控之中。

Then it was time for me to marinate the meat for the barbecue.

然后是我腌制烧烤用肉的时候了。

Oh no!

不好了！

I'd forgotten to get the sauce I needed to add to my herb and spice mix.

我忘了拿我需要添加到我的香草和香料混合物中的酱汁。

Now, usually, at this stage I would have been in a complete state of

通常，在这个阶段我会处于完全

panic but that particular day I had woken up with a spring in my step.

恐慌的状态，但那天我醒来时脚步轻快。

I was feeling unusually happy and confident.

我感到异常高兴和自信。

So I took a deep breath and thought, "How do I do this?"

于是我深吸了一口气，想：“我该怎么做呢？”

After a quick look around in my kitchen, I put together a selection of

在快速浏览了一下我的厨房后，我把我已经拥有的一系列

ingredients I already had, and voila!

食材放在一起，瞧！

A perfect sauce!

完美的酱汁！

On the big day, all the food I had painstakingly prepared was displayed

在这个大日子里，我精心准备的食物都摆

on the beautifully decorated tables.

在装饰精美的桌子上。

The pasta dishes were cooked to al dente perfection and I was proud to see

意大利面食煮得恰到好处，我很自豪看到

everyone digging in with such enthusiasm.

每个人都如此热情地投入其中。

Needless to say, that wasn't the last wedding I was asked to cater for.

不用说，这不是我被要求承办的最后一次婚礼。

And that brings us to the end of today's episode.

今天这一集就到此结束了。

I do hope you enjoyed it.

我希望你喜欢它。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。