常春藤生活英語：Creative Cooking 創(chuàng)意烹飪

Nowadays, most of the food we eat is cooked in ovens or on stoves. The heat which is needed to cook this food comes from burning wood, gas, or other fuels1. However, natural resources2 are decreasing. When fuel becomes less available, people have to become more creative. Some of these creative cooking methods have been around for a long, long time. Others are rather new. Either way, uncommon cooking methods are now being used in many places all over the world.

Some traditional cooking methods use little or no fuel. One example is an underground oven. This method is done by burying food in the ground under hot stones. In some places, food alone can be buried in sand. It is cooked by the sun heating the sand or by hot gases that rise out of the ground.

When cars became common, people realized they could be used to cook food, too. The heat from a car's engine3 can cook an entire meal as you drive around. The heat from light bulbs4 can do the same thing. These creative cooking methods save fuel by using it to do two things at the same time. If you are interested in trying out any of these methods, look online. Many websites5 can show you how to use these methods to prepare food safely.

如今我們吃的食物大多是放在烤箱里或是爐子上煮的。烹飪這些食物的熱能來自于燃燒木柴、瓦斯或是其它燃料。不過天然資源正逐漸減少中。當(dāng)燃料變得較不易取得，人們就得變得更有創(chuàng)意。這些創(chuàng)意烹調(diào)法中，有些早就存在已久。有的則是相當(dāng)新穎。不論是哪一種，不尋常的烹飪方法如今正在世界各地為人采用。

一些傳統(tǒng)調(diào)理法用的燃料量很少，甚或沒有。焢窯便是一例。這種烹飪法是將食物埋于地底，放在燒熱的石塊之下。在某些地方，可以只把食物單獨埋在沙里就好。食物是由陽光將沙子加熱所煮好，或是由地底冒出的滾燙氣體所煮熟。

當(dāng)汽車變得普及之際，人們明白車子也可以拿來作為烹飪之用。當(dāng)您開車四處兜風(fēng)時，來自汽車引擎的熱能可以一邊煮好整頓飯。電燈泡所發(fā)出的熱能也能做到同樣的事。這些饒富創(chuàng)意的烹調(diào)方法之所以節(jié)省燃料，是利用它來同時做兩件事。如果您對嘗試這些方法中的任何一種感到興趣，請上網(wǎng)查看。許多網(wǎng)站能為您示范如何安全地利用這些方法來料理食物。

Building Your Vocabulary

1. nowadays　adv. 現(xiàn)今，現(xiàn)時

People care more about fitness nowadays.

現(xiàn)今人們較為注重健身。

2. heat　n. 熱，熱能 & vt. 加熱，使變熱

You have to heat the water until it boils.

你必須把水加熱到沸騰為止。

3. decrease　vi. 減少;減小

The number of visitors has decreased recently.

近來游客的數(shù)量變少了。

4. entire　a. 整個的，全部的

Daniel spent the entire afternoon fishing.

丹尼爾整個下午都在釣魚。

Phrases for Learning

1. either way　　(兩種方式中的)任一種方式

You can get there by train or bus, but it will take about an hour either way.

你可以坐火車或公交車到那里，不過都要花上一個小時左右。

2. at the same time　　同時

It is dangerous to drive a car and talk on a cellphone at the same time.

一邊開車一邊講手機(jī)是很危險的一件事。

Extra Words

1. fuel　n. 燃料

2. resource　n. 資源(常用復(fù)數(shù))

3.. engine　n. 引擎

4.. light bulb　n. 燈泡(亦可只寫 bulb)

5.. website　n. 網(wǎng)站

Tips In Use

Some of these creative cooking methods...Others are rather new.

(這些創(chuàng)意烹調(diào)法中，有些……有的則是相當(dāng)新穎。)

以下介紹一些有關(guān) some 的代名詞用法：

1. some...others...

一些……另一些……(非限定的兩群)

Some of my friends like to play tennis. Others like to play basketball.

(我的朋友有些喜歡打網(wǎng)球。另一些則喜歡打籃球。)

2. some...others...still others...

一些……一些……另一些……(非限定的三群)

Some of the flowers are red, others are white, and still others are yellow.

(有些花是紅色的，有些是白的，另一些則是黃的。)

3. some...the others...

一些……其余……(用于限定的一個群體)

Some of the students in the class failed the test. The others passed.

(班上有些學(xué)生考試沒過。其它人則都及格了。)