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企图表达(正确):
Fried Cauliflower with Organ Meat 菜花炒内脏
实际表达(错误):
Fried Cauliflower with Spare Part 菜花炒零备件
In English, the words “spare parts” mean“零件”and are usually used when talking about cars, computers or other machines. So, this dish ends up sounding like something not particularly edible.
英语中,“spare parts”指“零件”,通常用来谈论车辆、电脑以及其他的机器。由此看来,这个菜单列出的好像是一些难以下咽的东西。
When cooking it can be hard to remember all of the different names of vegetables, but try and get a handle on these commonly used veggies:
要想记住所有蔬菜的英文名称是很难的事情,不过尽量去掌握下边这些常用的蔬菜名吧。
eggplant [ 'egplɑ:nt ] n. 茄子 cabbage n. 甘蓝,卷心菜
broccoli n. 椰菜 leek [ li:k ] n. 韭菜
onion n. 洋葱 chive [ t∫aiv ] n. 细香葱
pumpkin [ 'p∧mpkin ] n. 南瓜 cucumber [ 'kju:k∧mb ] n. 黄瓜
bell pepper铃状椒,甜椒,柿子椒 mushroom [ 'm∧∫rum ] n. 蘑菇
bok choy n. 小白菜,素菜
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