Section 1: Starting the Day

Unit 9: Frying an Egg

煎蛋

Frying an Egg

the four burners on the stove
There are four burners on Dan's stove.
turning on the gas knob
He turns on the gas...
a burner lighting with a flame
...and one of the burners lights.
putting a frying pan on the burner
He puts a frying pan on the burner...
melting butter in the pan
...and melts some butter in the pan.
cracking an egg into the pan
He cracks an egg into the pan...
throwing the egg shell into the garbage
...and throws the shell into the garbage.
the egg frying in the pan
The egg fries.
flipping the egg over with a spatula
Dan flips it over once with a spatula...
taking the egg out of the pan
...and then takes it out of the pan.
putting the egg on a plate
He puts the egg on a plate.
diagram of the parts of an egg
An egg:

For Special Attention

The egg fries / Dan fries the egg = the egg fries and Dan fries the egg are both possible — "鸡蛋在煎"和"丹煎鸡蛋"两种说法都可以。
gas stove / electric stove = Dan has a gas stove. Some people have electric stoves. — 丹用的是煤气灶,有些人用电灶。
flip = when you flip something, you turn it upside down — flip 就是把某物上下翻转。
throw into the garbage = when you throw something into the garbage, you throw it into a container for garbage — 把东西扔进垃圾,就是丢进装垃圾的容器里。
melt = to melt something is to heat it until it changes from solid to liquid — melt 就是加热某物,使其从固体变成液体。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
crack/kræk/敲开(蛋壳)
flip over/flɪp ˈoʊvɚ/翻面;翻转
fry/fraɪ/煎;炸
light/laɪt/点燃;点火
melt/mɛlt/融化
put on/pʊt ɔn/放到(火上)
take out/teɪk aʊt/取出
throw/θroʊ/扔;丢
turn on/tərn ɔn/打开(煤气)

Nouns

单词音标中文
burner/ˈbərnɚ/炉头;灶眼
butter/ˈbətɚ/黄油
egg/ɛg/鸡蛋
flame/fleɪm/火焰
frying pan/fraɪɪŋ pæn/煎锅
garbage/ˈgɑrbɪʤ/垃圾
pan/pæn/平底锅
plate/pleɪt/盘子
shell/ʃɛl/蛋壳
spatula/ˈspæˌʧʊlə/锅铲;铲刀
stove/stoʊv/炉灶
white/waɪt/蛋白
yolk/joʊk/蛋黄

Others

单词音标中文
once/wəns/一次(副词)