Unit 21 — Making a Salad

Making a Salad

Paul rinsed some lettuce by running water over it...

...and drained it in a colander.

He also rinsed some tomatoes and cucumbers...

...and sliced them with a knife on a cutting board.

mixing lettuce and cucumber in a salad bowl

He mixed the lettuce and the cucumber in a salad bowl...

...and laid the tomato slices on top.

Then he sprinkled some grated cheese on the salad.

He poured some dressing on his salad.

For Special Attention

on top = "on the top of" something that we already know about. For example, in "I saw a bus with a sign on top," it means "on top of the bus." — 在我们已知事物的"顶部"。例如，"I saw a bus with a sign on top"中，意思是"在公交车顶上"。

rinse = you can also say "washed." Paul rinsed some lettuce = Paul washed some lettuce. — 也可以说 washed。Paul rinsed some lettuce 就是 Paul washed some lettuce。

drain = to let water go off something or out of it — 让水从它上面或里面流走。

grated cheese = cheese that has been cut or shaved into very small pieces with a grater — 用擦丝器把奶酪切成或削成非常小的碎片。

sprinkle = to spread small amounts of a liquid or solid over a wide area — 把少量液体或固体均匀地散布在较大面积上。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词	音标	中文
drain	/dreɪn/	沥干；滤干
grate	/greɪt/	磨碎；擦成丝
lay [laid]	/leɪ [leɪd]/	放置；摆放
make [made]	/meɪk [meɪd]/	制作；做
mix	/mɪks/	混合；搅拌
pour	/pɔr/	倒；倾注
rinse	/rɪns/	冲洗；漂洗
run [ran] (water over)	/rən [ræn] (ˈwɔtɚ ˈoʊvɚ)/	用水冲洗（让水流过）
slice	/slaɪs/	切片
sprinkle	/ˈsprɪŋkəl/	撒；洒

Nouns

单词	音标	中文
bowl	/boʊl/	碗
cheese	/ʧiz/	奶酪；芝士
colander	/ˈkɑləndɚ/	滤锅；沥水篮
cucumber	/ˈkjukəmbɚ/	黄瓜
cutting board	/ˈkʌtɪŋ bɔrd/	砧板；切菜板
dressing	/ˈdrɛsɪŋ/	沙拉酱；调味汁
grater	/ˈgreɪtɚ/	擦丝器；磨碎器
knife	/naɪf/	刀
lettuce	/ˈlɛtəs/	生菜；莴苣
salad	/ˈsæləd/	沙拉
slice	/slaɪs/	薄片；片
tomato	/təˈmɑˌtoʊ/	番茄；西红柿
water	/ˈwɔtɚ/	水

Others