soup /suːp/
单数部落 一勺汤 a spoonful of soup
一碗汤 a bowl of soup
一杯汤 a cup of soup
一锅汤 a pot of soup
复数部落 两勺汤 two spoonful s of soup
两碗汤 two bowl s of soup
两杯汤 two cup s of soup
两锅汤 two pot s of soup
spoonful /ˈspuːnfʊl/ n. (一)匙;一勺之量
bowl /bəʊl/ n. 碗
会话急救包
盛汤 serve soup
A: Sara, what do I use to serve the soup?
莎拉,我用什么盛汤?
B: Use the biggest bowl in the cupboard.
用橱柜里最大的那只碗。
serve /sɜːv/ v. 盛(汤);端(菜);上(酒)
cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ n. 橱柜
煲/做汤 make soup
A: Who's making soup? I could hear it bubbling away.
谁在煲汤啊?我可以听到咕嘟咕嘟的冒泡声。
B: Me. I'm just about to serve it. Do you want some?
是我。我正要盛出来呢。你要不要吃点儿?
bubble /ˈbʌbl/ v. (水沸腾时)咕嘟咕嘟地冒泡响
◆ bubble away 水沸腾时发出的声音,噗噗作响
◆ be about to do sth 将要/正打算干某事
■ 句中的Me.(是我)是一个省略句,原句为:It's me.
喝汤 eat/drink soup
A: Would you like to eat some soup first?
你愿意先喝点儿汤吗?
B: OK, that's exactly what I'm thinking about.
好哇,那正是我所想的。
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adv. 恰好;完全;精确地
◆ think about 想,考虑
■ 使用汤匙喝汤时,称 eat soup;使用杯、碗直接饮用时,称 drink soup。
给汤加热 heat up the soup
A: The soup is cold. Let me heat it up for you.
汤凉了。让我来帮你热一下。
B: It's okay. It's not too cold.
没关系。汤不是太凉。
◆ heat up 加热
往汤里加盐 add salt to the soup
A: The soup is tasteless.
这汤没有味道。
B: Oh, I forgot to add salt to the soup.
哦,我忘了往汤里加盐了。
tasteless /ˈteɪstləs/ adj. 没味道的
salt /sɔːlt/ n. 盐 v. 放盐
forget /fəˈɡet/ v. 忘记,忽略(其过去式是 forgot,过去分词是 forgot 或 forgotten)
■ forget to do sth 表示“本该记得却忘了做某事”。
把汤倒掉 pour out the soup
A: Why did you pour out the soup?
你为什么把汤倒掉?
B: It's got sour.
汤酸了。
sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/ adj. 酸的,酸臭的