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daddy sits on the front porch swingin' look in' out on a bacon field used to be filled with burning tobacco now he knows it never will my brother found work in indiana sisters a nurse at the old folks home momma still cooking too much for supper and

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厨房英语4

Food Poisoning (1) Dialog one: commis: How do microbes (bacteria) get in food (2) ? chef: Mostly from your hands (3) . commis: I should always wash them. chef: Yes. Everything in the kitchen should be sanitized (4) . commis: Right, Ill use an antisep

厨房英语8

Dialog for Carrots vegetable chef: Wash the carrots carefully. commis cook: And peel them? vegetable chef: Yes. Cut the carrots into batons (1) . commis cook: Shall I boil the carrots in salted water (2) ? vegetable chef: Yes. Remember to serve the c

厨房英语6

Dialog for Spring Onions commis cook : What are we going to do? vegetable chef: We are going to make a salad? commis cook : What shall we start with (1) ? vegetable chef: The spring onions. commis cook : What shall I do first (2) ? vegetable chef: Wa

厨房英语5

Dialog for Potatoes commis cook: What shall (1) I do? vegetable chef: Get me a sack of potatoes. commis cook: Shall I wash them? vegetable chef: Yes. Scrub them with a brush. commis cook: And then (2) ? vegetable chef: Peel them. commis cook: And aft

厨房英语3

Rodents and Insects commis: What is the problem? What is the matter (1) ? What is wrong (2) ? chef: There are (3) rodents in the kitchen. There are rats in the kitchen. There are mice (4) in the kitchen. There are insects in the kitchen. There are co

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