SSS 2011-11-24
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十一)月
英语课
Here are some Thanksgiving tips from food safety expert Ben Chapman, at North Carolina State University.
First, do not wash the turkey. The water splashing off of poultry 1 can toss bacteria around your entire food preparation area. Which is how Aunt Selma got salmonella from the vanilla 2.
Two, as hilarious 3 as it is to wear the turkey like a hat, or to hold the entire turkey over your head as you inspect its cavity, try to control yourself. Bacteria, bacteria, bacteria.
Three, use a thermometer to tell when the turkey is at 165 degrees. You might think you can tell by the color, but your ability to distinguish shades of pink ain't that great.
Four, make sure any uneaten turkey is in the fridge within two hours. You want that turkey down to 41 degrees before the bacteria move in like Seinfeld's parents moved in to Del Boca Vista 4.
Finally, as tempting 5 as it may be to pass the baby over the holiday table, you know, don't do that. Need I say more about the kind of bacteria that bundle of joy may spread over the brussel sprouts 6? Besides, Aunt Selma doesn't have hands like Jerry Rice. Enjoy!
Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky.
1 poultry
n.家禽，禽肉
- There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
- What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
2 vanilla
n.香子兰，香草
- He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
- I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。
3 hilarious
adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed
- The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
- We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。
4 vista
n.远景，深景，展望，回想
- From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
- These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。