课前想一想
1.How to cut scallops well and easily?
2. What's the procedure of handling
crabs before cooking them?
3. What does "against the odds" mean?
词汇装备库
1.fillet/filei/(n.)无骨肉；去骨鱼片
2.sweet potato/'swi:t petertou/
(n.)甘薯，红薯
3.mung bean/'mAn,bi:n/(n.)绿豆
4. fishmonger/'frma:nger/
(n.)开店的鱼贩，鱼商
5.utensil/ju:'tensl/(n.)厨房或家用的
厨具，器具
6.ketchup/'ketjep/(n.)番茄酱（美语
里说catchup)
7.dilute/dai'lu:t/(v.)稀释，冲淡
8.edible/'edabl/(adj.)可以吃的，适
宜食用的
The vegetables were old but still
looked edible.
这些蔬菜虽然不新鲜了，但看上去还可以吃。
词句兵工厂
As a precaution, even though these
are diver-caught scallops, and there-
fore both ecologically sound and rel-
atively clean, I rinse them in cold
water to remove any possible grit or
dirt.
虽然这些都是人工采集的扇贝，从环保角度来说，安全且干净，但保险起见，我还是把他们浸泡在冷水中以去除可能含有的沙砾和泥土。
Note:
1.precaution/priko:jn/(n.)预防，预
防措施（后面一般跟against)
safety precaution 安全预防措施
precaution against fire 防火措施
You must take all reasonable pre-
cautions to protect yourself and your
family.
你必须采取一切合理的预防措施来保护你自己和你的家人。
2.diver-caught scallops 人工抓的扇贝
3.scallop/skaelep/(n.)扇贝
4.ecologically sound 安全环保的
5.rinse/rins/(v.)冲洗，清洗；洗掉肥
皂沫等清洗剂
First apply shampoo to hair and
then rinse thoroughly.
先把洗发剂涂抹在头发上，然后冲洗干净。
6.grit/gnt/(n.)沙子，沙砾；勇气，毅力
It takes true grit to stand up to
bully.
面对一个特强凌弱者奋起反抗确实需要勇气。
词句兵工厂
Against the odds, one satisfied fish
buyer.
突破万难，这位鱼商十分满意。
Note:
1.against(all)the odds/against all
odds尽管困难重重，或是在极为不利
的情况下，依然完成了任务，实现了
目标
Against all the odds, he recov-
ered.他克服一切不利病况康复了。
Against the odds, he was able to
survive being stranded in the wilder-
ness for a week with no food.
尽管困难重重，他还是在被困在荒野一个星期，没有食物的情况下活了下来。
词句兵工厂
I'm going to cut this into nice long, thin strips, and then obviously coat them in the seasoned breadcrumbs and they're going to be brilliant because it's a perfect finger food.
把他切成细长条，然后裹上调过味的面包糖，肯定会很美味，适合用手抓着吃。
Note:
1.strip/strp/(n.)条，带，细长片
这里指鱼片
2.coat/kout/(n.)大衣，外套（v.)给
...涂上一层；使覆盖上一层，外加一层
A film of dust coated the table.
桌上覆盖着一层灰尘。
3.breadcrumbs/'bredkramz/
(n.)面包糖，面包屑
4.brilliant/'brlient/(adj.)非常好的，
出色的；颜色明亮，鲜艳
--How was it?怎么样呀？
--Brilliant!棒极了！
brilliant sunshine 明媚的阳光
The sky was a brilliant, cloudless
blue.
天空晴朗无云，一片蔚蓝。
词句兵工厂
All I want to do now is just get rid of
this bit, this has got the gills and the
lungs of the crab.
现在只需要扔掉这一块，这块是螃蟹的鳄和肺。
Note:
1.get rid of 清除，除去；丢弃；处理
掉，卖掉
We got rid of all the old furniture.
我们扔掉了所有的旧家具。
We got rid of our unwelcome
guests by saying we had to go to bed.
我们说必须要上床睡觉了，这才把那
一帮不受欢迎的客人打发走。
2.bit/bit/(n.)小块，或少许，少量
I don't understand this bit.
我不明白这一点。
3.gill/gil/(n.)鱼等水生动物的鳄
4.lung/lan/(n.)肺
He/she has a good/healthy pair
of lungs.(从婴儿哭声很响亮可以推断
出）他/她有一对健康的肺。
语法轻知识
那些跟“odds”有关的地道表达
Marker sentence:
Against the odds, one satisfied fish
buyer.
突破万难，这位鱼商十分满意。
关于odds的表达，除了我们今天学习的against the odds之外，还有哪些实用且地道的表达呢？
1. at odds with (someone, something,
oneself)
与...争执，与...不和
They are at odds with each other
over the best way to lead the com-
mittee.
他们在领导委员会的最佳方式上意见不
Their two sons were at odds with
each other.
他的两个儿子彼此不和。
2.odds and ends
零星物品，零碎东西
I had the whole house cleaned out
except for a few odds and ends that
you might want to keep.
除了一些你可能想留着的零星东西外
我把整个房子都打扫干净了。
3.make no odds
无关紧要，没多大区别
I don't mind whether you come or
not - it makes no odds to me
我不在乎你来不来——对我来说没什么
关系。
实战练兵场
(2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题三
听力）
8. Question: Why does the man sug-
gest the woman wear long sleeves?
A. To protect her from getting scratches.
B. To help relieve her of the pain.
C.To prevent mosquito bites.
D. To avoid getting sunburnt.
题目解析：
对话中女士说蚊子咬得她忍不住直挠，男士建议她下次野营时要采取防护措施，如穿长袖衣服。由此可见，男士建议女士穿长袖衣服是为了防止蚊子叮咬，答案选C。
听力原文：
W: These mosquito bites are killing
me. I can't help scratching.
M:Next time you go camping,take
some precaution, say, wearing long
sleeves.
文化加油站
About English fish and chips:
炸鱼和薯条是英国民族传统的快餐食
品，它是在19世纪60年代流行起来
的。那时，铁路开始把新鲜的鱼一夜间直接从东海岸运到伦敦。英国人在鱼上面裹上糊放在油里炸好，和炸土豆条一起吃。人们把盐和醋的混合调料倒在炸鱼和土豆条上，用报纸包上，然后从纸包里拿着吃。
The potato is thought to have beer
brought to England from the New
World in the 17th century by Si
Walter Raleigh although it is believed
that the French invented the fried
potato chip. In 1839 Charles Dickens
referred to a "fried fish warehouse"ir
his novel,'Oliver Twist'
The populace soon decided that put-
ting fried fish and chips together was a very tasty combination and so was born the national dish of fish and chips!
The first fish and chip shop in the North of England is thought to have opened in Mossely, Lancashire, around 1863.
主题打包盒
1.豆豉扇贝的做法：
首先，把扇贝清洗好。然后把扇贝擦干，不要留下一丁点水分。接下来开始调酱汁，酱汁中要放入切碎的辣椒、姜、蒜还有豆豉。将酱料涂抹在扇贝上，周围放上预先发好的粉丝。加一点水让酱汁化开，放进蒸锅中蒸5到6分钟，鲜美的豆豉扇贝就做好了。
2.中式炸鱼配薯条的做法：
先把甘薯削皮，切成块状。放进事先涂好油的烤盘，加入黑胡椒粉，辣椒粉以及盐，然后放入烤箱，烤20到30分钟。把白胡椒粉、干辣椒片、海盐加入到炸鱼用的面包屑里。准备好鱼片并把它切成细长条，裹上调过味的面包糖。接下来加入一些生姜末、葱花、少量绍兴米酒、盐和白胡椒粉用来调味，覆上保鲜膜放入冰箱中腌制20分钟。每一条鱼肉首先裹上一层面粉，放到蛋液里再裹上面包屑，再扔到油锅里炸好，美味的中式炸鱼配薯条就可以出锅了。
