English for Everyday Activities 20-22
20. Returning Home
To an Apartment
- Dan got back to his building.
- He checked his mailbox and took out his mail.
- Then he took an evevator
电梯
up to his floor. - He walked down the hall to his apartment. 他沿着走廊走向他的公寓。
- He opened his door and went inside.
Taking an Elevator
- Pressing the “up” button
- Waiting for the elevator.
- Getting on the elevator
- Choosing a floor
- Getting off the elevator
To a House
- I got back to my house.
- I walked up the steps to my front door.
- I unlocked it with my house key…
- …and then opened the door by turning the doorknob
/ˈdurnɑb/ 门把手
. - I set my bag down.
- I hung my coat up in the front closet…
- …and took off my shoes.
- I picked up my mail.
- Then I went into the living room…
- …and checked for messages on the answering machine
- Then I changed clothes.
- I took off my work clothes…
- …and changed into some casual clothes.
21. Making a Salad
- Pual rinsed some lettuce
生菜 莴苣 莴
by running water over it… - …and drained it in a colander
滤器
. - He also rinsed some tomatoes and cucumbers
黄瓜
… - …and sliced them with a knife on a cutting board.
- He mixed the lettuce and the cucumber in a salad bowl…
- …and laid the tomato slices on top.
- Then he sprinkled
撒 洒 喷
some grated cheese磨碎的奶酪
on the salad. - He poured some dressing
沙拉酱
on his salad.
22. Preparing Vegetables
- Kate peeled
剥 削皮
some carrots, - …and sliced them.
- She also chopped
切碎
up some broccoli西兰花,花椰菜
. - She threw the stalk
茎
away… - …and rinsed the broccoli.
- She put some water in a saucepan
平底锅
… - …and put a steamer basket
一个蒸笼
inside. - Then she put the vegetables in the basket.
- She put a lid
盖子
on the saucepan and lit the burner点火
under it. The water boiled and steamed the vegetables蒸蔬菜
.
- florets 小花
- lit 点亮
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