纯正地道美语第322期(外教讲解):圣诞节后的剩饭

A: What's for dinner?

晚餐吃什么？

B: Leftovers.

剩饭。

A: What? Leftovers of what and from when?

什么？什么剩饭，什么时候的？

B: From last night! I took the left over turkey, mixed it with some diced peppers and onions, added a little bit of mayonnaise and made some sandwiches!

昨晚剩下的有切碎的辣椒和洋葱的火鸡，还有一些蛋黄酱，可以做些三明治。

A: Isn't that dangerous though? I mean bacteria and germs reproducing on food that was left out or re-heated?

这么久了，还能吃吗？我是说放这么久，即使加热，细菌还是会繁殖的。

B: Well, I didn't leave the turkey out at room temperature for more than a an hour and I refrigerated it soon after we finished eating. Also, when reheating, I put it in the oven for fifteen minutes at one hundred degrees Celsius.

嗯，我们把火鸡放在室温下超过了一个小时，我们吃完后就放进了冰箱。后来，放在100摄氏度的微波炉里加热了15分钟。

A: Well OK, I am just afraid of getting food poisoning.

嗯，好的，我只是担心会食物中毒。

B: Don't worry about it! Making a new meal out of leftovers is almost an art! Not only do you save money, but you also get to be creative and have something different to eat!

不用担心！用剩饭剩菜重新做新的食物简直就是艺术！这样不仅可以省钱，还可以让你学会创新，有不同的东西可以吃！