Giving Tips and Troubleshooting
The speaker offers helpful tips for successful cooking or addresses potential problems the listener might encounter, like 'don't overcook' or 'if it's too salty, add a little water.' This involves conditional sentences and advice-giving language.
说话者提供成功烹饪的有用技巧，或解决听者可能遇到的潜在问题，例如“不要煮过头”或“如果太咸，加一点水”。这涉及到条件句和给予建议的语言。
对话
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词汇
对话中的必备词汇和短语
overcook
To cook food for too long, making it soft or tough. In cooking tips, it's advice to avoid ruining vegetables by keeping cooking time short.
将食物煮得太久，使其变软或变韧。在烹饪提示中，这是建议通过保持烹饪时间短来避免毁掉蔬菜。
crisp-tender
A texture for vegetables that are slightly crunchy but still soft inside. It's a common term in stir-fry recipes to describe the ideal doneness.
蔬菜略带脆感但内部仍柔软的质地。这是炒菜食谱中描述理想熟度的一个常用术语。
mushy
Soft and watery, like overcooked food that falls apart. Use this to describe what not to do when cooking veggies to keep them fresh.
柔软而多水，像过度煮熟而散开的食物一样。用这个来描述煮蔬菜时为了保持新鲜而不要做的事。
sear
To quickly cook the surface of food at high heat for a brown crust. In stir-frying, it adds flavor without making food soggy.
在高温下快速烹饪食物表面以形成褐色外壳。在炒菜中，它增添风味而不使食物变得湿软。
slurry
A mixture of cornstarch and water used to thicken sauces. It's a handy kitchen term for fixing thin sauces in recipes.
玉米淀粉和水的混合物，用于加稠酱汁。这是修复食谱中稀薄酱汁的有用厨房术语。
simmering
Cooking liquid at a low boil, with small bubbles. It's used when adding thickeners to sauces to avoid lumps.
低温沸腾的烹饪液体，带有小气泡。在向酱汁中添加增稠剂时使用，以避免结块。
thicken
To make a liquid more dense or viscous. In cooking, you thicken sauces to improve texture and coating on food.
使液体更稠密或粘稠。在烹饪中，加稠酱汁以改善质感和食物上的涂层。
dilute
To make something weaker by adding water or liquid. In recipes, it's a warning not to add too much water to avoid losing flavor.
通过添加水或液体使某物变弱。在食谱中，这是警告不要添加太多水以避免丧失风味。
关键句型
需要记住和练习的重要短语
The main thing is not to overcook them.
This sentence gives key advice using 'the main thing is' to emphasize importance. It's useful for sharing tips in conversations, and 'not to overcook' is a negative infinitive for instructions.
这个句子使用 'the main thing is' 来强调重要性，提供关键建议。在对话中分享提示很有用，'not to overcook' 是用于指示的否定不定式。
You want them to be crisp-tender, not mushy.
This contrasts desired and undesired results with 'to be' and 'not'. It's practical for describing food textures in recipes, helping learners express preferences clearly.
这用 'to be' 和 'not' 对比了期望的结果和不期望的结果。在食谱中描述食物质地很实用，帮助学习者清楚表达偏好。
Make sure your wok or pan is really hot before adding the veggies.
Uses 'make sure' for instructions and 'before' for sequence. This pattern is common in step-by-step guides, teaching how to prepare tools in cooking.
使用 'make sure' 表示指令，'before' 表示顺序。这种模式在逐步指南中很常见，用于教导烹饪工具的准备。
If it's too thin, you can make a cornstarch slurry.
A conditional sentence with 'if' for troubleshooting problems. It's useful for giving advice on fixes, showing how to use 'you can' for suggestions.
一个使用 'if' 的条件句，用于故障排除问题。它有助于提供修复建议，展示如何使用 'you can' 来提出建议。
Then slowly pour it into the simmering sauce while stirring until it thickens to your liking.
This uses sequential words like 'then', 'while', and 'until' for steps. It's great for explaining processes, with 'to your liking' meaning according to preference.
这使用了像“then”、“while”和“until”这样的顺序词来表示步骤。它非常适合解释过程，其中“to your liking”意思是根据个人喜好。
If it's a little too salty, you can add a squeeze of lime juice or a tiny bit of sugar to balance it out.
Another 'if' conditional for advice, with alternatives using 'or' and 'to balance it out' as an idiom for adjusting flavors. Useful for problem-solving in cooking talks.
另一个用于建议的'if'条件句，使用'or'提供替代方案，以及'to balance it out'作为调整风味的习语。在烹饪讨论中用于解决问题很有用。
Sometimes a spoonful of plain water helps too, but be careful not to dilute the flavor too much.
Combines suggestion with warning using 'but' for contrast. 'Helps too' means additional aid; this teaches polite cautions in giving tips.
使用'but'将建议与警告结合，形成对比。'Helps too'意为额外帮助；这教导在给出提示时要礼貌地提出警告。