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    1. bell pepper(s) 甜椒 8. corn 玉米 15. cucumber 小黃瓜
    2. carrot(s) 紅蘿蔔 9. eggplant 茄子 16. basil 九層塔
    3. sweet potato(es) 蕃薯;地瓜 10. cabbage 高麗菜 17. celery 芹菜
    4. broccoli 綠色花椰菜 11. asparagus 蘆筍 18. spinach 菠菜
    5. mushroom(s) 蘑菇 12. taro 芋頭 19. pumpkin(s) 南瓜
    6. onion(s) 洋蔥 13. lotus root 蓮藕    
    7. cauliflower 白色花椰菜 14. lettuce 萵苣    
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    1. bamboo shoot(s) 竹筍
    2. head of lettuce 一顆萵苣
    3. corn on the cob 整根玉米
    4. vegetarian (n., adj.) 素食者;素食的
    5. vegetable peeler 削皮器
    6. boil (v.) 水煮
    7. steam (v.)
    8. wash (v.) 洗
    9. peel (v.) 削皮
    10. cut (v.) 切;割
    11. chop (v.) 切;剁
    12. stir-fry (v.)
    13. steamer 蒸籠
    14. pot 鍋子
    15. wok 炒菜鍋
    16. frozen vegetables 冷凍蔬菜
    17. canned vegetables 罐裝蔬菜
    18. vegetable garden 菜園
    19. raw (adj.) 生的;沒煮過的
    20. cooked (adj.) 煮過的
    21. organic (adj.) 有機的
    22. food processor 食物處理機
    23. vegetable soup 蔬菜湯
    24. salad 沙拉
    25. salad dressing 沙拉醬
    26. vegetable market 蔬菜市場
    27. supermarket 超市
    28. healthy 健康的;有益健康的
    29. vitamin(s) 維生素
    30. mineral(s) 礦物質
    31. nutrient(s) 養分;營養素
    32. fiber 纖維
    33. diet (特殊的)飲食菜單;節食
  • 流行口語  Spoken English
  • Could you peel these carrots for me? 你可以幫我把這些紅蘿蔔削皮嗎?
    You should boil the vegetables for ten minutes. 你應該把那些蔬菜用滾水煮十分鐘。
    The vegetable soup you made is delicious. 你做的蔬菜湯非常好喝。
    Let's eat lunch at that vegetarian restaurant. 我們去那家素食餐廳吃午餐吧。
    I want to stir-fry these vegetables with some chicken. 我想把這些菜跟雞肉一起炒。
    I don't like to eat raw vegetables. 我不喜歡生吃蔬菜。
    Help me cut up these vegetables to put in the salad. 幫我切這些蔬菜好放進沙拉裡。
    There are several vegetable stands near my house. 我家附近有好幾個賣菜的攤子。
    The supermarket has the cheapest prices for fresh vegetables.
      那間超市的生鮮蔬菜價格最便宜。
    You should wash vegetables thoroughly before you eat them.
      在吃之前,你應該把蔬菜徹底洗過一遍。
    What is your favorite kind of vegetable? 你最喜歡的蔬菜是哪一種?
    I prefer to buy organic vegetables. 我比較喜歡買有機蔬菜。 
  • 成語 Idioms
  • cool as a cucumber 非常冷靜鎮定;泰然自若
    cucumber 是「小黃瓜」,常被拿來當沙拉冷盤的材料。即使在大熱天裡,小黃瓜吃起來還是冰冰涼涼的,所以 cool as cucumber 就是比喻「冷靜自持的;不慌不忙的」。
      Erica was as cool as a cucumber before the big test.
        艾芮卡在大考之前很冷靜鎮定,毫不緊張。
     
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    Dialogue 1 
    Matt and Lisa are buying vegetables at a vegetable market near their house.
    麥特和莉莎在他們家附近的蔬菜市場裡買菜。
    Lisa: Wow! This market has so many different kinds of fresh vegetables. I'm getting hungry! 莉莎: 哇!這個市場裡有好多種新鮮蔬菜喔。看得我都餓了!
    Matt: Yes, we can get everything we need to make a salad for dinner. 麥特: 對啊,我們可以買到晚餐做沙拉的所有材料。
    Lisa: OK, you buy some carrots, onions, lettuce, and mushrooms, and I will buy some broccoli, bell peppers, and cucumbers. 莉莎: 好啦,你去買些紅蘿蔔、洋蔥、萵苣和蘑菇,我去買些綠色花椰菜、甜椒和小黃瓜。
    Matt: But I don't like carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, or bell peppers. 麥特: 可是我不喜歡紅蘿蔔、蘑菇、綠色花椰菜還有甜椒。
    Lisa: What?! How are we supposed to make a salad if you don't like all those great vegetables? 莉莎: 什麼?!這麼多好吃的蔬菜你都不喜歡,那我們要怎麼做沙拉啊?
    Matt: Well, I like onions, so we can make a lettuce and onion salad. 麥特: 我喜歡洋蔥,所以我們可以做萵苣洋蔥沙拉。
    Lisa: That sounds disgusting! 莉莎: 聽起來好噁心!
    Matt: All right, all right, we'll make the salad your way. I guess it's about time I learn to like more vegetables. 麥特: 好啦,好啦,我們就照妳喜歡的方式來做沙拉。我想我也該學著接受更多種蔬菜了。
    Dialogue 2 
    Arnold and his wife Maria are planting a vegetable garden.
    阿諾和他太太瑪麗亞正在栽培一個菜園。
    Arnold: I'm really looking forward to growing our own vegetables. 阿諾: 我好期待種出自家的蔬菜。
    Maria: Me, too. We won't have to go to the vegetable market ever again! 瑪麗亞︰ 我也是。以後我們就再也不用上蔬菜市場了!
    Arnold: Hold on, Maria. Our vegetable garden isn't that big. There's no way we can grow enough vegetables to feed our family year round. 阿諾: 瑪麗亞,等等。我們的蔬菜園沒那麼大,種出來的菜一定不夠供應我們全家整年的需要。
    Maria: You're right. I guess I get a little too excited about new projects sometimes. 瑪麗亞︰ 你說得對。新計畫有時候會讓我太興奮了一點。
    Arnold: That's OK. Now, we have all the seeds we need right here. We can grow carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, corn, and celery. 阿諾: 沒關係。好啦,我們需要的種子都在這裡。我們可以種紅蘿蔔、花椰菜、小黃瓜、玉米和芹菜。
    Maria: Maybe we can even set up our own vegetable stand and sell vegetables in front of our house! Oh, and we could also set up a fresh juice stand! 瑪麗亞︰ 也許我們還可以擺個自己的蔬菜攤,在家門口賣菜喔!喔,我們還可以設一個新鮮果汁攤!
    Arnold: You're getting carried away again, Maria. 阿諾: 瑪麗亞,妳又興奮過頭了。
    Maria: Sorry! 瑪麗亞︰ 真抱歉!
     
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    Choose the best word or phrase to answer each question.

    a. spinach b. bell pepper c. vegetarian d. peel  e. cauliflower
    f. pumpkin g. raw h. onion i. eggplant j. food processor
    1.
      This vegetable is large, round and orange, and you can make soup out of it.
    2.
      Many people like to eat this kind of white vegetable that looks like broccoli.
    3.
      If you're not careful, your eyes will start watering when you cut this vegetable.
    4.
      The outside of this vegetable is purple.
    5.
      You do this to a vegetable if you remove its outer skin.
    6.
      Use this word to describe a person who does not eat meat.
    7.
      This machine is used to cut and chop vegetables in many different ways.
    8.
      Use this word to describe vegetables and other foods that have not been cooked.
    9.
      Many stores sell three different colors of this vegetable: green, red, and yellow.
    10.
      This dark-green, leafy vegetable is Popeye's(大力水手卜派)favorite.
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