Baking a cake together — Dining
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Baking a cake together一起烤蛋糕

A real Dining dialogue: Baking a cake together. 23 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的吃饭对话:一起烤蛋糕。23 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。

Elementary 7 minutes 23 lines Not yet
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Speaker AEN

Whose turn is it to bake this weekend?

这周末轮到谁烤蛋糕了?

Speaker BEN

Mine. I promised the kids a chocolate cake.

我。我答应孩子们做巧克力蛋糕。

Speaker AEN

Can I join? I make a decent sponge.

我能加入吗?我海绵蛋糕做得不错。

Speaker BEN

Please. I always burn the edges.

来吧。我总是把边缘烤焦。

Speaker AEN

Do we have butter?

有黄油吗?

Speaker BEN

Half a block. Enough if we’re careful.

半块。省着用就够。

Speaker AEN

And cocoa powder?

可可粉呢?

Speaker BEN

In the top cupboard, behind the flour.

在上面柜子里,面粉后面。

Speaker AEN

Found it. Let’s preheat the oven.

找到了。我们把烤箱预热吧。

Speaker BEN

One hundred and eighty degrees?

一百八十度?

Speaker AEN

Yes. And line the tin with paper.

对。还有在烤盘里垫上纸。

Speaker BEN

Done. Now the chocolate.

好了。现在切巧克力。

Speaker AEN

Break it into the bowl.

把它掰开放进碗里。

Speaker BEN

Should we melt it first?

要先融化吗?

Speaker AEN

Yes. A bowl over hot water works.

对。碗架在热水上就能化。

Speaker BEN

It’s melting. This smells wonderful.

在化了。闻起来好香。

Speaker AEN

Now the eggs and sugar. Beat them for three minutes.

现在加鸡蛋和糖。打三分钟。

Speaker BEN

My arm hurts already.

我胳膊已经酸了。

Speaker AEN

Don’t stop. The air makes it rise.

别停。空气能让它发起来。

Speaker BEN

OK. Is this enough?

好。这样够了吗?

Speaker AEN

A little more. Until it’s pale.

再多打一会儿。打到发白。

Speaker BEN

Like this?

这样吗?

Speaker AEN

Perfect. Pour it into the tin.

完美。倒进烤盘里。

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Key words关键词

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bake烤
butter黄油
cocoa powder可可粉
oven烤箱
Key phrases

Whose turn is it to bake this weekend?

这周末轮到谁烤蛋糕了?

A three-question check三道小题,检验一下

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01Question 1 of 3

Whose turn is it to bake this weekend?

02Question 2 of 3

Done. Now the chocolate.

03Question 3 of 3

Perfect. Pour it into the tin.