Lesson 56 A French Dessert 法式甜食
Words:
cruelty n. 殘忍，殘酷
crumble vi. 粉碎，崩潰
crumple vt. 壓皺；扭彎
crush vt. 壓垮；粉碎；（使）變形
crust n. 硬外殼，地殼
crutch n. （跛子用的）拐杖，支撐
cryptic adj. 秘密的，神秘的；有隱意的；含義模糊的；意義深遠的
crystal n. 水晶，晶體；adj. 清澈的，結(jié)晶狀的
crystalline adj. 水晶的，透明的
crystallize v. 明確；形成結(jié)晶體，使結(jié)晶
crystallization n. 結(jié)晶化
cube n. 立方體，立方；立方形物
cubic adj. 立方體的
cubism n. 立體主義
culinary n, 烹飪法，烹飪；菜肴，飯菜
cue n. 提示，暗示
culinary adj. 廚房的，烹調(diào)的
culminate v. 使達到高潮，達到極點；告終（in）
culmination n. 頂點
culpable adj. 有罪的，該受譴責的
cult n. 禮拜，祭祀，一群信徒
cultivate vt. 耕種，培養(yǎng)
cultivation n. 耕種；培養(yǎng)
culture vt. 培養(yǎng)（微生物細胞組織等）；n.文化，文明
cumbersome adj. 笨重的，難處理的
Preparing French cuisine is very difficult, even for a master of culinary arts.
First, good ingredients are essential. It starts with correctly cultivating the land. Proper cultivation and care will culminate in the best crops and therefore the finest ingredients.
Second, special preparation methods must be used. For good bread pudding, you must remove the crust and carefully crumble the bread. Add sixteen cubes of sugar and wait until the sauce crystallizes. After crystallization, the sauce should have a crystalline appearance. Crush the crystals into small pieces. Pour the ingredients into a twenty-five cubic inch pan. Crumple a sheet of cooking paper, flatten it, and then place it over the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. The result will be the culmination of effort and skill.
Finally, presentation is extremely important. It is part of our culture to make every dish appear to be special. You must not miss your cue to announce the arrival of the dish. You would not want to be culpable for ruining the moment.
Our restaurant is pretty popular. We have a cult following. Last night, a man struggled to get here on a cumbersome pair of crutches just to eat our dessert. A food critic once wrote, “It would be an act of cruelty to deny yourself the pleasure of their bread pudding.”
Inside our restaurant, you’ll find paintings that are good examples of cubism. On the outside of our door is our cryptic message. “Enter at our own risk, you might never leave.”
Words:
cruelty n. 殘忍，殘酷
crumble vi. 粉碎，崩潰
crumple vt. 壓皺；扭彎
crush vt. 壓垮；粉碎；（使）變形
crust n. 硬外殼，地殼
crutch n. （跛子用的）拐杖，支撐
cryptic adj. 秘密的，神秘的；有隱意的；含義模糊的；意義深遠的
crystal n. 水晶，晶體；adj. 清澈的，結(jié)晶狀的
crystalline adj. 水晶的，透明的
crystallize v. 明確；形成結(jié)晶體，使結(jié)晶
crystallization n. 結(jié)晶化
cube n. 立方體，立方；立方形物
cubic adj. 立方體的
cubism n. 立體主義
culinary n, 烹飪法，烹飪；菜肴，飯菜
cue n. 提示，暗示
culinary adj. 廚房的，烹調(diào)的
culminate v. 使達到高潮，達到極點；告終（in）
culmination n. 頂點
culpable adj. 有罪的，該受譴責的
cult n. 禮拜，祭祀，一群信徒
cultivate vt. 耕種，培養(yǎng)
cultivation n. 耕種；培養(yǎng)
culture vt. 培養(yǎng)（微生物細胞組織等）；n.文化，文明
cumbersome adj. 笨重的，難處理的
Preparing French cuisine is very difficult, even for a master of culinary arts.
First, good ingredients are essential. It starts with correctly cultivating the land. Proper cultivation and care will culminate in the best crops and therefore the finest ingredients.
Second, special preparation methods must be used. For good bread pudding, you must remove the crust and carefully crumble the bread. Add sixteen cubes of sugar and wait until the sauce crystallizes. After crystallization, the sauce should have a crystalline appearance. Crush the crystals into small pieces. Pour the ingredients into a twenty-five cubic inch pan. Crumple a sheet of cooking paper, flatten it, and then place it over the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. The result will be the culmination of effort and skill.
Finally, presentation is extremely important. It is part of our culture to make every dish appear to be special. You must not miss your cue to announce the arrival of the dish. You would not want to be culpable for ruining the moment.
Our restaurant is pretty popular. We have a cult following. Last night, a man struggled to get here on a cumbersome pair of crutches just to eat our dessert. A food critic once wrote, “It would be an act of cruelty to deny yourself the pleasure of their bread pudding.”
Inside our restaurant, you’ll find paintings that are good examples of cubism. On the outside of our door is our cryptic message. “Enter at our own risk, you might never leave.”