F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

hit the hay/sack-to go to bed in order to sleep
上床睡觉
E.g.: I have a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll hit the sack.

sack- a big bag without the handles
E.g.: a sack of potatoes/coal/flour
一袋土豆／煤／面粉

hay-grass that is cut and dried and used as animal foo干草

takeout (n): 1-a meal cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else, often home, to be eaten, or the shop or restaurant itself外卖的饭食
takeaway (UK): 1-a meal cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else, often home, to be eaten, or the shop or restaurant itself外卖的饭食；外卖餐馆
E.g.: a Chinese takeaway
外卖中餐馆
E.g.: We were too tired to cook so we ordered takeaway/takeout.
我们累得连饭都做不动了，于是叫了外卖。

stew (n):炖煮的菜肴 A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
E.g.: She served him a bowl of beef stew.

她为他端上了一碗炖牛肉。

mashed potatoes-土豆泥
I prefer fried potatoes to mashed potatoes.在油炸土豆和土豆泥中，我更喜欢油炸的。

dice (v): 1-to cut food into small squares将…切成小方块，把…切成丁
E.g.: Peel and dice the potatoes.

simmer (v): 1-to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, at a temperature slightly below boiling炖，煨
E.g.: Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.
把蔬菜再炖几分钟。