Section III
Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage II :   Read the Text
Dial a Recipe

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   Hello, and good morning everybody! Thank you for calling. This is Dial a Recipe and I'm Jenny with today's recipe: Strawberry ice cream, the perfect dessert for your family, or if you are having guests for lunch or dinner.
First of all, the ingredients. You will need one packet of frozen strawberries, the juice of an orange, half an ounce of gelatin, half a cup of milk, four tablespoons of sugar, two eggs, half a cup of cream and a cup of mashed ice.
Start by defrosting the strawberries. Do this by putting them in a bowl with the orange juice and leaving them for a couple of hours. When they have defrosted you will find that you have quite a lot of juice. Put this juice into a saucepan and heat it, without letting it boil. Next, put the hot juice into an electric blender and add the gelatin and the milk. Blend these together at high speed for a minute. When you've done that, add the sugar and the strawberries and the two eggs. Switch on the blender again just for five seconds. Now add the cream and the mashed ice and blend everything together until it is smooth. You are ready now to pour the mixture into a box and put it into the fridge until it has set. Now the strawberry ice cream is ready to serve!
To serve it, just turn the ice cream out of the box onto a plate. If you like, you can decorate it round the bottom with a few fresh strawberries. So, that's strawberry ice cream!A delicious dessert that should serve about four to six people.
Tomorrow's recipe is Christmas turkey, so I hope you will call again tomorrow. Thanks again for calling today. Goodbye!

Difficult Sentences

1. (Para. 1) Strawberry ice cream, the perfect dessert for your family, or if you are having guests for lunch or dinner.

or if : This is a elliptical sentence in which the predicate is omitted . It can be paraphrased like this: Strawberry ice cream is the perfect dessert for your family. It will also serve as a good dessert if you are having guests for lunch or dinner.

Translation:
今天的食谱是草莓冰淇淋，这可以用来作为你家人美味可口的餐后甜点， 或许你有客人来共进午
餐或晚餐，那也可适用。
Example:　 On-line English training program, a very
convenient way to improve your English , or if you
can’t spare the time for a day-time course.
2. (Para. 1) First of all, the ingredients

Of all: This is also an elliptical sentence in which both the subject and the predicate have been omitted. It can be paraphrased like this: First of all, let’s prepare/have a look at/see/know something about … the ingredients.

Translation:　 首先是（让我们来看一看）原料。
Example: Most important of all, the endurance.
3. (Para. 2) Do this by putting them in a bowl with the orange juice and leaving them for a couple of hours.

Do this by: All the imperative sentences in this paragraph are used to give introductions. In the above sentences, the proposition by has two present participle phrases putting … and leaving… as its objects.

Translation: 这样做的方法是把草莓放在有橙子的碗里，摆上两三个小时。
Example:　 Do this by dividing the children into three groups and having them discuss this question.
4. (Para. 5) So　 that’ s strawberry ice cream! A delicious dessert that should serve about four or six people.

that : The sentence A delicious dessert that should serve about four or six people. As an opposition to strawberry ice cream. Or it may also be regarded as an elliptical sentence, in which the subject and predicate it is have been omitted.

Translation: 这就是草莓冰淇淋！一份可供四到六个人享用的可口甜品。
Example: So that’s the composition, a perfect model for all the students to enjoy and learn from.

Important Words
1.　 recipe n. direction for preparing and cooking a dish, cake, etc. or some medicine 烹饪法，处方
e.g.
She has learned a lot of recipes for cooking all sorts of delicious food.
Nobody can offer you a recipe for happiness.
They are asked to keep the recipe a secret.
2. ingredient　 n. one of the parts of the mixture 成分，原料，内容
e.g.
You can find the ingredients of the medicine on the cover.
What is the ingredient of his character　
We can’t make the cake without the necessary ingredients.
3. mash　 v. beat or crush into powder or paste　 与挤，压，磨（成粉状或糊状）
e.g.
She is helping her mother to mash the potatoes.　　　　　　　　　
The mashed ice will be used for making the ice cream.
You may use mash the peanuts to make the filling.
4. defrost　 v. get rid of the ice or frost
除霜，除冻，解冻
e.g.
Does this microwave oven have the defrosting function 　　　　　　　　　　　
My father is defrosting the refrigerator.
5.blend v. mix something together to form a mixture 混合，搅和
e.g.
Oil doesn’t blend with water.　　　　　 　　　　　　
The coffee is well blended with milk.
Their voices are harmoniously blended.
6. serve　 v. give, supply, and place food on the dinner table 上菜(汤/甜点等)，提供服务，用来作…
e.g.
Water melon can serve as a perfect dessert in the summer.
The waitress are serving the customers with the main course.
This will serve him a good lesson.
7. decorate v. make beautiful by putting ornaments on 装饰，点缀
e.g.
The students are decorating the classroom for the New Year’s party.　　　　　　　　
The children’s room is beautifully decorated .
The lawn is decorated with colorful flowers.