常春藤生活英语：Creative Cooking 创意烹饪

Nowadays, most of the food we eat is cooked in ovens or on stoves. The heat which is needed to cook this food comes from burning wood, gas, or other fuels1. However, natural resources2 are decreasing. When fuel becomes less available, people have to become more creative. Some of these creative cooking methods have been around for a long, long time. Others are rather new. Either way, uncommon cooking methods are now being used in many places all over the world.

Some traditional cooking methods use little or no fuel. One example is an underground oven. This method is done by burying food in the ground under hot stones. In some places, food alone can be buried in sand. It is cooked by the sun heating the sand or by hot gases that rise out of the ground.

When cars became common, people realized they could be used to cook food, too. The heat from a car's engine3 can cook an entire meal as you drive around. The heat from light bulbs4 can do the same thing. These creative cooking methods save fuel by using it to do two things at the same time. If you are interested in trying out any of these methods, look online. Many websites5 can show you how to use these methods to prepare food safely.

如今我们吃的食物大多是放在烤箱里或是炉子上煮的。烹饪这些食物的热能来自于燃烧木柴、瓦斯或是其它燃料。不过天然资源正逐渐减少中。当燃料变得较不易取得，人们就得变得更有创意。这些创意烹调法中，有些早就存在已久。有的则是相当新颖。不论是哪一种，不寻常的烹饪方法如今正在世界各地为人采用。

一些传统调理法用的燃料量很少，甚或没有。焢窑便是一例。这种烹饪法是将食物埋于地底，放在烧热的石块之下。在某些地方，可以只把食物单独埋在沙里就好。食物是由阳光将沙子加热所煮好，或是由地底冒出的滚烫气体所煮熟。

当汽车变得普及之际，人们明白车子也可以拿来作为烹饪之用。当您开车四处兜风时，来自汽车引擎的热能可以一边煮好整顿饭。电灯泡所发出的热能也能做到同样的事。这些饶富创意的烹调方法之所以节省燃料，是利用它来同时做两件事。如果您对尝试这些方法中的任何一种感到兴趣，请上网查看。许多网站能为您示范如何安全地利用这些方法来料理食物。

Building Your Vocabulary

1. nowadays　adv. 现今，现时

People care more about fitness nowadays.

现今人们较为注重健身。

2. heat　n. 热，热能 & vt. 加热，使变热

You have to heat the water until it boils.

你必须把水加热到沸腾为止。

3. decrease　vi. 减少;减小

The number of visitors has decreased recently.

近来游客的数量变少了。

4. entire　a. 整个的，全部的

Daniel spent the entire afternoon fishing.

丹尼尔整个下午都在钓鱼。

Phrases for Learning

1. either way　　(两种方式中的)任一种方式

You can get there by train or bus, but it will take about an hour either way.

你可以坐火车或公交车到那里，不过都要花上一个小时左右。

2. at the same time　　同时

It is dangerous to drive a car and talk on a cellphone at the same time.

一边开车一边讲手机是很危险的一件事。

Extra Words

1. fuel　n. 燃料

2. resource　n. 资源(常用复数)

3.. engine　n. 引擎

4.. light bulb　n. 灯泡(亦可只写 bulb)

5.. website　n. 网站

Tips In Use

Some of these creative cooking methods...Others are rather new.

(这些创意烹调法中，有些……有的则是相当新颖。)

以下介绍一些有关 some 的代名词用法：

1. some...others...

一些……另一些……(非限定的两群)

Some of my friends like to play tennis. Others like to play basketball.

(我的朋友有些喜欢打网球。另一些则喜欢打篮球。)

2. some...others...still others...

一些……一些……另一些……(非限定的三群)

Some of the flowers are red, others are white, and still others are yellow.

(有些花是红色的，有些是白的，另一些则是黄的。)

3. some...the others...

一些……其余……(用于限定的一个群体)

Some of the students in the class failed the test. The others passed.

(班上有些学生考试没过。其它人则都及格了。)