美語情景對話 第872期:Ginger Snacks 金格喜歡的小吃

Nabeel: Actually, I remember that one time you had a party and you made that really nice pumpkin dip.

納比爾：我記得你有次辦派對時，做過非常好吃的南瓜調味醬。

Ginger: Oh, yeah, that's a popular one. Everyone loves that when I make it.

金格：哦，那很受歡迎。所有人都喜歡我做的那個。

Nabeel: What do you need for it?

納比爾：需要什麼材料？

Ginger: It's really easy. All you need is one can of canned pumpkin, one eight ounce block of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and few spices.

金格：非常簡單。你只需要一罐南瓜罐頭，一塊8盎司重的奶油乾酪，糖粉還有一些調味料。

Nabeel: Is it easy to make?

納比爾：做法簡單嗎？

Ginger: It is. You just let the cream cheese melt a little, and then you blend it together with the pumpkin and the powdered sugar, and then after you get that really smooth and creamy, then you put in the nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon.

金格：簡單。你只需要讓奶油乾酪融化，然後和南瓜以及糖粉攪拌在一起，讓它變得光滑細膩，然後加入肉豆蔻、姜和肉桂皮。

Nabeel: Wow, that sounds yummy.

納比爾：哇，聽起來好好吃。

Ginger: It is. It's great. And then I usually put a few cinnamon sticks in for appearance and serve it with ginger snaps and with green apples cut into slices. It's good with both of those.

金格：沒錯，味道非常棒。然後爲了美觀，我一般會放一些肉桂棒，搭配上薑汁餅乾和綠色的蘋果切片食用。非常美味。

Nabeel: Cool, I'm gonna try that sometime. What else can you make?

納比爾：太酷了，有機會我一定要做試試。你還會做什麼？

Ginger: Well, like I said, I'm not much of a cook, so I don't cook much. I put things together. You know what, I have a blender and I do a lot of smoothies. I love making smoothies. I buy the fruit. And then keep the fruit in the freezer. That's the trick. You've got to freeze the fruit, and then you don't need ice so it doesn't taste watered down. So you take the frozen fruit. Put it in the blender, and then you just mix it with yogurt, or fruit juice and it's delicious.

金格：我說過，我不太擅長做飯，所以我不常做飯。我就是把一些食物混合起來。我有一個攪拌器，我經常做冰沙吃。我喜歡做冰沙。我把水果買回來以後放進冰箱裏。這是個小訣竅。你要把水果冷凍起來，這樣不用加冰塊，水果嚐起來也不會缺少水分。要把水果冷凍起來。然後把冷凍的水果放進攪拌器裏，和酸奶或果汁一起攪拌，味道好極了。

Nabeel: What kind of fruit do you like to use?

納比爾：你喜歡用什麼水果做冰沙？

Ginger: Well, my favorite is just really simple. It's just frozen strawberries, frozen banana, orange juice, and a little honey if you want, but you don't even need the honey, and then I have another I like with mango and papaya and pineapple and yogurt.

金格：我最喜歡的非常簡單。就是凍草莓、凍香蕉和橙汁做的冰沙，還可以加一些蜂蜜，不過不一定要加蜂蜜，我還喜歡用芒果、番木瓜、菠蘿和酸奶做的冰沙。

Nabeel: Well, between you smoothie and pumpkin dip and my eggplant curry we can throw quite a party.

納比爾：有了你的冰沙和南瓜調味醬，還有我的茄子咖喱，我們可以開個派對了。

Ginger: Let's do it. We'll have it on your rooftop with your cats.

金格：我們這麼做吧。我們可以在你家屋頂開派對，你的貓也可以參加。

Nabeel: Sounds like a good idea.

納比爾：這主意聽起來不錯。

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重點講解：
1. a block of （長方形）塊，大塊；
例句：There is a block of ice on the road.
在公路上有一大塊冰。
2. together with 連同…一起；還有；加之；
例句：The bat together with the balls was stolen.
球拍和球全被偷了。
3. put in 加入；放入；
例句：Oops! I put in sugar instead of salt.
啊！我錯把糖當鹽放了。
4. water down 加水稀釋；摻水沖淡；
例句：You have to water down the medicine before drinking it.
你得把這種藥加水稀釋後再服用。