讲解人 · John
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The tender cookies, the domed muffins, the rich brownies.
But the real draw of baking starts long before you roll out the pie crust.
Baking can be many things: an act of creation, connection, control.
There’s something comforting about the structure of it: the measuring, the stirring, the transformation of a handful of ingredients into something delicious.
Even if life doesn’t always feel orderly, follow the recipe and things should turn out as planned.
“Baking is how I best connect with the world around me — making something wonderful and sharing it with others and seeing how much joy they receive from something I made with my own hands, “ says chef Joanne Chang, co-owner of Flour Bakery in Boston and an author of baking cookbooks.
But baking can also be catharsis for more volatile feelings:
The term “rage baking” was popularized by writer Tangerine Jones, who turned to flour and sugar to channel her anger at the world’s injustices.
Hannah Skobe, a doctoral student in astrophysics in Pittsburgh, loves the chemistry aspect of baking — how butter behaves differently at different temperatures, for instance.
She also finds the process therapeutic, a much-needed break from work.
At its heart, baking feels hopeful.
It might be about feeding others, or celebrating, or creating a moment of calm in an otherwise chaotic world,
but it’s also about the belief that if you measure the ingredients and follow the steps, something good should come out of it.
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解 roll out 这个短语？
- 烘焙可以承载怎样的意义？
- 烘焙如何将人与周遭世界建立联结？
讲解
重点词汇
tender
/ˈten.dɚ/
adj. 柔软的；嫩的；温柔的
- 英文释义：easy to bite through and cut搭配短语：tender steak（嫩的）搭配短语：tender care（温柔的）
domed
/doʊmd/
adj. 圆顶的
- 相关词汇：dome（n. 穹顶；圆屋顶；圆顶状物）
- 搭配短语：the dome of St Paul's Cathedral（穹顶）
- 搭配短语：the dome of the hill（圆顶状物）
搭配短语：domed roof搭配短语：domed cake
rich
/rɪtʃ/
adj. 味道浓郁的，醇厚的
- 搭配短语：rich soup搭配短语：rich chocolate反义词：light反义词：bland搭配短语：the rich brownies例句：This rich brownie is full of chocolate flavor and melts in the mouth.
draw
/drɑː/
n. 魅力，吸引力
- 词性拓展：draw（v. 画；拉）近义词：appeal例句：The museum is the main draw for tourists.
roll out
将……压平；推出（产品，计划）
- 相关词汇：roll（v. 滚；卷）英文释义：to make sth. flat by pushing sth. over it例句：Roll out the dough into a thin circle.搭配短语：roll out a new policy（推出（产品，计划））
crust
/krʌst/
n.（馅饼、面包的）酥皮，外皮
- 英文释义：the hard outer surface of bread搭配短语：pie crust搭配短语：bread crust搭配短语：pizza crust
stirring
/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/
n. 搅拌
- 相关词汇：stir（v. 搅动；搅拌）
- 例句：She stirred her coffee with a plastic spoon.
例句：The stirring of butter and sugar until creamy is a key step in making cookies.词性拓展：stirring（adj. 激动人心的）- 搭配短语：a stirring performance
- 搭配短语：stirring memories
orderly
/ˈɔːr.dɚ.li/
adj. 有秩序的；有条理的
- 相关词汇：order（n. 秩序）词根词缀：-ly（形容词后缀；具有某种性质的）相关词汇：friendly（adj.）相关词汇：lovely（adj. 可爱的）例句：She likes to organize her ideas in a more orderly way.
flour
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
n. 面粉
- 相关词汇：flower（n. 花）例句：Flour is a key ingredient in baking cookies and cakes.
catharsis
/kəˈθɑːr.sɪs/
n. 情感宣泄，精神发泄
- 例句：Writing is a good way of emotional catharsis for some people.相关词汇：catharses（pl.）
volatile
/ˈvɑː.lə.t̬əl/
adj. 易变的；喜怒无常的；不稳定的；动荡的
- 搭配短语：a highly volatile situation from which riots might develop（不稳定的；动荡的）例句：Teenagers often have volatile moods due to hormonal changes.（易变的；喜怒无常的）
channel
/ˈtʃæn.əl/
v. 疏导，引导；（经过通道）输送，传送
- 词性拓展：channel（n. 渠道；频道）搭配短语：channel information（输送，传送）例句：He channeled his frustration into writing and finished his novel.（疏导，引导）
injustice
/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
n. 不公正，不公平
- 搭配短语：social injustices例句：Many people devote their lives to fighting injustices in society.
astrophysics
/ˌæs.troʊˈfɪz.ɪks/
n. 天体物理学
- 词根词缀：astro-（天体，天空）
- 相关词汇：astronaut（宇航员）
- 相关词汇：astronomy（天文学）
相关词汇：physics（物理学）
behave
/bɪˈheɪv/
v. 作出反应，发生作用；表现；举止
- 例句：She behaved in a very responsible way.（表现；举止）例句：Water behaves differently from oil when heated.（发生作用）
much-needed
/ˌmʌtʃˈniːdɪd/
adj. 非常需要的
- 相关词汇：much（非常）相关词汇：needed（被需要的）相关词汇：well-known相关词汇：widely-used例句：The weekend is a much-needed break for people who work hard during the week.
at its heart
核心上；本质上
- 相关词汇：heart（n. 心脏；核心）近义词：actually近义词：basically例句：At its heart, education is about helping people grow.
come out of
产生、是……的结果
- 英文释义：to happen as a result of something例句：One or two excellent ideas came out of the meeting.
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