All About Chocolate
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Where Chocolate Comes From.
4巧克力从哪里来。
5 Preparing the Beans.
5 准备豆子。
8 From Beans to Chocolate.
8 从豆子到巧克力。
12 Chocolate Today.
12个巧克力今天。
17 Try This!
17号,试试这个!
18 Conclusion.
18 结论。
19 Glossary.
19 词汇表。
20 Index.
20 指数。
20 Introduction People around the world love chocolate.
20 导言 世界各地的人们都喜欢巧克力.
They love it so much that every year they eat more chocolate than any other sweet.
他们非常喜欢它,以至于每年都会吃比其他甜的多的巧克力.
If you have ever wondered where chocolate comes from and how it’s made, then read on.
如果你曾怀疑巧克力来自何处,
Where Chocolate Comes From Chocolate actually grows on trees.
巧克力从巧克力中传来的地方 实际上是在树上生长的
But you can’t just pick a chunk of chocolate from a tree branch and eat it.
但不能只是从树枝上取出一块巧克力来吃.
The chocolate growing on trees looks, tastes, and smells nothing like the chocolate you eat.
在树上生长的巧克力外观,口感,闻起来都不像你吃的巧克力.
The tree that gives us chocolate is the cacao (kah-KOW) tree.
给我们巧克力的树是可可(kah-KOW)树.
Chocolate comes from beans that are found in large pods on the tree.
巧克力出自于树上出土的大型豆子.
Cacao trees grow where it is hot and wet.
卡考树生长在炎热湿润的地方.
Mostly, they grow near the equator.
主要生长于赤道附近.
It takes four to five years before a cacao tree begins to grow pods.
可可树要花4到5年 才能开始生长出树干
Today, most cacao trees are grown on farms called plantations.
如今,大多数可可树都种植在被称作种植园的农场上.
Cacao trees have lots of small white or yellow flowers.
卡考树多有白色或黄色的小花.
Some of the flowers change into pods, but most do not.
有的花会变成花被,但大多数不会.
Cacao trees grow in the wild, as well as on plantations.
卡考树生长于野外以及种植园.
The shaded areas of the map show where cacao trees grow close to the equator, where it is hot.
地图上被遮蔽的地区显示出可可树生长于赤道附近,发热地.
The pods are shaped like little footballs.
吊舱形状像小橄榄球.
Workers trim the branches to get the most pods from the trees.
工人修剪树枝,从树上取出最多的树皮
The pods change from green to a golden or reddish color as they ripen.
吊舱从绿色变成金色或红色 当它们成熟。
Preparing the Beans Taking ripe pods from the cacao trees is the first step in making chocolate.
准备豆子从可可树上取出成熟的豆子 是制作巧克力的第一步
Inside each pod are 20 to 50 beans.
每个舱内有20到50个豆子
The cacao beans are the tree’s seeds.
可可豆是树的种子.
It takes a lot of beans and a lot of work to make chocolate.
需要大量豆子和大量的工作来做巧克力.
The pods are first gathered and then cut open with a large blade.
吊舱首先被收集,然后用一把大刀切开.
A harvester cracks open cacao pods to get at the seeds.
收割机会裂开出出出产的可可花被子.
These pods contain the beans that will be used to make chocolate.
这些豆子中含有用来做巧克力的豆子.
The beans are then scooped out of the open pod.
豆子从开放舱里取出
The beans are cream colored and covered with a soft pulp.
豆子为奶油色并被软纸浆所覆盖.
These beans are still very different from the chocolate you know.
这些豆子仍然和巧克力很不一样
The pulp-covered beans are put into piles or boxes and covered.
被纸浆覆盖的豆子被放入堆或箱并被覆盖.
They begin to change from a cream color to a purple color after contact with the air.
它们与空气接触后开始从奶油颜色变为紫色.
The beans also change on the inside in a process called fermentation.
豆子在一种叫做发酵的过程中也会在内部变化.
A worker spreads the cacao beans so they can dry and then begin the fermentation process.
工人将可可豆放出后可以干燥并开始发酵过程.
This is what the inside of a cacao tree pod looks like.
这是可可树舱的内在外表
After the beans have fermented, they are dried.
豆子发酵后再干.
As they dry, the beans are turned.
干时取出豆子作转相.
Once the beans are dry, they are placed in large cloth bags and shipped to makers of chocolate.
豆子干后被放入大布袋并被运往巧克力生产商.
From Beans to Chocolate Making chocolate from the fermented, dried beans is a complicated process.
从豆子到巧克力 从发酵后制作出巧克力,干豆是一个复杂的过程.
First, the beans need to be cleaned.
首先 豆子要清洗干净
Then, chocolate makers blend different kinds of beans together.
然后,巧克力制造者把不同的豆子混合在一起。
This is to make sure the chocolate has just the right flavor.
这是为了确保巧克力有正确的口味。
The beans are roasted in order to bring out the chocolate flavor.
豆子被烤了,以取出巧克力口味.
This is when the beans begin to smell like chocolate.
豆子开始闻起来像巧克力
As the beans are roasted, the thin shell that covers them grows brittle.
豆子被烤熟后 覆盖的薄壳会变得脆脆
The beans pass through a machine that cracks their shells and blows away the pieces of shell with fans.
豆子通过一款能打碎外壳并用扇子将外壳碎片吹走的机器.
Workers spread cacao beans to dry in the sun.
工人将可可豆传播到阳光下干燥.
Beans roast in giant drums at a candy factory.
豆子在糖果厂被大桶烤了
After the shells are removed, only the meaty part of the bean, called the nib, remains.
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The nibs are ground up and crushed until they become a liquid.
b被打倒并被打碎,直到变成液体.
The liquid is poured into molds where it cools into bars of bitter, unsweetened chocolate.
液体被倒入模具中,在其中冷却为苦味,无甜味的巧克力棒.
The bars are then pressed until a yellow liquid, called cocoa butter, is removed.
然后按下栏杆,直到取出黄色液体,称为可可黄油.
The cocoa butter drains through a screen and is collected to make the chocolate we eat.
可可黄油通过屏幕排出,被收集来制造出我们吃的巧克力.
After the liquid cocoa butter is removed, the solid part of the bar is ground into a powder.
液态可可黄油取出后,棒状固体部分被地制成粉末.
Cocoa powder is sent to dairies and bakeries to flavor baked goods and dairy products.
可可粉被送到乳房和面包店去取出口味的烤货和奶制品.
The chocolate we eat is made in the final step of mixing.
我们吃的巧克力是混合的最后一步
The mixing takes place in machines with big rollers.
混合在有大滚筒的机器中进行.
Sugar, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and other ingredients are rolled and mixed until smooth.
糖,可可粉,可可黄油等成分被卷起并混合到平滑状态.
The smooth mixture is poured into molds and cooled.
平滑的混合物被倒入模具并冷却.
After it has cooled and solidified, the chocolate is wrapped in packages for shipping.
在冷却和固化后,巧克力被包裹成包裹来进行运输.
People in Mexico and Central America first use chocolate.
墨西哥和中美洲的人首先使用巧克力.
Christopher Columbus brings cacao beans back to Europe.
克里斯多夫·哥伦布将可可豆带回了欧洲.
First chocolate shop opens in London, England.
第一家巧克力店在英国伦敦开业.
First chocolate bar is sold.
第一个巧克力棒卖了。
A man in Switzerland makes and sells the first milk chocolate.
瑞士的一个人制造并销售了第一个牛奶巧克力.
World consumes over 3,000,000 metric tons of cacao beans.
世界的可可豆消费量超过3 000 000公吨。
Chocolate Today Most of the chocolate made in factories today is used to make chocolate candy.
今天是巧克力节 今天工厂所制造的巧克力多用于做巧克力糖果.
Other chocolate goes into ice cream, chocolate drinks, and baked goods such as cakes and doughnuts.
其他巧克力会进入冰激凌,巧克力饮料,以及蛋糕和甜甜圈等烘焙商品.
Each year people around the world consume, or eat, tons of chocolate.
每年世界各地人们食用或食用一吨巧克力.
Amount of Chocolate Eaten Per Person Each Year by Country 1 Switzerland 22.
瑞士1国每年每人吃巧克力的数量
4 lbs 10.
4磅10分 4磅10分 4 lbs 10.
1 kg 2 Austria 20.
1公斤2奥地利 20.
1 lbs 9.
1磅9节.
1 kg 3 Ireland 19.
1公斤3爱尔兰 19.
5 lbs 8.
5磅8分 5磅8分 5 lbs 8.
8 kg 4 Germany 18.
8公斤4德国 18.
0 lbs 8.
0磅8节.
2 kg 5 Norway 17.
2公斤5挪威 17.
9 lbs 8.
9磅8节.
1 kg 6 Denmark 17.
1公斤6丹麦 17.
7 lbs 8.
7磅8节.
0 kg 7 United Kingdom 17.
0克7 英国 17.
5 lbs 7.
5磅7分 5磅7分 5 lbs 7.
9 kg 8 Belgium 13.
9公斤8比利时 13.
2 lbs 6.
2磅 6.
0 kg 9 Australia 13.
0公斤9澳大利亚 13.
0 lbs 5.
0磅5分 (英语).
9 kg 10 Sweden 12.
9公斤10瑞典 12.
9 lbs 5.
9磅5分 (英语).
8 kg Yummy Chocolate Brownies Make sure you have an adult to help you do with any cutting or handling of hot foods.
8公斤口味巧克力 棕色 确保您有成年人来帮助您处理任何切割或处理热食品.
over a 9x13-inch (15-cup) baking pan.
超过9x13英寸(15克普)烘焙锅。
stirring the mixture until smooth.
搅拌混合物直到平滑。
is completely wet.
完全湿了
it evenly.
都一样
pull away from the sides of the pan.
远离锅的两侧。
them.
他们。
Makes 12 brownies.
做了12个蛋糕
Try This!
试试这个!
Conclusion It took a long time for chocolate to become popular throughout the world.
结论 巧克力需要很长一段时间才能在全世界流行.
Today, people everywhere eat lots of chocolate, making it the world’s most popular sweet.
今天,各地的人们吃了很多巧克力,使其成为世界上最受欢迎的甜点.
Glossary cacao (n.)
词汇cacao (n.)
the tree from which we get chocolate (p.
我们从那里得到巧克力的树(p.
5) consume (v.)
(5) 消耗(五.)
eat or buy (p.
食用或购买(p.
17) fermentation (n.)
17)发酵 (n.
a natural changing process that occurs in many foods and plants (p.
许多食物和植物(p.
10) ingredients (n.)
10)成分 (n.)
the different food items that go into a dish or recipe (p.
进入菜肴或食谱的不同食品(p.
14) plantations (n.)
14) 种植园 (n.
large farms with many workers (p.
拥有许多工人的大型农场(p.
6) Index cacao, 5 fermentation, 10 plantations, 6 pulp, 9 The next time you eat chocolate, think about how it was made.
6) Index cacao, 5发酵, 10个种植园, 6个纸浆, 9 次吃巧克力,想一想是怎样做的.