常春藤生活英語：給我冰淇淋

On a hot summer day, there is nothing more delicious than ice cream. It is refreshing, tasty, and can help cool you down. There are many different flavors to choose from and ice cream is something that almost everyone loves. But where did ice cream come from in the first place?

People have long been enjoying ice desserts. The Persians discovered how to store ice so that it would not melt. They were able to keep it frozen inside a special building even during the hot summer months. This meant that they could enjoy ice treats all year long.

In the 5th century BC, the Greeks sold shaved ice that was mixed with local sweets in the markets of Athens. Some believe that this idea came from cooled wines and different flavored ices in Persia. Later, shaved ice became popular with Alexander the Great and rich Romans. In AD 62, the Roman Emperor Nero sent slaves to the mountains to collect snow to be flavored with honey and nuts.

在炎熱的夏天，沒有什么東西比冰淇淋更好吃了。它清涼提神、美味可口，還能助您降溫。冰淇淋有許多不同口味可供選擇，而且?guī)缀跞巳硕紣?。但冰淇淋最初是打哪來的?

長久以來，人們一直在享用冰做的點心。波斯人發(fā)現(xiàn)不會讓冰融化的儲存方法。即便在炎炎夏日，他們依舊能夠在特制的建筑物內(nèi)將冰保持在冷凍狀態(tài)。這意謂著他們一整年都可以享受冰品。

公元前五世紀，希臘人在雅典的市場里販賣混合了當?shù)靥鹌返呐俦?。有些人認為這個點子是源自波斯的冰鎮(zhèn)葡萄酒以及各種不同的調(diào)味冰品。之后，刨冰受到亞歷山大大帝和羅馬富豪的歡迎。公元62年，羅馬皇帝尼洛派奴隸上山采集冰雪，再以蜂蜜和堅果調(diào)味。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.refreshing　a. 提神的;清涼的

I need a refreshing drink to keep me awake.

我需要一杯清涼的飲料來提神。

2.melt　vi. 融化

I cried because my snowman melted.

我的雪人融化了，我因此嚎啕大哭。

3.freeze　vt. & vi. (使)結(jié)冰∕凝固(三態(tài)為：freeze, froze, frozen，本文中以過去分詞作形容詞用。)

This lake usually freezes in the cold winter.

這個湖泊在寒冬中常常結(jié)凍。

Phrases for Learning

1.cool...down/cool down...　　使……冷卻下來

Resting under a tree can cool you down.

在樹下休息一下可以讓你涼快一點。

2.in the first place　　起初;首先

I shouldn't have come in the first place.

我一開始就不該來。

3.mix A with B　　混合 A 與 B

This novel mixed history with fiction.

這本小說結(jié)合了歷史和虛構(gòu)故事。

參考字詞

1.treat　n. 值得享受的事物

2.shaved ice　n. 刨冰

3.sweet　n. 甜食，甜點 & a. 甜的

4.slave　n. 奴隸

Enjoy Box

另類冰淇淋

冰淇淋一直是老少咸宜的甜點，其種類和口味更是多如天上繁星，難以一一細數(shù)。以下為您介紹幾種較為另類的冰淇淋。近年來，土耳其冰淇淋的攤位開始出現(xiàn)在臺灣各大夜市中。以鐵桶盛裝販賣的土耳其冰淇淋口味多為簡單的牛奶或巧克力，其特別之處在于它的口感，因為里頭添加了來自土耳其的樹脂配方，所以嘗起來有麻糬般的QQ口感。此外，它的黏性超強，因此常可看到販賣土耳其冰淇淋的老板用一根鐵棒黏著冰淇淋，像是變魔術(shù)般地玩各式花招，吸引客人的注意。除了土耳其冰淇淋外，炸冰淇淋也是一種有趣的冰淇淋吃法。為了使冰淇淋在油炸時不會融化，冰淇淋需冰凍在超低溫的環(huán)境下，再裹上面衣快速地油炸一番，等到面衣呈金黃色時就可以大快朵頤。趁熱一口咬下，面衣又脆又燙口，里頭的冰淇淋又軟又冰涼，冷熱交替的雙重口感相當奇妙。有些餐廳更推出了鐵板冰淇淋，將冰淇淋加上酒或是其它配料，放到熱騰騰的鐵板上翻炒，最后成了冰淇淋糊，顛覆傳統(tǒng)的作法造就難以言喻的口感。各種另類冰淇淋吃法不斷推陳出新，就看您有沒有興趣試試看。

Tips In Use

There are many different flavors to choose from...

(冰淇淋有許多不同口味可供選擇……)

...to be flavored with honey and nuts.

(……再以蜂蜜和堅果調(diào)味。)

1.第一句的 flavor 作名詞用，表『味道;口味』。

What flavor of gum do you want?

(你要什么口味的口香糖?)

2.第二句的 flavor 為及物動詞，表『加味于……;使……更有味道』。

The chef flavored the steak with garlic.

(主廚用大蒜為牛排調(diào)味。)

注意：

本文的"...different flavored ices in Persia."一句中，是以及物動詞 flavor 的過去分詞 flavored 作形容詞用，表『調(diào)味的』。