057 邓先生速冻泡菜

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Plop! A drop of sweat fell from Jason's forehead

啪嗒！一滴汗从杰森的额头滴落。

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It landed right on his video game

正好落在他的电子游戏机上。

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" Ugh. It's so hot!"

“呃，太热了！”

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Mr. Dunn pointed at Jason's game

邓恩先生指着杰森的游戏机。

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" That needs to go away

“那个得收起来了。

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We're about to head inside to make some food."

我们马上要进屋做点吃的。”

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" We're cooking on this hot, hot day?" Jason asked

“这么热的天，我们要做饭？”杰森问。

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" I hope we're not using the oven!" Bobby cried

“但愿我们不用烤箱！”博比喊道。

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Mr. Dunn chuckled." Don't worry

邓恩先生轻声笑了笑。“别担心。

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We're making cold cucumber pickles

我们要做凉拌黄瓜。

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Perfect for today."

“今天做这个正合适。”

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" That's no fun

“那多没意思。

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Pickles have to sit around in jars for a long time

泡菜得在罐子里放很久。

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We won't get to eat them today!" Jason frowned

我们今天吃不到！”杰森皱起了眉头。

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" We're making instant pickles." Mr. Dunn winked

“我们做的是速成泡菜。”邓恩先生眨了眨眼。

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" Have you ever made those?"

“你做过这种泡菜吗？”

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Jason shook his head

杰森摇了摇头。

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" We should get started

“我们该开始了。

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The process has a few steps

过程有好几个步骤。

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But I promise they'll be ready to eat by the end of the day."

但我保证，今天结束前就能做好开吃。”

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Mr. Dunn clapped his hands

邓恩先生拍了拍手。

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" It's pickle time!"

“该去做泡菜啦！”

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Inside the gym it was still hot

体育馆里依然很热。

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But Jason was glad there was a fan

不过杰森很高兴有个风扇。

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" Look at all those cucumbers!" Ethan cried

“看那些黄瓜！”伊桑喊道。

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" They're from my garden," Mr. Dunn said proudly

“它们来自我的菜园。”邓恩先生自豪地说。

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" So how do we turn cucumbers into pickles?" Izzie asked

“那我们怎么把黄瓜变成泡菜呢？”伊兹问道。

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" First choose a cucumber from the basket," said Mr. Dunn

“首先从篮子里选一根黄瓜。”邓恩先生说。

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" Yay! We each get our own!"

“耶！我们每个人都有自己的一根！”

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Nina picked the smallest one

妮娜挑了根最小的。

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" There's a cutting board and knife for each of you

“每个人都有一个砧板和一把刀。”

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Carefully slice your cucumbers as thin as possible

小心地把黄瓜切得尽可能薄。

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Place the slices in the bowls of salt water," Mr. Dunn instructed

“把黄瓜片放进盐水碗里。”邓恩先生指示。

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Jason carefully followed the teacher's instructions

杰森认真地按照老师的指示去做。

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" We'll leave our slices there and prepare the pickle juice."

“我们先把黄瓜片放在那儿，然后准备泡菜汁。”

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Mr. Dunn motioned for everyone to follow him to the next table

邓恩先生示意大家跟着他到下一张桌子。

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Nina looked confused

尼娜看起来困惑不解。

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" Pickle juice is the liquid you put pickles in," Jason whispered

“泡菜汁就是泡黄瓜用的液体。”杰森小声说。

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Nina smiled thankfully

尼娜感激地笑了。

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" The juice is eight tablespoons rice vinegar," read Bobby

“泡菜汁里放八汤匙米醋。”博比念道。

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" And one and a half tablespoons sugar," Ethan continued

“再加一汤匙半糖，”伊森接着说。

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" Plus one teaspoon salt," Izzie added

“再加一茶匙盐，”伊兹补充道。

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" And four tablespoons of boiling water!" Nina said

“还有四汤匙开水！”尼娜说。

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The kids each made their own jar of pickle juice

孩子们每人做了自己的一罐泡菜汁。

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When they were done, Mr. Dunn reminded them about their cucumbers

做完后，邓恩先生提醒他们别忘了黄瓜。

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" It's time to drain them

“该把水沥掉了。

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One at a time now at the sink."

现在一个接一个到水槽这边来。”

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" Here's the fun part

“接下来是好玩的部分。

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Squeeze the extra water out of the slices with your hands

用手把黄瓜片里多余的水挤出来。

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Just like you're wringing a towel

就像拧毛巾一样。

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Grab a bunch and squeeze

抓一把，用力挤。

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Then pat them dry with a paper towel," said Mr. Dunn

然后用纸巾拍干，”邓恩先生说。

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Jason grabbed a handful of cucumber slices and squeezed

杰森抓了一把黄瓜片，用力挤。

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The cucumbers felt cold in Jason's hands

黄瓜在杰森手里凉凉的。

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It was the first time he felt cool all day

这是他这一整天头一回觉得凉快。

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He patted them dry, and then turned to Mr. Dunn

他把黄瓜拍干，然后转向邓恩先生。

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" Now is it time to put the cucumbers in the pickle juice?" he asked

“现在可以把黄瓜放进泡菜汁里了吗？”他问道。

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Mr. Dunn nodded." Sure is."

邓恩先生点点头。“当然可以。”

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" It's twelve o'clock now

“现在是十二点。

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Our pickles will be ready at three."

我们的泡菜三点就好了。”

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Mr. Dunn looked around at the hot, sweaty faces

邓恩先生环顾着一张张汗流浃背的热乎乎的脸。

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" That's just enough time for a quick trip to the air-conditioned town library."

“这点时间正好够我们去有空调的镇图书馆快快跑一趟。”

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" Hooray!" Everyone cheered

“太好啦！”大家都欢呼起来。

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Later the campers returned to the gym

稍后营员们回到了体育馆。

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The pickles were waiting

泡菜正等着他们呢。

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The campers drained the juice and then grabbed forks

营员们把汁倒掉，然后拿起了叉子。

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A cold mouthful of pickles tickled as it slid down Jason's throat

一口凉凉的泡菜滑过杰森的喉咙，痒痒的。

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" Yum! Instant pickles are my new favorite food!"

“好吃！速成泡菜是我新最爱的食物了！”