Paprikas being air-dried in after harvest by a plantation in Ica in Peru. Photo by REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil.
今日小常識(shí)
Paprika is a spice made out of dried and ground chilli peppers. It is popular in the cuisines of Hungary, Spain and Mexico, and is higher in vitamin C than some citrus fruits.
匈牙利辣椒粉是匈牙利紅辣椒曬干磨制而成。匈牙利辣椒粉是匈牙利、西班牙和墨西哥許多當(dāng)?shù)夭穗鹊谋貍湔{(diào)味料。這種辣椒所含的維他命C甚至比許多檸檬科水果還要高。
今日短語
去 spice something up 的意思就是放更多香料在食物或飲料里使其更有滋味。你也可以 spice up 一段講話、一個(gè)表演或活動(dòng):在這里就不是放調(diào)料了,而是在其中加入引人趣味的內(nèi)容。
例句
This salad was a bit boring so I spiced it up with some chilli sauce.
Martin's speech was really dull. He should have spiced it up with some jokes!
請注意
如果某人被形容為 as salt and pepper, 就是說他原來深色的頭發(fā)已經(jīng)開始摻雜白發(fā)了。
Mark used to have lovely black hair but now he's salt and pepper. But you know what, I like it!