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Comfort Food
Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe that never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits.
每当感到孤独,我都有一个屡试不爽的秘方:大米,牛奶和糖,小火慢炖。不论我情绪有多差,这种绝妙的组合都足以令我振作。
lift one’s spirits 使振奋
mood n. 情绪,心情
be in the/no mood to do sth. 有/没有做某事的心情
moody adj. 心情不稳定的;易怒的;闷闷不乐的
Moody people are very difficult to deal with.
喜怒无常的人很难打交道。
Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood.
有时候仅仅闻一闻味儿就能奏效,更不要说那美妙,滑腻的口感了。它像一台时光机器,立即将我带回欢乐的童年,
do the trick 奏效,起作用,达到目的
trick sb. out of sth. 从某人处骗走某物
not to mention 更不用说,且不说
Maybe computer science would do the trick .
也许计算机科学可以解决问题.
With pleasure, I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma’s flat, listening to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding.
欣欣然,我回忆起那些精彩的周末午后,那时我常常是在外婆温暖的公寓里,一边听她讲那些精彩的故事,一边一碗接一碗贪婪地吃着她做的美味的大米布丁。
in the warmth of... 在温暖的...之中 in the comfort of... 在舒适的...之中
greedily adv. 贪婪地 greedy adj. 贪婪的 greed n. 贪婪
be greedy for sth 贪婪的想要...;渴求...
It’s greedy of sb. to do sth. 某人做某事是贪婪的
I did not want to be as greedy as you.
我不想像你一样贪婪。
I take my time over every spoonful, gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth and enjoying the perfect marriage of rice and milk. Before I know it, I’m happy again.
我细细品尝每一勺,让滑腻的甜点在我口中轻轻翻转,享受米糊和牛奶的完美融合。不知不觉中,我便又开心起来了。
spoonful n.一匙的量
take one’s time over sth=take one’s time to do sth/doing sth
慢慢做…,从容不迫地做…
Please take your time. It's an important decision.
不用着急,这是个重要的决定。
My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of “comfort food”. In its broadest sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better.
我关于大米布丁的经历说明了“治愈系食物”的独特力量。从广义上说,治愈系食物指的是任何能说改善我们心情的食物。
illustrate v. 举例;说明
in a sense 从某种意义上 in no sense 无论如何都不
make sen