例句:
“The FAO reports global maize production reached 1.2 billion metric tons in 2023.”
“In Nigeria, maize is a staple food, often ground into flour for porridge.”
• Cambridge Dictionary在线词典(含音频)
• YouGlish(按词搜索真实语境发音)
• BBC Learning English“6 Minute English”第342期“Food and Language”
实用表达:玉米在生活中的英语
从菜单到菜谱,全面覆盖日常与专业场景
• 餐厅点餐必备
菜单常见项:
• Grilled corn on the cob:炭烤玉米棒
• Elote:墨西哥街头玉米(玉米棒涂蛋黄酱、奶酪、辣椒粉)
• Corn soup:玉米浓汤
• Corn fritters:玉米饼(英式)/Corn dogs(美式玉米热狗)
点餐句型:
“Can I get corn on the cob with lime and chili powder?”
“Is this soup made with fresh corn or canned?”
“I’ll have the corn tortillas instead of flour.”
食谱示例:
“Shuck the corn by peeling back the husks and removing the silks.”
“Cut the kernels off the cob using a sharp knife.”
“Add fresh corn kernels to the salsa for sweetness.”
• 电影:《玉米》(1998,波兰)——隐喻集体化压迫
• 音乐:美国民谣《Oh! Susanna》:“I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee / I’m going to Louisiana, my corn to see”
• 节日:美国爱荷华州“玉米节”(Corn Festival),选玉米小姐、玉米烹饪赛
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玉米用英语怎么写?是corn还是maize?
答:日常交流用corn(尤其美式);学术、国际组织用maize。在英国,corn泛指谷物,易歧义,故正式场合用maize。例如:联合国粮农组织(FAO)报告标题为“Global Maize Production, Supply and Trade”。
玉米的“玉米”英文怎么说?
答:单根玉米棒用ear of corn(英式)或ear of maize(美式)。口语中直接说corn on the cob(带穗玉米)。例如:“I dropped an ear of corn on the floor.”
爆米花的英文是?
答:是popcorn,由“pop”(爆裂声)+“corn”组成,形容爆裂时的声响。注意拼写为一个词,不是“pop corn”。例句:“Let’s make popcorn for movie night!”
玉米淀粉和玉米粉一样吗?
答:不一样!cornstarch是纯淀粉(增稠用),corn flour是全玉米粉(含麸皮与胚芽)。美式中cornmeal指粗粒玉米粉,用于做玉米饼。例如:
• “Add 2 tbsp cornstarch to thicken the soup.”
• “Mix corn flour, water, and salt to make tortillas.”
玉米的英语发音怎么练最有效?
答:推荐三步法:
① 听音:用Cambridge Dictionary查corn/maize,跟读10遍;
② 对比:用YouGlish搜索“corn on the cob”,听真实语境;
③ 录音:录下自己读“maize field”,对比原声修正。
小技巧:说maize时想象“maze”(迷宫),但发/eɪ/音而非/aɪ/。