微波爐小點
Tom and Jane are friends. They are making a mug cake.
湯姆和珍是朋友。他們正在製作馬克杯蛋糕。
cupcake(n.)杯子蛋糕
Tom: Do you know what a mug cake is?
湯姆：你知道什麼是馬克杯蛋糕嗎？
Jane: No. What is a mug cake?
珍：不知道。什麼是馬克杯蛋糕？
Tom: It’s a cake that you make in a mug using a microwave oven. It’s really easy and quick to make.
湯姆：那是一種用微波爐在馬克杯中製作的蛋糕。製作過程非常簡單又快。
microwave(n.)微波爐oven(n.)烤箱、烤爐quick(adj.)快的、迅速的
Jane: That sounds interesting. Would you like to make one now?
珍：聽起來很有趣。你想要現在就做一個嗎？
would like想要
Tom: Sure! First, we’ll need to mix up four tablespoons of flour, four tablespoons of sugar, and two tablespoons of cocoa powder in a mug.
湯姆：好啊！首先，我們需要在馬克杯中混合四大匙的麵粉、四大匙的糖和兩大匙的可可粉。
mix up混合tablespoon(n.)一大餐匙的量teaspoon(n.)一茶匙的量
Jane: Okay, got it. What do we do next?
珍：好的，搞定了。接下來呢？
get(v.)得到、理解、聽見
Tom: Next, we add one egg, three tablespoons of milk, and three tablespoons of vegetable oil to the mug. Then, we mix everything together.
湯姆：接下來，我們把一顆蛋、三大匙的牛奶和三大匙的植物油倒入馬克杯中。然後，把所有材料混合在一起。
vegetable(n.)蔬菜=veggie(adj.)植物的add(v.)加、相加
Jane: Okay, I understand. And then we pour it into small mugs and microwave it?
珍：好，我懂了。然後我們把它倒進小馬克杯中，再放進微波爐？
pour…into…將～倒入～
Tom: Yes, we microwave it for about one minute and thirty seconds until it’s fully cooked. And there you have it, a delicious mug cake!
湯姆：是的，我們把它放進微波爐裡煮約1分30秒，直到完全熟透。這樣就有一個美味的馬克杯蛋糕了！
fully(adv.)完全地、全部地cooked(adj.)熟的、煮好的under-cooked(adj.)未煮熟的overcooked(adj.)煮過熟的delicious(adj.)美味的
Jane: Wow, that was easy. Thanks for showing me how to make it, Tom.
珍：哇，好簡單。謝謝你教我做馬克杯蛋糕，湯姆。
show(v.)給…看、顯示