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Maple Syrup: The Sappy Sweetener 清甜芬芳枫糖浆

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On a cool autumn morning, you sit down to enjoy a hearty breakfast. On your plate is a stack of French toast, smothered in butter. But as you grab your fork and prepare to ___1___, you realize a key ingredient is missing – you’re out of maple syrup!

在一个清爽的秋天早晨，你坐了下来，准备享用一顿丰盛的早餐。盘子里有一迭涂满奶油的法国土司。但是当你拿起叉子，准备开动时，你发现餐盘里少了一项关键佐料──你的枫糖用完了！

Maple syrup is a delicious sweetener, made from the sap of sugar maple trees. The tasty topping was ___2___ discovered by Native Americans, long before European settlers arrived. One tribe called it “sinzibuckwud,” which in their language meant “drawn from wood.” Nowadays, Canada is the leading ___3___, producing more than 80 percent of the world’s maple syrup.

枫糖是由糖枫的液制成，是非常美味的一种增加甜味的佐料。远在欧洲移民者到美洲之前，美洲原住民就发现了这种风味绝佳的佐料。有个部落把枫糖叫做sinzibuckwud，在他们的语言中意思就是「汲取自树木」。现在最大的供应国是加拿大，每年都产出全球百分之80以上的枫糖。

___4___ maple syrup, sugar producers will first drill a hole in the trunk of a maple tree. Then, they will place a spout in the hole and extract the sap into a bucket or tubing system. Next, the sap is boiled down in an evaporator to concentrate the sugar content. Finally, the hot syrup is put through a filter to remove any sugar particles, and it is strained into a container for storage.

要制作枫糖，制糖工人首先会在枫树的树干上钻一个洞，然后在洞口放置一个小接头，并将树液提取至桶子或是管路系统中。接着会在蒸发器里熬煮树液来浓缩这种含糖的汁液。最后煮出来的滚烫糖浆会通过过滤器，将固体糖份颗粒滤掉，最后被倒进容器中贮存。

In Canada, maple syrup is categorized into different classes, ___5___ its color. These colors are a ___6___ of how the syrup was produced. Darker syrups are cooked for longer periods of time and, as a result, have a stronger maple flavor than lighter ones. As a sweetener, maple syrup is very versatile. It can be used to add flavor to pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, tea, fresh fruit, and many other dishes. ___7___ so many uses for this sugary treat, you’re bound to develop a sweet tooth for maple syrup.

在加拿大，枫糖会依照颜色分成不同级数。不同的颜色反映出枫糖制造过程的差异。颜色较深的枫糖代表它熬煮的时间较长，因此会比淡色的枫糖有更浓郁的枫树香味。枫糖作为增加甜度的佐料，功用可多着呢！它可以加到煎饼、松饼、燕麦、茶、新鲜水果以及其他各种食物中以增添风味。有着这么多不同的枫糖用法，你绝对会爱上枫糖！

－by Jamie Blackler

Vocabulary

单词发音

syrup [ˋsɪrəp] n. 糖浆；果汁

stack [stæk] n.（整齐的）一堆

drill [drɪl] v. 钻（孔）

extract [ɪkˋstrækt] v. 提取，提炼

concentrate [ˋkɑnsɛn͵tret] v. 浓缩

filter [ˋfɪltɚ] n. 过滤器

remove [rɪˋmuv] v. 去掉，消除

strain [stren] v. 过滤

storage [ˋstorɪdʒ] n. 贮藏，保管

categorize [ˋkætəgə͵raɪz] v. 分类, 归类

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sappy [ˋsæpɪ] adj. 〔植物〕多汁液的

hearty [ˋhɑrtɪ] adj. 丰盛的；营养丰富的

smother [ˋsmʌðɚ] v. 盖满; 完全覆盖 to cover thickly

sap [sæp] n.（树等的）液，汁

topping [ˋtɑpɪŋ] n.〔加在食品上面使之更好看或更好吃的〕配料﹐浇头 a part or layer that forms the top

spout [spaʊt] n. 容器嘴﹐壶嘴

bucket [ˋbʌkɪt] n. 水桶，提桶，吊桶

evaporator [ɪˋvæpə͵retɚ] n. 蒸发器

particle [ˋpɑrtɪk!] n. 微粒；颗粒

versatile [ˋvɝsət!] adj. 多功能的；多方面适用的

waffle [ˋwɑf!] n. 奶蛋格子饼；华夫饼

oatmeal [ˋot͵mil] n. 燕麦粉，燕麦片

sweet tooth【口】爱吃甜食 to desire to eat many sweet foods-especially candies and pastries

dig in【口】(开始) 贪婪地吃, 津津有味地吃  to begin to eat heartily

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