1.　preserve vt. 保存（食物）；腌制
例: He preserves the fruits grown in his orchard and sells them at the market.
（他把自家果园种的水果腌制后再拿到市场去卖。）

2.　consume vt. 吃掉；喝掉
例: My little brother consumed an entire box of cookies after dinner last night.
（我弟弟昨天晚餐后还吃掉一整盒饼干。）

3.　serve vt. 供应，上（菜）
例: Could you serve the appetizer while I pour the wine?
（我倒红酒时你可以上开胃菜吗？）

4.　delightful a. 令人愉快的
delight n. 愉快；乐趣
take delight in...　　喜爱∕乐于从事……
例: He takes delight in helping people.
（他乐于助人。）

5.　gain in popularity　　受到欢迎，开始流行
popularity n. 受欢迎，普及
例: Hip hop music has really gained in popularity over the last ten years.
（嘻哈乐在过去十年间深受欢迎。）

6.　especially adv. 尤其，特别
例: The black cherry tree requires plenty of sunlight, so it hates to have neighbors, especially taller ones.
= The black cherry tree requires plenty of sunlight, so it hates to have neighbors, particularly taller ones.
= The black cherry tree requires plenty of sunlight, so it hates to have neighbors, taller ones in particular.
（黑樱桃树需要充足的阳光，所以它不喜欢邻近有其它树木，特别是高大的树木。）

单字小铺

1. upscale a. 高档的
2. household a. 家庭的 & n. 家庭
3. preparation n. 准备
4. diet n. 饮食
5. ferment vt. 使发酵 & vi. 发酵
6. preservation n. 保存；防腐
7. chef n. 厨师；主厨
8. vinegar n. 醋
9. culinary a. 烹饪的
10. ingredient n.（烹饪用的）原料，材料
11. fermentation n. 发酵
12. mound n. 堆；垛
13. battleship n. 战舰

词组小铺

1. throw away...　　丢弃……
2. soon after　　不久之后
3. around the world　　全世界
= the world over
= across the world
= all over the world