Broad beans /brɔːd biːnz/
Broad beans are a kind of vegetable.
They are big, green beans and they grow inside long pods.
People usually pick broad beans in spring when they are fresh.
To eat them, the pods are opened to take out the beans.
These beans can be cooked by boiling or steaming.
Broad beans are healthy and give the body energy.
蚕豆是一种蔬菜。
它们是大颗的绿色豆子，长在长豆荚里面。
人们通常在春天采摘新鲜的蚕豆。
食用时，需要把豆荚剥开，取出豆子。
这些豆子可以用水煮或蒸着吃。
蚕豆有营养，可以为身体提供能量。
注意：fava beans /ˈfɑː.və biːnz/（美式）和broad beans（英式）实际指的是同一种豆类，只是名称不同。两者在日常生活和食用方式上没有本质区别，只是美式英语称为fava beans，英式英语称为broad beans。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
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Broad beans grow inside long ______.
（pods / roots / leaves） -
People pick broad beans when they are ______.
（fresh / dry / small） -
To eat broad beans, you need to ______ the pods.
（open / plant / paint） -
You can cook broad beans by ______ or steaming.
（boiling / baking / drying） -
Broad beans are good for the ______.
（body / garden / shoes）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
We cooked ______ for lunch today.
（可选词：broad beans, potatoes, apples）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
People like broad beans especially when ______.
（可选词：they are fresh, it is winter, the sun sets）
Children enjoy broad beans because ______.
（可选词：they are tasty and healthy, beans are blue, grass is long）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
- pods
- fresh
- open
- boiling
- body
句型模仿：
We cooked broad beans for lunch today.
句型模仿（带连接词）：
People like broad beans especially when they are fresh.
Children enjoy broad beans because they are tasty and healthy.
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