Turnips /ˈtɜː.nɪps/
Turnips are round vegetables that grow in the ground.
The skin of turnips is usually purple and white.
People can eat turnips cooked or raw in some dishes.
Turnips taste mild and a little sweet.
Some families put turnips in soup or stew.
It is easy to peel and cut turnips before cooking.
芜菁/萝卜是一种长在土里的圆形蔬菜。
芜菁的外皮通常是紫色和白色的。
人们可以把芜菁煮熟，或者生吃放在菜里。
芜菁味道温和，略带甜味。
有些家庭会把芜菁加到汤或炖菜里。
烹饪前，芜菁很容易去皮和切块。
注意：英文 turnip 在不同地区有不同的翻译，常见有芜菁和萝卜。在中国，人们口语和日常生活中往往会把“萝卜”作为 turnip 的常用翻译，
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
Turnips grow ______ in the garden.
（in the ground / on trees / on water）
Turnips are usually ______ and white on the outside.
（purple / blue / yellow）
You can eat turnips ______ in salad.
（raw / burnt / frozen）
Turnips taste mild and a little ______.
（sweet / spicy / sour）
People often add turnips to soup or ______.
（stew / bread / tea）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
Dad likes to ______ turnips for dinner in winter.
（可选词：cook, kick, paint）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Turnips become soft after ______.
（可选词：they are cooked in soup, dogs whistle, cars dance）
Many families eat turnips when ______.
（可选词：it is cold outside, hats sing, books run）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
in the ground
purple
raw
sweet
stew
句型模仿：
Dad likes to cook turnips for dinner in winter.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Turnips become soft after they are cooked in soup.
Many families eat turnips when it is cold outside.
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