Beetroots /ˈbiːt.ruːts/
Beetroots are round, dark red root vegetables.
The skin of beetroots is thin, but the inside is bright red and juicy.
People can eat beetroots raw or cooked.
Beetroots taste sweet and earthy.
Many families use beetroots in salads, soups, or juices.
Be careful, as beetroots can stain your hands and clothes.
甜菜根是一种圆形、深红色的根类蔬菜。
甜菜根的外皮很薄,但里面鲜红多汁。
人们可以生吃或煮熟吃甜菜根。
甜菜根的味道甘甜、带点泥土香气。
许多家庭会把甜菜根加到沙拉、汤或果汁里。
要小心,因为甜菜根容易把手和衣服染色。
注意:Beets /biːts/是美式英语的说法,而 “beetroots” 是英式英语的说法,两者指的都是同一种蔬菜。
中文里通常把这类蔬菜称为“甜菜根”。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空(Contextual Cloze)
Beetroots are ______ root vegetables.
(round / tall / flat)
The inside of beetroots is ______ and juicy.
(bright red / white / green)
People can eat beetroots ______ or cooked.
(raw / cold / hard)
Beetroots taste ______ and earthy.
(sweet / dry / spicy)
Beetroots can make your ______ red.
(hands / shoes / books)
📝句型模仿(Sentence Building)
My dad likes to ______ beetroots in soup.
(可选词:put, skip, throw)
🔗句型模仿(Sentence Building with Linking Words)
Beetroots are a good choice when ______.
(可选词:you make a salad, cats jump, birds fly)
Children eat beetroots because ______.
(可选词:they are sweet, windows move, pens swim)
练习答案✅
完形填空:
round
bright red
raw
sweet
hands
句型模仿:
My dad likes to put beetroots in soup.
句型模仿(带连接词)答案:
Beetroots are a good choice when you make a salad.
Children eat beetroots because they are sweet.
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