Ham and Eggplant
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ham">ham</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freezer">freezer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steamer">steamer</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="burner">burner</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="rinsed">rinsed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="sections">sections</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timer">timer</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deliciously">deliciously</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>, <span word="salt">salt</span>, <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="pepper">pepper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span>-<span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="juice">juice</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="microwaved">microwaved</span> <span word="ham">ham</span>, <span word="add">add</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ham">ham</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freezer">freezer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="squeezer">squeezer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countertops">countertops</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stovetop">stovetop</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fridge">fridge</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="drawers">drawers</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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