From Milk to Ice Cream

From milk to ice cream.

从牛奶到冰淇淋。

A sweet treat. Ice cream is cold. Ice cream is sweet. Ice cream is a yummy treat. Many people love to eat ice cream throughout the world. Ice cream is a popular dessert. Ice cream is made from milk that comes from cows. The cows live on dairy farms.

一份甜甜的美食。 冰淇淋冰冰凉。 冰淇淋甜甜的。 冰淇淋是超好吃的美味点心。 全世界有很多人都爱吃冰淇淋。 冰淇淋是很受欢迎的甜品。 冰淇淋是用奶牛产的牛奶制作的。 这些奶牛生活在奶牛场里。

At the farm, cows need a lot of food and water to make milk. They nibble on grass and they eat hay and grains. Cows also drink plenty of water each day. Dairy farmers give their cows all the food and water they need. A healthy cow can fill about 100 glasses of milk in one day. Cows are milked twice a day. On small farms, farmers milk the cows by hand. On big farms, machines do all the milking. The milk is pumped into special tanks. The tanks keep the milk clean, cool, and fresh.

在农场里，奶牛需要吃很多食物、喝很多水才能产奶。 它们会啃青草，还吃干草和谷物。 奶牛每天还要喝大量的水。 奶农会给奶牛提供它们所需的全部食物和水。 一头健康的奶牛一天产的奶大约能装满100个杯子。 奶牛每天要挤两次奶。 在小型农场里，奶农会手工给奶牛挤奶。 在大型农场里，所有挤奶工作都由机器完成。 挤出的牛奶会被抽进专用的储奶罐中。 这些储奶罐能让牛奶保持干净、凉爽又新鲜。

On the truck, trucks pick up the milk from the farms. The farm, the trucks have huge tanks that keep the milk cold. The trucks take the milk to factories where some of it is made into ice cream.

卡车会到农场收取牛奶。这些卡车上装有 巨大的储奶罐，能让牛奶保持低温。卡车会把牛奶送到工厂，在那里 一部分牛奶会被制作成冰淇淋。

At the factory. At an ice cream factory, the milk is separated into cream and skim milk. Then the cream and milk are put together with sugar and other things. This makes an ice cream mix. The ice cream mix is heated to kill any germs. A machine makes the mix smooth. Then the mix goes to another tank to cool.

到工厂啦。在冰淇淋工厂里，牛奶会被分离成奶油和 脱脂奶。接着奶油和牛奶会和糖还有其他原料混合在一起。 这样就做成了冰淇淋混合液。混合液会被加热来消灭所有细菌。有一台 机器会把混合液搅拌得顺滑。之后混合液会被送到另一个储奶罐冷却。

Another machine whips the milk, the mix. This makes the ice cream taste rich and creamy. Then it is time to add flavorings such as chocolate or vanilla. Treats such as fruit, nuts, and cookies can go in too.

另一台机器会搅拌这份混合液。这样做出来的冰淇淋口感浓郁又 绵密。接下来就可以添加巧克力、香草这类调味剂啦。 还可以加入水果、坚果、曲奇这类好吃的配料哦。