7 KITCHEN SCIENCE

CHAPTER 7 KITCHEN SCIENCE

第七章厨房科学

"Mom!" I hollered. "What is that p-word? For salt? In playdough?" "Well, hello to you too, Zoey!" My mom

“妈妈!”我大声喊道。“那个p字是什么？” 盐吗?在橡皮泥?”“好吧，你也很好，佐伊！”我的妈妈

chuckled as she came into the room. "Salt is a preservative. A preservative is an ingredient you add to keep mold and bacteria from growing. That way, whatever you're making will last longer. But why the sudden interest in preservatives?" "Gorp still needs my help. My towel idea didn't work. I was thinking there must be something about his monster fur that makes mold grow like crazy, even if it's dry." "Poor Gorp. That mold must really like his fur. Was he terribly disappointed?" "He was so sad. He even cried! I feel so bad for him. The Monster Ball is only a few days away now. I've got to figure this out." "So, you're thinking of trying something with salt?" Mom asked. "Yeah. I put on my Thinking Goggles, and I remembered that salt keeps our playdough from growing mold. But I should test some more things in case the salt doesn't work, right? I can test three more things. What else should I try?" Mom smiled at me. "I bet you can figure that out all by yourself."

她咯咯地笑着走进房间。 “盐是一种防腐剂。防腐剂是一种可以防止霉菌和细菌生长的成分。 这样，无论你做什么，都能持续更长时间。 但为什么突然对防腐剂感兴趣呢？”“Gorp仍然需要我的帮助。 我的毛巾主意行不通。 我在想，他那怪物般的皮毛里一定有什么东西，即使是干燥的，也能让霉菌疯狂地生长。” “可怜的高能量小吃食品。那霉菌一定很喜欢他的皮毛。 他非常失望吗？”“他很伤心。 他甚至哭了！我为他感到难过。 离怪物舞会只有几天了。 我必须弄清楚这个问题。” “那么，你想试试加盐的东西吗？”母亲问。 “是的。我戴上了我的思考护目镜，我想起了盐可以防止我们的橡皮泥发霉。 但我应该多测试一些东西以防盐不起作用，对吧？ 我可以再测试三件事。 我还应该尝试什么？”妈妈对我笑了笑。 “我打赌你自己就能弄明白。”

"OK. Ummm... ?" "Why don't I give you some clues, and if you can't figure it out by the end of the day, I'll let you know what I would try?" I smiled. Clues would be a big help. "What's my first clue?" "Well, there are lots of different ways to preserve things against mold. Some preservatives are made in big factories, so we obviously can't use those. But lots of preservatives can be found in our kitchen. What do you think you should look at?" "Hmmm. Preservatives make things last a lot longer. So food that lasts a long time?" Mom nodded. "You're on the right track, kiddo. See if you can figure out what the preservatives might be by looking at the stickers with the printed ingredient lists." "To the kitchen, Sassafras!" I announced. "We're going on a preservative hunt!"

“好吧。嗯……“为什么我不给你一些提示，如果你在今天结束之前不能弄清楚，我会让你知道我将尝试什么？”我笑了笑。 线索会有很大帮助。 “我的第一条线索是什么？”“嗯，有很多不同的方法来防止霉菌。 有些防腐剂是由大工厂生产的，所以我们显然不能使用它们。 但是在我们的厨房里可以找到很多防腐剂。 你觉得你应该看什么？”“嗯。 防腐剂能让东西保存得更久。 所以食物可以保存很长时间？”妈妈点了点头。 “你走对了，孩子。 看看你是否能通过看标签上的成分表来找出防腐剂的成分。” “去厨房，黄樟！”我宣布。 “我们要去寻找防腐剂！”