Recipe for Disaster

Recipe for Disaster. Written by Jessica Mallordi. Illustrated by Rachel Sanson. Focus Question. What do Sophia and Molly learn in the story?

灾难食谱。 作者：杰西卡·马洛迪。 绘者：瑞秋·桑森。 思考问题。 索菲娅和莫莉在故事里学到了什么？

Sofia was no stranger to baking competitions. Her pies always placed first at the State Fair, and her bedroom walls were covered with blue ribbons. She had never experienced anything like the National Junior Baking Contest before, though. The contest was televised, which meant the studio kitchen was full of hot lights and a camera crew circled like hawks. There were five bakers competing and three rounds of challenges. First, one contestant would be eliminated, then two before the last two bakers battled for the championship. Sophia could feel sweat dripping down her face.

索菲娅对烘焙比赛可不陌生。 她做的派在州博览会上总能拿第一，卧室墙上挂满了蓝丝带。 但她从没参加过全国青少年烘焙大赛这样的比赛。 这场比赛进行电视直播，演播室厨房里满是灼热的灯光，摄制组像鹰一样围着拍摄。 一共有五位烘焙师参赛，要经历三轮挑战。 首先淘汰一位选手，再淘汰两位，最后剩下的两位角逐冠军。 索菲娅能感觉到汗水顺着脸颊往下淌。

There was no time to practice, either. Not until the clock started ticking did Sophia discover she had to bake twenty croissants in just three hours. Sophia had never made a croissant in her life. The judges had provided a list of ingredients, but Sophia had to figure out the rest on her own. Thirty minutes left, the TV host cried. Sofia carefully shaped her dough and arranged the croissants evenly on a baking tray. She slid the tray into the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes.

而且根本没有练习的时间。 直到计时器开始走动，索菲娅才发现，她要在三小时内烤出二十个可颂。 索菲娅长这么大从来没做过可颂。 评委只提供了食材清单，剩下的步骤都得索菲娅自己琢磨。 还剩三十分钟！电视主持人喊道。 索菲娅小心地给面团塑形，把可颂均匀摆放在烤盘上。 她把烤盘推进烤箱，定了十五分钟的计时器。

While she waited, she looked around at the other bakers. Molly, the girl at the station next to Sophia's, was still frantically rolling her dough into shape. She'd gotten flour everywhere, even in her ears. Her apron was splattered with pastry, and her station was crowded with dirty

等待的时候，她打量了一下其他烘焙师。 站在索菲娅旁边操作台的女孩莫莉，还在急急忙忙地擀面团塑形。 面粉弄得到处都是，甚至都掉进了她的耳朵里。 她的围裙溅满了面糊，操作台上堆满了脏东西。

At the end of the round, the judges tasted Molly's croissants first. These are delicious, the first judge crowed. The cinnamon is an inspired touch, the second judge agreed. You were the last one to finish, the third judge noted, looking pointedly at Molly's messy station. Perhaps try to be a bit more organized next time." I can't make any promises, Molly laughed. She didn't seem to mind the criticism at all.

这一轮结束后，评委先品尝了莫莉的可颂。 太好吃了！第一位评委称赞道。 加肉桂真是神来之笔，第二位法官？不对，评委赞同道。 你是最后一个完成的，第三位评委一边说，一边意有所指地看着莫莉乱糟糟的操作台。 下次或许可以收拾得整齐一点。" 我可不敢保证哦，莫莉笑着说。 她一点都不介意这个批评。

Next, the judges tasted Sophia's croissants. They're a bit underdone, dear, said the first judge, as she took a bite of Sophia's croissant. Yes, you prepared and shaped the dough perfectly, but these could have used a few more minutes in the oven. The second judge agreed. The third judge tore apart a croissant to show Sofia where the dough was still raw. Sofia felt her face flush, and she blinked back tears. How had she not noticed that the croissants were raw? She knew she was a better baker than that.

接下来，评委品尝了索菲娅的可颂。 亲爱的，这个有点没烤透哦，第一位评委咬了一口可颂后说道。 没错，你揉面和塑形都做得很完美，但这些可颂还得多烤几分钟。 第二位评委也同意这个说法。 第三位评委掰开一个可颂，给索菲娅看哪里的面团还是生的。 索菲娅感觉脸一下子红了，她强忍着没让眼泪掉下来。 她怎么会没发现可颂没烤熟呢？ 她明明知道自己的烘焙技术不止于此。