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参考译文 Ask the majority of Americans about the highlight of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and they think of oven-roasted turkey.

询问大多数美国人有关传统感恩节晚餐的亮点,他们认为是烤箱中烤出的火鸡. But with the increased popularity in outdoor cooking, many Americans have moved out of the kitchen. 但随着户外烹饪的日益普及,许多美国人都走出了厨房. And they are diving into huge pots of nearly boiling oil. 并且他们都在深入研究装满接近滚烫食用油的大锅. Well, not the cooks, but their Thanksgiving turkeys. 哦,并不是烹饪,而是他们的感恩节火鸡. In recent years, some Thanksgiving dinners feature a turkey immersed in a fryer filled with hot cooking oil. 近年来,一些感恩节晚餐以一只火鸡浸泡在装满沸腾食用油的油炸锅里为特色菜肴. Also called Cajun fried turkey, this type of cooking originated in the American south. Outdoor turkey frying started in Louisiana and Kentucky in the 1930s, according to Esquire magazine. 也叫做印第安炸火鸡,这种类型的烹饪起源于美国南部.据《君子杂志》记载,在20世纪30年代,室外油炸火鸡开始于路易斯安那州和肯塔基州. Fried turkey at Thanksgiving started to become popular in the 1980s. This Cajun cooking rage spread into the north United States quickly. Newspapers in New York and Ohio printed Cajun fried turkey recipes. Celebrities like Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse made bird frying wildly popular. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information! 20世纪80年代,在感恩节油炸火鸡开始成为流行.这道流行的印第安烹调迅速传播到位于北部的美国.在纽约和俄亥俄州,报纸上都在印刷印第安油炸火鸡食谱.像玛莎・斯图尔特和埃默里尔・拉贾斯等名人使得油炸鸟类广受欢迎. But, there is a problem. 但仍然存在一个问题. Each year, fire departments respond to more than 1,000 fires related to deep fryers on Thanksgiving Day. These fires cause more than $15 million in property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 每年,消防部门对在感恩节进行油炸而引起的1000余起火灾进行回应.据美国国家消防协会报道,这些火灾造成超过1500万美元的财产损失. For the past seven years, the state of Texas led the United States with the most grease- and cooking-related injuries during the Thanksgiving holiday. The insurance company State Farm says

38 Texans have been burned by turkey roasters. The state of Illinois reported

27 injured. Pennsylvania and Ohio tied for third with

23 injuries each. 过去七年中,在美国感恩节假期期间,得克萨斯州在美国与油脂和烹饪相关的受伤案件中名列前茅.保险公司国营农场表示已有38位德州人被火鸡烤肉炉烧伤.伊利诺伊州报道有27人受伤.宾夕法尼亚州和俄亥俄州并列第三,各有23人受伤. But it's no joke. 然而,这可不是一个玩笑. The most common injuries from turkey frying are severe burns caused by spilled or splattered oil. 油炸火鸡最常见的损伤就是被泼溅的油严重烫伤. The NFPA suggests holiday chefs to set up the fryer far away from any building. Make sure the turkey is completely thawed before frying, they say. A partially-thawed turkey will cause the oil to splatter. Frozen turkeys are full of water, and as the saying goes, oil and water do not mix. 美国国家防火协会建议假期期间,厨师应将炸锅放置在远离任何建筑物的地方.他们表示,在油炸火鸡前要确保其完全解冻.部分解冻的火鸡将导致食用油飞溅.冷冻火鸡充满水分,而且常言道,油和水不相混合. Safety officials also warned about moving the fried turkey to the serving table. Hot oil can splash or spill easily. 安全官员们还对将油炸火鸡端送到服务餐桌上作出警告.滚烫的油很容易飞溅或溢出. Two years ago, a turkey fryer fire brought

23 fireman to a Charlotte, North Carolina home to control a blaze. The same year, a home in Minnesota was damaged by a turkey cookout. 两年前,油炸火鸡大火调动23位消防员到北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市以控制大火.同年,在明尼苏达州一个家庭被火鸡野炊所破坏. I'm Anna Matteo. 我是安娜・马特奥. Jim Dresbach wrote this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor. How do you prepare your holiday meals? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or visit our Facebook page. Words in This Story oven C n. a piece of cooking equipment that is used for baking or roasting food turkey C n. a large American bird that is related to the chicken and that is hunted or raised by people for its meat splatter C v. to cause a liquid to move or fall in large drops thaw C v. to stop being frozen or to cause something to stop being frozen 听力原文 Ask the majority of Americans about the highlight of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and they think of oven-roasted turkey. But with the increased popularity in outdoor cooking, many Americans have moved out of the kitchen. And they are diving into huge pots of nearly boiling oil. Well, not the cooks, but their Thanksgiving turkeys. In recent years, some Thanksgiving dinners feature a turkey immersed in a fryer filled with hot cooking oil. Also called Cajun fried turkey, this type of cooking originated in the American south. Outdoor turkey frying started in Louisiana and Kentucky in the 1930s, according to Esquire magazine. Fried turkey at Thanksgiving started to become popular in the 1980s. This Cajun cooking rage spread into the north United States quickly. Newspapers in New York and Ohio printed Cajun fried turkey recipes. Celebrities like Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse made bird frying wildly popular. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information! But, there is a problem. Each year, fire departments respond to more than 1,000 fires related to deep fryers on Thanksgiving Day. These fires cause more than $15 million in property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). For the past seven years, the state of Texas led the United States with the most grease- and cooking-related injuries during the Thanksgiving holiday. The insurance company State Farm says

38 Texans have been burned by turkey roasters. The state of Illinois reported

27 injured. Pennsylvania and Ohio tied for third with

23 injuries each. But it's no joke. The most common injuries from turkey frying are severe burns caused by spilled or splattered oil. The NFPA suggests holiday chefs to set up the fryer far away from any building. Make sure the turkey is completely thawed before frying, they say. A partially-thawed turkey will cause the oil to splatter. Frozen turkeys are full of water, and as the saying goes, oil and water do not mix. Safety officials also warned about moving the fried turkey to the serving table. Hot oil can splash or spill easily. Two years ago, a turkey fryer fire brought

23 fireman to a Charlotte, North Carolina home to control a blaze. The same year, a home in Minnesota was damaged by a turkey cookout. I'm Anna Matteo. Jim Dresbach wrote this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor. How do you prepare your holiday meals? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or visit our Facebook page. Words in This Story oven C n. a piece of cooking equipment that is used for baking or roasting food turkey C n. a large American bird that is related to the chicken and that is hunted or raised by people for its meat splatter C v. to cause a liquid to move or fall in large drops thaw C v. to stop being frozen or to cause something to stop being frozen