时间：2月26日（周三）

教师：Christopher [英国]

2月25日是英国基督徒的薄饼日（Pancake Day)。

Pancake Day is the popular name for Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. People traditionally eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

薄饼日（Pancake Day）是忏悔星期二（Shrove Tuesday）的流行说法 。忏悔星期二是基督教大斋期首日的前一天，人们按照传统会吃薄饼。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

匹配单词与释义

Crepes - Lent – shriving - confess their sins – absolution – fasting -quirky

• Presenting oneself to a priest for confession

• A thin pancake.

• To eat no food for a period of time

• The period of 40 days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar

• Unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way

• The act of forgiving someone, especially in the Christian religion

• Admit to breaking a religious or moral law.

Lent is the period of 40 days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. By observing the 40 days of Lent, Christians replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. Lent is marked by fasting, both from food and festivities.

Verb: shrive – (gerund or present participle: shriving) – (past tense: shrove)

• Crepes  [ krey-p]

• Shriving [sh-rive-ing]

• Quirky [ kwur-kee]

  
  

Pancake Day

Pancakes, crepes, drop scones…no matter what you call them, it’s that time of year again. The time when British people go collectively crazy and try to flip pancakes in their kitchens.

‘Why on earth do you do that?’ I hear you ask. Why it’s Pancake Day, of course!

The Tuesday before the first day of Lent is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day as it has come to be called. Shrove comes from the old Christian practice of shriving, in which Christians would go to confess their sins and receive absolution.

Lent, the period before Easter, was traditionally a time of fasting and therefore Shrove Tuesday was the day in which everyone would try to use up all of the rich ingredients, like eggs and butter, that they wouldn’t be able to consume during the fast. Pancakes were the perfect way to use up these ingredients and enjoy one last treat before the long weeks of Lent.

An important tradition on this day, is to try to flip your pancake. This involves making the pancake turn over by throwing it up in the air and catching again in the frying pan. You need a strong wrist, a bit of skill and a willingness clean up afterwards as you’re sure to drop at least one!

In parts of the UK, this has turned into a rather quirky sporting event involving lots of people, often wearing fancy dress, running in a race down the street whilst flipping pancakes. Yes, I know. It’s weird.

If you fancy joining in the fun and making your own pancakes, here is the basic recipe below. Pancakes are traditionally eaten with lemon juice and sugar or golden syrup but feel free to stick on a blob of Nutella or some jam or even honey.

(tsp = teaspoon, tbsp = tablespoon)

Ingredients:

135g self-raising flour  

1tsp baking powder  

½ tsp salt  

2 tbsp caster sugar  

130ml milk (more if the mixture is too thick, should run off the spoon)  

1 large egg, lightly beaten  

2 tbsp melted butter 

匹配动词与图片

Sift – whisk – beat – ladle

Use the above vocabulary to fill in the missing words below.

The Process

1. -------- the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar into a large bowl.  

2. In a separate bowl or jug, ---------  together the milk and egg, then whisk in the melted butter.  

3. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and ---------  with a fork until you have a smooth batter. Let it stand for a few minutes.  

4. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a knob of butter.  

5. When the butter is melted, add the batter to the pan using a -----------. When bubbles start to appear, it’s time to get flipping!

Questions:

1. Do you like pancakes, what’s your favourite topping?
   
   

2. Can you make them?
   
   

3. Do the Chinese have anything similar to pancaked?

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