「Beginner」step1 ：初级入门

    A ： Can you give me a hand with some things in the kitchen ？ I don
‘t think I can finish everything in time.

    B ： Ok ， what do you want me to do？

    A ： First of all ， I need you to do the drying up. I‘m almost finished
the washing up. I ’m going to clean the cooker when I finish.

    B ： Ok. I‘ll put the plates and cutlery away as I dry them. Where
is the tea towel？ Oh ， here it is.

    A ： We ‘ll have this finished in no time with two of us working
on it.

    B ： While you‘re cleaning the cooker， I’ll wipe the worktop. That
was a great meal， by the way.

    A ： Actually ， it was just some leftovers from yesterday. I made
far too much food to eat alone. I am glad you could come over to help
me finish it.

    B ： My pleasure！ This tea towel ‘s a little ragged. Do you have
another one ？

    A ： Yes. Look in that drawer. I should throw that old one out.

    B ： Keep it and use it as rag. You can clean your bicycle with it.

    「Intermediate」step2 ：中级进阶

    A ： So ， what ‘s new in the kitchen？ That refrigerator is new ，
isn ’t it？

    B ： Yes. I needed a larger one. Before ， I had a separate refrigerator
and freezer ， but this has both combined into one.

    A ： That ‘s usual nowadays. You ’ve added a few shelves too.

    B ： Yes. You know I‘ve been cooking more kinds of food recently
and I needed some extra space for spices and ingredients.

    A ： Did you buy new cupboards too？

    B ： No ， I didn ‘t. I gave them a really good clean， so they just
look new. The worktop was in poor condition ， so I had a new one added.

    A ： I see that you have bought several new pots and pans and utensils.

    B ： Yes， I have. I need them to help me with all these new dishes
I ‘m trying to make. I need a little more practice before I invite guests
over.

    A ： Looking at the spice rack， I‘d say you ’ve been learning how
to make Asian food.

    B ： Yes. I ‘ve always like Indian and Thai food ， so I ’ve been
trying to make dishes from those countries. I ‘m pretty good at making
curries now ， but I still need practice at making Thai food.

    A ： Both kinds of food are becoming popular. Nowadays， it ‘s very
easy to pick up the ingredients at the supermarket.

    B ： I hope you can stay for dinner. I need a guinea pig！