🪄 2B 词汇表
plant
/plænt/
n.
释义 Definition
A living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants.
植物
课本原句
Chilies come from the capsicum plant.
辣椒来自于辣椒属植物。
contain
/kənˈteɪn/
v.
释义 Definition
To have something inside or include something as a part.
包含，含有
课本原句
They are “hot” because they contain something called capsaicin.
它们是“辣”的，因为它们含有一种叫做辣椒素的物质。
health
/helθ/
n.
释义 Definition
The condition of a person’s body or mind.
健康，身体状况
课本原句
Capsaicin is very good for your health.
辣椒素对你的健康非常有益。
painful
/ˈpeɪnfl/
adj.
释义 Definition
Causing emotional or physical pain.
令人疼痛的，痛苦的
课本原句
Eating a hot chili can be painful, but some people love to eat them.
吃辣辣椒可能令人痛苦，但有些人却非常喜欢吃它们。
breathe
/briːð/
v.
释义 Definition
to take air in and out
呼吸
课本原句
It helps you breathe better, and it may even help keep you fit.
dish
/dɪʃ/
n.
释义 Definition
Food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal.
菜肴，一道菜
课本原句
Chili peppers, also called chilies, are found in dishes around the world.
辣椒（又称 chilies）广泛存在于全球各地的菜肴中。
fit
/fɪt/
adj.
释义 Definition
healthy and strong
健康的；健壮的
课本原句
It helps you breathe better, and it may even help keep you fit.
hungry
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
adj.
释义 Definition
needing food
饥饿的
课本原句
Capsaicin makes you feel less hungry.
📖 课文原文 · The Hottest Chilies
Paragraph A
You may have experienced the feeling.
Your mouth feels like it’s on fire.
Your eyes start to water.
You just ate one of nature’s hottest foods—the chili pepper!
Paragraph B
Chili peppers, also called chilies, are found in dishes around the world.
They are in dishes like Indian curries, Thai tom yum soup, and Mexican enchiladas.
Chilies come from the capsicum plant.
They are “hot” because they contain something called capsaicin.
Paragraph C
Capsaicin is very good for your health.
It helps you breathe better, and it may even help keep you fit.
Capsaicin makes you feel less hungry.
It also makes your body burn more calories.
Paragraph D
We can measure the heat of chilies in units called Scoville heat units (SHU).
The world’s hottest chili is the Carolina Reaper.
It sometimes measures up to 2 million SHU!
Paragraph E
Eating a hot chili can be painful, but some people love to eat them.
Anandita Dutta Tamuly, a woman from Assam, India, became famous for eating chilies.
She ate 51 hot peppers in just two minutes!
The peppers were Naga Jolokia (“ghost peppers”).
They grow in Assam and are the third-hottest chilies in the world.
Paragraph F
“I found eating chilies was a great way to stay healthy,” says Tamuly.
She began eating chilies when she was a child.
She eats chilies when she is sick, too.
“Every time I have a cold or flu, I just eat some chilies and I feel better.
To be honest, I barely notice them now.”
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课本原题 · p.28
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打开课本原页 ↗Before You Read A
1. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is hotter than the Dorset Naga.
2. A chili pepper that measures 5,000 SHU is very hot.
3. Tabasco peppers are hotter than jalapeños.
4. Sweet bell peppers have a very high SHU level.
Before You Read B
Which of the chilies above is Anandita Dutta Tamuly eating?
课本原题 · p.30
课本原页参考
打开课本原页 ↗Reading Comprehension A
1. What is the reading mainly about?
2. What is the purpose of paragraph C?
3. How is capsaicin good for your health?
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Anandita Dutta Tamuly?
5. In paragraph F, the phrase I barely notice them can be replaced with
Reading Comprehension B
1. [ 1 ______ ] is the hottest chili in the world.
2. [ 2 ______ ] is around 3 times the SHU of Thai Chili.
3. [ 3 ______ ] is not as hot as jalapeño.
4. [ 4 ______ ] is also known as “ghost pepper.”
课本原题 · p.31
课本原页参考
打开课本原页 ↗Reading Skill A
1. The jalapeño is a popular chili from Mexico. It is quite hot. (It = ?)
2. My brother and sister asked my mother not to put chilies in their food. (their = ?)
3. Chilies have been eaten in the Americas for thousands of years. Today, they are grown worldwide. (they = ?)
4. Indians put chili peppers in many of their dishes. They also use them in medicines. (them = ?)
Reading Skill B
1. Your mouth feels like it’s on fire. (paragraph A) it = ?
2. It helps you breathe better. (paragraph C) It = ?
3. She began eating chilies when she was a child. (paragraph D) She = ?
4. To be honest, I barely notice them now. (paragraph D) them = ?
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plant0
A living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants.
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植物contain0
To have something inside or include something as a part.
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包含，含有health0
The condition of a person’s body or mind.
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健康，身体状况painful0
Causing emotional or physical pain.
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令人疼痛的，痛苦的breathe0
to take air in and out
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呼吸dish0
Food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal.
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菜肴，一道菜fit0
healthy and strong
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健康的；健壮的hungry0
needing food
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打开课本原页 ↗Vocabulary Practice A
1. They may not look tasty, but some types of cactus [ 1 ______ ] are good to eat...
2. ...and are very good for your [ 2 ______ ].
3. There are many tasty [ 3 ______ ] that use cactus.
4. Don’t cut yourself on the sharp parts of the plant. It can be very [ 4 ______ ].
5. The cactus [ 5 ______ ] a strange liquid.
Vocabulary Practice B
1. plant •
2. hungry •
3. breathe •
4. fit •
Vocabulary Practice C
1. Looking at the old photo brought back a painful [ 1 ______ ].
2. The chef’s knife slipped, so he got a painful [ 2 ______ ].
3. Failing my first exam was a painful [ 3 ______ ].
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