1. Blend the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredients of the cake. 在加蛋糕的其它成分之前,先把奶油和糖混合一下.
2. When people added one extra day to February every four years, they were adding 24 hours, whereas they should have added only 4 times 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds — a total of 23 hours, 15 minutes and 4 seconds. 人们每四年给2月增加一天,这就增加了24小时,但实际上他们应该增加4个5小时48分46秒——一共是23小时15分4秒。
3. The main dish had little flavor, but I made it palatable by adding condiments. 主菜没什么味道,不过我加了调味料使它味美可口。
4. The workmen cursed them, adding, "You devils ought to search our heads and not our pockets." 工人们咒骂着他们,并且加上一句:“你们这些恶棍应该搜查我们的脑袋,而不是衣兜。”
5. Naturally, the name change didn't cause Debbie / Lynne's professional achievement — but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. 当然, 黛比 (或林恩) 的职业成就并不是改名带来的,但是它肯定给她带来了好处,虽说改名仅使她对自己的才能增加了一点点自信。
6. He bought noble titles at auctions, spending £95,000 to become the Lord of Chirnside, and then adding on 10 more Scottish titles. 他在拍卖会上买了多个贵族头衔,先是花95, 000英镑成为彻恩赛德勋爵,后来又增加了十多个苏格兰贵族头衔。
7. Drinks can be cooled by placing them on ice rather than adding ice to them. 可以把饮料置于冰块之上来冷却,而不是把冰块加进饮料之中。
8. Adding salt to food improves the flavour. 食物中加盐可以提味.
9. In general, it's better to undo the problem by adding more iron-rich foods to the diet, because iron supplements can have serious shortcomings. 一般说来,解决问题的最好方法是在食谱中增加含铁丰富的食物,因为铁离子补剂可能存在严重缺陷。"