Food Inventions (1)

The stories behind the kitchen inventions we couldn’t do without
What was involved in preparing your dinner last night? You probably have never stopped to think about it, but many processes and devices were involved before the food and drink appeared on your table. As a matter of fact, food preparation innovations throughout history have paved the way for safer, easier-to-make meals.

A focus on safety Pasteurization
One of the most important food discoveries occurred in the 1860s when French chemist Louis Pasteure found that by heating liquids, harmful bacteria could be destroyed. Before then, deadly bacteria in food and drink led to disease and death. Today food is much safer thanks to the process of pasteurization, named for this scientist.

Refrigeration
In the old days people placed food in cold streams or under snow and ice to keep it from spoiling. The quest continued, though, for a better method to preserve and store food. Finally German engineer Carl von Linde developed a way to liquefy gas in large quantities, a process that is required for refrigeration. He patented his refrigeration design in 1877, and many consider von Linde the inventor of the modern-day refrigerator, something no kitchen should be without.

Info Cloud
thanks to= because of 由於, 因為
with the help of (someone or something) : because of (someone or something)
thanks to somebody/something [informal]
because of someone or something
Today food is much safer thanks to the process of pasteurization, named for this scientist.
多虧了pasteurization, 食物變的更安全
thanks to you & thanks to 是不一樣的,
thanks to you = because of you
意思是因為你的原故, 可用在好的方面或壞的方面,
- Thanks to you, I had a upset stomach after I drank the coffee you bought me.
多謝你買的咖啡, 我喝了以後肚子痛
- No thanks to you.
你沒有工勞
- I finally graduated, no thanks to you!
我終於畢業了, 你沒有幫我做任何事

Grammar Gym
"...something no kitchen should be without."
No [subject] should be without.
something is absolutely necessary for a certain subject
- This is a dictionary no language-learners should be without.
- This is a card no shopper should be without.

Language Lab
can do without
is often used to say that you do not like or approve of something.  

pave the way 鋪平道地, 預先為某件事情做準備
make it possible to happen in the future
to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something
- The TV singing contest paved the way to the singer's professional debut.
參加電視的比較為這位歌手正式的出道來鋪路
- The meeting successfully paved the way for the peace treaty.
這個會議成功的為和平協議鋪路

pasteurization n.
/ˌpæstʃərəˈzeɪʃən/
a process in which a liquid (such as milk or cream) is heated to a temperature that kills harmful germs and then cooled quickly

deadly adj. 致死的, 致命的 [dead 死掉的]
causing or able to cause death
- The scientists have finally found a cure for this deadly disease.
科學家終於找到這個治療致命疾病的方法
adv. extremely or completely 極其的
deadly serious/dull/boring etcvery serious, dull etc
- The movie is deadly dull.
這部電影無聊的要命

quest n. 尋求, 探索
/ˈkwɛst/
a long search for something that is difficult to find
- The breakup didn't stop Renee's quest for true love.
這次的分手並沒有讓 Renee停止追求真愛
- The group's quest to find the hidden treasure was interrupted by severe weather.
這個團隊尋找神秘的寶物被這個惡劣的天氣打斷了

liquefy v. 液化 [liq字根有液體的意思]
/ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪ/
to become liquid, or make something become liquid
- Turn the heat up to liquefy the jelly.
把溫度提高來液化果醬
liquefaction n.
the act of making something a liquid or of becoming a liquid
- Natural gas liquefaction technology has been improved greatly in recent years.
天然瓦斯液化在近幾年來有很多的進步

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