A Day in My Life 23: Cooking Rice

Mom gave me a rice cooker last week.

上周妈妈送了我一个电饭锅。

Tonight, I'm going to use it for the first time!

今晚我要第一次用它！

I'm going to make rice and vegetables.

我要煮米饭，再炒个蔬菜。

First, I measure two cups of rice.

首先，我量两杯米。

I wash the rice in cold water.

我用冷水淘米。

I wash it three times, until the water is clear.

我淘了三遍，直到水变清。

Then I put the rice in the rice cooker.

然后我把米放进电饭锅。

I add water up to the line.

我加水加到刻度线。

I close the lid. That's easy!

我盖上盖子。真简单！

While the rice cooks, I cut some vegetables.

煮饭的时候，我切了些蔬菜。

I fry carrots, broccoli and onions in a pan.

我在锅里炒胡萝卜、西兰花和洋葱。

Oh, it smells really good!

哇，好香啊！

Thirty minutes later, I'm very hungry.

三十分钟后，我饿坏了。

I open the rice cooker.

我打开电饭锅。

Wait, the rice is still hard and cold!

等等，米还是硬的，而且是凉的！

Oh no! I didn't press the start button!

糟了！我没按开始键！

So I press the button and wait again.

于是我按下按钮，又开始等。

Now the vegetables are cold, too.

现在菜也凉了。

Mochi looks at me. She wants dinner, too!

Mochi看着我。它也想吃晚饭！

Beep! Finally, the rice is ready!

嘀！饭终于好了！

It's soft and hot.

米饭又软又热。

It's much better than my old rice in a pot.

比我以前用锅煮的饭好吃多了。

I send a photo to Mom and say thank you.

我给妈妈发了张照片，跟她说谢谢。

Next time, I'm going to press start first!

下次我要先按开始键！