Ariel wanted to cook for the whole family. She chose her grandmother's chicken stew. She had the recipe on an old card in her grandmother's handwriting.
阿里尔想给全家人做一顿饭。她选了奶奶的炖鸡。她有那份食谱，写在一张旧卡片上，是奶奶的笔迹。
The card was short. It said: "Onions, chicken, tomatoes, 1 spoon chili pepper, salt." Ariel read it twice. Then she took a big spoon from the drawer. She added the chili pepper.
卡片很短，上面写着：“洋葱、鸡肉、番茄、1勺辣椒、盐。”阿里尔读了两遍。然后她从抽屉里拿出一把大勺子，把辣椒加了进去。
At noon, the family sat down at the table. There were eight people. Ariel put the pot in the middle and smiled.
中午，一家人在桌边坐下。一共八个人。阿里尔把锅放在中间，笑着看大家。
Her uncle took the first bite. His face turned red. He drank three glasses of water. Her cousin started to cry. Her father said, "It is… very strong."
她的叔叔尝了第一口，脸一下子红了。他喝了三杯水。她的表弟哭了起来。她父亲说：“这……很够劲。”
Ariel tried it herself. Her eyes filled with tears. "Oh no," she said. "I made it too hot."
阿里尔自己也尝了尝，眼里涌出了泪水。“哎呀，不好，”她说，“我做得太辣了。”
Her grandmother tasted a small bit. She stopped. Then she began to laugh so hard that she coughed.
她的奶奶尝了一小口，停住了。然后她笑得停不下来，笑到咳嗽。
"What is funny?" Ariel asked.
“有什么好笑的？”阿里尔问。
"My card says one spoon," her grandmother said. "I always mean the small one. The tea spoon!"
“我的卡片上写的是一勺，”奶奶说，“我说的一直是小的那种，茶匙！”
Then she went into the kitchen. "Bring me yogurt and make some rice," she said.
然后她走进厨房。“给我拿点酸奶来，再煮点米饭，”她说。
She stirred the yogurt into the stew. It became soft and pink. They served it over the rice. Now it was mild and warm, and everyone ate two plates.
她把酸奶搅进炖鸡里，汤变得柔和，成了粉红色。他们把它浇在米饭上。现在它温和又暖胃，每个人都吃了两盘。
After lunch, Ariel took a pen. On the old card, she wrote "small" before "spoon."
午饭后，阿里尔拿起笔。在那张旧卡片上，她在“勺”字前面写上了“小”字。
