At the time, bakers didn' t have scales to weigh the dough, so bread and other baked products sometimes looked bigger or smaller due to baking and air content. To make sure they didn' t break the law, bakers would throw in an extra loaf. This would come to be known as a baker' s dozen. So, the next time you order a dozen baked products at your local bakery, count them for yourself and see if you got a baker' s dozen.
那時，麵包師傅沒有可以測量麵糰重量的秤，所以麵包跟其他烘焙品有時會因為烘焙因素及空氣含量而看起來較大或較小。為了確保他們沒有違法，麵包師傅會額外奉送一條麵包。這被稱作是麵包師傅的一打。所以，下次你在當地的麵包店點一打烘焙品的時候，自己數一數，看你是否得到了麵包師傅的一打。
生活必備字詞：
scale n. 秤，磅秤
weigh vt. 為. . . 稱重
break the law 犯法
throw in. . . 免費添加 ∕ 額外奉送. . .
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十月號。
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