13. We begin to cook the meal.
我們開始做飯。
還能這樣說：
We start to make dinner.
We get down preparing the meal.
應用解析：
make a meal of sth. 對某事做得太過分
ready-to-eat meal 即席膳食，快餐；
set meal 訂餐；
square meal 豐富的一餐
14. Cooking the meals is your job.
做飯是你分內之事。
還能這樣說：
Preparing for the dinner is what you should do.
It's your job to make dinner.
諺語：
Make the best of a bad job.
身處山窮水盡，力爭柳暗花明。
15. Sichuan cooking is famous for its hot food.
四川烹飪以辣著稱。
還能這樣說：
Hot food is the characteristic of Sichuan cooking.
Sichuan food is really hot as its feature.
應用解析：
famous last words 后悔當初不該說那樣的話
16. He took lessons in Japanese cuisine.
他上了日式料理的課程。
還能這樣說：
He had learned how to make Japanese food.
He had classes of Japanese cookery.
17. My mother is economical in her use of salt when cooking.
我媽媽做飯時用鹽很少。
還能這樣說：
My mother likes less salt when she cooks.
My mother seasons the food with a little salt when cooking.
應用解析：
be out of use 不通用；作廢；
come into use 開始被使用；
of no use 沒有用，無用