纯正地道美语(外教讲解)224：园艺

　　A: I’ve decided¹ to grow my own garden!
B: What?  You don’t know the first thing about gardening!
A: On the contrary, I have been reading a lot of books about the subject.
B: Oh yeah?  Tell me then, smarty pants, how will you go about setting up your garden?
A: Well, first I need to buy some things, such as fertilizer, seeds and tools.
B: What type of tools?
A: You know, the basics. A rake, shovel², spade and a hoe.
B: Right. Well it seems like you have all your bases covered. What’s next?
A: I’ll till the soil and then sow the seeds. I’ll then add some fertilizer and voila! Gardening all done!
B: Well, good luck with your garden, especially considering we are in the dry season and it won’t rain for the next three months!
 

　　on the contrary 相反
smarty pants自作聪明的人
set up 建立
rake n. 耙
shovel n.铲子
spade n.铁锹
hoe n.锄头
base covered 准备好所需东西
till v.耕种
voila n.做展示时用的东西
 

　　A: 我决定要种个属于自己的园子。
B: 什么？你对园艺一无所知。
A: 恰恰相反，我读了很多关于园艺的书。
B: 真的？那告诉我，自作聪明的人，要种园子该做什么准备？
A: 首先，我需要买些东西，比如肥料，种子和工具。
B: 需要什么样的工具？
A: 你知道的，基本工具：耙, 铲子, 铁锹和锄头。
B: 对。看起来你已经有了所需的东西，下一步呢？
A: 我会耕地,然后播种。我也会加些肥料，放些用来展示的东西。耕种就结束了。
B: 好吧，祝你摆弄园子能成功，尤其要注意此时正是旱季，未来3个月都不会下雨。
 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。