【大家说英语】多吃水果(2)

September 9

 

9月9日

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Carol¹, Rob² and Susie are eating fruit salad.

卡萝、罗柏和苏希在吃水果色拉。

Susie likes the pineapple in it.

苏希喜欢里面的菠萝。

Carol likes the blueberries.

卡萝喜欢蓝莓。

Susie's favorite³ fruits are watermelon and cantaloupe.

苏希最喜欢的水果是西瓜和哈密瓜。

Rob likes papaya and mango.

罗柏喜欢木瓜和芒果。

Carol really likes a good pear. They're juicy⁴.

卡萝超喜欢好吃的梨。 它们很多汁。

But green pears don't taste good.

但是绿色的梨不好吃。

Conversation⁵ A

 

会话A

Mmm, this fruit salad is really good.

嗯，这个水果色拉真好吃。

Yes, it is, Carol.

对啊，卡萝，很好吃。

The apples in it are really sweet.

里面的苹果真的很甜。

The watermelon and pineapple are delicious⁶, too.

西瓜和菠萝也很美味。

So are the blueberries. I really like those.

蓝莓也是。 我超喜欢蓝莓的，

I bought some at the store⁷ yesterday.

我昨天在超市里买了一些。

Were they expensive?

很贵吗？

Yes. Blueberries usually cost⁸ more than other fruit.

蛮贵的，蓝莓通常比其他的水果要贵。

I know. I don't buy them very often.

就是啊。 我不常买蓝莓。

多吃水果

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Susie, what is your favorite kind of fruit?

苏希，你最爱什么水果？

I really like watermelon and cantaloupe.

我真的很喜欢西瓜和哈密瓜。

Those are really good summer fruits.

那些是很棒的夏季水果。

I like papaya and mango.

我喜欢木瓜和芒果。

Really?

真的吗？

They don't taste very good to me.

我不觉得它们很好吃。

They aren't very good here.

它们在这里是不太好吃。

They taste a lot better in Asia⁹.

它们在亚洲就好吃很多。

I'm sure! Those fruits grow in Asia.

我相信！ 那些水果生长在亚洲。

They're fresh¹⁰.

它们很新鲜。

Yes. They're pretty green here.

对呀。它们在这里看来青绿青绿的，不太熟。

Conversation C

 

会话C

Carol, what's your favorite kind of fruit?

卡萝，你最爱的水果是什么？

I like all kinds of fruit.

我喜欢各种水果。

But I really like a good pear.

不过我超喜欢好吃的梨。

Me, too. A good pear is sweet and juicy.

我也是， 好的梨甜又多汁。

And so is a good apple!

好的苹果也是这样。

And so is a good peach!

而好的水蜜桃也是如此！

There are so many sweet and juicy fruits.

甜又多汁的水果很多。

That's true¹¹.

没错。

But one fruit isn't sweet and juicy.

但是有一种水果不甜，也不多汁。

Which one?

哪一种？

A lemon!

柠檬！

1 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

4 juicy   

adj.多汁的

参考例句：

• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
• These pears are very juicy.这种梨含的水分很多。

5 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

6 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。

7 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

8 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

9 Asia   

n.亚洲

参考例句：

• He went to some place in Asia.他到亚洲某地去了。
• An Asian is a person born or living in Asia. 亚洲人是指出生或居住在亚洲的人。

10 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

11 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。