【大家说英语】要吃维生素么?(2)

November 11

 

11月11日

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This is the season for colds.

现在是容易感冒的季节。

Susie cares about her health.

苏希很注意她的健康，

She eats food with vitamin C in it.

她吃含维他命C的食物，

She eats an orange every day.

她每天吃一个柳橙。

Guavas, broccoli¹ and strawberries also have vitamin C in them.

番石榴、青花菜和草莓都富含维他命C在里面。

Carol takes vitamin C. So she doesn't get sick often.

卡萝则服用维他命C， 所以她不常生病。

Does vitamin C prevent colds? Not all scientists think so.

维他命C能预防感冒吗？ 并非所有的科学家都这么认为。

Conversation A

 

会话A

Excuse me.

抱歉。

Are you getting sick?

你快生病了吗？

I don't think so.

我想没有。

This is the season for colds.

现在是容易感冒的季节。

I know. I'm being careful.

是啊。我很小心，

I don't want to get sick.

我可不想生病。

How are you being careful?

你怎么个小心法？

I'm taking vitamins.

我有服用维他命。

Which ones?

哪些维他命？

I take a lot of vitamin C.

我吃大量的维他命C。

Does that help?

有帮助吗？

I think so. I don't get sick very often.

我认为有， 我不常生病。

大家说英语

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Lots of people take vitamin C.

很多人服用维他命C。

Do you?

你呢？

No. But I eat foods with vitamin C in them.

没有。但是我吃含有维他命C的食物。

Like what?

像是什么？

I eat an orange every day.

我每天吃一个柳橙，

And guavas have a lot of vitamin C, too.

还有番石榴也富含维他命C。

So do broccoli and strawberries.

青花菜和草莓也是。

But I can get more vitamin C in a vitamin pill.

但是我可以从维他命锭剂里得到比较多的维他命C。

True. And pills are more convenient.

是啦，而且锭剂比较方便。

Conversation C

 

会话C

Some scientists say vitamin C prevents colds.

有些科学家说维他命C能预防感冒。

I know. I read about vitamin C in a health magazine.

是啊， 我在一本健康杂志里读到有关维他命C的报导。

But other scientists say vitamin C may not prevent colds.

但是其他的科学家则说维他命C可能无法预防感冒，

Nobody really knows.

没有人可以确定。

That's true. But vitamin C can't hurt you!

这话是没错， 但是维他命C不会伤害你！

Yes. I feel better when I take vitamin C.

对啊，我有服用维他命C时就觉得比较好。

I feel better when I eat right.

我吃得健康时也觉得比较好。

I feel better when I'm not sick!

我不生病的时候更觉得比较好！

1 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。