【大家说英语】 第164期:满园香花迎春天

 Lesson 13 Home 第十三课 居家

April 29 4月29日

A Fresh Garden for Spring! 满园香花迎春天！

Read it! 读读看！

Spring is here! Abby is happy. 春天来了！雅碧很开心，

She loves fresh flowers. 她很喜欢鲜花，

Maybe she can plant a garden. 说不定她可以在花园里种上一些花。

She can go to the nursery¹ after work. 她可以下班后到苗圃去，

The nursery sells flowers. They also sell seeds² and soil. 苗圃卖花，也卖种子和土壤。

What is your favorite flower? 你最喜欢什么花？

The yellow lily is Rob³'s favorite flower. 黄百合是罗柏最喜欢的花，

Purple tulips⁴ are very pretty, too! 紫郁金香，也非常漂亮！

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Abby. 嗨，雅碧。

Susie! Guess what? 苏希！告诉妳一个好消息！

What? 什么消息？

Spring is here! I'm so excited. 春天到了！我好兴奋喔。

Don't you like winter? 妳不是喜欢冬天吗？

Yes. I like winter and spring. 喜欢呀，冬天和春天我都喜欢。

What do you like about spring? 妳喜欢春天的什么？

I love fresh flowers. 我很爱鲜花，

They look pretty. They smell nice, too. 鲜花看起来很漂亮， 闻起来也很香。

Maybe you can plant a garden. 说不定妳可以在花园里种一些花。

Conversation B 会话B

I found this paper on the floor. Is it yours? 我在地上发现了这张纸， 是妳的吗？

Oh, yes! Thank you. 是！谢谢妳。

It's my list of flowers. 这是我的花朵清单。

Why do you have a list of flowers? 妳为什么会有花朵清单？

I want to plant a small garden. 我想弄个小花园。

That's cool! 真酷！

I can go to the nursery after work. 我可以下班后到苗圃去，

I can buy some seeds and soil. 买些种子和土壤。

Conversation C 会话C

Do you like flowers, Rob? 罗柏，你喜欢花吗？

Sure. Flowers are nice. 当然啦，花很美。

What's your favorite kind of flower? 你最喜欢哪一种花？

I like yellow lilies. They're also my mom's favorite flower. 我喜欢黄百合， 那也是我妈最喜欢的花。

Lilies are beautiful. 百合花很美。

What about you? What is your favorite flower? 妳呢？妳最喜欢什么花？

I like tulips. 我喜欢郁金香。

Tulips are really nice, too. 郁金香也很美，

The purple ones are the best. 紫色的郁金香尤其漂亮。

Yes, they're very pretty. 没错，紫郁金香非常美丽。

1 nursery   

n.托儿所；苗圃

参考例句：

• They have decided to start up a nursery in the factory.他们已决定要在工厂里开办一个托儿所。
• Her company ran its own workplace nursery.她的公司开办了内部的托儿所。

2 seeds   

n.种子( seed的名词复数 )；子孙；起源；（尤指网球比赛）种子选手

参考例句：

• During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil. 冬天种子在土壤中休眠。
• a packet of wild flower seeds 一包野花籽

3 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。

4 tulips   

n.郁金香( tulip的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She waters the tulips every morning. 她每天早晨都给郁金香浇水。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase. 她在把郁金香插进花瓶之前修剪了花茎。 来自《简明英汉词典》