【大家说英语】 第206期:来吃点好吃的吧!(2)

 July 7 7月7日

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It must be 100 degrees outside. 室外的气温一定有华氏一百度那么高。

Abby is hot and wants to get some ice cream. 雅碧很热，想要买些冰淇淋。

Alex wants ice. But he doesn't eat plain¹ ice. 亚力克斯想要冰，可是他不吃白白的冰。

In Taipei, he eats ice with fruit and sweet syrup² on it. 在台北，他会吃加了水果和甜甜的糖浆的剉冰，

Alex also likes milkshakes. 亚力克斯还喜欢喝奶昔。

Susie brings them a cold treat─ice pops! 苏希为他们带了好吃的冰品──棒冰！

Abby's favorite flavor³ is banana. 雅碧最喜欢香蕉口味。

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Alex. It is so hot today. 嗨，亚力克斯。今天好热，

It must be 100 degrees outside. 外面一定有华氏一百度。

I know, Abby. Maybe you can eat some ice cream. 是啊，雅碧， 说不定妳可以吃点冰淇淋。

I had some ice cream. 我已经吃了些冰淇淋。

Was it hard or soft ice cream? 是桶装冰淇淋还是冰淇淋？

It was hard ice cream. 是桶装冰淇淋。

I like soft ice cream. 我喜欢冰淇淋。

Me, too. But in Taipei, I eat ice more often than ice cream. 我也是。可是在台北，我吃冰的机会还比冰淇淋多。

Conversation B 会话B

You eat just plain ice? Why? 你吃不加料、白白的冰吗？为什么？

Oh, no. The ice has fruit and sweet syrup on it. 不是的，我吃的冰会加上水果和甜甜的糖浆，

It's delicious! 非常美味！

When it's hot, I eat ice cream or have a cold drink. 天气热的时候，我会吃冰淇淋或者喝冷饮。

I like cold drinks. I especially like milkshakes. 我喜欢冷饮， 尤其是奶昔。

At fast food restaurants, I like a soft ice cream dessert. 在快餐餐厅，我喜欢吃冰淇淋，

It has candy⁴ and other sweet things mixed into the ice cream. 里面还混有糖果和其他甜食。

Conversation C 会话C

Hi, Alex, Hi, Abby. Aren't you guys hot? 嗨，亚力克斯，嗨，雅碧， 你们不热吗？

Yes! It's too hot! 热啊！太热了！

Alex and I are trying to stay cool. 亚力克斯和我想要保持凉爽。

Yes. We're talking about ice cream and cold drinks. 没错，我们在谈冰淇淋和冷饮。

What about ice pops? 棒冰怎么样？

Ice pops? Yum! I especially love banana ice pops. 棒冰？好吃！我尤其喜欢香蕉口味的棒冰。

Good! Because I have ice pops for everyone! 太好了！因为我为每个人都买了棒冰！

Thanks, Susie. You are really cool! 谢了，苏希，妳真是太棒了！

We can all be cool now! 现在我们大家都可以凉爽一下了！

1 plain   

n.平原，草原；adj.简单的，明白的，平常的；

参考例句：

• She's in plain clothes.她的穿着很朴素。
• The book is written in plain English.那本书是用简明英语写的。

2 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

3 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

4 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？