大家说英语 第435期:秋天乐事(2)

How do I pick¹ a good apple? 我要怎么摘好的苹果呢？ Look for hard apples. A good apple should not be soft. 找硬的苹果。好的苹果不会是软的。 OK. 好的。 After you pick an apple, set² it in the basket. Don't drop it into the basket. 在你摘完苹果之后，放好在篮子里。可不要扔到篮子里。 We need to pick the apples carefully⁴. 我们摘苹果时要轻柔一些。 That's right. 没错。 OK. I can do that. How many do you want to pick? 好的。我能做到。你想摘多少苹果呢？ Pick as³ many as you want to eat! 你想吃多少，就摘多少！ Hi, Ben! 嗨，本！ Good morning, Linda. How was⁵ apple-picking? 早上好，琳达。采摘苹果怎么样？ It was great! Alex and I picked⁶ two baskets of nice fresh⁷ apples. 太棒了！阿莱克斯和我摘了两篮子新鲜的好苹果。 That's great! 不错啊！ I made⁸ an apple pie⁹ for the office. 我为办公室的同事们做了苹果派。 Thanks! I love apple pie. Fall foods are my favorite¹⁰ part¹¹ of the season! 多谢！我喜欢苹果派。秋天的食物是我最喜欢这个季节的部分原因！ Really? Maybe I'll make a pumpkin¹² pie next week. 真的吗？也许下周我会做南瓜派。 Susie, what's your favorite thing about fall? 苏西，关于秋天，你最喜欢什么？ The weather. Summer is too hot, and winter is too cold. 天气。夏天太热了，冬天又太冷了。 Fall weather is perfect¹³. 秋天的天气确实很好。 Yes. It's cool. And I can see my breath¹⁴ in the air! 是的。很凉爽。我能看到我呼出的哈气！ The air feels cold and fresh when you breathe¹⁵ it! 当你呼吸的时候，空气感觉凉爽又清新。 I also love the holidays in the fall. 我还喜欢秋天的节假日。 Yes. Thanksgiving¹⁶ is my favorite! 是的。感恩节是我最喜欢的节日！ Me, too! 我也是！

1 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

2 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 picked   

adj.精选的，摘下的v.采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。
• She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again. 她爬起来，掸掸身上的灰尘，又往前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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？

8 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

9 pie   

n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱

参考例句：

• Can you manage another slice of pie?你能再吃一片馅饼吗？
• I think I'll have a piece of apple pie.我想来一块苹果馅饼。

10 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。

11 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

12 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

13 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

14 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

15 breathe   

vi.呼吸；vt.轻声说，流露感情，注入

参考例句：

• We have to breathe in and out so many times a minute.我们每分钟都得呼吸那么多次。
• How does a fish breathe under water?鱼在水里怎么呼吸？

16 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。