【英语趣味课堂】最喜爱的水果-Favorite Fruit

Todd: Selvam, what is your favorite food?

 

Selvam: My favorite fruit is grapes.

 

Todd: Grapes.

 

Selvam: Yeah.

 

Todd: Oh, really!

 

Selvam: Yes.

 

Todd: OK. Do you like wine? Do you drink wine?

 

Selvam: No, no, I don't drink anything, but I like grapes, the taste is very good.

 

Todd: Do you like...?

 

Selvam: It's very sweet that's why I like them.

 

Todd: Do you like green grapes or purple grapes?

 

Selvam: Green, Green grapes.

 

Todd: Green grapes.

 

Selvam: Yeah.

 

Todd: OK, are there many grapes around your hometown in India?

 

Selvam: Yes, yeah. We have, I used¹ to eat everyday² grapes, because I like them very much that's.

 

Todd: OK, actually in my home in America we have many grapes where I live also.

 

Selvam: Oh.

 

Todd: Yeah, and how about what is your favorite season?

 

Selvam: My favorite season is winter.

 

Todd: Winter.

 

Selvam: Yeah, because in India, most of the days will be summer. Winter will come for only two months. That's why we love winter season.

 

Todd: Really?

 

Selvam: Yeah, it is very summer, very hot. That's why people are very black as a reason.

 

Todd: You like the cool, cool weather.

 

Selvam: Yes.

 

Todd: Oh, nice. I'm the opposite. I like warm weather

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary³ from the lesson

sweet

 

Grapes are sweet, that's why I like them.

 

A 'sweet' food either has a lot of sugar or tastes like it has a lot of sugar.  For example, cookies, cakes and soda⁴ are sweet.  Notice the following:

 

This cookie is a little too sweet.

He likes to eat something sweet in the afternoon.

hometown

 

Are there many grapes around your hometown?

 

The place where a person is born or lives for most of his childhood⁵ is a 'hometown.'  Notice the following:

 

How long did you live in your hometown?

We visited Michael Jackson's hometown.

season

 

My favorite season is winter.

 

A 'season' is one of the four periods⁶ of the year.  There is winter, spring, summer and fall.  Notice the following:

 

What is your favorite season?

I prefer summer because it is the season with the longest days.

cool

 

You like the cool, cool weather.

 

'Cool' weather is a little bit warmer than cold weather.  In cool weather you would be comfortable in jeans and a light jacket.  Notice the following:

 

Can you please put this soup in the microwave⁷, it's a little cool.

It was a little cool this morning, but now the weather is perfect.

opposite

 

I'm the opposite. I like warm weather.

 

The 'opposite' of something is its contrary⁸.  Hot is the opposite of cold, fast is the opposite of slow, up is the opposite of down, etc.  Notice the following:

 

We are opposites in almost every way.

He always does the opposite of whatever you tell him.

 

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 everyday   

adj.每天的，日常的，平常的

参考例句：

• Sweeping the floor is his everyday work.扫地是他的日常工作。
• He practices speaking English everyday.他每天练习说英语。

3 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

4 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

5 childhood   

n.孩童时；童年时代

参考例句：

• She looks as if she got back to her childhood again.她似乎又回到了她的童年时代。
• The photo calls up the story of my childhood.这张照片使我想起童年时代。

6 periods   

n.周期；时期( period的名词复数 )；（一段）时间；学时；句号

参考例句：

• one of the most prolific periods in her career 她的创作生涯中成果最丰的时期之一
• He's only away for short periods, a week at the longest. 他只是短期外出，最多一周。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 microwave   

n.微波

参考例句：

• Microwave is a time-saving cooker.微波炉是一种节约时间的厨具。
• She put the soup in the microwave.她把汤放进微波炉里。

8 contrary   

adj.相反的；adv.相反的(地)；n.反面，相反

参考例句：

• My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.在服装方面，我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。
• The result is contrary to expectation.结果跟预料恰好相反。