【英语趣味课堂】昂贵的水果-Expensive Fruits

Todd: Hey, Lois, why don't you have a plum!

 

Lois: Oh, thank you very much. Lovely!

 

Todd: You like plums.?

 

Lois: I love all fruits, but plums especially.

 

Todd: Oh, there goes the water.

 

Lois: It's very juicy¹.

 

Todd: It is juicy. How does it taste?

 

Lois: Mm, it tastes sweet, very refreshing².

 

Todd: Mm, I love plums.

 

Lois: Yeah, me too.

 

Todd: Guess how much this box cost?

 

Lois: I'm thinking it's probably quite expensive, so in yen³, maybe 1,000 yen.

 

Todd: Ah, yeah, pretty close. It cost 900 yen for 8 plums.

 

Lois: Very expensive in Japan.

 

Todd: I know it's crazy. In America you can get this for like maybe 200 yen. Not even that, maybe 100 yen.

 

Lois: In England it's cheap but probably not as cheap as in America. I think maybe because we have to import everything. It's slightly more expensive.

 

Todd: Actually, that's a good question. What fruits do you grow in England?

 

Lois: Apples and Apples and maybe pears and...

 

Todd: No coconuts⁴?

 

Lois: No coconuts. No bananas. and maybe we grow plums. I don't know.

 

Todd: It looks like a very English fruit.

 

Lois: But definitely⁵ apples.

 

Todd: Or strawberries?

 

Lois: Strawberries, oh yeah. Lots of strawberries and tomatoes but maybe they're a vegetable some people say fruit. Some people say vegetable. But lots of tomatoes. And I'm sure lots of other things but, I just know about apples.

 

Todd: What's your favorite fruit?

 

Lois: My favorite fruit! I really like pineapples, and I also like strawberries. Strawberries

and cream. It's one of my favorite desserts.

 

Todd: Yeah, so have you ever been to Wimbleton and had strawberries and cream?

 

Lois: I haven't. I'd love to go. But strawberries and cream at Wimbleton are so expensive.

I don't know how much but really, really expensive.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

very juicy

 

This plum is very juicy.

 

We can say that a food that has a lot of liquid in it is 'juicy.' Notice the following:

 

He doesn't cook his steak for a long time because he likes it very juicy.

These are very juicy pears.

refreshing

 

This plum tastes sweet, and is very refreshing.

 

Something that is 'refreshing' gives you back your energy or makes you feel invigorated. Notice the following:

 

Lemonade is really refreshing on a hot day.

Sometimes a cold shower feels very refreshing.

pretty close

 

That's a pretty close guess.

 

'Pretty close' is the same as almost exact or almost right. Notice the following:

 

Your answer was pretty close so I gave you some credit⁶.

We are pretty close to the same age.

crazy

 

These eight plums cost 900 yen - it's crazy!

 

Something that is 'crazy' doesn't make sense or is hard to believe.  Notice the following:

 

It's crazy that someone would pay that much for a pair of shoes.

Some people take really crazy luxury⁷ vacations.

import

 

Fruits are slightly more expensive in England because we have to import everything.

 

If you bring something into your country from another country you are 'importing' it.Notice the following:

 

It is cheaper to import bananas than to try to grow them here.

Almost all of the apples in Mexico are imported from the United⁸ States.

1 juicy   

adj.多汁的

参考例句：

• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
• These pears are very juicy.这种梨含的水分很多。

2 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 coconuts   

n.椰子( coconut的名词复数 )；椰肉，椰果

参考例句：

• We found a bountiful supply of coconuts on the island. 我们发现岛上有充足的椰子供应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Coconuts provide "meat", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line. 椰子提供“肉类”，饮料、油脂、肥皂和做钓（鱼）丝的纤维。 来自百科语句

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

6 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

7 luxury   

n.难得享受到的愉悦；奢侈，奢华的生活

参考例句：

• He invited me to his suite. The luxury takes your breath away.他请我到他的套房里去，那豪华的气派真会令你吃惊。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods.政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

8 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。