华尔街基础英语Lesson 58

Most people do their shopping in a supermarket, but for fresh fruit and vegetables, many shoppers prefer an outdoor market.
It’s summer, and the stores are full of soft fruit, like strawberries, peaches and black currents as well as the annual favorite apples, pears and oranges. Seasonal¹ vegetables including potatoes, peas, onions and cabbages. I’m going to talk to some shoppers and some of the traders and find out that they are selling and buying here today.
- So how much is your banana?
- 35 pence² a pound.
- Oh, they look nice, so I’ll have a pound.
- Help yourself, anyone you like.
- Are these pears ripe?
- Not quite.
- So how long would I have to keep them before they are good to eat?
- Three or four days.
- I’ll take a pound.
- Right.
- David, can you tell me how long have you worked in the market here?
- Twenty, about twenty-two years.
- So you know you job by now.
- Not, I’m still learning³ it all the time, the same as it?
- Excuse me, I see that you’re buying some mangos.
- Yes.
- Have you ever tried them before?
- Yes, many times.
- But they are not usual fruit to see on sale in England.
- No, well, we got used to eating them when we lived in Africa, and there is all rather nice actually, so I shall buy one.
- Are they very expensive?
- Compare to Africa, yes. But do you think they are good buy, though?
- At this price, yes, 80 pence each is not too bad considering them much more expensive elsewhere⁴.
- What are the things you’re buying today?
- Some peaches, cherries and apples, possibly bananas.

1 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

2 pence   

n.便士；名词penny的复数形式

参考例句：

• She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.她数出15个便士交给女店员。
• These apples are selling at 40 pence a kilo.这些苹果售价每公斤40便士。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。