【趣谈英语】水果之王很臭-The King Of Fruit Is Stinky

 Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• acquired taste: a flavour that you learn to appreciate after repeated exposure
• put someone off: to cause someone to want to stay away from someone or something
• pulp¹: the fleshy part of a fruit
• hull²: the outer layer or shell of some fruit, vegetables or seeds
• pungent³: strong smelling

The King Of Fruit Is Stinky

 

Durian, known as “the king of fruit” in southeast Asia, is an acquired taste. The smell of this tropical fruit is what usually puts people off. While some people find durian revolting, others are addicted⁴ to the strong, unique flavour of its pulp. The durian is known as the king of fruit because of its large size and thick, spiky⁵ hull. A single piece of fruit can weigh as much as three kilograms (seven pounds) and cost up to ten dollars. Durian is mainly grown in Malaysia and Indonesia. Because of its pungent odour, durian is banned in some public places and on mass transit⁶. When asked to describe its taste, many people have a tough time. Some describe it as garlic or onion mixed with fruit. Others compare it to fruity cream cheese or custard.

1 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

2 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

3 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

4 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

5 spiky   

adj.长而尖的，大钉似的

参考例句：

• Your hairbrush is too spiky for me.你的发刷，我觉得太尖了。
• The spiky handwriting on the airmail envelope from London was obviously hers.发自伦敦的航空信封上的尖长字迹分明是她的。

6 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。