情景英语口语100主题 034fruit and vegetable水果与蔬菜

34 fruit and vegetables

words
apple orange banana potato tomato carrot tropical peach grapes leek¹ onion
watermelon plum pear stir fry eggplant bitter melon kiwi fruit cabbage
lemon pineapple organic strawberry broccoli² sweet corn bunch seeds/pips fresh frozen³ tinned seedless

phrases
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
become a vegetarian/vegan
buy a bunch of grapes/bananas
peel an apple/orange
stir fry vegetables
make/buy/eat corn on the cob
buy seedless grapes
grow organic vegetables

beginner
a: mom! I hate eating vegetables!
B; you don’t have to eat them. I don’t mind.
A; thanks mom! Can I have dessert now? I love chocolate cake!
B: no dessert for you unless you eat all your vegetables.
A; buy I don’t like them! It’s not fair!
B: you can have some fruit for dessert. If you eat an apple and a banana , I might let you have a small piece of chocolate cake.
A; ok…actually, I don’t mind eating peas and carrots, buy I hate broccoli and cauliflower.
B; I’ll remember that for next time. You’ll get extra peas and carrots, buy no broccoli or cauliflower. OK?
A; thanks mom!

Intermediate⁴
A; do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables in you country?
B; yes, we do. The most popular vegetables are potatoes, carrots, peas, and cauliflower. The most popular fruit are apples, bananas, pears, peaches, grapes, and oranges. Do you like vegetables?
A: I like them very much. We also eat a lot of vegetables in my country, buy we eat different kinds.
B; which kinds of vegetables do people in your country usually eat?
A : we eat a lot of sweet corn, broccoli and eggplant.
B; I love eggplant! Unfortunately, it’s quite expensive in my country, so I don’t eat it often.
A; why is it relatively⁵ expensive?
B; because we don’t grow it much in my country. We import a lot from other countries.
A; I see. We grow a lot of fruit and vegetables in my country. We export a lot of melons, grapes, oranges and lemon. In your country, do you eat corn on the cob.? It’s very popular in my country.
B; we eat it in my country too, but I wouldn’t’ say it’s very popular. Most people buy frozen sweet corn from their local supermarket.
A; do people usually buy frozen vegetables in your country: it’s very rare in mine.
B; a lot of younger people like to buy large packets of mixed frozen vegetables. Peas and sweet corn have been sold frozen in my country for many years. I prefer to buy fresh vegetables.

1 leek   

n.韭葱

参考例句：

• He is always confusing wheat with leek.他对麦苗和韭菜总是辨别不清。
• He said the dumplings with the stuffing of pork and leek were his favourite.他说他喜欢吃猪肉韭菜馅的饺子。

2 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

3 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。

4 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。