购物篇：杂货店购物(7)

A: Hi. I'm looking for some good deals on produce.

嗨，我在找一些价廉物美的食物。

B: You might want to try the mangoes.

也许你可以尝试一下芒果。

A: Can you describe a mango to me?

你能描述一下芒果是什么样的吗？

B: It's a fruit a little smaller than a grapefruit. It has a big seed in it.

它比西柚小。果肉中间有个很大的种子。

A: Do I eat the seed?

种子能吃吗？

B: Maybe some animals eat the seed, but humans don't. You'd have to soak¹ it for 10 years.

也许有些动物吃，但是人不吃。你必须浸泡它很长时间。

A: What's the price of these mangoes?

这些芒果怎么买的呢？

B: Today you get a 50-percent discount. They're only $1 each.

今天是半价。只要一元一个。

A: Tell me what they taste like.

告诉我它是什么味道的。

B: Their flesh² is soft and juicy³. It has a citrus taste. It's sweet.

它的果肉很软并且是多汁的。它有柑橘的味道，甜甜的。

A: Do I need to buy them ripe, or will they ripen⁴ at home?

我应该买熟了的，还是买没有熟的，放在家里？

B: Just press into it gently with your thumb. If it feels soft, it's ready to eat.

只要用你的大拇指轻轻地按一下外皮，如果是软的，就可以吃了。

A: Where do mangoes come from?

芒果产自哪里？

B: These are from Guatemala, but we're going to start getting mangoes from India.

它们来自危地马拉，但是我们打算从印度进一些芒果来。

1 soak   

n.浸，湿透，喝醉；vt.使…湿透，浸泡在液体中，浸洗，吸入，使某人喝醉，向某人敲竹杠；vi.浸入液体，渗透，感化（某人），无节制地喝酒

参考例句：

• Let the clothes soak for a few hours in soapy water.让衣服在肥皂水中泡几小时。
• The oil will soak into the wood.油会渗进木头里。

2 flesh   

n.肉；（供食用的）肉；果肉

参考例句：

• A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。

3 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。

4 ripen   

vt.使成熟；vi.成熟

参考例句：

• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.我正在等待苹果成熟。
• You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。