购物英语对话-Grocery Shopping(9)

A: Can you tell me about some good deals on produce?
B: The mangoes are on sale today.
A: What exactly are mangoes?
B: They have yellowish red skin. It's a fruit with one big seed.
A: Is the seed edible¹?
B: Maybe if you were a parrot. I wouldn't recommend it.
A: How much does a mango cost?
B: Normally, they're $2 each. Today, they're only $1 each.
A: Maybe I won't like the taste.
B: It's hard to describe. They're sweet, but also sort of citrusy.
A: How do I tell the difference between a ripe one and an unripe² one?
B: They're similar to an avocado. When the outside feels soft, they're ripe.
A: Where do most of them come from?
B: These are from Mexico.
 

1 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

2 unripe   

adj.未成熟的；n.未成熟

参考例句：

• I was only ill once and that came of eating an unripe pear.我唯一一次生病是因为吃了未熟的梨。
• Half of the apples are unripe.一半的苹果不熟。