英语访谈对话 253 Great Fruit

 　　Todd: Hey, Lois, why don't you have a plum!

　　Lois: Oh, thank you very much. Lovely!

　　Todd: You like plums.?

　　Lois: I love all fruits, but plums especially.

　　Todd: Oh, there goes the water.

　　Lois: It's very juicy¹.

　　Todd: It is juicy. How does it taste?

　　Lois: Mm, it tastes sweet, very refreshing².

　　Todd: Mm, I love plums.

　　Lois: Yeah, me too.

　　Todd: Guess how much this box cost?

　　Lois: I'm thinking it's probably quite expensive, so in yen³, maybe 1,000 yen.

　　Todd: Ah, yeah, pretty close. It cost 900 yen for 8 plums.

　　Lois: Very expensive in Japan.

　　Todd: I know it's crazy. In America you can get this for like maybe 200 yen. Not even that, maybe 100 yen.

　　Lois: In England it's cheap but probably not as cheap as in America. I think maybe because we have to import everything. It's slightly more expensive.

　　Todd: Actually, that's a good question. What fruits do you grow in England?

　　Lois: Apples and Apples and maybe pears and...

　　Todd: No coconuts⁴?

　　Lois: No coconuts. No bananas. and maybe we grow plums. I don't know.

　　Todd: It looks like a very English fruit.

　　Lois: But definitely⁵ apples.

　　Todd: Or strawberries?

　　Lois: Strawberries, oh yeah. Lots of strawberries and tomatoes but maybe they're a vegetable some people say fruit. Some people say vegetable. But lots of tomatoes. And I'm sure lots of other things but, I just know about apples.

　　Todd: What's your favorite fruit?

　　Lois: My favorite fruit! I really like pineapples, and I also like strawberries. Strawberriesand cream. It's one of my favorite desserts.

　　Todd: Yeah, so have you ever been to Wimbleton and had strawberries and cream?

　　Lois: I haven't. I'd love to go. But strawberries and cream at Wimbleton are so expensive.

　　I don't know how much but really, really expensive.

1 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。

2 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 coconuts   

n.椰子( coconut的名词复数 )；椰肉，椰果

参考例句：

• We found a bountiful supply of coconuts on the island. 我们发现岛上有充足的椰子供应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Coconuts provide "meat", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line. 椰子提供“肉类”，饮料、油脂、肥皂和做钓（鱼）丝的纤维。 来自百科语句

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。