The Flower Market

　　逛花市

　　Kathy and Evan ride to one of the city's flower markets.

　　凯西和艾凡骑车到市内的一个花市。

　　K:This is heaven! I love these bikes. They take you everywhere. This city is so bicycle-friendly!

　　凯西：简直是天堂！我好爱这些自行车。它们可以载你到任何地方。这个城市很多方面都为骑单车方便设想！

　　E:I can't get over how many people ride bicycles here. It's like China!

　　艾凡：我很讶异这里有这么多人骑自行车。好象中国大陆嘛！

　　K:You've never been there!

　　凯西：你从没去过那里呀！

　　E:Well, I watch CNN, you know.

　　艾凡：嗯，我看CNN新闻节目，你知道的。

　　K:OK, Mr. Know-It-All. Anyway, it's so easy to get around with all these bicycle trails and places to park your bikes.

　　凯西：好吧，万事通先生。不管怎么样，有这些自行车车道和停放自行车的地方要到哪儿都很容易。

　　E:Let's park by this flower market and walk around.

　　艾凡：咱们把自行车停在这个花市旁边，四处走走逛逛吧。

　　K:Fine with me. Hey! Where are all the tulips?

　　凯西：我没意见。嘿！郁金香都到哪里去了？

　　E:They're out of season. It's summer, remember? Tulips and daffodils come out in spring.

　　艾凡：它们不是这个季节的花卉。现在是夏天，记得吧？郁金香和水仙花是春天的花卉。

　　K:That's right. Anyway, we can enjoy all these other beauties. Roses, irises, and daisies. Mmm! Everything smells fresh.

　　凯西：没错。但是，我们仍可欣赏其它所有美丽的花。玫瑰、鸢尾花和雏菊。嗯！每样东西闻起来都好清香。

　　E:It's too bad we can't take these home. Well, we can, in a way.

　　艾凡：我们不可以把这些花带回家去，真是太可惜了。不过，我们还是可以的，用一种方式。

　　K:How's that?

　　凯西：怎样的方式呢？

　　E:Stand next to these flower pots. I'll take your picture with the flowers as a souvenir.

　　艾凡：站在盆栽旁边。我拍一张你和这些花的合照留作纪念。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1.bicycle-friendly 为骑fl行车设想周到的

　　2. I can't/couldn't get over…我难以相偷我十分惊讶……

　　例:When our biology teacher told us that there might still be life on Mans，just couldn't get oven it.

　　(当我们的生物老师告诉我们火星上也许还有生命时，我非常惊讶。

　　3 . Anyway ,…不管怎么样

　　例:A:Gee!The lobster here is so expensive!

　　B:It really is. Anyway，we can order fish and shrimp. They are much cheaper.

　　(甲:啊!这里的龙虾好贵!)

　　(乙:吐!真的好贵。不管怎么样，我们还是可以点鱼和小虾，它们便宜多厂。)

　　4. bicycle trail 行车车道

　　5 . park 停放(车子)&n.公园

　　例:A:Excuse me，but where can I pack my car on the street around here?}

　　B:sorry，but you can't pack anvwhene around here. You'll have to go to

　　a packing lot.

　　(甲:打扰一下，请问这附近哪条路可以停车，!)

　　(乙:对不起，这附近没有地方可以停车，你必须开到停车场去。)

　　6. tulip .郁金香

　　7. out of season不合季节的;正值淡季的

　　in season正当时令的;正值旺季的

　　例:Hotels cost less out of season.

　　(旅馆淡季时比较便宜。)

　　When wateYmelons aYe in season，they aYe much chea},eY than at other trmes.

　　(西瓜盛产时比其他时期便宜多厂。)

　　8. daffodil 水仙花

　　9. iris 莺尾花

　　10. daisy 雏菊

　　11.souvenir 纪念品