Eztalk美语【73】At the Chinese herb store 在中药房

At the Chinese herb¹ store

Uranda: Oh, hi! I'm Uranda! My aunt said you wanted some ginseng. Which kind do you want?
Robert: Uh, what's the difference?
Uranda: Korean ginseng is red--it's more warming. The Western ginseng is white and more cooling. Since it's still kind of cold, I suggest² you get the red kind!
Robert: Well, OK. How much for a pound?
Uranda: We don't sell by the pound here in Taiwan. We sell by the jin. One jin is about one and a third pounds.

Korean ginseng 　
高丽参

warming (a.) 　
温热的，此指「药效温润」

Western ginseng 　
西洋参

cooling (a.) 　
冷却的，此指「药效偏凉」

suggest (v.) 　
建议

pound (n.) 　
英磅，一磅等于○．四五四公斤

jin (n.) 　
此指台斤，一公斤约等于一．六七台斤

在中药房

优兰达：噢，嗨！我是优兰达！我阿姨说你要些人参。你要哪一种？
罗　伯：呃，有什么不同？
优兰达：高丽参是红参--比较温润。西洋参是白参，比较凉。因为天气还有点冷，我建议你买红参！
罗　伯：那好吧。一磅多少钱？
优兰达：我们在台湾买卖不用磅来算。我们是论斤卖的。一斤约等于一又三分之一磅。

1 herb   

n.草本植物，药草，香草

参考例句：

• They usually ate the herb raw.他们经常吃未煮过的药草。
• Treatment with medicinal herb is attended with good results.用草药治疗效果良好。

2 suggest   

vt.提议，建议，促成，暗示，启发，使人想起

参考例句：

• I suggest trying once more.我建议再试一次。
• I suggest you save your breath.我劝你少开口。