英语PK台 第511期:涨姿势鲜果英语大餐

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Mark: How's it going, Jingjing?

　　马克：最近怎样，京晶？

　　Jingjing: Mm mm mmmm!

　　京晶：（嘴里发出嚼东西的声音）

　　Mark: Oh, I can see you have your mouth full.

　　马克：哦，我能看见你嘴里塞得满满当当的

　　Jingjing: Just a sec. Mark, would you like some of these tomatoes?

　　京晶：稍等片刻。马克，你想来点西红柿吗？

　　Mark: No thanks. I still can't get used¹ to eating them as fruit.

　　马克：不了，谢谢。我还是不习惯把它们当水果吃。

　　Jingjing: Would you like to take some home to make Italian sauce²?

　　京晶：你要不要带点回家做意大利酱？

　　Mark: Ha ha, I was thinking³ about that, but I wouldn't want to take so many away from you.

　　马克：哈哈，我也正这么想呢，但是我也不想从你这儿拿走太多。

　　Jingjing: Anyway, make sure you eat tomatoes this time of year. They're a good source⁴ of vitamin⁵ C.

　　京晶：好吧，那，务必在每年的这个时节吃点西红柿，它们是维生素C很好的来源。

　　Mark: I know it's important to get vitamin C. That's why I take a daily multivitamin.

　　马克：我知道获取维C对身体很重要。这也是为什么我都吃复合维生素。

　　Jingjing: But you know it's better to get vitamins⁶ from food, don't you?

　　京晶：但是你知道从食物里获取维生素C更好，对吗？

　　Mark: Okay, you talked me into it. I'll have a couple tomatoes.

　　马克：好吧，你说服我了。我就去吃点儿西红柿吧。

　　Jingjing: Ha ha. They're pretty sweet.

　　京晶：哈哈，它们挺甜的。

　　Mark: Oh, you're right. I'll have to remember to pick up more fruit these days.

　　马克：嗯，你是对的。我得记得这些日子多挑点儿水果

　　Jingjing: Good idea!

　　京晶：好主意

　　New words: 习语短语

　　have your mouth full

　　满嘴食物 (have so much food in your mouth that you can't speak)

　　can't get used to (something)

　　无法习惯做某事 (cannot get accustomed⁷ to)

　　a good source of

　　是很好的渠道 (a good way to get something from what you eat)

　　you talked me into it

　　你说服了我 (you persuaded⁸ me)

　　pick up 买(buy)

　　Dialogue 2

　　the next day 第二天

　　Jingjing: Did you buy some fruit, Mark?

　　京晶：买水果了吗？马克

　　Mark: Well, I bought some bananas.

　　马克：嗯，我买了一些香蕉

　　Jingjing: I just read something about what kinds of fruit you should eat during each season.

　　京晶：我读了一些东西关于在每一个季节你应该吃哪些水果

　　Mark: That sounds interesting. Wanna give me the rundown?

　　马克：听着很有趣呢。想跟我大概说说吗？

　　Jingjing: Sure. In January, you should eat kiwi. In February, you should have sugar cane⁹. And in March, you should have pineapple.

　　京晶：当然。一月，你应该吃猕猴桃。二月，应该吃甘蔗。三月，应该吃菠萝。

　　Mark: Those sound like good fruits for spring.

　　马克：那些听着像特别适合春天吃的水果呢。

　　Jingjing: For the months of April, May and June, you should have mangosteen, strawberries, and cherries.

　　京晶：对于四、五、六月来说，你应该吃山竹、草莓和樱桃。

　　Mark: I usually see those fruits in the market when summer begins.

　　马克：夏日开始的时候，我常看到市场里有这些水果卖呢。

　　Jingjing: Have more peaches, watermelon and grapes in July, August and September.

　　京晶：七月、八月、九月多吃桃，西瓜和葡萄，

　　Mark: Those are good cool down foods for late summer and early autumn.

　　马克：对于晚夏和初秋来说，那些都是很好的消暑食物呢。

　　Jingjing: And for the winter months, have white pears, apples and oranges.

　　京晶：对于冬天的月份来说，吃白色的梨、苹果和橙子。

　　Mark: Most of that makes sense¹⁰. Could you send me the article?

　　马克：大部分挺有意义的。你能把这篇文章发给我吗？

　　Jingjing: I already posted it. You can check my moments.

　　京晶：我已经发了，你可以看我的朋友圈。

　　New words: 习语短语

　　the rundown

　　关于一个话题的基础信息 (basic information on a topic)

　　cool down foods

　　清凉消暑的食物 (foods that make you feel calm during hot weather)

　　post

　　在社交网站上发布 (broadcast on social media, send)

　　moments

　　（社交网站上发布的）动态 (a series of posts on a social media platform, WeChat moments)

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 sauce   

n.酱油，酱汁；调味汁

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• This sauce is too thick-- add some milk.调味汁太稠，再加点奶.

3 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

4 source   

n.来源，水源；原始资料

参考例句：

• They mentioned you as a good source of information.他们说你消息灵通。
• All works of art have life as their source.一切文艺创作都来源于生活。

5 vitamin   

n.维他命，维生素

参考例句：

• Oranges are rich in vitamin C.橙子富含维生素C。
• Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet.维生素丸可补充你食物中所缺乏的营养。

6 vitamins   

n.维生素（ vitamin的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• essential proteins and vitamins 必不可少的蛋白质和维生素
• the vitamins that are vital for health 保持健康必不可少的维生素

7 accustomed   

adj.习惯的，惯常的(to)

参考例句：

• This is his accustomed hour to go to bed.这是他就寝的惯常时间。
• They are accustomed to this sort of work.他们惯于干这种工作。

8 persuaded   

v.说服( persuade的过去式和过去分词 )；劝告；使信服；使相信

参考例句：

• The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink. 教育部长亲自劝首相再考虑一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At last I persuaded him that he was wrong. 我终于使他相信他错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

10 sense   

n.侦测，感应，感觉，感官，意识，观念，情理，知觉，理智；vt.感觉，觉察，了解

参考例句：

• He has a strong sense of humor.他很有幽默感。
• He has a sense that somone is standing behind him.他有一种有人站在他后面的那种感觉。