102.Old Wives' Tales p.198

 Connie and Willy are talking about the previous lesson.
C: Do you believe what they say about chili¹ peppers?
W: Frankly² speaking, I don't. The last time I got hurt playing soccer, my mom told me not to eat anything
   spicy³. She said it will irritate the wound.
C: My mom is the same. For example, according to her, eating fish eyes is good for the eyes.
W: If you think that's weird⁴, listen to this. My mom says eating pigs' brains makes you smart.
C: Are you kidding? Frankly speaking, I don't believe in any of these of wives' tales.
W: I wish you would tell that to my mom. I'm sick of eating pigs' brains.
C: Poor guy!
W: Don't tell anyone, OK? Or I'll never hear the end of it .
C: Ok. It doesn't work anyway.
W: What do you mean?
C: I'm only kidding. You're at least as smart as a pig.

old wives' tales 无稽之谈   groundless 无根据的   fairy
Connie 是 Constance 缩写
chapter 章节
People say that in the future we will be living on the Mars. 据说  = They say that ...
Frankly (speaking), = To be frank (with you), = To tell (you) the truth, = Truthfully,
beerbelly 啤酒肚
spicy = hot
irritate sb = make sb angry   annoy
odd = strange
believe in 相信事    believe 相信话
I am fed up smoking. = be sick of = be tired of
bright = smart 聪明

1 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

2 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

3 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。