【大家说英语】 第165期:满园香花迎春天(2)

 April 30 4月30日

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Grace¹ is a gardener. Her job can be hard. 葛蕾丝是个园艺家， 她的工作很辛苦。

She often works² outdoors. 她经常在室外工作，

Sometimes the weather can be really hot and humid. 有时候天气很热又很潮湿，

But she loves planting flowers. 但是她热爱种花。

Flowers need water and sunshine. 花需要水和阳光，

But not all flowers need the same amount. 可是不是所有的花需要的量都一样，

If some flowers get too much sun, they will die. 有些花晒太多阳光会枯萎。

Daisies and sweet peas are colorful flowers. 雏菊和香豌豆花都是色彩鲜艳的花，

They are easy to recognize. 很容易让人认得出来。

Conversation A 会话A

Welcome to the show, Grace. 葛蕾丝，欢迎来到节目上。

Thank you, Rob. 罗柏，谢谢你的邀请。

You know a lot about flowers, right? 妳对花儿懂得很多，对不对？

Yes! I'm a gardener. 没错！我是个园艺家。

Is that a hard job? 这是一份很辛苦的工作吗？

It can be. I work outdoors. 有时候。我都在室外工作，

Sometimes the weather can be really hot and humid. 有时候天气很热又很潮湿。

That sounds very uncomfortable. 听起来很不舒服。

It can be. But I get to plant beautiful flowers. I love that! 有时候是这样。可是我能够种植美丽的花儿， 这是我很爱的事情！

Conversation B 会话B

Can you share some gardening tips with us? 妳可以和我们分享一些园艺的诀窍吗？

Sure! Flowers need water. 当然可以！花需要水，

But not all flowers need the same amount. So watch them. 可是不是所有的花都需要一样多的水， 所以要注意。

I see. What about sunshine? 我懂了。那阳光呢？

Most flowers need sunshine. But again, they don't all need the same amount. 大多数的花都需要阳光。可是也一样，每一种花需要的阳光多寡不一。

You can give flowers too much sun? 花晒太阳也可能会晒得太多吗？

Yes. Some flowers die when they get too much sun. 没错，有些花晒太多太阳是会死的。

Conversation C 会话C

What are some colorful flowers to plant? 有哪些色彩鲜艳的花可以种？

I like to plant daisies and sweet peas. 我想是种雏菊和香豌豆花。

Daisies are pretty. 雏菊很漂亮。

Right. Many kids like daisies. They are easy to recognize. 是啊，很多小孩都喜欢雏菊， 雏菊很容易认得出来。

Sweet peas are small but they're very pretty, too. 香豌豆花虽然小，但是也非常漂亮。

Yeah! They can be many different colors. 没错！香豌豆花有各种不同的颜色，

They smell really good, too. 而且闻起来也很香。

They do. Thanks again for sharing some great flower tips with us. 的确。再次感谢妳和我们分享这些绝佳的种花诀窍。

1 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。