【英语趣味课堂】苹果-Apples

 Todd: OK, we're going to talk about apples.

 

Kentaro: OK.

 

Todd: OK, do you like apples?

 

Kentaro: Yeah. So-so.

 

Todd: OK, how often do you eat apples?

 

Kentaro: Once a week, I would say.

 

Todd: Once a week. How much is an apple in Japan?

 

Kentaro: In Japan, it depends on the season.

 

Todd: Uh-huh.

 

Kentaro: If it's like summer season's gonna be very expensive.

 

Todd: Uh-huh.

 

Kentaro: Uh-huh. But you mean..are you talking about now?

 

Todd: Yeah, like right now..how much does an apple cost?

 

Kentaro: I would say maybe about a 100..15..450 yen¹ per an apple.

 

Todd: Really! Yeah..that's that's kind of expensive.

 

Kentaro: Yeah.

 

Todd: Where do apples come from?

 

Kentaro: Aomori Prefecture.

 

Todd: Aomori! Really!

 

Kentaro: Which is in the northern part of Japan.

 

Todd: OK. Oh..alright. And what colors are apples?

 

Kentaro: Red or green or yellow.

 

Todd: OK. Which color is your favorite?

 

Kentaro: Red.

 

Todd: Red. Yeah. Yeah. Actually I like the green apples.

 

Kentaro: Really! Why?

 

Todd: I don't know. I just..in America we have sour green apples.

 

Kentaro: Does it taste different than the red apples?

 

Todd: Yeah, like the red apples are sweet..and the green apples in America..they're very sour.

 

Kentaro: Oh.

 

Todd: Yeah..so..they're very nice. Um, one last thing! What can you make with apples?

 

Kentaro: Apple Juice, apple pie, and apple tea.

 

Todd: Apple tea.

 

Kentaro: Yeah.

 

Todd: OK. And can you make apple pie?

 

Kentaro: No, not really.

 

Todd: Yeah. Man, me neither.

 

Kentaro: OK. Thanks.

 

Todd: Thanks

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

take the train

 

I take the train every day.

 

When you 'take the train' somewhere you use it to travel from one place to another. Notice the following:

 

I used to drive, but now I take the train to work.

Do you take the train frequently²?

mind

 

Do you mind taking the train every day?

 

We can ask the question 'Do you mind?' to see if a person hates doing something. Notice the following:

 

Do you mind driving long distances?

He doesn't mind waking up early.

get on

 

What's the train like in the morning when you get on?

 

To 'get on' a train is to go inside it to travel.  We use this phrasal verb³ for planes, trains, buses, motorcycles⁵ and bicycles. Notice the following:

 

Get on my motorcycle⁴, I'll give you a ride home.

You can get on the plane in fifteen more minutes.

get a seat

 

Do you normally⁶ get a seat?

 

When there are seats available to sit down it means⁷ that you can 'get a seat.'  If you don't get a seat you have to stand. Notice the following:

 

There were so many people on the bus that I didn't get a seat.

You have to get to the class early to get a good seat.

get sick

 

I get sick if I read a book in the train.

 

If we begin to feel like we are going to vomit⁸ or have a headache from doing something then we 'get sick' from doing this action.  Notice the following:

 

If you eat a lot of chocolate you will get sick.

If I go on rides at the amusement park I always get sick.

 

 

1 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

2 frequently   

adv.常常，屡次，经常地，频繁地

参考例句：

• Please write to me frequently.请经常给我来信。
• I like that you should call on me frequently.我喜欢你经常来拜访我。

3 verb   

n.[语]动词

参考例句：

• The sentence is formed from a verb and two nouns.这句子由一个动词和两个名词构成。
• These are the finite forms of a verb.这些是一个动词的限定形式。

4 motorcycle   

n.摩托车，机车

参考例句：

• Tom went there by motorcycle.汤姆乘摩托车去的那儿。
• He was also the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.他也是镇里第一个买摩托车的人。

5 motorcycles   

n.摩托车( motorcycle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Twelve guards on motorcycles preceded the president's car. 骑着摩托车上的12名侍卫行于总统车前。 来自辞典例句
• This scooter didn't have a foot pedal to accelerate like the military motorcycles back then. 这台速克达并不像当时的军用摩托车是用脚踏板来加速。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

6 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

7 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

8 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。