【英语趣味课堂】水果-Fruit

Todd: OK, Nanju, I'm going to ask you about your favorites. What is your favorite color?

 

Nanju: My favorite color, black.

 

Todd: Black! Really, OK, and what is your favorite fruit?

 

Nanju: Fruit? OK, it's mango.

 

Todd: Oh, mango.

 

Nanju: Yeah.

 

Todd: OK. Can you get mangoes in Japan?

 

Nanju: No, I haven't seen a proper mango here, because everything's very small, that is not a very good mango, I know because in India I will get a lot of mangoes, very good taste, and variety¹ of mangoes, I haven't tried, I haven't found anywhere in Japan.

 

Todd: Really.

 

Nanju: Yeah, sure.

 

Todd: Oh, wow. So how do you eat mango, just do you eat it raw², or do you?

 

Nanju: Yeah, I'll eat it raw. The raw mango is very good.

 

Todd: Oh, cool. Nice. So do you have like mango juice? Is that popular?

 

Nanju: Yeah. But mango juice, it's not that much good. I eat only raw mango. It will be very good, very good, very good.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary³ from the lesson

proper

 

I haven't seen a proper mango here.

 

In this case "proper" can be replaced⁴ with "real," "normal" or "regular."  Notice the following:

 

She finally bought a proper pair of shoes and stopped wearing sandals⁵ everywhere.

Do you have a proper plate?  I hate plastic plates.

variety

 

There are a variety of mangoes.

 

A "variety of mangoes" is a number of different types of mangoes.Notice the following:

 

He likes food from a variety of countries.

We have a variety of different games.

raw

 

How do you eat mango, do you eat it raw?

 

To eat something "raw" is to eat it without cooking it.  Notice the following:

 

He eats his meat almost raw.

Do you cook the carrots or eat them raw?

juice

 

Do you have mango juice?

 

"Mango juice" is the liquid⁶ of the mango and the fruit mixed together to make a liquid.  Usually juice is made from fruits or vegetables.  Notice the following:

 

Do you like tomato juice?

He drinks orange juice every morning with his breakfast.

popular

 

Is mango juice popular?

 

If something is "popular" a lot of people like it.  Notice the following:

 

That band has never been popular.

She was very popular in high school.

 

1 variety   

n.（不可数）多种多样，各种不同的；（可数）种类

参考例句：

• The variety of goods in this shop is rich.这家商店货物品种丰富。
• This variety of dog is very useful for hunting.这种狗对狩猎很有用。

2 raw   

adj.生的，未煮过的，未加工的

参考例句：

• I don't like raw meat.我不喜欢生的肉。
• Can you eat raw fish?你能吃生鱼片吗？

3 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

4 replaced   

取代( replace的过去式和过去分词 )； 更换； 把…放回原位； （用…）替换

参考例句：

• Machines have replaced human labour in many industries. 在许多行业中，机器已经替代了人力。
• I replaced the taps and reconnected the water supply. 我更换了水龙头再次接通了自来水。

5 sandals   

n.拖鞋；（古代希腊罗马人穿的）带子鞋；鞋襻；凉鞋( sandal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He always wears sandals in the summer. 他夏天总是穿凉鞋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Straw sandals need no last; the shape comes with the weaving -- work things out as you go along. 草鞋没样，边打边像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 liquid   

n.液体，流体，流音；adj.液体的，透明的，明亮的，流动的，易变的

参考例句：

• Thick liquid pours much more slowly than thin liquid.稠的液体倒出来比稀的慢。
• I'd like to have some liquid food.我想吃点稀的。