华尔街基础英语Lesson 59

- Excuse me, sir. I see that you are buying some vegetables.  Can you tell me what you are buying?
- Yes, I’m going to get some beans. They just come into season now. I’m going to have some green peppers, and I’m also going to have a couple of courgette and some broccoli¹, I think.
- Tell me about broccoli, what does it taste like?
- Well, it tastes like most other greens I suppose.
- It’s very well done, stirred, quite lightly, then, it’s quite delicious.
- How much is it today? Twenty-five p for half a pound. And that’s not bad.
- I can see that you’re looking at the marrow² too. Yes, they just come into season by the look of it. And I..
- I think I’ll probably take a marrow and stuff it when I got home.
- You’ll stuff your marrow?
- Yes, yes, you stuff it with meat, bake it in the oven and it’s quite nice when they are right.
- How about fruit? Are you going to be buying any fruit today? Yes, I think nectarines are beginning to come in. Apples, apricots are not         taste thes days. They look a bit small.
- Excuse me, I just see that you bought some strawberrioes.
- Yes.
- Why did you choose strawberries today?
- For the baby. She likes them.
- Are they good to buy?
- Yes, I hope so.
- What other fruit do you like to buy here?
- All sorts of fruit, perhaps, nectarines, vegetable.
- Do you always buy those sorts of food in the market rather than in the supermarket or shop.
- Yes, because they are usually cheaper and usually fresher.
- Is it good value for money?
- Yes, I think so.
- And what’s your favorite food? What do you most like to eat?
- Fruit and fresh vegetables because they are good for you.

1 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

2 marrow   

n.骨髓；精华；活力

参考例句：

• It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow. 天气太冷了，他感到寒冷刺骨。
• He was tired to the marrow of his bones.他真是累得筋疲力尽了。