时差N小时 市场购物

Mike: Wow! There's so much fresh produce here. Half of it looks like it was growing in the fields this morning.

迈克：哇！这里有这么多的新鲜农产品。有半数看起来就像是今早在地里刚生长出来的一样。

Amanda: Look at those carrots. They still have mud caked all over them. I wish I could grow stuff, but I've never had much of a green thumb.

阿曼达：看看那些胡萝卜。上面还带着泥巴呢。我希望我也能种些东西，但我从来都不是个园艺高手。

Mike: Taiwan's subtropical climate is perfect for cultivating all kinds of fruit and vegetables. You can get things that grow in Europe, like apples and pears, and also more exotic fruits, such as pineapples, bananas and durian. A smorgasbord of delights!

迈克：台湾属亚热带气候，最适合种植各种水果和蔬菜。在台湾，你可以买到欧洲生长的水果，像苹果和梨，还有其它的异国水果，比如菠萝、香蕉和榴莲。你可以开心地品尝自助美食！

Amanda: Have you set your sights on anything, or shall we just wander around and be spontaneous?

阿曼达：你有没有固定目标？或者我们只是四处逛逛？

Mike: To be honest, I'm tempted¹ by everything I see. I've never seen so many people hawking² their wares³. It's not only food that's on offer, there's clothing, flowers, toys, incense⁴, even old-man style vests and pajamas⁵.

迈克：说实话，我看到的一切都让我动心。我从来没有见过这么多的人兜售他们的商品。不仅有食品，还有服装、鲜花、玩具、熏香，甚至还有老年人的背心和睡衣。

Amanda: Look at that guy selling batteries. He's got every single size. Looks like he's cornered the market on that product.

阿曼达：看那个卖电池的家伙。每个型号的电池他都有。就像他垄断了该产品的市场。

Mike: Maybe if you buy two packets he'll give you one for free. You should practice your bargaining skills if we're going to India next year.

迈克：也许如果你买了两包，他会免费送你一个。如果我们打算明年去印度的话，你应该练习一下你的砍价技巧。

Amanda: I'm too exhausted⁶. Let's just grab some snacks and call it a day.

阿曼达：我太累了。我们买点小吃然后打道回府吧。

1 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

2 hawking   

利用鹰行猎

参考例句：

• He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
• We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。

3 wares   

n. 货物, 商品

参考例句：

• They sold their wares at half-price. 他们的货品是半价出售的。
• The peddler was crying up his wares. 小贩极力夸耀自己的货物。

4 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

5 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

6 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。