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.

哇！这里有好多新鲜商品。有一半的商品看起来好像今早上才挖出来。

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.

看看这些胡萝卜，都还有泥块在上面呢，我希望我也能种一些，但是我没有一点园艺的才能。

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!

台湾亚热带的气候特别适合种植各类水果和蔬菜。你可以种些生长在欧洲的作物，像苹果，梨，和一些非本地水果，像是菠萝、香蕉及榴莲。就像一顿丰富的自助餐。

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

你计划好要买什么东西了吗或者我们可以随意逛逛。

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.

老实说，我看到的东西我都想买。我从没有见过这么多人在沿街叫卖。而且还不仅仅是在卖水果，还有衣服，鲜花，玩具，甚至还有老旧款式的背心和睡衣。

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

看那个卖电池的男人，每一种型号的电池他都有。就像他要垄断这个电池市场一样。

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.

也许如果你买两个他还会再送你一个。我看如果你明年还来印度的话最好要先练好你讨价的技能。

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

我有些累了。我们快去买点小吃吧，今天就先逛到这里。

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。