实战口语情景对话 第238期:Great Fruit 丰富的水果

 Todd: Hey, Lois, why don't you have a plum! 

托德：嗨，洛伊丝，来个李子吃吧！

Lois: Oh, thank you very much. Lovely! 

洛伊丝：哦，非常谢谢你。好吃！

Todd: You like plums? 

托德：你喜欢吃李子？

Lois: I love all fruits, but plums especially. 

洛伊丝：所有的水果我都爱吃，不过特别喜欢李子。

Todd: Oh, there goes the water. 

托德：哦，它们富含水分。

Lois: It's very juicy¹. 

洛伊丝：有很多果汁。

Todd: It is juicy. How does it taste? 

托德：有很多果汁。味道怎么样？

Lois: Mm, it tastes sweet, very refreshing². 

洛伊丝：嗯，是甜的，非常清新的味道。

Todd: Mm, I love plums. 

托德：嗯，我喜欢李子。

Lois: Yeah, me too. 

洛伊丝：我也喜欢。

Todd: Guess how much this box cost? 

托德：你猜这盒李子要多少钱？

Lois: I'm thinking it's probably quite expensive, so in yen³, maybe 1,000 yen. 

洛伊丝：我想可能会非常贵，大概1000日元吧。

Todd: Ah, yeah, pretty close. It cost 900 yen for 8 plums. 

托德：对，差不多。这8个李子就要900日元。

Lois: Very expensive in Japan. 

洛伊丝：日本的价格真的很贵。

Todd: I know it's crazy. In America you can get this for like maybe 200 yen. Not even that, maybe 100 yen. 

托德：我知道，这很让人抓狂。在美国的话，这些大概200日元就能买到。可能都不用，100日元就能买到。

Lois: In England it's cheap but probably not as cheap as in America. I think maybe because we have to import everything. It's slightly more expensive. 

洛伊丝：在英国李子很便宜，不过不像美国那么便宜。我想，可能是因为我们所有的东西都要靠进口。所以会有些贵。

Todd: Actually, that's a good question. What fruits do you grow in England? 

托德：实际上，这是个很好的问题。英国种植什么水果？

Lois: Apples and Apples and maybe pears and... 

洛伊丝：苹果，可能还有梨……

Todd: No coconuts⁴? 

托德：没有椰子吗？

Lois: No coconuts. No bananas. and maybe we grow plums. I don't know. 

洛伊丝：没有椰子。没有香蕉。可能我们种李子，我不清楚。

Todd: It looks like a very English fruit. 

托德：那看上去像英国的代表水果。

Lois: But definitely⁵ apples. 

洛伊丝：那绝对是苹果。

Todd: Or strawberries? 

托德：或者草莓？

Lois: Strawberries, oh yeah. Lots of strawberries and tomatoes but maybe they're a vegetable some people say fruit. Some people say vegetable. But lots of tomatoes. And I'm sure lots of other things but, I just know about apples. 

洛伊丝：草莓，对，没错。英国种植很多草莓和土豆，不过可能它们属于蔬菜，有些人说它们是水果，有些人说是蔬菜。不过英国种植大量的土豆。我确定还种植大量的其他作物，不过我只知道苹果。

Todd: What's your favorite fruit? 

托德：你最喜欢的水果是什么？

Lois: My favorite fruit! I really like pineapples, and I also like strawberries. Strawberries and cream. It's one of my favorite desserts. 

洛伊丝：我最喜欢的水果！我非常喜欢菠萝，我还喜欢草莓。草莓奶油是我最喜欢的甜点之一。

Todd: Yeah, so have you ever been to Wimbleton and had strawberries and cream? 

托德：嗯，你去温布登吃过草莓奶油吗？

Lois: I haven't. I'd love to go. But strawberries and cream at Wimbleton are so expensive. I don't know how much but really, really expensive. 

洛伊丝：没有。我很想去。不过温布登的草莓奶油非常贵。我不清楚具体的价格，不过真的很贵。

1 juicy   

adj.多汁的

参考例句：

• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
• These pears are very juicy.这种梨含的水分很多。

2 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

3 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。

4 coconuts   

n.椰子( coconut的名词复数 )；椰肉，椰果

参考例句：

• We found a bountiful supply of coconuts on the island. 我们发现岛上有充足的椰子供应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Coconuts provide "meat", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line. 椰子提供“肉类”，饮料、油脂、肥皂和做钓（鱼）丝的纤维。 来自百科语句

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。