2016年ESL之餐饮娱乐 05 Reducing Food Waste

ESL Podcast 1193 – Reducing Food Waste 

Jon: Wait! What are doing with that squishy tomato? 

Marta: I’m tossing it. It’s no good anymore. 

Jon: I’ll take it, and I’ll take that stale bread, too. 

Marta: Stop! You can’t fish that out of the trash. 

Jon: I’m trying to do my part to reduce food waste. Tired vegetables are still okay to eat, as are bruised¹ fruit. 

Marta: Fine, but not once they’ve been discarded. Stay out of my trash. 

Jon: What you are going to do with this graying meat? 

Marta: I was going to throw that out, too. 

Jon: I’ll take it. I’m sure I can make something edible² with it. 

Marta: You can’t be serious. I’m all for doing my part, but I draw the line at eating spoiled meat. 

Jon: It’s not spoiled. It’s just beyond the peak of freshness. 

Marta: Well, be my guest. You can have all of this food. 

Jon: And to show my thanks, I’ll invite you over to lunch tomorrow. 

Marta: Thanks, but no thanks. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

2 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。