【英语3级听力】苏珊的花园-Suzan's Garden

Suzan had a garden. She planted fruits and vegetables. The garden was in her backyard¹. Her backyard was wide and long. She had plenty of space. Suzan's garden took up most of the space. Her garden grew several kinds of fruits. It grew watermelons, grapes, strawberries, avocados, oranges, and papaya. Some fruits grew from the ground. Others grew on trees. Suzan's garden also grew several kinds of vegetables. It grew tomatoes, potatoes, squash², carrots, and eggplants³. Suzan was proud of her garden. She worked hard to maintain⁴ it. Every day she watered her garden. Her fruits and vegetables tasted great. It was because of her care and love. Everybody in her neighborhood ate from her garden. Suzan sold the fruits and vegetables at low prices. She made good profit⁵. Suzan did not sell it all. She always kept enough for herself. She knew that fruits and vegetables were good for her health.

1 backyard   

n.后院，后庭

参考例句：

• I parked the car in the backyard.我把汽车停在后院。
• The residents didn't want a new factory in their backyard.居民不希望在他们住地附近建新工厂。

2 squash   

n.壁球，摺皱不堪，拥挤嘈杂的人群，浓缩果汁，美国南瓜；vt.压扁，压制；vi.变扁，压榨

参考例句：

• He is drinking lemon squash.他正在喝柠檬露。
• She sprained her ankle playing squash.她在打软式墙网球时扭伤了脚踝。

3 eggplants   

n.茄子( eggplant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were filled with all sorts of vegetables -- eggplants, cucumbers, cabbages, tomatoes. 茄子啊， 黄瓜啊， 卷心菜啊， 西红柿啊，各种蔬菜摆满了货架。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）

4 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

5 profit   

n.利润，赢利，利益；vi.有益，获利，赚钱；vt.有益于

参考例句：

• Never do anything to your profit at another's expense.切不可作任何损人利己的事。
• The company realized a large profit on the deal.在这笔交易中公司赚了一大笔利润。