【购物】去杂货店购物-Grocery Shopping (2)

A: I'm looking for some fresh¹ produce² that's on sale³.

B: Well, we just got⁴ in some mangoes.

A: Mangoes. What are they?

B: Well, it's a fruit with a big nut⁵ in it.

A: Can you eat the nut?

B: No, you peel⁶ off⁷ the skin⁸ and throw out the nut.

A: How much are they?

B: Well, the sale price⁹ is $1 each.

A: What does a mango taste like?

B: They're like a citrus fruit.

A: How do I know if it's ripe¹⁰?

B: You can buy them hard. Wait a few¹¹ days for them to develop¹² a soft feel.

A: Where do they come from?

B: Most of them in this store¹³ are from Mexico¹⁴.

1 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

2 produce   

n.产品，农作物；vt.生产，提出，引起，分娩，制片；vi.生产，制造

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The company markets its new produce.该公司出售它的新产品。

3 sale   

n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖

参考例句：

• The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
• I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。

4 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

5 nut   

n.坚果；果仁；螺母，螺帽；难对付的人(事)

参考例句：

• My favorite nut is the peanut.我最喜欢的坚果是花生。
• This old nut won't bite.这个旧螺母咬不住扣。

6 peel   

v.剥；削(水果等的皮)

参考例句：

• Some people like to peel the apple before eating.有的人吃苹果喜欢剥皮。
• Let me peel a banana.让我来剥香蕉皮。

7 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

8 skin   

n.皮肤，皮；vt.剥皮，使愈合；vi.长皮，愈合；蜕皮

参考例句：

• You need a skin test.你需要做个皮肤测试。
• Your skin is very dry.你的肌肤非常干燥。

9 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

10 ripe   

adj.熟的，成熟的，时机成熟的；成年的，年高的

参考例句：

• This kind of fruit grow ripe in spring.这种水果在春季成熟。
• None of the apples are ripe.这些苹果都没熟。

11 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

12 develop   

v.发展；研制；开发

参考例句：

• Plants develop from seeds.植物从种子长大。
• We must develop the natural resources of our country.我们必须开发我们国家的天然资源。

13 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

14 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。