英语访谈对话 109 Cold Remedy

 　　Todd: OK, hey, Marion, how are you feeling today?

　　Marion: I'm realy tired. Kind of, I don't know, my throat's really scratchy, so maybe I'm coming down with something.

　　Todd: Oh, no. That's terrible. Are you taking anything for it?

　　Marion: Actually, I am. I had a private student last night and she told me some wild formula to do. And she asked me to take coca-cola, boil it, add some ginger¹, and then drink it, however, I'm caffiene sensitive so it kept me up pretty much all night, so I'm really tired today.

　　Todd: How did it taste?

　　Marion: It wasn't bad. If it was probably mid-afternoon, I would love it, but 11:30 at night it kept me up.

　　Todd: Oh, no.

　　Marion: Yeah.

　　Todd: Are you going to try it again, but maybe in the morning?

　　Marion: No I think I'm just going to stick with the regular cold syrup², and just take that.

　　Todd: Yeah, that stuff tastes terrible.

　　Marion: It does.

1 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

2 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。