英语访谈对话 165 Fruit

 　　Todd: OK, Nanju, I'm going¹ to ask you about your favorites³. What is your favorite² color?

　　Nanju: My favorite color, black.

　　Todd: Black! Really, OK, and what is your favorite fruit?

　　Nanju: Fruit? OK, it's mango.

　　Todd: Oh, mango.

　　Nanju: Yeah.

　　Todd: OK. Can you get mangoes in Japan?

　　Nanju: No, I haven't seen⁴ a proper⁵ mango here, because everything's very small, that is not a very good mango, I know because in India⁶ I will get a lot of mangoes, very good taste, and variety⁷ of mangoes, I haven't tried, I haven't found⁸ anywhere⁹ in Japan.

　　Todd: Really.

　　Nanju: Yeah, sure.

　　Todd: Oh, wow. So how do you eat mango, just do you eat it raw¹⁰, or do you?

　　Nanju: Yeah, I'll eat it raw. The raw mango is very good.

　　Todd: Oh, cool. Nice. So do you have like mango juice? Is that popular¹¹?

　　Nanju: Yeah. But mango juice, it's not that much good. I eat only raw mango. It will be very good, very good, very good.

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

3 favorites   

n.特别喜欢的人（或物）( favorite的名词复数 )；喜欢的事物；最有希望获胜者（尤指马）；收藏夹

参考例句：

• The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. 相同的决心以单调的规律年复一年地出现。 来自新概念英语第三册
• To keep the audience continually diverted she slipped the doubtful items in between the old favorites. 为了不断地吸引听众，她将没有把握的节目塞在吃香的传统节目之间。 来自辞典例句

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 proper   

adj.正当的，正确的，合适的

参考例句：

• It is proper that you should ask your father.你当然应该问你的父亲。
• To be rude to the old is not proper.对老人粗鲁是不适当的。

6 India   

n.印度（亚洲）

参考例句：

• New Delhi is the capital of India.新德里是印度的首都。
• In India,there are fifteen official languages.印度有15种官方语言。

7 variety   

n.（不可数）多种多样，各种不同的；（可数）种类

参考例句：

• The variety of goods in this shop is rich.这家商店货物品种丰富。
• This variety of dog is very useful for hunting.这种狗对狩猎很有用。

8 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

9 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

10 raw   

adj.生的，未煮过的，未加工的

参考例句：

• I don't like raw meat.我不喜欢生的肉。
• Can you eat raw fish?你能吃生鱼片吗？

11 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。