ESL Podcast 574 – Shopping for Produce
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
On my way home from work, I stopped at the supermarket. My doctor has been telling me to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, so I finally decided 1 to follow her advice. I resolved to eat better, so I could feel better. I made a beeline for the produce department.
First, I looked at some bananas. Since they ripen 2 off the vine, I picked out some that were already ripe and others that were still green. Next, I looked for some tomatoes. They looked picked over, but then I saw some organic tomatoes and decided to give those a try. Then, I went to look for the spinach 3. I found it, but it didn’t look fresh at all. The leaves were brown and wilted 4. I decided to pass on the spinach and checked out the mushrooms. The mushrooms didn’t look any better. In fact, some were beginning to rot. I picked up some lettuce 5 instead and headed for the checkout 6 stand.
I was feeling pretty good about my new decision to eat better. But then, I passed the cookie aisle 7. My resolve weakened. I spotted 8 my favorite type of cookies. Before I knew what I was doing, I’d put a bag of those cookies in my cart.
I know I should be able to resist impulse buys, especially of things I’m likely to eat all in one sitting, but don’t forget, I’m eating more fruits and vegetables. With my new healthy diet, aren’t I allowed to fall off the wagon 9 now and then?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.我正在等待苹果成熟。
- You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。
- Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
- You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。
- The flowers wilted in the hot sun. 花在烈日下枯萎了。
- The romance blossomed for six or seven months, and then wilted. 那罗曼史持续六七个月之后就告吹了。
- Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
- The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。
- Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
- A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。
- The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
- The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。