賴世雄觀光英語通32:逛花市
The Flower Market
逛花市
Kathy and Evan ride to one of the city's flower markets.
凱西和艾凡騎車到市內(nèi)的一個(gè)花市。
K:This is heaven! I love these bikes. They take you everywhere. This city is so bicycle-friendly!
凱西：簡直是天堂!我好愛這些自行車。它們可以載你到任何地方。這個(gè)城市很多方面都為騎單車方便設(shè)想!
E:I can't get over how many people ride bicycles here. It's like China!
艾凡：我很訝異這里有這么多人騎自行車。好象中國大陸嘛!
K:You've never been there!
凱西：你從沒去過那里呀!
E:Well, I watch CNN, you know.
艾凡：嗯，我看CNN新聞節(jié)目，你知道的。
K:OK, Mr. Know-It-All. Anyway, it's so easy to get around with all these bicycle trails and places to park your bikes.
凱西：好吧，萬事通先生。不管怎么樣，有這些自行車車道和停放自行車的地方要到哪兒都很容易。
E:Let's park by this flower market and walk around.
艾凡：咱們把自行車停在這個(gè)花市旁邊，四處走走逛逛吧。
K:Fine with me. Hey! Where are all the tulips?
凱西：我沒意見。嘿!郁金香都到哪里去了?
E:They're out of season. It's summer, remember? Tulips and daffodils come out in spring.
艾凡：它們不是這個(gè)季節(jié)的花卉。現(xiàn)在是夏天，記得吧?郁金香和水仙花是春天的花卉。
K:That's right. Anyway, we can enjoy all these other beauties. Roses, irises, and daisies. Mmm! Everything smells fresh.
凱西：沒錯(cuò)。但是，我們?nèi)钥尚蕾p其它所有美麗的花。玫瑰、鳶尾花和雛菊。嗯!每樣?xùn)|西聞起來都好清香。
E:It's too bad we can't take these home. Well, we can, in a way.
艾凡：我們不可以把這些花帶回家去，真是太可惜了。不過，我們還是可以的，用一種方式。
K:How's that?
凱西：怎樣的方式呢?
E:Stand next to these flower pots. I'll take your picture with the flowers as a souvenir.
艾凡：站在盆栽旁邊。我拍一張你和這些花的合照留作紀(jì)念。
單詞短語精講：
1.bicycle-friendly 為騎fl行車設(shè)想周到的
2. I can't/couldn't get over…我難以相偷我十分驚訝……
例:When our biology teacher told us that there might still be life on Mans，just couldn't get oven it.
(當(dāng)我們的生物老師告訴我們火星上也許還有生命時(shí)，我非常驚訝。
3 . Anyway ,…不管怎么樣
例:A:Gee!The lobster here is so expensive!
B:It really is. Anyway，we can order fish and shrimp. They are much cheaper.
(甲:啊!這里的龍蝦好貴!)
(乙:吐!真的好貴。不管怎么樣，我們還是可以點(diǎn)魚和小蝦，它們便宜多廠。)
4. bicycle trail 行車車道
5 . park 停放(車子)&n.公園
例:A:Excuse me，but where can I pack my car on the street around here?}
B:sorry，but you can't pack anvwhene around here. You'll have to go to
a packing lot.
(甲:打擾一下，請問這附近哪條路可以停車，!)
(乙:對不起，這附近沒有地方可以停車，你必須開到停車場去。)
6. tulip .郁金香
7. out of season不合季節(jié)的;正值淡季的
in season正當(dāng)時(shí)令的;正值旺季的
例:Hotels cost less out of season.
(旅館淡季時(shí)比較便宜。)
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(西瓜盛產(chǎn)時(shí)比其他時(shí)期便宜多廠。)
8. daffodil 水仙花
9. iris 鶯尾花
10. daisy 雛菊
11.souvenir 紀(jì)念品
