中英文本

The Flower Market

逛花市

Kathy and Evan ride to one of the city's flower markets.

凯西和艾凡骑车到市内的一个花市。

K:This is heaven! I love these bikes. They take you everywhere.

凯西:简直是天堂！我好爱这些自行车。它们可以载你到任何地方。

This city is so bicycle-friendly!

这个城市很多方面都为骑单车方便设想！

E:I can't get over how many people ride bicycles here. It's like China!

艾凡:我很讶异这里有这么多人骑自行车。好象中国大陆嘛！

K:You've never been there!

凯西:你从没去过那里呀！

E:Well, I watch CNN, you know.

艾凡:嗯，我看CNN新闻节目，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.

凯西:好吧，万事通先生。不管怎么样，有这些自行车车道和停放自行车的地方要到哪儿都很容易。

E:Let's park by this flower market and walk around.

艾凡:咱们把自行车停在这个花市旁边，四处走走逛逛吧。

K:Fine with me. Hey! Where are all the tulips?

凯西:我没意见。嘿！郁金香都到哪里去了？

E:They're out of season. It's summer, remember?

艾凡:它们不是这个季节的花卉。现在是夏天，记得吧？

Tulips and daffodils come out in spring.

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.

凯西:没错。但是，我们仍可欣赏其它所有美丽的花。

Roses, irises, and daisies. Mmm! Everything smells fresh.

玫瑰、鸢尾花和雏菊。嗯！每样东西闻起来都好清香。

E:It's too bad we can't take these home. Well, we can, in a way.

艾凡:我们不可以把这些花带回家去，真是太可惜了。不过，我们还是可以的，用一种方式。

K:How's that?

凯西:怎样的方式呢？

E:Stand next to these flower pots. I'll take your picture with the flowers as a souvenir.

艾凡:站在盆栽旁边。我拍一张你和这些花的合照留作纪念。

精讲部分

1. bicycle-friendly 为骑行车设想周到的

2. I can't/couldn't get over 我难以相偷我十分惊讶…

例:When our biology teacher told us that there might still be life on Mans，just couldn't get oven it.

当我们的生物老师告诉我们火星上也许还有生命时，我非常惊讶。

3. Anyway 不管怎么样

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!这里的龙虾好贵!

乙:吐!真的好贵。不管怎么样，我们还是可以点鱼和小虾，它们便宜多厂。

4. bicycle trail 行车车道

5. park n.公园

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:打扰一下，请问这附近哪条路可以停车。

乙:对不起，这附近没有地方可以停车，你必须开到停车场去。

6. tulip 郁金香

7. out of season 不合季节的;正值淡季的

in season正当时令的;正值旺季的

例:Hotels cost less out of season.

旅馆淡季时比较便宜。

When wateYmelons aYe in season，they aYe much chea},eY than at other trmes.

西瓜盛产时比其他时期便宜多厂。

8. daffodil 水仙花

9. iris 莺尾花

10.daisy 雏菊

11.souvenir 纪念品