原版英语对话1000个:383 Batteries

Adrienne: So, Mary, my battery has almost ran out. I'm so glad you had some but they're cold.

Mary: Well, I keep them in my frigerator along with several other sizes of batteries just so I have them on hand. It's a little quirky habit of mine but I always like to have backup whenever I need it so I've got into the habit of stock piling batteries and keeping them in the fridge.

Adrienne: Well, it's very practical but why do you keep them in the frigerator?

Mary: I read somewhere a long time ago that that's how you extend the life of batteries by keeping them cool, that and film too so I also have several canisters of film in there, too, no room for the butter but.

Adrienne: Do you have any food in your frigerator?

Mary: Some but it's mostly batteries and film.

Adrienne: What kind of food do you keep in your frigerator?

Mary: Right now because it's winter time, I have some oranges and actually some grapes and things so those are kind of coveted¹ at this time of year, otherwise just the standard things. I have yogurt, milk, and some bread and I think six brusselsprouts.

Adrienne: Just six.

Mary: Just six.

Adrienne: Why do you have brusselsprouts?

Mary: Just got in the habit of eating them. They're really very good, so I thought well I'll keep on, just handfuls so they don't spoil.

Adrienne: How so you prepare your brusselsprouts?

Mary: Um, I steam them for about 10 minutes or so and eat them just perfectly² plain, a little salt and a little pepper, that's about it.

Adrienne: Really, I find them a little bitter.

Mary: I find them a little bitter too, but the longer you steam them the bitterness kind of goes away and of course there's ways you can dissipate the bitterness with a little bit of butter or salt or seasonings³ too, so they're not so bad.

Adrienne: Well, I'll have to try that.

 

1 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 seasonings   

n.调味品，佐料( seasoning的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It emphasizes the use of seasonings, so no two dishes ever taste alike. 它对调味品十分讲究。因此，没有两个菜会有同样的味道。 来自地道口语脱口SHOW 高中超越版
• The food made of flour and various seasonings is called moon cake. 中秋节的食品也是圆圆的，也象征着团圆，这种用面和各种作料做的食品叫月饼。 来自互联网