情景英语口语100主题 034fruit and vegetable水果与蔬菜

（单词翻译）

34 fruit and vegetables

words
apple orange banana potato tomato carrot tropical peach grapes leek¹ onion
watermelon plum pear stir fry eggplant bitter melon kiwi fruit cabbage
lemon pineapple organic strawberry broccoli² sweet corn bunch seeds/pips fresh frozen³ tinned seedless

phrases
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
become a vegetarian/vegan
buy a bunch of grapes/bananas
peel an apple/orange
stir fry vegetables
make/buy/eat corn on the cob
buy seedless grapes
grow organic vegetables

beginner
a: mom! I hate eating vegetables!
B; you don’t have to eat them. I don’t mind.
A; thanks mom! Can I have dessert now? I love chocolate cake!
B: no dessert for you unless you eat all your vegetables.
A; buy I don’t like them! It’s not fair!
B: you can have some fruit for dessert. If you eat an apple and a banana , I might let you have a small piece of chocolate cake.
A; ok…actually, I don’t mind eating peas and carrots, buy I hate broccoli and cauliflower.
B; I’ll remember that for next time. You’ll get extra peas and carrots, buy no broccoli or cauliflower. OK?
A; thanks mom!

Intermediate⁴
A; do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables in you country?
B; yes, we do. The most popular vegetables are potatoes, carrots, peas, and cauliflower. The most popular fruit are apples, bananas, pears, peaches, grapes, and oranges. Do you like vegetables?
A: I like them very much. We also eat a lot of vegetables in my country, buy we eat different kinds.
B; which kinds of vegetables do people in your country usually eat?
A : we eat a lot of sweet corn, broccoli and eggplant.
B; I love eggplant! Unfortunately, it’s quite expensive in my country, so I don’t eat it often.
A; why is it relatively⁵ expensive?
B; because we don’t grow it much in my country. We import a lot from other countries.
A; I see. We grow a lot of fruit and vegetables in my country. We export a lot of melons, grapes, oranges and lemon. In your country, do you eat corn on the cob.? It’s very popular in my country.
B; we eat it in my country too, but I wouldn’t’ say it’s very popular. Most people buy frozen sweet corn from their local supermarket.
A; do people usually buy frozen vegetables in your country: it’s very rare in mine.
B; a lot of younger people like to buy large packets of mixed frozen vegetables. Peas and sweet corn have been sold frozen in my country for many years. I prefer to buy fresh vegetables.