
一顆50美元
Sean and Lena are roommates. They are having mangoes.
尚恩和莉娜是室友。他們正在吃芒果。
Sean: These mangoes are so sweet!
尚恩:這些芒果真甜!
Lena: You should try the most expensive mango in the world, the Miyazaki mango.
莉娜:你應該嚐嚐世界上最貴的芒果看看─宮崎芒果。
in the world世界上
Sean: What does it taste like?
尚恩:是什麼味道啊?
taste like吃起來如何
Lena: It’s said that it’s like jelly. It will melt in your mouth.
莉娜:據說像果凍一樣,會在你的嘴裡融化。
It is said that…據說melt-melted(v.)融化
Sean: Yum. How much is it?
尚恩:感覺就好好吃。要價多少錢?
Lena: The average price for one mango is $50.
莉娜:一個芒果的平均價格是50美元。
average price平均價格
Sean: Maybe I should grow it myself.
尚恩:也許我該來自己種種看。
Lena: This kind of mango is very hard to grow. There was a farmer in India who got the young plant of this mango by accident. It turned out that the climate in India was perfect for the Miyazaki mango. He grew a lot of those in the end.
莉娜:這種芒果很難種。印度有一個農民偶然間買到了這種芒果的幼苗。結果印度的氣候非常適合種植宮崎芒果,他最後種出一大堆。
young plant幼苗by accident意外地、偶然turn out結果如何climate(n.)氣候in the end最後
Sean: Lucky him!
尚恩:可真好運!
Lena: Yes, but there were also many thieves who tried to steal the mangoes. He had to hire some guards for these valuable mangoes.
莉娜:沒錯,但是也有很多小偷想偷芒果。他還得為這些珍貴的芒果僱一些警衛。
thief(n.)小偷steal-stole-stolen(v.)偷竊hire(v.)雇用guard(n.)護衛、security guard保全valuable(adj.)寶貴的