茄紅素抗癌
Henry’s father is a farmer. He grows tomatoes. Henry is visiting his orchard.
亨利的父親是一個農夫。他種番茄。亨利正在他的果園逛逛。
farmer(n.)農夫grow(v.)種植、生長orchard(n.)果園
Henry: Hey Dad! What are you doing?
亨利：嘿老爸！你在做什麼？
Father: Just checking the tomatoes. They’ve become riper and riper.
父親：只是巡巡園子。番茄變得越來越熟了。
Henry: I didn’t even notice. They’re all turning red.
亨利：我剛才都沒有注意到，都變紅了。
notice(v.)注意turn(v.)變化、轉換
Father: Yes, the redder they become, the healthier they are.
父親：對啊，越紅越健康。
the 比較級+子句，the 比較級+子句、越如何就越如何、越紅就越健康
Henry: Why is that?
亨利：為什麼？
Father: That means they have more lycopene. The more lycopene they have, the better they are for curing cancer.
父親：那代表著番茄含有更多茄紅素。含有的茄紅素越多，對治療癌症的效果就越好。
lycopene(n.)茄紅素cure(v.)治癒cancer(n.)癌症
Henry: Ah! When are you going to pick them?
亨利：啊！那你什麼時候要開始摘番茄？
pick(v.)摘取apple-picking season摘蘋果季
Father: Maybe next week. It depends on the weather.
父親：也許下禮拜，要看天氣。
depend on取決於、要看…
Henry: Well, let me know when. I can bring some friends to help you. It’ll be a fun experience.
亨利：嗯嗯，那再跟我說，我可以帶一些朋友來幫忙。這應該會是一個有趣的經驗。
experience(n.)經驗
Father: That’d be great, son.
父親：太棒了，兒子。