純正地道美語 第224期(外教講解):園藝
A: I’ve decided to grow my own garden!
B: What? You don’t know the first thing about gardening!
A: On the contrary, I have been reading a lot of books about the subject.
B: Oh yeah? Tell me then, smarty pants, how will you go about setting up your garden?
A: Well, first I need to buy some things, such as fertilizer, seeds and tools.
B: What type of tools?
A: You know, the basics. A rake, shovel, spade and a hoe.
B: Right. Well it seems like you have all your bases covered. What’s next?
A: I’ll till the soil and then sow the seeds. I’ll then add some fertilizer and voila! Gardening all done!
B: Well, good luck with your garden, especially considering we are in the dry season and it won’t rain for the next three months!
on the contrary 相反
smarty pants自作聰明的人
set up 建立
rake n. 耙
shovel n.鏟子
spade n.鐵鍬
hoe n.鋤頭
base covered 準備好所需東西
till v.耕種
voila n.做展示時用的東西
A: 我決定要種個屬於自己的園子。
B: 什麼？你對園藝一無所知。
A: 恰恰相反，我讀了很多關於園藝的書。
B: 真的？那告訴我，自作聰明的人，要種園子該做什麼準備？
A: 首先，我需要買些東西，比如肥料，種子和工具。
B: 需要什麼樣的工具？
A: 你知道的，基本工具：耙, 鏟子, 鐵鍬和鋤頭。
B: 對。看起來你已經有了所需的東西，下一步呢？
A: 我會耕地,然後播種。我也會加些肥料，放些用來展示的東西。耕種就結束了。
B: 好吧，祝你擺弄園子能成功，尤其要注意此時正是旱季，未來3個月都不會下雨。
