我最近用椰子油做菜。
Gary: Oh, no way.
不會吧。
Jessica: Yeah. I substituted all of the other oils in my kitchen with coconut oil, and it’s supposed to be a really healthy alternative to the other oil.
我把我廚房的油都換成椰子油了,椰子油是一種健康的替代品。
Gary: I have an organic coconut oil on the shelf, and I put it on toast.
我有一瓶有機椰子油在架子上,我用來做吐司。
Jessica: Yum. I bet that’s delicious.
肯定很好吃。
Gary: It is so wonderful. It’s got this nice flavor to it.
非常好吃,有一種很好的味道。
Jessica: And while you can eat it, you can use it actually on your skin as well.
不僅可以吃,還可以用在皮膚上。
Gary: Yes.
是的。
Jessica: I was told when I go outside in the sun, instead of using sunscreen, you can actually use coconut oil on your skin.
我聽說出門前不要抹防曬霜,而是抹一些椰子油在身上。
Gary: I’ve also heard it’s refreshing for your skin as well, so you can actually wash with it, too.
我也聽說椰子油對皮膚好,你可以用它洗澡。
Jessica: Exactly. And then I actually burned myself the other day in the kitchen. It hurt really badly. But I put coconut oil on it, and it healed right away. I actually made a bunch of gifts last year for the holidays using whipped coconut oil.
是的,我前幾天在廚房里燒傷自己了,燒的很嚴重,我涂了點椰子油在上面,馬上就恢復了。去年我用一些粘稠的椰子油做了一些禮物送人。
Gary: Is this stuff magic?
這個東西真的很神奇嗎?
Jessica: I think so. It’s a little expensive, but you can find good deals on it. And it’s worth it.
我覺得是的,雖然有點貴,但是能買到便宜貨,很值得。
Gary: It’s true. I couldn’t agree with you more.
是的,我非常同意你。
Unit8:對話練習題
1.What does Jessica use coconut oil for?
A Cooking.
B Sunscreen.
C Healing burns.
D All of the above.
2.What did Jessica do with whipped coconut oil?
A She baked with it.
B She used it as sunscreen.
C She made holiday gifts.
D She put it on toast.
3.If you find a pair of $100 shoes for $50, it’s a(n) __.
A refreshing
B good deal
C substitute
D alternative
4.Which sentence is incorrect?
A The salt lost it’s flavor.
B The dog knows its way home.
C It’s time to leave.
D She thinks it’s at 6 o’clock.
答案:DCBA
詳解:
1.I recently started cooking with coconut oil.
2.I actually made a bunch of gifts last year for the holidays using whipped coconut oil.
3.好交易、便宜貨
4.it's應為its
Unit8:語法點講解
It’s refreshing for your skin as well.
It+is縮寫
It's和its讀起來相似,但意思完全不同。它們經(jīng)常被搞混,但錯誤的使用會使句子含義模糊。
It's是it is或it has的縮寫,在口語中很常用。
例:It’s a beautiful day today!
今天天氣真好。
Its是所有格形容詞,表示物品屬于誰。
例:The cat is washing its paw
貓在洗它的爪子。
其他所有格形容詞還有:my, your, his, her, our, their.
Unit8:單詞講解
substitute v.
【釋義】替代
【例句】I substituted a banana in the muffin recipe, and they tasted great!
我把瑪芬的配方食材換成了香蕉,味道好極了。
burn v.
【釋義】燒傷
【例句】I don’t like hard alcohol because it burns when I swallow it.
我不喜歡烈酒,因為咽下去很燒胃。
heal v.
【釋義】愈合
【例句】The cut looks pretty bad right now, but I think it will heal quickly.
傷口現(xiàn)在看起來很糟糕,但我覺的很快就會愈合。
whipped adj.
【釋義】融化的、濃稠的
【例句】Cotton candy is made from whipped sugar.
棉花糖是融化的糖做成的。
alternative n.
【釋義】替代
【例句】The alternative to going to college is getting a job. I’d rather go to college.
不去大學的替代選擇是去工作,我寧可去大學。
recently adv.
【釋義】最近
【例句】He’s made a lot of changes recently. He bought a new house last month, and he just got a new car and a motorcycle.
他最近做出了很多改變。上個月他買了房子,車和摩托車。
refreshing adj.
【釋義】使人精神煥發(fā)
【例句】That ice cream was so refreshing. I was so hot, but now I feel much cooler.
冰淇淋讓我精神一震,之前還很熱,現(xiàn)在覺的很涼快。
expensive adj.
【釋義】昂貴
【例句】This watch is too expensive. I need to find a cheaper one.
這個手表很貴,我要找個便宜點的。
good deal expr.
【釋義】便宜貨、講價
【例句】A new hair salon opened down the street. I went there and got a good deal on a hair cut!
街頭開了一家新理發(fā)店,我去那里剪發(fā)便宜很多。
worth it expr.
【釋義】值得
【例句】My favorite amusement park has a $30 admission fee, but it’s worth it!
我最愛的游樂園門票30美元,但我覺的很值得。