【双语对话】

Melanie: Look! There is a new brand of sparking water on the shelf? You wanna take a look?

看！ 货架上有新品牌的苏打水？ 你想看看吗？

Coco: Sure! What flavor do they have?

好啊，有什么味道的？

Melanie: I see raspberry, grapefruit, and lemon. Raspberry sounds fun.

我看有覆盆子、葡萄柚和柠檬味的。 覆盆子听起来很有趣。

Coco: Wait. It's 9.99? What could possibly justify this price?

等等。 9.99美金？ 能有什么成分让这个价格合理化？

Melanie: Maybe organically sourced raspberry？

也许使用的覆盆子是有机的？

Coco: I understand if organic raspberries are pricier, but not organically sourced raspberry flavored sparking water.

我可以理解有机覆盆子买得贵些，但不能理解有机覆盆子味的气泡水卖这么贵。

Melanie: Oh wait, it's $9.99 for just 8 cans.

哦等等，8 罐 9.99 美元。

Coco: Wow. Let's get our usual stuff. $4.99 for 12 cans is a way better deal.

哇。 拿我们平时的买的吧。 12 罐 4.99 美元是一个好太多的交易。

【重点笔记】

1.raspberry n.红莓(树莓、覆盆子)

例: I would love a good toast with some raspberry jam.

我很愿意来一个很好的吐司配覆盆子果酱。

2.justify v.证明合理

例: Whatever reason you may have is not enough to justify your decision of selling the house without asking the family first.

无论你有什么理由，都不足以合理化你在没有先询问家人的情况下就出售房屋的决定。

3.organic adj.有机的

例: Some people believe that you are only eating mindfully if you buy organic food.

有些人认为，只有购买有机食品才能叫正念进食。

She switched her major from organic chemistry to philosophy.

她把专业从有机化学转到了哲学。

4.sourcen.来源；v.获得

例: Fruits are a great source of Vitamin C.

水果是很好的维C来源。

The coffeehouse claims that all their coffee is sustainably sourced from Ethiopia.

这家咖啡馆声称他们所有的咖啡都是在埃塞俄比亚可持续采购的。

5.pricyadj.(口语)贵的

pricierpricy比较级

例: The tank tops here are so pricy. Let's just get some online.

这里的背心太贵了。 咱们在网上买吧。

6.dealn. 交易，待遇

例: 25 dollars for 100 bubble mailers? That is such a good deal.

100 个气泡袋 25 美元？ 这是一个很好的交易。