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李華和Larry一起去逛農(nóng)貿(mào)市場(chǎng)。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：to eat one's words和like night and day。
LH: Larry， 我特別喜歡逛農(nóng)貿(mào)市場(chǎng)。這些蔬菜水果都是咱們這兒的農(nóng)民自己種的，又新鮮又營(yíng)養(yǎng)。
L: I guess that's true, but they're expensive too. I think we should just wait for our plants at home to produce fruit.
LH: 咱們種的那些菜？嗯....Larry, 說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)，你第一次種菜，真的能有收獲嗎？
L: You just watch Lihua. When we are eating tomatoes from our garden in a few weeks, you're going to have to eat your words.
LH: 啊？Eat my words? Larry, 怎么能這樣，你吃西紅柿，卻讓我吃words?
L: Actually, when someone eats her words, that means she has to accept that she was wrong about something.
LH: 哦，to eat my words就是認(rèn)錯(cuò)。你是說(shuō)，等你種的西紅柿結(jié)出又大又甜的果實(shí)來(lái)，我就不得不承認(rèn)自己小看了你種菜的本領(lǐng)！
L: Right! Here is another example. I told my friend Steve that he would never become a famous actor, but I had to eat my words when he won an Oscar.
LH: 什么？你的朋友Steve贏了奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)？！ 快把他介紹給我！
L: Unfortunately that's just an example sentence.
LH: 啊？是你胡說(shuō)的啊！ 算了，咱們還是買(mǎi)點(diǎn)水果吧，我看也不會(huì)特別貴。
L: Trust me, Lihua, you're going to eat your words when you see how expensive the prices are. Say, do you have cash in your wallet?
LH: 現(xiàn)金？沒(méi)有，我就帶了張信用卡。
L: Lihua, I doubt these small farmers brought credit card machines with them.
LH: 不會(huì)吧，現(xiàn)在大家都用信用卡。 你放心吧，這些賣(mài)菜的肯定收信用卡。
L: Well, you're going to eat your words when you try to buy something with a credit card.
LH: 好啦， Larry，既然今天你這么自信，干脆你來(lái)挑蘋(píng)果吧。如果不甜，唯你是問(wèn)！
L: Lihua, I am an expert at picking out the most delicious fruit at the market. And if they're not good, I will eat my words.
LH: 哈，這你不必?fù)?dān)心，如果蘋(píng)果不甜，你不用承認(rèn)自己看走眼，you don't have to eat your words. I'll make you eat the apples! 只要你把自己挑的酸蘋(píng)果都吃掉就行了！
n. 皮夾，錢(qián)包
