Going to a Botanical Garden

植物園一游

　　Key Sentences（重點句子）

　　781.They look just like the ones we saw at the tulip fair last spring.

　　它們看上去就像去年春天我們在郁金香花展上見過的郁金香花。

　　782. And what a riot of color there is with all kinds of flowers in blossom！

　　各種各樣的花競相開放，真是五彩繽紛。

　　783. Do you see those red，white and yellow roses blooming by the fountain？

　　你看見在噴泉旁那些含苞怒放的紅、白、黃色玫瑰花嗎？

　　784. What are those small yellow and white flowers sprouting up on the lawn？

　　在草坪上含苞欲放的那些黃色和白色的小花是什么花？

　　785.The yellow ones are buttercups and the white ones are daisies.

　　黃花是毛茛屬植物，白花是雛菊。

　　786. Aren't those azalea bushes beautiful？

　　那些杜鵑花叢難道不美嗎？

　　787. Here's an interesting bed with a mixture of daffodils，violets，lilies of the valley and bluebells.

　　這個花壇真有趣，水仙花、紫羅蘭、鈴蘭和風(fēng)鈴草混種在一起。

　　788. You've got to water them and see that they get enough bright sunlight.

　　你得給花澆水，并確保它們有充足的陽光。

　　789. Some flowers need special care. Others need special food.

　　有些花需要特別照看，其他的則需要特殊的肥料。

　　790. But the satisfaction out of the labor is incomparable.

　　可是，由勞動而得到的滿足感是難以比擬的。

　　Dialogue A

　　（At the entrance of botanical garden）

　　Li Ming：Look at those crowds of people milling about just inside the gate. It seems that some public meetings are going on.

　　Wang Lin：Oh，don't you know that in parks nowadays，there are many open air performances？ There must be some plays or acrobatics going on there. Let's go in and have a look.

　　L：Oh，look at those cute children. How happy they seem！

　　W：I can't help recalling my own childhood as I look at them. So innocent！So carefree！

　　L：Don't be so sentimental. Look at that old couple on that bench. Do you think they are happy？

　　W：Perhaps they are. But behind their smiles，I can see a kind of sadness and loneliness. They're here to drink invigor from the youth. Don't you think so？

　　L：Oh，it's hard to say. Anyway，they can enjoy themselves here. It's good for their health. Let's stop talking about people and go a little faster.

　　W：All right. Let's.

　　Dialogue B

　　Wang Lin：Just look at those gorgeous tulips there. Let's go over and have a closer look at them，shall we？

　　Li Ming：OK. They are beautiful，aren't they？ Do you think they are the East Anglican species？

　　W：I think so. They look just like the ones we saw at the tulip fair last spring.

　　L：What a wonderful time of the year！It's so restful.

　　W：And what a riot of color there is with all kinds of flower sin blossom！ Do you see those red，white and yellow roses blooming by the fountain？

　　L：What are those small yellow and white flowers sprouting up on the lawn，Wang？

　　W：The yellow ones are buttercups and the white ones are daisies.

　　L：I wonder why they weren't planted in proper flower beds？

　　W：They look more natural peeping up out of the grass like that.

　　L：Aren't those azalea bushes beautiful？

　　W：Yes. Here's an interesting bed with a mixture of daffodils，violets，lilies of the valley and bluebells.

　　L：By the way，do you know much about how to grow flow-ers？

　　W：Oh，not much. But my mother grows a lot at my home.

　　L：It takes plenty of time to take care of them.

　　W：Of course. You've got to water them and see that they get enough bright sunlight. Sometimes you also have to give plant food.

　　L：Plant food？

　　W：Yes. Healthy plant food mixed in clean water.

　　L：It really takes a lot of knowledge.

　　W：Some flowers need special care. Others need special food.

　　L：That's too complicated. But the satisfaction out of the labor is incomparable.

　　Words and Expressions

　　botanical       a. 植物（學(xué)）的

　　botanical garden             植物園

　　cute                  a. 漂亮的，逗人喜歡的；聰明的，

　　伶俐的

　　innocent            a. 天真的，單純的；清白的；

　　無罪的

　　carefree           a. 無憂無慮的

　　sentimental    a. 易動感情的，多愁善感的；

　　充滿感情的，感情上的；

　　感傷的，無病呻吟的

　　vigor                 n. 活力，精力；氣勢，魄力

　　tulip               n. [植]郁金香

　　restful            a. 寧靜的；悠閑的

　　riot                 n. （色彩）豐富；狂歡；暴亂

　　sprout               vi. 發(fā)芽；很快地生長（發(fā)展）

　　buttercup          n. 毛茛屬植物

　　daisy                n. [植]菊；雛菊屬

　　peep                   vi. 顯露出來（out）

　　azalea              n. ［植］杜鵑花

　　daffodil           n. [植]黃水仙

　　violet             n. [植]紫羅蘭

　　lily                  n. [植]百合花

　　lily of the valley           鈴蘭

　　bluebell           n. [植]風(fēng)鈴草；開藍色鈴狀花的植物（如風(fēng)信子等）

　　incomparable  a. 無比的；舉世無雙的；不能比較的