缅因英语口语 第 34 课：fruit and vegetables 水果和蔬菜 - 1

A; do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables in you country?

B; yes, we do. The most popular vegetables are potatoes, carrots, peas, and cauliflower. The most popular fruit are apples, bananas, pears, peaches, grapes, and oranges. Do you like vegetables?

A: I like them very much. We also eat a lot of vegetables in my country, buy we eat different kinds.

B; which kinds of vegetables do people in your country usually eat?

A : we eat a lot of sweet corn, broccoli and eggplant.

B; I love eggplant! Unfortunately, it's quite expensive in my country, so I don't eat it often.

A; why is it relatively expensive?

B; because we don't grow it much in my country. We import a lot from other countries.

A; I see. We grow a lot of fruit and vegetables in my country. We export a lot of melons, grapes, oranges and lemon. In your country, do you eat corn on the cob.? It's very popular in my country.

B; we eat it in my country too, but I wouldn't' say it's very popular. Most people buy frozen sweet corn from their local supermarket.

A; do people usually buy frozen vegetables in your country: it's very rare in mine.

B; a lot of younger people like to buy large packets of mixed frozen vegetables. Peas and sweet corn have been sold frozen in my country for many years. I prefer to buy fresh vegetables.