美语会话实录第74期(MP3+文本):At the Chinese herb store

英文原文:

At the Chinese herb store

Uranda: Oh, hi! I'm Uranda! My aunt said you wanted some ginseng. Which kind do you want?
Robert: Uh, what's the difference?
Uranda: Korean ginseng is red--it's more warming. The Western ginseng is white and more cooling. Since it's still kind of cold, I suggest you get the red kind!
Robert: Well, OK. How much for a pound?
Uranda: We don't sell by the pound here in Taiwan. We sell by the jin. One jin is about one and a third pounds.

参考译文:

在中药房

优兰达：噢，嗨！我是优兰达！我阿姨说你要些人参。你要哪一种？
罗　伯：呃，有什么不同？
优兰达：高丽参是红参--比较温润。西洋参是白参，比较凉。因为天气还有点冷，我建议你买红参！
罗　伯：那好吧。一磅多少钱？
优兰达：我们在台湾买卖不用磅来算。我们是论斤卖的。一斤约等于一又三分之一磅。

重点词汇:

Korean ginseng 　
高丽参
warming (a.) 　
温热的，此指“药效温润”
Western ginseng 　
西洋参
cooling (a.) 　
冷却的，此指“药效偏凉”
suggest (v.) 　
建议
pound (n.) 　
英磅，一磅等于○．四五四公斤
jin (n.) 　
此指台斤，一公斤约等于一．六七台斤