The market looks different today.
今天市场看起来不一样。

A real Weather dialogue: The market after the rain. 21 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的天气对话:雨后的市场。21 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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The market looks different today.
今天市场看起来不一样。
Half the stalls are empty.
一半的摊位都空了。
The rain flooded the fields.
雨水把田淹了。
I heard the tomatoes were ruined.
我听说番茄都毁了。
That explains the price.
难怪这个价钱。
Eight yuan a kilo? Last week it was three.
一公斤八块?上周才三块。
The courgettes are cheaper, though.
不过西葫芦便宜了。
Because everyone has too many.
因为大家都有太多。
Funny how that works.
这规律真有意思。
Too much water, then too much stock.
先是水太多,然后货太多。
What are you buying?
你买什么?
Potatoes and onions. They keep well.
土豆和洋葱。这些放得住。
Good choice. I’ll take some too.
选得好。我也买点。
The farmer said the greens will recover.
那位农夫说青菜会恢复。
Really? How soon?
真的?多快?
Two weeks, if the sun comes back.
两周,如果太阳回来的话。
Then I’ll wait for the greens.
那我等青菜好了。
Try these mushrooms instead.
先试试这些蘑菇吧。
They look fresh.
看起来很新鲜。
Picked this morning, before the rain.
今早采的,雨前采的。
Perfect. I’ll take a bag.
太好了。我买一袋。
The rain changed everything at the market.
雨水改变了市场的一切。
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The market looks different today.
What are you buying?
Perfect. I’ll take a bag.