Dialogue 1

Jingjing: Hey Mark, keeping cool?
京晶：嘿，马克，凉快吗？（酷吗？）
Mark: What? It's not that hot yet. I'd be glad if this were as hot as it got through September. But I know we have a few months of warm, hot, and sweltering days up ahead of us.
马克：什么？还没有那么热。如果一直这个温度过夏天就好了。但我知道还有好几个月热得让人不舒服的日子等着我们呢。
Jingjing: I've got some ice cream. Would you like some?
京晶：我这儿有冰激淋，想来点儿吗？
Mark: I would, but I just finished lunch and need to get back to work right away. Do you have it in the freezer?
马克：想啊，但我刚吃完午饭，需要马上回去工作了。你冰箱里还有吗？
Jingjing: Yeah, I'll save some for you. It's chocolate chocolate chip.
京晶：有啊，那我给你留点儿。是巧克力味的，巧克力粒。
Mark: What brand is it?
马克：什么牌子的？
Jingjing: I'm not really sure. Are you an ice cream snob?
京晶：我不太确定。你是吃冰激淋还讲究品牌的人吗？
Mark: No. I mean, I'm always grateful for free ice cream. I was just wondering what to look forward to after work.
马克：不是，我是说，免费的我都喜欢。我只是很好奇工作完了我有什么期待。
Jingjing: What's your favorite brand?
京晶：那你最喜欢的牌子是什么？
Mark: You might not have heard of it: Ben & Jerry's. In the States, it's one of the big ones, like Häagen-Dazs or Baskin-Robbins.
马克：你可能都没听说过：本杰瑞。在美国，它是其中的一款大牌，就像哈根达斯和芭斯罗缤一样。
Jingjing: I can't say I have. Those other two brands are kind of expensive though. Is Ben & Jerry's also pretty pricey?
京晶：我还真没听说过。那两个牌子还真有点贵。本杰瑞也价格不菲吗？
Mark: Yeah. But, I mean, if you're going to have ice cream once in a while, it's worth it to get something really delicious.
马克：是呢。但我意思是，如果你只是偶尔吃吃冰激凌，值得吃点真正美味的。
Jingjing: What's your favorite flavor?
京晶：你最喜欢什么口味？
Mark: I like mint chocolate cookie. I can eat a whole pint of that before getting tired of it, maybe two!
马克：我喜欢薄荷巧克力饼干，我可以吃下整整一品脱，直到吃腻，也许两品脱！
Jingjing: Well, it sounds like you really pig out on ice cream—once in a while.
京晶：听上去你还真时不常地大吃特吃冰激淋呢。
Mark: Yeah, once in a while. See you after work, Jingjing! Keep that ice cream cold for me!
马克：是啊，偶尔嘛。下班后见哦京晶，别让我的冰激淋化了啊！

New words: 习语短语

sweltering 热而不舒服的天气
very hot weather, uncomfortable
snob 某种物品只买大牌的人
someone who only likes the most expensive brands
the big ones 大牌
famous brands, seen everywhere

Dialogue 2

Jingjing: There you are, Mark. All done with work?
京晶：给你，马克，工作都完成吧？
Mark: Yep. I'm ready for a treat!
马克：是呢。我准备好了享受招待了！
Jingjing: Someone ate up the ice cream we were talking about. So, here's a Wa Wa Lian. Have you had it before?
京晶：有人吃光了之前我们说的冰激淋。所以，喏，这有一只娃娃脸，你之前吃过吗？
Mark: Yeah, lots of times. It's one of my favorite kinds of ice cream sold at corner stores.
马克：吃过好多次了。这是在街边店里卖的我最喜欢的一款冰激淋。
Jingjing: I've had this kind of ice cream since I was a kid. I like how the face is made from chocolate and vanilla.
京晶：我小时候吃过。我很喜欢巧克力和香草做成的脸。
Mark: Yeah, it's fun to eat. Say, I forgot to ask, what's your favorite kind of ice cream—besides Wa Wa Lian?
马克：是啊，吃着很好玩。我忘了问，除了娃娃脸，你最喜欢哪种冰激淋？
Jingjing: Actually, I like some of the healthier alternatives, like frozen yogurt or sorbet.
京晶：说真的，我喜欢一些更健康的替代品，比如冰冻酸奶和雪芭。
Mark: Those are healthier, because they have less cream.
马克：那些就是更健康呢，因为有更少的奶油。
Jingjing: Yeah, sherbet is okay too, with some cream. Mainly, I like fruit flavors—strawberry, peach, blueberry. And those taste really fresh as frozen yogurt or sherbet or sorbet.
京晶：是的，冰冻果露也好，再带点奶油。我主要喜欢水果口味——草莓，桃，蓝莓。这些口味非常清新，就像冰酸奶，冰果露和雪芭一样。
Mark: Well, it sounds like you and I like different flavors.
马克：听上去你和我喜欢的口味不同。
Jingjing: That might be. But I agree that a frozen treat should be good quality.
京晶：可能吧。但我同意冰冻甜食必须得质量好。
Mark: Have you ever tried to make ice cream yourself?
马克：你试过自己做冰激淋吗？
Jingjing: You mean like with a machine? No, I haven't.
京晶：你是说用机器做吗？没有呢
Mark: I did, but it took a long time, and didn't taste very good.
马克：我做过，真花时间啊，完了味道还不怎么好。
Jingjing: Ha ha. I prefer to buy ice cream—or frozen yogurt—and then add a lot more fresh fruit myself.
京晶：哈哈。我宁愿买冰激淋，或者冰酸奶—然后自己多加点新鲜水果。
Mark: Good idea, that way you're making a sundae or a banana split.
马克：好办法。这样一来，你就做了一个圣代，或者香蕉圣代。
Jingjing: Stop! You're making me hungry!
京晶：停停停，你这么一说，我都饿了。

New words: 习语短语

vanilla 香草
alternatives 替代物
similar things, but different in one important way (low-fat alternatives, sugar-free alternatives, vegetarian alternatives)
frozen yogurt 冰冻酸奶
sorbet 冰糕
frozen fruit juice and sugar, with no milk or cream at all
sherbet 冰冻果子露
frozen fruit juice and sugar, with a little cream—lighter than ice cream
sundae 圣代
a dish made with ice cream, syrup and fruit
banana split 香蕉圣代
a dish made like a sundae, but served over a banana that has been cut in half lengthwise