-课程导读

今天在“美食”栏目中，我们来聊聊“我国发现新物种”，Let's talk about “New Species of Mushroom found in China”in today’s program.

一直走在擦边的前线，椰树集团直播被秒掐，“从小喝到大”的椰树牌椰汁，这个国庆也开始试水直播了，而“大尺度”的直播预告片被平台“秒掐”的翻车事故，又一次引来网络热议。 今日我们就来学习和这一则新闻相关的知识。

-课程内容

词汇积累：Word Bank

1、物种：species

2、菌：mushroom, fungus/fungi

3、发现：discover

4、热议：a trending topic / be a heated discussion

5、可食用：edible

6、专家：expert

7、有限：limited

8、宣称：claim

9、有毒：toxic

10、样品：sample

【初级水平】基本对话：Conversation

场景：

小华男友研究广告被小华怼成那样，决定通过新物种的发现打开小华食欲之门，如果没有小红及时科普，小华恐怕....

Xiaohua：Hey! What are you reading? A novel?

小华：嘿！你在读什么？小说？

Xiaohua's Boyfriend：No. I am reading something about biology. A new mushroom has been found in Zhejiang and Hainan Provinces, which attracts many netizens' attention.

小华男友：没有。我在读和生物学相关的东西。一种菌类新品种在浙江和海南被发现，吸引了网友们的注意。

Xiaohua：A new mushroom? You mean a novel species of fungus？

小华：新菌类？你的意思是菌类新物种？

Xiaohua's Boyfriend：Yes. Do you remember last time when we went to Yunnan？You were struggling to eat mushroom hotpot. From then on, I'd like to study your personal eating habits, something you like to eat or something you hate to take a bite.

小华男友：是的呢。你还记得上次我们去云南吗？你非要吃菌类火锅，从那个时候起，我就研究你的个人饮食习惯，什么你吃，什么你一口都不吃。

Xiaohong：You are a sweet guy!

小红：你太甜了，哥们。

Xiaohua：Flattered! Well, the new discovery started a heated discussion online as netizens wondered if the new fungus is edible.

小华：受宠若惊啊！呃，新物种的发现引起网络热议，网友们想知道这到底是能不能吃？

Xiaohua's Boyfriend：To eat or not to eat is still a problem.

小华男友：吃和不吃都是个问题。

Xiaohong；Do you want to eat first for Xiaohua？

小红：你愿意为小华先吃吗？

Xiaohua's Boyfriend：Yes, of course I will. I would rather die for her.

小华男友：愿意啊。我愿意去死。

Xiaohua：Oh, honey, you are so cute. Hug me please. Please eat first.

小华：宝贝，你太甜了。抱抱。快去吃吧。

Xiaohong：Hold on a second. According to the experts who studied the new species sample, they claim that they have limited knowledge about the new mushroom. It's advised that you shouldn't have a try.

小红：慢着。根据新物种样品研究专家表示，他们对这类菌类知之甚少，所以建议别吃。

Xiaohua's Boyfriend：Come on. I am a great Chinese. I can eat many four-legged things except the table. Why not try the new species?

小华男友：得了吧，作为一个中国人，除了四条腿的桌子不能吃，四条腿的啥都能吃。要不我试试？

【完美发音】Perfect Pronunciation

目标句子：If you find something to eat, it's a bonus, so chanterelles are great but toxic.

重音：chanterelle /?t??nt??r?l/

断句：If you find |something to eat, it's a bonus,| so chanterelles | are great but toxic.

中速/快速：If you find something to eat, it's a bonus, so chanterelles are great but toxic.

翻译：如果你找到了吃的，这是额外的奖励，所以，鸡油菌很好但是有毒。

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