A: I’ve decided to grow my own garden!
B: What? You don’t know the first thing about gardening!
A: On the contrary, I have been reading a lot of books about the subject.
B: Oh yeah? Tell me then, smarty pants, how will you go about setting up your garden?
A: Well, first I need to buy some things, such as fertilizer, seeds and tools.
B: What type of tools?
A: You know, the basics. A rake, shovel, spade and a hoe.
B: Right. Well it seems like you have all your bases covered. What’s next?
A: I’ll till the soil and then sow the seeds. I’ll then add some fertilizer and voila! Gardening all done!
B: Well, good luck with your garden, especially considering we are in the dry season and it won’t rain for the next three months!
词汇注释
on the contrary 相反
smarty pants自作聪明的人
set up 建立
rake n. 耙
shovel n.铲子
spade n.铁锹
hoe n.锄头
base covered 准备好所需东西
till v.耕种
voila n.做展示时用的东西
参考译文
A: 我决定要种个属于自己的园子。
B: 什么？你对园艺一无所知。
A: 恰恰相反，我读了很多关于园艺的书。
B: 真的？那告诉我，自作聪明的人，要种园子该做什么准备？
A: 首先，我需要买些东西，比如肥料，种子和工具。
B: 需要什么样的工具？
A: 你知道的，基本工具：耙, 铲子, 铁锹和锄头。
B: 对。看起来你已经有了所需的东西，下一步呢？
A: 我会耕地,然后播种。我也会加些肥料，放些用来展示的东西。耕种就结束了。
B: 好吧，祝你摆弄园子能成功，尤其要注意此时正是旱季，未来3个月都不会下雨。
