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Hope:

Hey, Joey, here are some mangoes for you.

Joey:

Wow! Mangoes! I love mangoes!

Hope:

Really?

Joey:

Yes, mangoes are juicy and refreshing to eat in summer!

It is especially delicious when you eat it with shaved ice. (剉冰)

Hope:

You can say that again! It is especially tasty when you eat it with some

condensed milk dressing on top of it. Condensed milk is 煉乳。

Joey:

Wow! You make my mouth water. (讓我饞得直流口水。)

Hope:

By the way, Joey, we always say that Taiwan is famous for various types of fruits.

Can you name some more of the fruits that you know, so we can learn their English names together.

Joey:

Sure. Taiwan is famous for tropical fruit, so the first fruit that occurs to me is mango,

which is my favorite fruit and the second one is watermelon. 鳳梨is also famous.

Hope:

Pineapples. That’s right. Pineapples are renowned for their sweetness and unique flavor. Anyone else?

Joey:

Let me think. …… 木瓜和西瓜

Hope:

Right! Papayas and watermelons. They are both popular fruit in summer.

Papayas are sweet and watermelons are juicy and refreshing.

Joey:

And there are also 火龍果 and 荔枝 and 龍眼.

Hope:

Good! 火龍果 is called Dragon fruit in English and 荔枝 is lychee. As for 龍眼,

we can call it Longan or dragon eye fruit. Anyone else?

Joey:

番石榴 is guava, right?

Hope:

Yes, that’s right. Guava.

Joey:

In Taiwan, there is also 酪梨. How do you say “酪梨” in English, Hope?

Hope:

酪梨 is avocado. People make avocado milk to drink, just like they make papaya milk to drink.

Joey:

I like avocado milk, too.

Hope:

Oh! There is another famous fruit in summer. Passion fruit, 百香果

Joey:

Passion fruit. 百香果。Wow, no wonder we are proud to say that Taiwan is the kingdom of fruits.