本期节目话题背景
最近，有同学问了这样一道题“Describe a person you know who loves to grow plants (e.g. vegetables/fruits/flowers etc.)”。聊到这个话题就不得不提到我的祖父了，他一直都很喜欢种植花草，退休后更是痴迷。我的祖父母住得离我很近，所以我每周至少要去看他们2到3次。他们有一个很大的老房子，房顶非常适合种植大量的植物和鲜花。他到底种了些什么？咱们一起来聊一聊吧～
我最喜欢在一个阳光明媚的日子里在屋顶上放松一下，再品着茶，周围被这些美丽的植物和鲜花包围着，这可太舒服啦！
本期Part 2 话题
Describe a person you know who loves to grow plants (e.g. vegetables/fruits/flowers etc.)
You should say :
Who this person is
What he/she grows
Where he/she grows them
And explain why he/she enjoys growing plants
本期节目话题参考文本
A person I know who loves to grow plants would have to be my grandfather, who’s turned his hobby into an obsession ever since he retired.
My grandparents live quite close to me, so I get to visit them at least 2 or 3 times a week. They have a big old house, which has a lovely rooftop area that’s very suitable for growing lots of plants, and flowers. My grandfather really does have green fingers, and seems to have a knack for growing just about everything under the sun.
Over the years, he has turned the rooftop area into a virtual paradise that looks like some sort of botanical garden. To be honest, I know almost nothing about plants, and don’t have a clue what the different names are. However, the one kind of flower I do recognize would be roses, and he grows a lot of beautiful roses, which look amazing when they bloom.
I love nothing more than chilling out on the rooftop on a nice sunny day, enjoying a cup of tea, surrounded by all of these beautiful plants and flowers. Sometimes I just sit and watch my grandfather fussing over the different plants like they are his babies, and seeing the great pride that he takes in taking care of them.
Words & expressions in this episode
1. obsession n. 着魔；痴迷
2. knack n. 诀窍；窍门
3. bloom v. 开花
