英语博客：ESL Podcast 806 – Essential and Optional Things
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Ella: It’s so exciting that you’ll be spending a month studying in McQuillanland this summer. When do you start packing?
Marty: I’ve already started. The organizers of the program gave me a list of things I need to bring.
Ella: That’s really helpful.
Marty: Yeah. They say that it’s essential that I bring both warm- weather and cold-weather clothes. The weather in McQuillanland is really unpredictable.
Ella: Oh, I didn’t know that.
Marty: Yeah, and they say that it’s advisable 1 that I bring medications for every malady 2 I can think of because there are a lot of health dangers.
Ella: Wow, I never knew that about McQuillanland.
Marty: Me, neither. And while it’s optional 3, it’s also suggested that I leave all of my valuables at home. McQuillanland has a very high crime rate and visitors are often targeted.
Ella: Geez, that’s a lot to take in.
Marty: You’re telling me. And the list says that it is absolutely required that I take a self-defense course before going. You never know what to expect in McQuillanland.
Ella: You’re not having second thoughts about going, are you?
Marty: No, why?
Script 4 by Dr. Lucy Tse
adj.可取的，适当的，明智的
- It was advisable for you not to mention that.你不提及那件事是明智的。
- I do not think it advisable to park our car here.我认为将我们的小汽车停放在此处是不妥当的。
n.病，疾病(通常做比喻)
- There is no specific remedy for the malady.没有医治这种病的特效药。
- They are managing to control the malady into a small range.他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。
adj.可任意选择的，非强制的，随意的
- The goods are optional, but only one.这些物品是可以任选的，但只能选一个。
- It is optional with you.那是你的自由。