奥运知识—奥运英语1000句:你为什么不步行？
Why don't you walk?
你为什么不步行呢？
A Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant. About 7.
A 让我们今晚泰国参观见。大概7点。
B Fine. I'll take a taxi.
B 好。我会打出租车去。
A Why don't you walk? It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice
evening.
A 你为什么不步行呢？步行只要大约20分钟，何况今晚如此怡人。
B Never thought 2 about it. I suppose 3 you are right. It's quite a short walk.
B 从没想过步行。我想你是对的。步行也不远。
A And it's good exercise! You'll enjoy your dinner more.
A 而且步行是很好的锻炼！你晚饭会吃得更香。
B That's true 4. Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing. Get less 5 taxis a to keep fit 6.
B 那一定。也许我在北京将多走一走。少坐出租车，身体会很棒。
Notes 注释
1 Remember another way to make a suggestion 7: Why don't you . . . ? / Why don't you . . .? e 1.g. Why don't you walk? / Why don't you walk?; Why don't we meet at 8? / Why don't we meet at 8?
记住提出建议的另一种方法：Why don't you . . . ? / 你为什么不 . . .? 例如: Why don't you walk? / 你为什么不步行呢?; Why don't we meet at 8? /我们为什么不在8点见面呢?
2 To describe 8 how long a journey 9 might 10 take, you can say: It's about 20 minutes walking. / It's about 20 minutes walking; It's about 10 minutes by taxi. / It's about 10 minutes by taxi; It's two hours by plane. / It's two hours by plane.
要描述旅程大约需要的时间，你可以说：It's about 20 minutes walking. / 步行大约需要20分钟； It's about 10 minutes by taxi / 坐出租车大约需要10分钟; It's two hours by plane. / 乘飞机需要2小时。
Key phrases 11 and sentences 12
重要的短语和句子
Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant. About 7.
咱们今晚在泰国餐馆见。大约7点。
Fine. I'll take a taxi.
好。我会打出租车去。
Why don't you walk?
你为什么不步行呢？
It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice evening.
步行只要大约20分钟，何况今晚如此怡人。
Never thought about it.
从没想过步行。
I suppose you are right.
我想你是对的。
It's quite a short walk.
步行也不远。
And it's good exercise!
而且步行是很好的锻炼！
You'll enjoy your dinner more.
你晚饭会吃得更香。
That's true.
那一定。
Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing.
也许我在北京将多走一走。
Get less taxis to keep fit.
少坐出租车，身体会很棒。
- The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
- I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
- Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？
- He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
- I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。
- I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
- You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。
- I am sure you can fit me in somewhere.我相信你能找个地方安排我。
- She is fit for the job.她适合做这项工作。
- Might I make a suggestion?我可以提个建议吗？
- Give me time to look your suggestion over.给我时间仔细考虑一下你的建议。
- Can you describe your son?你能描述一下你儿子 吗？
- It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。
- She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
- The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。
- It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
- Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？
- Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
- Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》