【大家说英语】 第380期:乘船旅游(2)
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I hear you like kayaking, Alex. 阿莱克斯，我听说你喜欢划皮艇。
Yes, I do. A friend and I are going kayaking on the Old Mill 1 River this weekend. 是的。这周末我要和一个朋友去Old Mill河划皮艇。
Will you camp? 你们会去露营吗？
No, this is just a day trip. Carrying everything for camping in a kayak isn't easy. 不会，这次就是一天的出游。要把露营的东西都装到皮艇上可不是件容易事。
I'm sure it's not. Have you been kayaking a lot? 我相信是不容易。你经常去划皮艇吗？
This will be my first river trip. I usually kayak on a lake. 这次是我第一次在河里划皮艇。我通常是在湖里划皮艇。
Your kayaking trip got me thinking. I want to get out on the water this weekend, too. 你的划皮艇之行让我也起了念头。我也想这周末去水上玩儿。
What will you do? 你要做些什么呢？
My neighbor owns a powerboat. He invited me to the lake this weekend. 我的邻居有一艘汽艇。他邀请我这周末去湖边。
Fun! Will you go waterskiing? 有意思！你要去滑水吗？
Maybe. I've never been waterskiing. I'll bring my swimsuit so I can try it. 可能吧。我从来没滑过水。我会带着我的泳裤，这样我就能尝试一下了。
You should try it. It's fun, but it takes practice! 你应该试试。很有意思，但是需要练习。
Guess what I did? 猜猜我做了什么？
What? 什么？
I bought a used canoe 2. 我买了一个二手独木舟。
Really? I didn't know you liked boats. 真的吗？我之前都不知道你喜欢船。
I do. I really enjoy canoeing 3. It's so relaxing to just paddle 4 around on a lake. 我喜欢。我真的喜欢划独木舟。在湖上划船是一件很惬意的事情。
It is. Was the canoe a good deal? 没错。你的独木舟的价格合适吗？
Yes, it was. I plan to go canoeing a lot this summer! I used to canoe all the time when I was a kid. 是的。我打算这个夏天要多去划独木舟。我小时候总是划独木舟。
n.磨坊，碾磨机；制造厂，工厂；vt.磨，碾
- The rice mill was wrecked by the enemy bombing.碾米厂遭到了敌机的轰炸。
- The farmer took his grain to the mill.这个农民把谷子送到磨房。
n.独木舟；vi.乘独木舟，划独木舟
- They slid the canoe down to the water.他们使小舟滑到水中。
- It is only the second time he has been in a canoe.这仅是他第二次乘小游艇。
n.划独木舟，玩独木舟；皮划艇运动
- We were canoeing in the lake. 我们在湖中划独木舟。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- You can take part in activities from canoeing to bird watching. 你可以参与从划独木舟到观鸟等各种活动。 来自辞典例句
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