【英语趣味课堂】好地方-Great Places
时间：2019-02-24 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: OK, now Keren, Hello.
Keren: Hello.
Todd: I thought we would talk about travelling. Now you've travelled to many places, many continents 1.
Keren: Yes.
Todd: Can you talk about some of the places you've been to.
Keren: Yes. First of all, I spent about four and a half months in Australia. I suppose the most amazing place I went to there was Uluru.
Todd: Uluru.
Keren: Ayers Rock. And it's just an incredible 2 place which is... the land is very barren 3 and very red and the sky is very blue and it's just beautiful.
Todd: Wow, And what's it called again?
Keren: Uluru.
Todd: Uluru. OK, besides there, anywhere else?
Keren: I've also been to South America. I spent a year in Peru 4 and while I was there I went to Machu Picchu.
Todd: Machu Picchu. What is Machu Picchu?
Keren: Machu Picchu is an ancient ruin 5 of an old Inca town.
Todd: Do you know how old it is?
Keren: Probably about seven hundred, eight hundred years old, I think. It's not actually that old.
Todd: Oh, really.
Keren: Really.
Todd: Huh! That's interesting.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, any other places?
Keren: I spent quite a lot of time in Spain and the most interesting place I went there was Granada.
Todd: Granada.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, what's in Granada?
Keren: The Alhambra which is the old Muslim capitol of Spain. And it's an amazing old town with Muslim palaces.
Todd: And there is just one palace or is there many, many palaces?
Keren: There is many, many ruins 6 and there's a lot to do. You can spend the whole day there walking around the different old buildings that were built in different times.
Todd: Very cool. So, you've seen something in Australia, in South America, in Europe, how about Asia?
Keren: Asia. I've been to Japan and Thailand and Malaysia and Singapore.
Todd: And what is you favorite place in Asia?
Keren: Hm. It's a difficult question. I liked Hokkaido.
Keren: Hello.
Todd: I thought we would talk about travelling. Now you've travelled to many places, many continents 1.
Keren: Yes.
Todd: Can you talk about some of the places you've been to.
Keren: Yes. First of all, I spent about four and a half months in Australia. I suppose the most amazing place I went to there was Uluru.
Todd: Uluru.
Keren: Ayers Rock. And it's just an incredible 2 place which is... the land is very barren 3 and very red and the sky is very blue and it's just beautiful.
Todd: Wow, And what's it called again?
Keren: Uluru.
Todd: Uluru. OK, besides there, anywhere else?
Keren: I've also been to South America. I spent a year in Peru 4 and while I was there I went to Machu Picchu.
Todd: Machu Picchu. What is Machu Picchu?
Keren: Machu Picchu is an ancient ruin 5 of an old Inca town.
Todd: Do you know how old it is?
Keren: Probably about seven hundred, eight hundred years old, I think. It's not actually that old.
Todd: Oh, really.
Keren: Really.
Todd: Huh! That's interesting.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, any other places?
Keren: I spent quite a lot of time in Spain and the most interesting place I went there was Granada.
Todd: Granada.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, what's in Granada?
Keren: The Alhambra which is the old Muslim capitol of Spain. And it's an amazing old town with Muslim palaces.
Todd: And there is just one palace or is there many, many palaces?
Keren: There is many, many ruins 6 and there's a lot to do. You can spend the whole day there walking around the different old buildings that were built in different times.
Todd: Very cool. So, you've seen something in Australia, in South America, in Europe, how about Asia?
Keren: Asia. I've been to Japan and Thailand and Malaysia and Singapore.
Todd: And what is you favorite place in Asia?
Keren: Hm. It's a difficult question. I liked Hokkaido.
n.洲，大陆( continent的名词复数 )；欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）
- The seas are rising and the continents are rocking. 四海翻腾，五洲震荡。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The Five Continents are rocking, wind and thunder roaring. 五洲震荡风雷激。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的
- Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
- Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。
adj.贫瘠的，不（生）育的，没有结果的
- The place used to be a stretch of barren land.早先这里是一片不毛之地。
- The barren land could produce little food.那贫瘠的土地几乎不长庄稼。
n.秘鲁(南美洲国家)
- Lima is the capital of peru.利马是秘鲁的首都。
- China and peru are friendly countries.中国和秘鲁是友好国家。
vt.（使）毁坏；（使）毁灭；n.(复)废墟；遗迹
- How can you stand by and watch the country go to ruin?你怎么可以看着国家将亡而无动于衷呢？
- The old empty house soon went to rack and ruin.这所旧的空房子很快就毁坏了。