赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第23期:开车兜风
时间:2018-12-09 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄旅游观光英语通
英语课
赖世雄旅游观光英语通教你学会观光旅游的各种对话、句子。
Cruising
开车兜风
Kathy and Evan are finally on the road.
凯西和艾凡终于上路。
K:Oh, it's so lovely here! Even in the city the streets are so clean and the houses so tidy. There are small parks everywhere!
凯西:哦,这里景色真是美丽!即使在市内,街道很干净,房屋也很整齐。小公园处处可见!
E:It's a lot different from New York; that's for sure!
艾凡:它与纽约大不相同,这点是很肯定的!
K:So, where are we going first?
凯西:那么,我们要先去哪儿?
E:I thought you knew.
艾凡:我还以为你知道。
K:No, you didn't mentio n anything. I thought maybe we'd visit your relatives first.
凯西:我哪知道,你什么都没提。我以为我们也许会先去拜访你的亲戚。
E:No, we're going to see them next week. We have to find a hostel 1 and get settled in first. I picked up a list of hostels 2 at the information desk at the airport. We're on the southwest side of Amsterdam, so we should look for one near here.
艾凡:不是,我们下星期才去看他们。我们得先找到一家青年旅社安顿好。我在机场的服务台拿了一张青年旅社的名单。现在我们在阿姆斯特丹的西南方,所以我们应该在这附近找一家。
K:According to this list, there are a couple on Nassau Quay 3.
凯西:根据这张名单,在拿索码头那里有两、三家。
E:Oh, good! That's on this side of town according to my map. And since there's a Nassau county on Long Island, we won't feel so far from home.
艾凡:哦,太好了!照我的地图看来,拿索码头就在这一区。而且因为(纽约)长岛有拿索郡,我们就不会有背井离乡的感觉。
K:I just hope they have some vacancies 4.
凯西:我只希望他们有空房间。
E:I'm sure they will. Sit back and enjoy the cruise!
艾凡:我确信会有的。坐好享受兜风之乐吧!
单词短语精讲:
1. tidy 井井有条的;整洁的
2. get settled in(…)安顿好(……)
例:It took the Penkins two months to get settled in their home after moving to Chicago.
(搬到芝加哥后,柏金斯一家人花厂两个月才安顿好他们的家。)
3. Nassau Quay 拿骚码头(邻近阿姆斯特丹最著名的地区
之一)
4.county 郡;县
5.vacancy 空位,空缺
1 hostel
n.(学生)宿舍,招待所
- I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
- He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。
2 hostels
n.旅舍,招待所( hostel的名词复数 );青年宿舍
- The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
- Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住? 来自互联网