时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:常春藤生活英语


英语课

Destination: Florida 前进佛罗里达


Dialogue A


Dale and Becky are heading to the beach.


Becky:It sure is a beautiful day today, Dale.

Dale:You're right. It's perfect weather for riding a Jet Ski.

Becky:Yes! That sounds fantastic. Can we get one with two seats?

Dale:Of course. Then we can take turns driving it around.

Becky:I haven't been this excited since our first trip together.

Dale:What about the time I took you to see the ballet1?

Becky:That was good, too.


戴尔和贝齐正前往海边。


贝 琪:戴尔,今天真是风和日丽的一天呢。

戴 尔:说的对。今天的天气骑水上摩托车再理想不过了。

贝 琪:对!听起来棒透了。我们可以找一辆两人坐的吗?

戴 尔:当然。那我们就可以轮流骑了。

贝 琪:从我们第一次一起去旅行到现在,我还没这么兴奋过。

戴 尔:那我带妳去看芭蕾舞那次呢?

贝 琪:那也很棒。


Dialogue B


Dale and Becky are negotiating the price with Bo, the man who rents Jet Skis.


Bo:You can rent one for $50 per hour or $200 for the whole day.

Becky:What do you think, Dale?

Dale:Let's split the cost and rent one for the whole day. I think that will give us plenty of time to have a blast.

Becky:You're right.

Bo:OK. The whole day it is. Do you have a credit card that you can use to pay a deposit2?

Dale:Let me fetch my wallet.


戴尔和贝齐正跟海边租水上摩托车的阿宝议价。


阿 宝:你们可以花五十元租一小时,或是花两百元租一整天。

贝 琪:戴尔,你觉得呢?

戴 尔:咱们各出一半,租一整天好了。我想那样我们会有足够时间来玩个尽兴。

贝 琪:说的对。

阿 宝:好的。那就是一整天啰。你们有信用卡可以用来付押金吗?

戴 尔:我拿一下皮夹。


Building Your Vocabulary


1.negotiate vt. 协商,谈判

We sat down to negotiate the terms of our contract.

我们坐了下来,就合约上的条件进行协商。


2.split vt. 均分,分摊(三态同形)

My roommate and I split the bills every month.

我室友和我每个月都会分摊账单。


3.fetch vt. 去取来(= go and bring)

Henry's dog can fetch the newspaper for him.

亨利的狗能帮他去拿报纸。


Phrases for Learning


1.head to...  前往……

Where are you heading to?

你要去哪里?


2.take turns + 动名词  轮流……

Let's take turns doing the dishes.

我们轮流洗碗吧。


3.have a blast  狂欢

We had a blast at the party last night.

昨晚我们在派对上玩得很尽兴。


参考字词


1.ballet n. 芭蕾舞(剧)

2.deposit n. 押金,保证金


Enjoy Box


美国的佛罗里达州(Florida)向来给予人们一种热情有活力的印象。事实上,早在数百年前,这里便被视为青春的象征。公元1513年,西班牙探险家庞赛?德莱昂(Ponce de León)为了寻找传说中的青春之泉(Fountain of Youth),而来到了现今佛罗里达的东北角海岸。映入德莱昂眼帘的,尽是一幕幕百花盛开的景象。因此,他便以西班牙文中的La Florida为此地命名,意即『多花的』。随后,西班牙和法国殖民者便在佛罗里达建立了殖民地。其中于1565年建立的圣奥古斯丁(St. Augustine)成为欧洲人在北美洲最早建立的殖民地之一。公元1845年,佛罗里达正式加入了美国,成为美国的第二十七个州。如今,佛罗里达是美国最多观光客的州之一。位于佛州中部的奥兰多(Orlando)是必经的大城,因为最受欢迎的迪斯尼乐园(Disney World)、环球影城(Universal Orlando Resort)、海洋世界(Sea World)皆群聚此地,因而奠定其观光地位。众所皆知的迈阿密(Miami)则位于佛州南部,这里有浓厚的拉丁气氛、浪漫的海滩及精彩的夜生活,您更是千万不能错过。


Tips In Use


It's perfect weather for riding a Jet Ski.

(今天的天气骑水上摩托车再理想不过了。)


Jet Ski 原为一家专门制造水上摩托车的公司名称。由于其产品既普及又受喜欢,致使 Jet Ski 一辞成为水上摩托车的代名词。以下为各位列举同为此例的各个公司或产品名称:


Q-tips → 棉花棒 Jeep → 吉普车

Frisbee → 飞盘 Xerox → 复印机

Band-Aid→ OK绷 Kleenex → 面纸

Walkman → 随身听 Post-it Note → 立贴便条



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