【话匣子英语】安德鲁的旅游恶梦
英语课
安德鲁今天跟我们分享的是他在旅游过程中遇到的事情......
Andrew: Today, we’re going to actually talk about a trip I took, ah, about 2 months ago now. And, you know, this was a travel nightmare 1. I have a travel nightmare story to share with you.
Morag: I’m doing pretty darn well. And how are you doing, Andrew?
Andrew:
Yeah, sorry about that.
Morag:
It’s totally 2 cool. But why was it such a nightmare?
Andrew:
Well …
Morag: And where were you going?
Andrew: Yeah. Let’s rewind all the way back to the beginning, OK?
Morag: Yeah.
Andrew: This is in … this happened in May. I had suddenly learned 3 that I had a 4?day long weekend. As most people probably know, I live in Korea 4 now. And in Korea in May there is a holiday called Children’s Day. And Children’s Day is a national holiday that university workers, like myself, get off. And this was on a Thursday. But the government decided 5, hey, you know what, let’s make the following Friday also a holiday so that people can have a 4-day long weekend.
Morag: That’s nice.
Andrew: It was nice, right?
1 nightmare
n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧
- I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
- I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。
3 learned
adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
- He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
- In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。