英语PK台 第20期:走一趟遥远神秘的墨西哥(2)
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Lately I’ve been thinking about a trip to Mexico three years ago. It’s hard to forget even up until now.
Jennifer：最近我总是想起三年前的墨西哥之旅，至今让难以忘怀。
Oh? Were you sucked in by the Caribbean scenery and mysterious Mayan culture?
Emma: 哦？加勒比海的风光和神秘的玛雅文化深深吸引了你们？
Yeah. So the three of us started an adventure.
Jennifer：是的，于是我们一家三口开始了一次冒险之旅。
I heard it’s harder to get a Mexican visa than an American one? When you’re going through customs, they wanted to use your daughter’s visa as a sample?
Emma：听说墨西哥签证比美国还难，出关时，海关人员希望把你女儿的签证作为样本？
Haha, yeah, because it was the first time for them to see a Mexican tourist visa.
Jennifer：哈哈，是的，因为他们也是第一次看到墨西哥自由行的签证。
That’s so interesting!
Emma：真有趣！
When we were at a resort 1 in Cancun, we saw the sunrise at 4 in the morning. It was so beautiful! Then when we reached Mexico City, there were 10 subway lines, all criss-crossed. Every transfer 2 station setup an art theme.
Jennifer：我们在度假胜地—坎昆时，凌晨四点在加勒比海看了日出，那个美呀！然后到达墨西哥城，这里有十条地铁线，纵横交错，每一个中转站都设计了一个艺术主题。
Wow! It’s so unique! A subway station enriched 3 with art!
Emma: 哇！多么与众不同，富有艺术气息的地铁站啊！
The people there are friendly. When it’s crowded, they’ll lightly pull on your pants and tell you there is a seat available.
Jennifer：当地人民很友好，遇到地铁拥挤时，会轻轻拉你的裤腿告诉你车上有空位。
Haha, that probably scared you, huh?
Emma：哈哈，差点吓你一跳吧？
The most beautiful scenery in Mexico is that you can see 3 to 4 thousand year old ancient architecture and churches. It’s grand and solemn 4. Love songs are played from time to time in the street, it’s so romantic!
Jennifer：墨西哥最美的风景是到处可见的三四千年的古代建筑和教堂，宏伟庄重。街头时时播放着爱情歌曲，非常浪漫!
Did you guys visit the Mayan cultural ruins?
Emma: 你们参观墨西哥的玛雅文化历史的遗迹吗？
That was a must! We visited the world’s second oldest temple after the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Pyramids of the Sun and Moon are Mexico’s top attractions
Jennifer: 这是一定要去的，还去了仅次于古埃及金字塔的世界第二大古老神庙：太阳神庙和月亮神庙,它们也是墨西哥的顶级景观之一。
In Mexico, we ran into an armed officer who made us all get off the bus. All of the men were searched. It was really scary.
Jennifer: 我们在墨西哥的公车上还遇到持枪的警察把全车人都赶下车，男士们都被警察搜身，还挺吓人的。
How thrilling!
Emma：真是惊险啊！
Even so, Mexico is worth a visit. I can’t really say why. It was really interesting to me. I really wanna go again.
Jennifer：尽管如此，墨西哥是个值得一去的国家，也说不出为什么，对我充满了吸引力，很想再去一次。
New words for dialogue:
Up until now=至今
Mayan culture=玛雅文化
Be sucked in = to be attracted to (interested by) 被吸引
Customs=海关
Sample=样本
Resort=度假圣地
Criss-crossed = 纵横交错
Transfer station=中转站
Enrich=使丰富
Grand =宏伟的
Solemn=庄严的
Ruins=遗迹
A must = 一定要做的
Be worth a visit=一定要去
1 resort
n.凭借，手段，常去之地，胜地；vi.求助，诉诸，采取（某种手段等），常去
- He couldn't have passed the exam without resort to cheating.他要不是靠作弊是通不过这次考试的。
- Beidaihe is noted for its summer resort.北戴河以避暑胜地而著称。
2 transfer
n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任
- He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
- I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。
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