戴尔英语红宝书 第103期

 

Topic：I’m going away for the holidays.

Victor：Nancy好高兴，今天又要谈论travel的话题。

Nancy：I’m going away for the holidays.

Victor：Oh， what’s that mean Nancy?

Nancy：This means¹ going on vacation around holiday time.

Victor：就是去度假。

Nancy：So in December， people like to go somewhere warm usually.

Victor：在寒冷的冬季好多人愿意去暖和的地方度假。

Nancy：In New York， where I grew up， most people went to Florida for their holidays.

Victor：在Nancy成长的地方New York，好多人愿意去佛罗里达。

Nancy：You see a lot of their parents or grandparents had retired² down there anyway.

Victor：好多人都在那边度过他们退休的时间。

Nancy：So， I’m going away for the holidays.

Victor：I’m going away for the holidays.

Nancy：That’s all for today!

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。