【大家说英语】 第202期:度假时间

 Lesson 1 Travel 第一课 旅游

July 1 7月1日

Vacation Time! 度假时间！

Read it! 读读看！

Taylor wants to take a vacation overseas. 泰乐想要到海外度假，

What can she do? Susie suggests a cruise¹. 她可以如何安排？苏希提议她搭游轮玩，

Cruises² sail to many places. 游轮会航行到许多地方。

Abby went to Mexico for her vacation this year. She took a plane. 雅碧今年去了墨西哥度假， 她是搭飞机去的。

Taylor decides to go to Mexico, too. 泰乐决定也要到墨西哥去，

She is looking for a hotel. 她在找旅馆。

Alex suggests a hostel³. Which will Taylor choose? 亚力克斯提议她住青年旅舍， 泰乐会选哪一种呢？

Conversation A 会话A

Good morning, Susie. 苏希，早安。

Do you often travel overseas? 妳经常到海外旅游吗？

I travel overseas sometimes, Taylor. Why? 泰乐，我有时候会到海外旅游，为什么这么问？

Summer is here. I want to take a vacation. 夏天到了， 我想去度假，

What can I do? 我可以怎么做？

You can take a cruise. 妳可以搭游轮游玩呀。

Did you ever go on a cruise? 妳搭过游轮吗？

Yes. I went on one a few years ago. 有，我在几年前搭过，

We sailed from California to Hawaii. 我们从加州航行到夏威夷。

Wow, that sounds fun. 哇，听起来很好玩呢。

It was! 确实很好玩呀！

Conversation B 会话B

Where did you go on vacation this year, Abby? 雅碧，妳今年去了哪里度假？

I went to Mexico. It was a lot of fun. 我去了墨西哥， 很好玩。

Did you fly? 妳是飞过去的吗？

Yes. I took a plane. 是，我是搭飞机，

The flight was cheap. 我搭的班机很便宜。

Where are you going on vacation, Taylor? 泰乐，妳要去哪里度假呢？

I don't know. I can't decide. 我不知道， 我没办法决定。

Susie suggested a cruise. 苏希提议我搭游轮。

Cruises can be fun. 搭游轮会是一件很好玩的事情。

Mexico sounds like fun, too. I love beaches! 墨西哥听起来也很好玩， 我爱海滩！

Conversation C 会话C

What are you reading, Taylor? 泰乐，妳在看什么？

I'm reading some travel websites, Alex. 亚力克斯，我在看几个旅游网站，

I'm planning my vacation. 我在规划我的假期。

Where did you decide to go? 妳决定到哪里去？

I decided⁴ to go to Mexico. 我决定去墨西哥。

That's a great choice. 这选择很棒。

Did you find a good hotel? 妳找到不错的旅馆了吗？

No, not yet. I'm still looking. 没有，还没有， 我还在找。

I don't want anything too expensive. 我不想住太贵的旅馆。

Then stay in a hostel. 那就住青年旅舍吧。

1 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。

2 cruises   

v.乘船巡游( cruise的第三人称单数 )；以快而平稳的速度长距离行驶；巡航；轻而易举赢得（或获得）

参考例句：

• Cruises on the Thames in London, have become an annual attraction. 在伦敦泰晤士河上的巡航已成为一年一度的引人注目的事。 来自辞典例句
• Throughout the year traders and recruiters arrive from far, dry cruises. 一年到头，总有商人和募工者经过干渴的长途航行来到这里。 来自辞典例句

3 hostel   

n.（学生）宿舍，招待所

参考例句：

• 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。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。