【大家说英语】 第379期:乘船旅游(1)

 　　So, Alex, do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? 阿莱克斯，你这周末有什么刺激有趣的计划吗？

　　I do, Ben. A friend invited me to go kayaking with him. 有啊，本。我一个朋友邀请我和他一起划皮艇。

　　Kayaking! That sounds fun! Do you have a kayak? 皮艇！听起来很有意思！你要皮艇吗？

　　No, but I can rent one. It's not too expensive. 没有，但是我可以租一个。不是太贵。

　　Where are you going to go? 你们要去哪里划呢？

　　We're going to kayak down Old Mill¹ River. 我们会去Old Mill河划。

　　Be careful. That's a fast river! 要小心啊。那可是一挑河流湍急的河！

　　So you're going kayaking this weekend. 你这周末要去划皮艇。

　　Yes, I am. I can't wait. Kayaking is really fun. 是的。我等不及了。划皮艇真得很有趣。

　　I know. It's exciting. But it can be dangerous. You'll wear a helmet² and a life jacket, right? 我知道。很刺激的。但是也会很危险。你要戴上头盔，还要穿上救生衣，知道吗？

　　Of course! I want to be safe. But I can handle a kayak well. 当然了！我要保证安全。不过我划皮艇划得还不错。

　　That's good. So you won't have any trouble in the water. 那就好。这样你就不会在水中遇到麻烦了。

　　No. That's not likely. 不会，不太可能。

　　Boy, this really sounds fun. 哇，这听起来很有意思。

　　What sounds fun? 什么听起来很有意思？

　　Sailing³ up the coast of Alaska! My friend is doing that. She sent me a postcard. 沿着阿拉斯加的海岸坐船北上！我的朋友现在就在船上。她给我发了一张明信片。

　　Alaska is beautiful. Did she take her car on the ship? 阿拉斯加很美。她有把车开上船吗？

　　Many people do, but she didn't. She just took her bicycle. 许多人都这么做了，但是她没有。她骑得是她的自行车。

　　How long is her trip? 她的旅程要多久？

　　A month. Doesn't that sound great? 一个月。听起来是不是很棒？

1 mill   

n.磨坊，碾磨机；制造厂，工厂；vt.磨，碾

参考例句：

• The rice mill was wrecked by the enemy bombing.碾米厂遭到了敌机的轰炸。
• The farmer took his grain to the mill.这个农民把谷子送到磨房。

2 helmet   

n.钢盔；头盔；安全帽；vt.给…戴头盔

参考例句：

• The man on the motorcycle wore a helmet.骑摩托车的人戴了一顶头盔。
• Wear your safety helmet when you go down.戴上安全帽再下去。

3 sailing   

n.航行，航海术，启航

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。