【大家说英语】 第380期:乘船旅游(2)

 　　I hear you like kayaking, Alex. 阿莱克斯，我听说你喜欢划皮艇。

　　Yes, I do. A friend and I are going kayaking on the Old Mill¹ River this weekend. 是的。这周末我要和一个朋友去Old Mill河划皮艇。

　　Will you camp? 你们会去露营吗？

　　No, this is just a day trip. Carrying everything for camping in a kayak isn't easy. 不会，这次就是一天的出游。要把露营的东西都装到皮艇上可不是件容易事。

　　I'm sure it's not. Have you been kayaking a lot? 我相信是不容易。你经常去划皮艇吗？

　　This will be my first river trip. I usually kayak on a lake. 这次是我第一次在河里划皮艇。我通常是在湖里划皮艇。

　　Your kayaking trip got me thinking. I want to get out on the water this weekend, too. 你的划皮艇之行让我也起了念头。我也想这周末去水上玩儿。

　　What will you do? 你要做些什么呢？

　　My neighbor owns a powerboat. He invited me to the lake this weekend. 我的邻居有一艘汽艇。他邀请我这周末去湖边。

　　Fun! Will you go waterskiing? 有意思！你要去滑水吗？

　　Maybe. I've never been waterskiing. I'll bring my swimsuit so I can try it. 可能吧。我从来没滑过水。我会带着我的泳裤，这样我就能尝试一下了。

　　You should try it. It's fun, but it takes practice! 你应该试试。很有意思，但是需要练习。

　　Guess what I did? 猜猜我做了什么？

　　What? 什么？

　　I bought a used canoe². 我买了一个二手独木舟。

　　Really? I didn't know you liked boats. 真的吗？我之前都不知道你喜欢船。

　　I do. I really enjoy canoeing³. It's so relaxing to just paddle⁴ around on a lake. 我喜欢。我真的喜欢划独木舟。在湖上划船是一件很惬意的事情。

　　It is. Was the canoe a good deal? 没错。你的独木舟的价格合适吗？

　　Yes, it was. I plan to go canoeing a lot this summer! I used to canoe all the time when I was a kid. 是的。我打算这个夏天要多去划独木舟。我小时候总是划独木舟。

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 canoe   

n.独木舟；vi.乘独木舟，划独木舟

参考例句：

• They slid the canoe down to the water.他们使小舟滑到水中。
• It is only the second time he has been in a canoe.这仅是他第二次乘小游艇。

3 canoeing   

n.划独木舟，玩独木舟；皮划艇运动

参考例句：

• We were canoeing in the lake. 我们在湖中划独木舟。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• You can take part in activities from canoeing to bird watching. 你可以参与从划独木舟到观鸟等各种活动。 来自辞典例句

4 paddle   

vi.划桨；涉水；vt.用桨划；ｎ.短浆；划浆

参考例句：

• Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.每个人划了一小时桨，然后休息。
• They paddle their boat up the river.他们划着小船往上游去了。