大家说英语 第534期:去爱尔兰旅游(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Rob¹: Hello, Tonya! Welcome to the program.

罗布：你好，汤娅！欢迎做客我们的节目。

Tonya: Thank you, Rob!

汤娅：谢谢你，罗布！

Rob: Why are you wearing green today, Tonya?

罗布：汤娅，为什么你今天穿一身绿衣服？

Tonya: Because we're going to talk about Ireland². And tomorrow is a national holiday in Ireland.

汤娅：因为我们要聊的是爱尔兰。明天是爱尔兰的国庆日。

Rob: That's right! Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. So are you traveling to Ireland soon?

罗布：没错！明天是圣帕特里克节。所以你马上要去爱尔兰旅行？

Tonya: Yes! I love Ireland. The country is so pretty and green. The people are very friendly, and the music is wonderful!

汤娅：是的！我喜爱爱尔兰。这个国家很美，并且绿意盎然。人们都很友善，而且音乐也很好听！

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: Where do you stay when you go to Ireland?

罗布：你去爱尔兰时会住在哪里？

Tonya: I usually stay in B&Bs. There are a lot of them. The beds are comfortable, and I love an Irish³ breakfast!

汤娅：我一般是住在民宿。爱尔兰有很多这样的。床很舒服，而且我很喜欢爱尔兰早餐！

Rob: What is an Irish breakfast?

罗布：一顿爱尔兰早餐是什么样的？

Tonya: It's big! Sausages, eggs, tea and more.

汤娅：很丰盛！香肠、鸡蛋、茶还有其他的。

Rob: Sounds delicious.

罗布：听起来很美味。

Tonya: It is. And sometimes, Rob, I stay in a castle⁴!

汤娅：确实。有时候，罗布，我会住在城堡里！

Rob: A castle! That would be really fun!

罗布：一座城堡！那真的很有意思！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 Ireland   

n.爱尔兰(西欧国家)；爱尔兰岛(西欧)

参考例句：

• Ireland lies to the west of England.爱尔兰位于英格兰之西。
• Dublin is the capital of Ireland.都柏林是爱尔兰的首都。

3 Irish   

n.爱尔兰语；爱尔兰人；adj.爱尔兰(人)的

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The two volumes of collected Irish Stories are printed.两卷本的《爱尔兰故事集》已经印好了。

4 castle   

n.城堡，象棋中的车；vt.置于城堡中，筑城堡防御

参考例句：

• We had to give up the castle.我们不得不放弃这座城堡了。
• He took a photograph of the castle.他拍了一张这个城堡的照片。