大家说英语 第565期:太平洋屋脊步道(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: Are Rob and Alex hiking now?

泰勒：罗布和阿莱克斯现在是不是在徒步旅行？

Linda: Yes, they are on the Pacific Crest¹ Trail.

琳达：是啊，他们在太平洋屋脊步道。

Taylor: How exciting! Is the trail really long?

泰勒：太棒了！那个步道是不是很长？

Linda: Yes, it is. They can't hike the whole trail. That takes between four and six months!

琳达：是的。他们走不完全程。那要花四到六个月的时间呢！

Taylor: Wow! How long is the trail?

泰勒：哇！那个步道有多长啊？

Linda: It's 4,265 kilometers long.

琳达：大约4265千米。

Taylor: What a long trail! I can't hike that far.

泰勒：好长的步道啊！我可走不了那么远。

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: How are you doing, Alex?

罗布：阿莱克斯，你怎么样？

Alex: I'm OK. But I'm tired. And my left boot is rubbing my big toe.

阿莱克斯：我还好。但是有点儿累了。我左脚的靴子磨到了大拇指。

Rob: Let's stop and rest. You can take off your boot and put a bandage on your toe.

罗布：那我们停下来休息一下吧。你可以脱下靴子，在脚趾上绑上绷带。

Alex: Good idea. I don't want a blister².

阿莱克斯：好主意。我可不想起水泡。

Rob: No, you don't. We're hiking a long way.

罗布：你不会的。我们要走很长一段路。

Alex: How far are we going today?

阿莱克斯：我们今天要走多远？

Rob: About 12 miles.

罗布：大约12英里吧。

1 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 blister   

n.水疱；(油漆等的)气泡；v.(使)起泡

参考例句：

• I got a huge blister on my foot and I couldn't run any farther.我脚上长了一个大水泡，没办法继续跑。
• I have a blister on my heel because my shoe is too tight.鞋子太紧了，我脚后跟起了个泡。