大家说英语 第631期:所有人都喜欢游行(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Tina: Are you going to the homecoming parade on Friday, Taylor?

蒂娜：泰勒，你星期五要去看返校节游行吗？

Taylor: I might. Will it be a big parade?

泰勒：我可能会去。那会是一场盛大的游行庆祝吗？

Tina: Not too big. The high school marching band is in it. There will be some floats, too. The football team will ride on one.

蒂娜：不是太盛大。高中仪仗队会出场，还会有些花车，美式足球队会搭乘其中一辆花车。

Taylor: What time does the parade start?

泰勒：游行庆祝几点开始？

Tina: It starts about 7:00 p.m. But people will begin lining¹ the streets before that.

蒂娜：大约晚上七点开始。可是观众在那之前就会开始聚集，排在街道两旁。

Conversation B

对话B

Taylor: What are you watching, Alex?

泰勒：阿莱克斯，你在看什么？

Alex: I'm watching a parade.

阿莱克斯：我在看游行庆祝啊。

Taylor: Wow, that looks like a great parade.

泰勒：哇，看起来真是一场精彩的游行庆祝。

Alex: It is. Look at all the flowers. And the children are in pretty costumes.

阿莱克斯：没错。看那些花，还有穿着漂亮服装的小孩。

Taylor: They're beautiful. And wow, there are a lot of soldiers marching. I love parades.

泰勒：真是好看。哇，还有许多士兵在游行前进呢。我最喜欢游行庆祝了。

Alex: Everyone loves parades!

阿莱克斯：大家都喜欢游行庆祝！

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。