【英语趣味课堂】暑假-Summer Vacation

 Todd: OK. We're back with Jeanna. You want to talk about your summer vacation.

 

Jeanna: Sure. I went to Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Tahoe, California¹; and San Diego, California and I went to Disneyland.

 

Todd: Wow! Sounds like a really good time.

 

Jeanna: Yeah, it was. It was a lot of fun.

 

Todd: What was the best place?

 

Jeanna: Probably Las Vegas. It was the most interesting.

 

Todd: OK. why was it the most interesting?

 

Jeanna: It was just really busy and there was always stuff² going on. You know, never resting.

 

Todd: OK. For example what stuff is going on? Like, what did you do?

 

Jeanna: Well, we went shopping a lot. In a lot of different casinos that had malls in them, went and visited the Hoover Dam.

 

Todd: Oh, wow! It's pretty big.

 

Jeanna: Yeah, really big.

 

Todd: That's a lot of water. Did you go swimming?

 

Jeanna: No.

 

Todd: Can you swim in the Hoover Dam?

 

Jeanna: You can swim in the reservoir³.

 

Todd: I mean in the reservoir. Yeah. OK. How did you get to Las Vegas?

 

Jeanna: By plane from Oakland to Las Vegas.

 

Todd: OK. How long did it take?

 

Jeanna: About an hour and forty-five minutes.

 

Todd: OK. Do you think you'll go back to Las Vegas someday in the future?

 

Jeanna: Hopefully.

 

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Jeanna.

 

Jeanna: You're welcome.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

sounds like or good time

It sounds like a really good time.

If something 'sounds like a good time' it seems like it will be fun.  Notice the following:

 

It sounds like a really good job opportunity.

Did you have a good time at the fair?

going on

There is always stuff going on.

Here, 'going on' mean 'happening.' When people ask, "What is going on?" they mean "What is happening?" Notice the following:

 

What is going on outside?

I have a lot going on at work.

reservoir

 

You can swim in the reservoir.

A 'reservoir' is a natural or artificial⁴ place where water is collected and stored to be used for a specific⁵ purpose, like for use in a city.  Notice the following:

 

We walked to the reservoir to see how high the water was.

There is very little water in the reservoir because we've had almost no rain.

how long it takes

How long does that trip take?

When you talk about 'how long something takes' you are asking about the amount of time needed to complete that action.  Notice the following:

 

How long does it take you to drive to work?

How long does it take to recover from surgery⁶?

someday

I want to go back to that place someday.

We use 'someday' to talk about a non-specific day in the future.  Notice the following:

 

Someday I will learn how to sew.

We are going to travel to Italy someday.

 

 

1 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 reservoir   

n.水库，蓄水池；(人才等的)储藏，汇集

参考例句：

• The town is supplied with water from a reservoir.该城镇由小山中的一座水库供水。
• A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.水库存了大量的水。

4 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

5 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

6 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。