【英语趣味课堂】巴厘岛-Bali

 Todd: OK, Phil, you've been talking about your trip to Asia. I have a couple weeks,so I can go anywhere in Asia, what do you recommend¹ that I do if i only have two

weeks?

 

Phil: How much money do you have?

 

Todd: Maybe $2,000, $3,000.

 

Phil: If I were you I'd probably go to Indonesia². -- Do you like surfing?

 

Todd: You know, I've never surfed.

 

Phil: OK, well, Indonesia is not a bad place to learn either. I'd recommend going, flying in to Denpassar, and getting down towards Dreamland beach. That's at the southern most tip of Bali. The waves there, I'm a beginning surfer too, the waves there aren't very big, 5, 5, 4 - 5 feet, and just really nice people there. The locals are willing³ to help you. You meet a lot of Balinese young kids, 12, 13 years old. They're singing in the water as they surf. They're giving each wave names, so It's a lot of fun and there's no attitude, and people are there just to have fun. It's a good time.

 

Todd: Wow, that sounds nice.

 

Phil: That area of Indonesia is really nice. Lombok is nice too. If you are more wanting to relax, I would go to Lombok, and then go up to Gili Trawangan, which is a small island off the east coast of Lombok. There's no cars on the island. The electricity is a little dodgy. It might flicker⁴ on and off. Food is great. You get fresh fish all the time. Snorkeling's nice if you like scuba⁵ diving. You can arrange⁶ tours through several companies there. But, yeah, I really like Gili Trawangan and I would recommend that to anyone who wants to relax for a couple of weeks.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

recommend

 

What do you recommend?

 

If you 'recommend' something you are telling other people that it is good and that they should try or do it.  Notice the following:

 

Our friend recommended⁷ this restaurant.

Would you recommend the hotel where you stayed?

willing

 

The locals are willing to help you

 

In this sentence 'willing' can be replaced with 'ready' or 'happy.'  In other words, the locals like to help. Notice the following:

 

The cashier⁸ said that she wasn't willing to return my money.

Are you willing to help me move to my new apartment next week.

no attitude

 

It's a lot of fun and there's no attitude.

 

In this case 'attitude' is referring to negative thoughts or actions towards other people.  Notice the following:

 

I don't like your attitude towards me.

If she had a better attitude she would be more successful.

dodgy

 

The electricity is a little dodgy.

 

If electricity is 'dodgy' you can't always be certain that it will work.  It is unreliable.  Notice the following:

 

When you are traveling, you should try to avoid the dodgy parts of town.

The taxi driver seemed a bit dodgy, and I was very happy to be with a friend.

flicker

 

Flicker on and off.

 

If lights 'flicker' on and off then they are blinking⁹, but not at a regular speed and not intentionally¹⁰.  Usually lights flicker if there is a problem with the electricity or the light bulb.  Notice the following:

 

The lamp next to my bed was flickering¹¹ on and off and making it very difficult to read.

The signal¹² was bad and the television was flickering on and off.

 

 

 

 

1 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

2 Indonesia   

n.印度尼西亚

参考例句：

• You see,I stayed in Indonesia for eight years.你知道，我在印度尼西亚呆了8年。
• Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other country.印尼是世界上活火山最多的国家。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

4 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。

5 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

6 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。

7 recommended   

被推荐的

参考例句：

• The committee has recommended that the training program (should) be improved. 委员会建议培训计划应当改进。
• The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations. 他推荐的饭店与我们心目中的相去甚远。

8 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

9 blinking   

a.(英俚)该死的，讨厌的；十足的

参考例句：

• Shut the blinking door! 关上那扇该死的门！
• Her ring is an odd little concern fitted with blinking diamonds. 她的戒指是装有许多闪光钻石的小玩意儿。

10 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

11 flickering   

adj.闪烁的，摇曳的，一闪一闪的

参考例句：

• The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
• The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。

12 signal   

n.信号，暗号

参考例句：

• This is a signal failure.这是明显的失败。
• A train must not pass a signal that is at danger.火车切不可越过危险信号。