赖世雄观光英语通87:回家的漫漫长路

 　　赖世雄旅游观光英语通教你学会观光旅游的各种对话、句子。

　　The Long Road Home

　　回家的漫漫长路

　　Kathy and Evan have left Stockholm and are driving back to Amsterdam to return their rented car.

　　凯西和艾凡已经离开斯德哥尔摩，正开车回阿姆斯特丹归还他们租来的

　　车子。

　　E:As the Chinese say, "All feasts² must come to an end."

　　艾凡：就如中国人说的：“天下无不散的宴席。”

　　K:Where did you hear that saying?

　　凯西：你在哪里听到这句谚语的?

　　E:I read it in a book somewhere. It's a very interesting proverb³. Nothing lasts forever, does it?

　　艾凡：我在某处的一本书上看过这句话。那是一句很有趣的成语。任何事物都不能永久持续下去，是不是?

　　K:Well, I suppose true love does.

　　凯西：不过，我认为真爱能永恒持续。

　　E:Uh, yeah, I guess that could be true.

　　艾凡：呃，也许吧，我猜想那可能是真的。

　　K:What do you mean, you "guess" it could be true?

　　凯西：你是什么意思，你“猜想”那可能是真的?

　　E:Well, uh, I've never, I mean I've never actually been in love before, you know, I mean, with, with someone outside my family.

　　艾凡：呃，是这样的，我从来没，我是说我以前从来没有真的恋爱过。妳知道的，我的意思是，和……和我家人以外的人

　　K:Well, I have.

　　凯西：嗯，我有。

　　E:Oh? When was that?

　　艾凡：哦?那是什么时候的事呢?

　　K:In high school. But I guess that was just puppy⁴ love. It didn't last.

　　凯西：在高中的时候。但是我想那只是少男少女间不成熟的迷恋罢了。那段爱情没有持续下去。

　　E:Anyway, I've really enjoyed traveling in Europe with you, Kathy. You're a great partner. You don't complain much, your habits are OK, and you have a great sense of humor⁵.

　　艾凡：不管怎样，凯西，和你同游欧洲我真的很快乐。你是一个很棒的游伴。不怎么会抱怨、你的习惯还好，而且很有幽默感。

　　K:Well, thank you! And you, Mr. Whiting, are a good partner, too. Would you like to do this again?

　　凯西：嗯，谢了!而你怀汀先生也是一个很好的游伴。你想再来这样一趟旅行吗?

　　E:Yes, actually, I would. But after we pay off this trip!

　　艾凡：想呀，实际上，我会的。但是要在我们付清这趟旅行的费用之后才行!

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. All feasts must come to end.天下没有不散的宴席。

　　2. feast¹ 宴席

　　例:The president held a feast to welcome his guests from Japan.

　　(总统举行厂一场宴席欢迎日木贵宾。)

　　3 .come to an end 结束

　　例When the romantic⁶ movie came to an end ,there were very few dry eyes Tn the audience.

　　(那部浪漫电影结束时，观众席上很少有人眼睛是干的。)

　　4. last 持续

　　5. puppy love 少男或少女对于异性短暂的迷恋或不成熟的

　　爱恋(PUPPY原指“小狗”)

　　6. complain 抱怨

　　例:No one likes Mark because he com},lains about almost evenvthing.

　　(没有人喜欢马克，因为他儿乎什么事都抱怨。)

　　7. a sense of humor 幽默感

　　8. pay off...付清/偿还……(及物)

1 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
• You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

2 feasts   

n.盛会( feast的名词复数 )；宴会；宗教节日；使人欢快的事物（或活动）

参考例句：

• There were feasts and drinking and singing by the bards. 他们欢宴狂饮，还有吟游诗人的歌唱作伴助兴。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The fruit was often served at wedding feasts. 婚宴上经常有水果供应。 来自辞典例句

3 proverb   

n.谚语，格言，箴言；vt.使成为谚语，用谚语表达

参考例句：

• As the proverb goes,time is money.俗语说，时间就是金钱。
• "Practice makes perfect." is a proverb.”熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语.

4 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

5 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

6 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。