聆听悦耳英音 第19期:Women Travellers of Old (1)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Women Travellers of Old 旅行者，女行者

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Bruges：n. a city in Belgium 布鲁日

　　2、Guatemala: n. a central American country 危地马拉

　　3、Rarity n. something rare and unusual

　　4、Geographical：adj. about places

　　5、Tandem¹：n. a bicycle with two sets of pedals² and two seats

　　重点俚语：

　　1、Bargain break：a cheap and discount holiday,

　　2、Gap-year adventure：高中毕业后大学前的假期游历

　　3、Pearls of wisdom：pieces of advise and knowledge

　　4、Get on the bandwagon：随大流, 赶时髦

　　问题：

　　1、What’s the 1889 book called?

　　2、What did it recommend women never went anywhere without?

　　3、What two things opened up travel for women at the time?

　　答案：

　　1、The 1889 book is called <Hints to lady travellers at home and abroad >.

　　2、It recommended women never went anywhere without your own portable³ bath.

　　3、Two things bicycle, in particular tricycle and tandem , also railroad network opened up travel for women at the time.

1 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

2 pedals   

n.（自行车或其他机器的）踏板( pedal的名词复数 )；脚蹬子；（钢琴、风琴等的）踏板；踏瓣

参考例句：

• I couldn't reach the pedals on her bike. 我骑她的车够不到脚蹬子。
• The pedals of a cycle are attached to a crank. 自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。 来自辞典例句

3 portable   

adj.轻便的，手提式的；n.便携的东西

参考例句：

• I have a portable typewriter.我有一个便携式打字机。
• There is a pretty portable pair of steps in one corner of the room.屋角放着一架小巧玲珑的折梯。