实战口语情景对话 第9期:回家

 Todd: Hello, Gabrielle! 你好，加布里埃尔！

Gabrielle: Hello! 你好

Todd: How are you doing today? 你今天好吗？

Gabrielle: Good thanks. 很好，谢谢。

Todd: Now, Grabrielle, I hear that you are going back home to New Zealand. 加布里埃尔，我听说你要回新西兰的家去。

Gabrielle: That's right. I'm going home for summer. 是的。我要回家过夏天。

Todd: OK. What are your plans? 你是怎么计划的？

Gabrielle: Probably a week relaxing, going camping¹, and then I'm going back to work. 也许先休息一周，去露营，接着我会回去工作。

Todd: Oh, OK. Where do you work? 好的，你在哪工作？

Gabrielle: I teach as an English teacher in Christchurch, in New Zealand. 我在新西兰克赖斯特彻奇市教英语。

Todd: Oh, OK. And that's where you're from, naturally. 哦，好的。你来自那里。

Gabrielle: That's right. 是的。

Todd: Were you born there? 你在那里出生吗？

Gabrielle: I was, yeah! 是的，我是！

Todd: Well, you are going to have this short little break, or vacation, are you gonna go to the beach...the mountains? 在这短暂的休息，或者说是假期中，你打算去海滩，或者山区吗？

Gabrielle: Probably..probably to the beach and camping for about a week with friends, yeah! 也许，我会和朋友一起去海滩露营一周。

Todd: Actually, how warm is it in the summer? 夏天那里到底有多热？

Gabrielle: Probably a maximum² of about 30 degrees. A nice dry heat! Very comfortable. 也许最高达到了30度。干爽，很热！很舒服！

Todd: So when you go to the beach is the water warm enough to swim in? 那么你去海滩的时候水温很适合游泳？

Gabrielle: No, no, no! We swim but it is not warm. Yeah! It's pretty chilly³ actually. 不，不！我们会去游泳，但水并不热。海水其实很冷。

Todd: OK. Any other plans when you go home? 好的，回家后还有什么其他计划吗？

Gabrielle: Yeah, I'm looking forward to catching⁴ up with friends and family and animals. 我很期待见到我的朋友，家人，和宠物。

Todd: Animals! 宠物！

Gabrielle: Well, I miss my pets. 是的，我想念我的宠物。

Todd: OK, well, what pets do you have? 那么，你养了什么宠物？

Gabrielle: Well, I have a cat and a dog and a sheep called Sydney and two gold fish. 我养了一只猫，一只狗，一只叫做Sydney的羊，还有两只金鱼。

Todd: Wow! 哇！

Gabrielle: Yeah! And I really miss them. 是的，我真的很想念它们。

Todd: I'm sure they're really excited to see you. Alright, thanks a lot. 我肯定它们见到你一定很兴奋。好的，十分谢谢。

Gabrielle: Cheers⁵! 不客气！

1 camping   

n.野营，露营，帐幕生活

参考例句：

• When are you going camping again?你什么时候再去露营？
• My class went camping last summer.去年夏天我们班去露营了。

2 maximum   

n.极点，最大量，极大；adj.最高的，最大极限的；

参考例句：

• This hall holds a maximum of seventy people.这厅最多能容纳七十人。
• What's your maximum distance ever walked?你最多走过多远?

3 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

5 Cheers   

int.干杯，(英口语)谢谢，再见

参考例句：

• The crowd burst into cheers.人群中爆发出一片欢呼声。
• To your health!Cheers!祝您健康！干杯！