实战口语情景对话 第116期:海滨生活beach life

 Todd:Trevor, do you like the beach?

Trevor，你喜欢海滩吗？

Trevor:I love the beach. The beach is great.

我喜欢海滩，那很棒。

Todd:OK. Why do you love the beach?

是啊。你为什么喜欢它呢？

Trevor:It's nice fresh¹ air, beautiful water, you can play in the sand, and myhobbyis surfing², so I like to go surfing.

那有相当不错的新鲜空气，还有美丽的海水，而且你可以在沙子上玩耍。我的爱好是冲浪，自然很喜欢去。

Todd:Oh..nice. How often do you go surfing?

哦，那很好。你多长时间冲一次浪？

Trevor:I try to go as³ often as possible⁴, usually every weekend.

我试图尽可能经常去，通常是一周一次。

Todd:OK. When do you go to the beach? Saturday? Sunday?

好的。那你都是什么时候去呢？周六？周日？

Trevor:Usually early on a Saturday morning. Try tobeatthe crowds⁵.

通常是周六的早上。试着避开高峰期。

Todd:OK. What do you do at the beachbesidessurfing?

好。那你除了冲浪还做什么呢？

Trevor:Oh, just relax⁶ on the sand, watch the people, maybe have a swim, throw a frisbee⁷.

恩，就是躺在沙滩上休息，看看周围的人，有可能会去游个泳，扔扔飞盘。

Todd:OK.

好的。

Trevor:Things like that!

做些类似的事儿！

Todd:How long have you been surfing?

你冲浪多久了？

Trevor:Since⁸ I was⁹ ten years old.

我十岁的时候就开始了。

Todd:Wow, since you were ten. That's great! -- What do you take to the beach, when you go?

哇，自打十岁啊。太棒了！每次你去海滩的时候都带些什么啊？

Trevor:A towel, and my hat, mysun screen¹⁰, my surfboard, wetsuit, some food and water, and maybe a radio.

一条浴巾，遮阳帽，太阳镜，冲浪板，还有些食物和水，还有可能会带一个收音机。

Todd:OK. Now, you are from Australia. How are the beaches different in Australia than Japan?

好。你来自澳大利亚。那你觉得澳大利亚的海滩和日本的相比有什么不同吗？

Trevor:The beaches are much bigger and white sand, clean water, very nice.

那儿的海滩更大一些，还有白色的沙滩，清澈的海水，总之很不错。

Todd:OK. Well, sounds good. Thanks a lot Trevor.

恩恩，听起来很不错啊。非常感谢。

Trevor:OK.Catch you later¹¹.

好的。待会见。

Catch you later.待会见。

1 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

2 surfing   

n.冲浪运动v.冲浪(surf的ing形式)

参考例句：

• Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing. 夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。
• If the waves are big enough, we'll go surfing. 如果海浪大，我们就去冲浪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

5 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

6 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

7 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。

8 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 screen   

n.屏，幕，银幕；屏风；v.选拔；掩蔽，遮蔽

参考例句：

• You can see him on the TV screen quite often.你可以经常从电视屏幕上见到他。
• She first appeared on the screen ten years ago.十年前，她第一次出现在银幕上。

11 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。