英语大赢家 上册 051.Topic 3索道 Cablecar

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经典语境背诵

 

Dad：When Daniel and I climb mountains, Daniel can run quickly but I always,soon, get too tired to move a step further. So I’d think about taking a cable¹ car. The queue² may be long. But it’s better to wait than to climb, and also the scenery³ from the cable car is really fantastic.

第二天清晨，丹尼尔兴高采烈地和爸爸一起去爬山。可是爬到半山腰的时候，爸爸实在是累得筋疲力尽，这可怎么办呢？

 

对话原文

 

Daniel：What a beautiful day!

 

丹尼尔： 今天天气真好！

 

Dad：The weather is so crazy. It rained cats and dogs last night, but cleared up in the morning.

 

爸爸：天气真是变化无常。 昨晚还下着瓢泼大雨， 但是早晨就变晴了。

 

Daniel：I was worried about cancelling the climbing.

 

丹尼尔： 我还担心要取消爬山呢。

 

Dad：Honey, wait for me. I am too tired to move a step further.

 

爸爸：宝贝，等等我。 我太累了，一步也挪不动了。

 

Daniel：What about taking the cable car? 

 

丹尼尔： 乘坐索道怎么样？

 

Dad：Attaboy, that’s just what I am thinking.

 

爸爸：太好了，这正是我所想的。

 

Daniel：Wow, What a long queue this is!

 

丹尼尔：哇， 排了好长的队啊！

 

Dad：Honey, be patient. It’s better to wait than to climb with my legs broken.

 

爸爸：孩子，耐心点。 等总比爬得筋疲力尽要好些。

 

(After a few minutes, they get into the cable car.)

 

（几分钟后， 他们上了缆车）

 

Daniel：Daddy, look ahead in the distance, the mountains there. They roll all the way up to the sky.

 

丹尼尔：爸爸，往远处看， 那里有很多山。 它们绵延起伏一直通向天边。

 

Dad：Yeah, the scenery is beautiful. What’s more, the air is fresh here.

 

爸爸：是啊，这景色真美。 而且， 这里的空气也很新鲜。

 

Daniel: So you wanna stay here?

 

丹尼尔：那么你想一直待在这儿吗？

 

Dad：Of course not, I have to watch my American Idol⁴.

 

爸爸：当然不想啊，我得回去看我的《美国偶像》。

1 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

2 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。

3 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

4 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。