英语访谈对话 9 Going Home

 　　Todd: Hello, Gabrielle!

　　Gabrielle: Hello!

　　Todd: How are you doing today?

　　Gabrielle: Good thanks.

　　Todd: Now, Grabrielle, I hear that you are going back home to New Zealand

　　Gabrielle: That's right. I'm going home for summer.

　　Todd: OK. What are your plans?

　　Gabrielle: Probably a week relaxing, going camping¹, and then I'm going back to work.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. Where do you work?

　　Gabrielle: I teach as an English teacher in Christchurch, in New Zealand.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. And that's where you're from, naturally.

　　Gabrielle: That's right.

　　Todd: Were you born there?

　　Gabrielle: I was, yeah!

　　Todd: Well, you are going to have this short little break, or vacation, are you

　　gonna go to the beach...the mountains?

　　Gabrielle: Probably..probably to the beach and camping for about a week with friends, yeah!

　　Todd: Actually, how warm is it in the summer?

　　Gabrielle: Probably a maximum² of about 30 degrees. A nice dry heat! Very comfortable.

　　Todd: So when you go to the beach is the water warm enough to swim in?

　　Gabrielle: No, no, no! We swim but it is not warm. Yeah! It's pretty chilly³ actually.

　　Todd: OK. Any other plans when you go home?

　　Gabrielle: Yeah, I'm looking forward to catching⁴ up with friends and family and animals.

　　Todd: Animals!

　　Gabrielle: Well, I miss my pets.

　　Todd: OK, well, what pets do you have?

　　Gabrielle: Well, I have a cat and a dog and a sheep called Sydney and two gold fish.

　　Todd: Wow!

　　Gabrielle: Yeah! And I really miss them.

　　Todd: I'm sure they're really excited to see you. Alright, thanks a lot.

　　Gabrielle: Cheers⁵!

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！