英语访谈对话 19 The Train Trip

 　　Todd: Devon, I hear that you took the train across Russia.

　　Devon: Yes, I started in Moscow, travelled through Russia, Mongolia, and ended up in China.

　　Todd: Wow! That's a long way!

　　Devon: Yes, it was. It took three weeks. I did it as part of a tour with ten other people.

　　Todd: Man, that's a cool trip. That must of cost a lot of money.

　　Devon: It did cost a lot of money but not a lot of people can say they have done that, and so, I looked in, I researched the trip several months before I actually took it. A friend and I did it together and there was one other American and the rest of the people were from Switzerland.

　　Todd: OK. Cool! What was the landscape like?

　　Devon: A lot of it was flat and for miles around you could see absolutely nothing, and as you got into Siberia there was scattered¹ trees, and when we got into Mongolia you could see some Camels every once in awhile, but besides that there was a whole lot of nothing.

　　Todd: Wow! Just wild camels!

　　Devon: Wild Camels around the drinking hole. Yes, saw that more than once.

　　Todd: So how did you eat on this train?

　　Devon: We stopped several times along the way and upon every platform you could buy food that local people were selling. A lot of it consisted of dried fish and other types of Russian delicacy² and a lot of noodles that you heated up with hot water. Every train had hot water on it on every carraige so you were always able to make noodles if you were desperate³.

　　Todd: So was this a luxurious⁴ train or was it a pretty basic...?

　　Devon: It was pretty much the most basic you could get. There were no animals on board but sometimes they were coal-heated so it was very basic.

　　Todd: Wow! Would you do it agian?

　　Devon: Great question! Would I do it again? Yes, I would do it again but I would wait several years to do it. One because it does cost a lot of money and two because there are many other things to do and see.

　　Todd: OK. Thanks a lot Devon.

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

3 desperate   

adj.不顾死活的，危急的，令人绝望的，极渴望的

参考例句：

• They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。

4 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。