英语访谈对话 254 Spanish Travel Tips

 　　Todd: Hey, Jessica, you lived in Spain right?

　　Jessica: YesTodd: OK, believe it or not I'm going to Spain this summer.

　　Jessica: Are you really?

　　Todd: Yeah, yeah, on my way home I decided¹ to stop over in Europe.

　　Jessica: Really!

　　Todd: So I plan to spend about ten days in Spain.

　　Jessica: Oh, cool. very cool!

　　Todd: What do you recommend I do?

　　Jessica: OK, well, I lived in Madrid, so I'm a little bit partial to that city. It's a really, really, nice time.., when are you going?

　　Todd: I should get there mid² August.

　　Jessica: OK, then stay away from Madrid because it's too hot. It's about like 40, 45 degrees Celsius³, so it's really, really hot. So, the south is really, extremely warm as well, but the north and the east coast is really nice, cause they have a lot of really nice beaches, and Barcelona is really beautiful. It's a really great place. They have this cathedral there by Gaudi which is incredible, it's incredible. Ah, Valencia is really cool. It's a very nice place to go. They have a really nice beach. A really nice downtown city. The southern coast is really nice. They, but it's incredibly hot, like I said so, so you definitely have to take advantage of the siesta⁴, and sleep through the majority of the day and then stay up late at night, so you wouldn't burn outside basically, so sleep away the warmest part of the day, but.

　　Todd: OK, now if I can go to one country around Spain - Morocco, Portugal, or France, which one would you recommend?

　　Jessica: I would say that Morocco is definitely the most different. It's definitely the most unique. Portugal is very similar to Spain, and France is of course France. Personally I would probably go to France, but if you want something very exotic and different, Morocco is definitely, definitely the place to go.

　　Todd: OK, thanks Jessica.

　　Jessica: Thank you.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

4 siesta   

n.午睡

参考例句：

• Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.午后很多人在阴凉处小睡。
• He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance.他学会了在最喧闹的场合下抓紧时间睡觉的诀窍。