英语访谈对话 446 Trip to Mexico

 　　Senem: Hey, Shawn, how are you doing?

　　Shawn: Good, good, how are you?

　　Senem: Good thank you. I just wanted to ask you, what were you thinking¹ of doing during the summer vacation?

　　Shawn: Um, I don't have a set plan really. I'd like to go to Mexico² with somebody but I can't seem to find anybody to go with.

　　Senem: Oh, my gosh, that is so strange. I really want to go to Mexico, too.

　　Shawn: Really!

　　Senem: Yeah.

　　Shawn: Well, you know, summer vacation starts in about 10 days, I mean, so why don't we book our tickets together.

　　Senem: That would be great.

　　Shawn: Awesome³.

　　Senem: Wait a minute. Have you been to Mexico before?

　　Shawn: Yeah, I've been to Cancun once before.

　　Senem: That's really good, because I haven't been to Mexico, so I wouldn't know where to go.

　　Shawn: Ah, well, I can show you some great bars⁴ and some great places to go swimming and diving⁵.

　　Shawn: Sounds really good. I was also thinking of going on a road trip around Mexico, maybe head up tp Puerta Viarta

　　Senem: Uh, could we get an international driving license⁶ really easy, yeah!

　　Shawn: Actually, I can drive around on my Canadian license without any problems.

　　Senem: Wow, that is so convenient⁷.

　　Shawn: Yeah, it is, and also, I'm, you know, the Baja pennisula is only a short boat ride away, we could also head to there.

　　Senem: That would be so awesome.

　　Shawn: Right, and you know one place I really want to go is Mexico city. I heard it's huge and humid, it's crowded but boy I think it would be fun.

　　Senem: How about the hotels there?

　　Shawn: What are the hotels like? It is expensive or?

　　Senem: Well, I'm sure they have really cheap hotels but the hotels I stayed in were medium to pretty high priced, so if we're going to go together maybe we should think about splitting⁸ a hotel room.

　　Shawn: I'm up for that.

　　Senem: Alright, great.

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 bars   

n.马上的齿龈；酒吧间( bar的名词复数 )；售酒的（饮食）柜台；条；（门、窗等的）闩vi.

参考例句：

• The hotel is ideally placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆地处的位置适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prisoner had filed through the steel bars and escaped. 那囚犯锉断钢条逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 diving   

n.跳水，潜水v.下潜 dive的现在分词

参考例句：

• The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price. 这家公司提供带水肺潜水活动，不包括在基本度假费用以内。
• I'd love to go diving in the Aegean. 我很想到爱琴海去潜水。

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

7 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

8 splitting   

爆裂式的

参考例句：

• the splitting of the atom 原子的分裂
• We heard an ear-splitting scream from the terrified girl. 我们听见那个受惊的女孩发出一声刺耳的尖叫声。