Cruising

　　开车兜风

　　Kathy and Evan are finally on the road.

　　凯西和艾凡终于上路。

　　K:Oh, it's so lovely here! Even in the city the streets are so clean and the houses so tidy. There are small parks everywhere!

　　凯西：哦，这里景色真是美丽！即使在市内，街道很干净，房屋也很整齐。小公园处处可见！

　　E:It's a lot different from New York; that's for sure!

　　艾凡：它与纽约大不相同，这点是很肯定的！

　　K:So, where are we going first?

　　凯西：那么，我们要先去哪儿？

　　E:I thought you knew.

　　艾凡：我还以为你知道。

　　K:No, you didn't mentio n anything. I thought maybe we'd visit your relatives first.

　　凯西：我哪知道，你什么都没提。我以为我们也许会先去拜访你的亲戚。

　　E:No, we're going to see them next week. We have to find a hostel and get settled in first. I picked up a list of hostels at the information desk at the airport. We're on the southwest side of Amsterdam, so we should look for one near here.

　　艾凡：不是，我们下星期才去看他们。我们得先找到一家青年旅社安顿好。我在机场的服务台拿了一张青年旅社的名单。现在我们在阿姆斯特丹的西南方，所以我们应该在这附近找一家。

　　K:According to this list, there are a couple on Nassau Quay.

　　凯西：根据这张名单，在拿索码头那里有两、三家。

　　E:Oh, good! That's on this side of town according to my map. And since there's a Nassau county on Long Island, we won't feel so far from home.

　　艾凡：哦，太好了！照我的地图看来，拿索码头就在这一区。而且因为（纽约）长岛有拿索郡，我们就不会有背井离乡的感觉。

　　K:I just hope they have some vacancies.

　　凯西：我只希望他们有空房间。

　　E:I'm sure they will. Sit back and enjoy the cruise!

　　艾凡：我确信会有的。坐好享受兜风之乐吧！

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. tidy 井井有条的;整洁的

　　2. get settled in(…)安顿好(……)

　　例:It took the Penkins two months to get settled in their home after moving to Chicago.

　　(搬到芝加哥后，柏金斯一家人花厂两个月才安顿好他们的家。)

　　3. Nassau Quay 拿骚码头(邻近阿姆斯特丹最著名的地区

　　之一)

　　4.county 郡;县

　　5.vacancy 空位，空缺