赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第46期:做好野餐准备(在线收听) |
Setting Up for the Picnic 做好野餐准备
At the pond's edge, Kathy and Evan set up for their picnic.
凯西和艾凡在池塘边做好野餐准备。
E:Well, I've unloaded the trunk. Everything we need is here, I think.
艾凡:嗯,我已经把后车箱的东西卸下来了。我想我们所需要的东西都在这里了。
K:Let's see. The beach towel is spread out under the tree, the sandwiches and drinks are here....Whoa! What are you going to drink?
凯西:我看看。海滩浴巾已经摊放在树下、三明治和饮料在这儿……等等!你要喝什么饮料?
E:I have a bottle of Dutch beer. Why?
艾凡:我喝一瓶荷兰啤酒。为什么问这个?
K:I don't mind your drinking and then driving after lunch and a nap, but the problem is, how are you going to drink it?
凯西:我不介意你喝酒和吃完午餐打个盹后开车,但问题是你要怎么喝?
E:That doesn't sound too hard. What do you mean?
艾凡:听起来没什么难的啊。你指的是什么?
K:I mean how are you going to open the bottle, stupid? I can open my cans of soda with the pop tops, but this beer doesn't have a pop top.
凯西:笨蛋,我的意思是你要怎么打开瓶盖?我可以利用汽水罐上的拉环打开汽水,但是这瓶啤酒并没有拉环。
E:It doesn't need to.
艾凡:它不需要拉环。
K:What do you mean?
凯西:你是什么意思呢?
E:I mean I'm a boy scout.
艾凡:我的意思是我是一名男童军。
K:Yeah? So?
凯西:是吗?那又怎样呢?
E:"Always be prepared." That's the boy scouts' motto.
艾凡:“随时有备”是男童军的格言。
K:I know. I was a girl scout. Just how are you prepared?
凯西:我知道。我曾经是女童军。你究竟是怎么有准备的?
E:I always carry my Swiss army knife with me; that's how. It has a bottle opener on it!
艾凡:我总是随身携带我的瑞士军刀,这就是我的准备。刀上面有个开瓶器!
单词短语精讲:
1 .set up for…为……准备
get ready for...
2. be spread out被摊开
spread out... /spread... out把……摊开
spread 使张开,伸展
动词三态均为sy-ead
例:Belinda spread her beach towel out on the sand and then lay on it to get a
suntan.
(贝琳达把她的海滩浴巾摊放在沙地上,然后躺在上面享受日光浴。)
get a suntan晒日光浴
3.unload 卸货
load 装载
be loaded with...装载着……
例:The woYkeY unloaded the bYicks ten at。time from the truck.
(那名工人从那辆卡车一次卸下十块砖头。)
We loaded our can with gt-ocenies we had bought from the su},enmanket.
(我们把之前在超市买的食,aru杂货装放在车中。)
The truck was fully loaded with vegetables.
(那辆卡车装满厂蔬菜。)
4. nap 小睡片刻
take a nab、小睡片刻,才l个吨
例:Connie has the habit of taking a nab for an hour or so after lunch
(康妮z{几餐后有小睡一个小时左右的习惯。)
5. pop top 易拉罐的拉环
6. boy scout .男童子军
girl scout女童子军 |
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