大家说英语 第513期:一起去滑雪吧!(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: OK, Alex, are you ready for the next hill?

苏西：好的，阿莱克斯，你准备好去下一座山丘了吗？

Alex: I think so, Susie. But I'm falling down a lot!

阿莱克斯：应该可以了，苏西。但是我一直摔倒！

Susie: Don't worry, Alex. People always fall when they are learning¹.

苏西：别担心，阿莱克斯。人们学习的过程中总会摔倒的。

Alex: I know. But I'm also getting tired.

阿莱克斯：我知道。但是我也有点疲惫了。

Susie: Stop making excuses! Let's get back up the mountain.

苏西：不要在找借口了！我们回山上去吧。

Alex: Why are you so confident?

阿莱克斯：为什么你这么自信？

Susie: I ski a lot, so I seldom fall.

苏西：我经常滑雪，所以我很少摔倒。

Alex: Someday I'll be as good as you!

阿莱克斯：总有一天我会像你滑得一样好的！

Conversation B

对话B

James: Hey, Linda. Did Alex like downhill skiing?

詹姆斯：嗨，琳达。阿莱克斯喜欢高山滑雪吗？

Linda: Yes. He and Susie had a marvelous² time.

琳达：是的。他和苏西玩儿得很开心。

James: Did you ask if he wants to go skiing again?

詹姆斯：你有没有问过他是否想再去滑雪？

Linda: Yes. He said it was harder than he thought, but he still wants to go again.

琳达：问了。他说比他自己想象的要更难，但是他还是想再去。

James: So the extra sweater was a good idea.

詹姆斯：所以多穿一件毛衣是个好主意。

Linda: Yes. I guess so.

琳达：没错。我想是这样的。

James: Maybe we should go skiing sometime.

詹姆斯：也许我们也应该找个时间去滑雪。

Linda: Sure. That sounds fun. But let's invite Alex and Susie, too!

琳达：当然。听起来很有意思。我们也叫上阿莱克斯和苏西吧！

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

• It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。