【英语时差8,16】露天游泳池-下

 John: Well we caught up with another enthusiastic lido swimmer, Callum. Did he have an answer? What reason could he give? What is the attraction¹ of a lido today? I'm not quite sure what the attraction of lidos are, but they are incredibly popular. They are swarming² with families, young children screaming and shouting, jumping and splashing³ in. It's slightly different from a swimming pool, in that people might take picnics there or whatever, so they are eating on the side, on the grass or on the concrete⁴ surround. It's a very different atmosphere because people aren't going there just to swim, they are going there for a relaxing afternoon, or to spend an afternoon in the sun and to have a chat with their friends, but there's also a swimming pool there. Feifei: OK, so I'm getting the picture now. If you go to a lido in London, then you are probably going for the social experience as much as for the exercise and health. Sounds quite a noisy experience, John. John: Yes, fairly⁵, as Callum said, there's shouting, jumping, and splashing.

1 attraction   

n.吸引人的事物；吸引；吸引力

参考例句：

• The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.这个地方最具吸引力的是夜生活。
• Amy is always the centre of attraction at parties.艾米总是聚会上的中心人物。

2 swarming   

密集( swarm的现在分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
• The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。

3 splashing   

v.使（液体）溅起( splash的现在分词 )；（指液体）溅落；击水声

参考例句：

• Water was splashing down from a large hole in the roof. 雨水从房顶上的一个大洞里倾泻下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The children love splashing water over each other. 儿童喜欢互相泼水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 concrete   

adj.具体的，有形的；n.混凝土 ；v.用混凝土修筑，浇混凝土，凝结

参考例句：

• Could you give us a concrete case?你能不能给我们举个具体事例？
• We should make a concrete analysis of each specific question.对于每个具体问题要进行具体分析。

5 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。