2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 07 Losing a Passport While Traveling

 

Losing a Passport While Traveling 

Nina: Oh, my God! I can’t find my passport. I never should have put it in my purse. I’m sure a pickpocket¹ took it. 

Serge: Calm down. Maybe you just misplaced it. Let’s turn out all of your pockets and search for it before we panic. 

Nina: I know it’s gone. I know it! Flag down the police. We have to file a police report. 

Serge: If your passport has been stolen, we need to find the U.S. embassy². 

Nina: We’re supposed to continue on to the next country on our tour tomorrow. We’re going to get left behind! 

Serge: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. If we need to find a U.S. embassy and apply for a temporary passport, we’ll do that. 

Nina: It’s Saturday! We won’t get any help at the embassy until Monday. We’ll be stuck here. 

Serge: It’ll take as long as it takes. Now, let’s search through all of your belongings³ before we do anything else. 

Nina: I just thought of something. 

Serge: What? 

Nina: I think I may have left it in the hotel room. 

Serge: You think you may have left it in the hotel room. 

Nina: Isn’t that good news? All that worry for nothing. 

Serge: Let’s not count our chickens. You might have another inspiration⁴. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 pickpocket   

n.扒手；v.扒窃

参考例句：

• The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
• He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.他的钱包被掏了。

2 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

3 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！