高频英语口语对话 第412期:乘船旅游

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乘船旅游

dialogue

英语情景对话

A:How did your vocation¹ go?

A:假期过得怎么样啊？

B:I traveled the Three Gorges³.

B:我们去了三峡旅游。

A:What about the trip? Do you enjoy yourself?

A:旅程怎么样？玩得开心么？

B:Yes, we had a good time.The trip was terrific. We toured the Three Gorges by boat. It's realty exciting!

B:是的，我们玩得很开心。旅程棒极了。我们乘船漂游了三峡，真是刺激。

A:Did your boat float down the river?

A:你们的船是从水上漂流而下的吗？

B:Yes. There are many places where the gorge² is very narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides.

B:是的。山谷有些地方非常狭窄，而且两边都是悬崖峭壁。

A:Sounds dangerous.

A:听起来很危险啊。

B:Yes, but we have life jackets. And we got a real kick out of that.

B:是的，的确，但是我们有救生衣阿，而且我们从中获得了很大的乐趣。

A:What a thrilling trip!

A:真是一次惊心动魄的旅行啊！

1 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。

2 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

3 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句