英文原版对话1000个:748 Snow Camping

Jeff: So, Tim, you live in a nice natural spot.

Tim: Yeah, that's true.

Jeff: Lots of nature around where you live?

Tim: Yeah, I'm from Oregon. There's lots of nature. There's not a lot of towns really.

Jeff: And do you take advantage of it by doing any outdoor sports or activities or anything?

Tim: Yeah, I try to, like me and my friends, we go hiking. We camp. We backpack. Snow camp. Snowshoe. All kinds of stuff.

Jeff: Really. You snow camp?

Tim: Yeah, we snow camped before, yeah.

Jeff: So do you stay out or do you stay in a cabin or?

Tim: No, usually we go out. A lot of times it's snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. We go out and we build a little hut basically by digging down and go underneath¹ and stay there for the night and come out. It's really cold.

Jeff: So, do you pull a sled behind you or do you carry your stuff?

Tim: Usually, we just put a pack on your back. Yeah.

Jeff: I want to try that.

Tim: Yeah, it's a lot of fun, but it's cold and usually you don't enjoy a lot of it until you done, and when you're done you think, "Ah, that was a great experience."

Jeff: Yeah, yeah. I think it would be good but, so is it very different from summer camping?

Tim: I think that the biggest thing is that when you go out there it's really, really silent. You don't see a lot of thing out and about because it's cold. So it's just really quiet and it's really, really peaceful.

Jeff: Is it safe? Can you die?

Tim: Yeah, it is relatively² safe. People do die doing it. For the most part it's really safe. One time we were caught in a pretty bad storm and we were coming back. The biggest thing is we came out and our car was covered in snow and we couldn't get out so that was a pretty big deal. Luckily the cellphone worked though and we were able to eventually get out but we had to dig the car out and call come people to come out and help us.

Jeff: So do you follow a trail?

Tim: Sometimes. It just depends. Sometimes we just use navigation systems and just go out and go and pick points and go for it and sometimes we follow like ski trails that have like little diamonds on trees and you can point towards them and look for them and find them.

Jeff: So do you recommend winter camping to people?

Tim: Not unless you've had some outdoor experience. Not somebody who's just gonna go out there because you really got to look at the weather. You gotta have the right gear³. If you don't have the right gear you'll freeze to death.

Jeff: So city people, don't winter camp.

Tim: Mostly yeah. I'd say city people better not winter camp, unless you've got somebody who's really experienced with you. I've taken my girlfriend out there and so you can do it as long as you're with somebody that knows what they are doing and you have the right gear cause if you don't have something that's waterproof⁴ and things that are going to keep water out you can't do it.

Jeff: Great.

 

1 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。

4 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。