英语访谈对话 124 Beach Life

 　　Todd: Trevor, do you like the beach?

　　Trevor: I love the beach. The beach is great.

　　Todd: OK. Why do you love the beach?

　　Trevor: It's nice fresh¹ air, beautiful water, you can play in the sand, and my hobby is surfing², so I like to go surfing.

　　Todd: Oh..nice. How often do you go surfing?

　　Trevor: I try to go as³ often as possible⁴, usually every weekend.

　　Todd: OK. When do you go to the beach? Saturday? Sunday?

　　Trevor: Usually early on a Saturday morning. Try to beat⁵ the crowds⁶.

　　Todd: OK. What do you do at the beach besides⁷ surfing?

　　Trevor: Oh, just relax⁸ on the sand, watch the people, maybe have a swim, throw a frisbee⁹.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Trevor: Things like that!

　　Todd: How long have you been surfing?

　　Trevor: Since¹⁰ I was¹¹ ten years old.

　　Todd: Wow, since you were ten. That's great! -- What do you take to the beach, when you go?

　　Trevor: A towel, and my hat, my sunscreen, my surfboard, wetsuit, some food and water, and maybe a radio.

　　Todd: OK. Now, you are from Australia. How are the beachesdifferent in Australia than Japan?

　　Trevor: The beaches are much bigger and white sand, clean water, very nice.

　　Todd: OK. Well, sounds good. Thanks a lot Trevor.

　　Trevor: OK. Catch you later¹².

1 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

2 surfing   

n.冲浪运动v.冲浪(surf的ing形式)

参考例句：

• Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing. 夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。
• If the waves are big enough, we'll go surfing. 如果海浪大，我们就去冲浪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

5 beat   

n.打，敲打声，拍子；v.打，打败

参考例句：

• You can fight him,but can you beat him?你可以打他，但是你能击败他吗？
• The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out.干草着火了，但我们将它扑灭了。

6 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

7 besides   

adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外

参考例句：

• He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
• Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。

8 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

9 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。

10 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

11 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

12 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。