英语PK台 第34期:去旧金山赶个"羊年大集"喽(2)

 Dialogue:

Hurry up, Xiao Gao. The sooner we finish our work, the sooner we can go home andspend time with our families! The Spring Festival is almost here!

京晶：快, 小高，早收工早回家过年啊！春节马上就到啦！

Yeah, that’s right! What do you have in storefor this New Year?

小高：是呀！你今年春节有什么计划呢？

Oh, the usual.I’m gonna go home and spend a week with my folks.And you?

京晶：嗯，和往年一样吧！我回老家一周，陪陪爸妈。那你呢？怎么打算？

I’m going to San Francisco,California! There’s gonna bea Chinese New Year Parade on March 7th thisyear!

小高：我要去一趟旧金山，加州哦！今年3月7号，当地有中国年的庆祝游行呢！

Wait, did I hear you correctly? Did you just say that you’re going tothe United States toattend a Chinese New Year parade? I didn’t know American’s celebrated¹ Chinese NewYear!

京晶：等等，我听错了吗？你说你要去美国参加中国新年的游行庆祝？我真不知道原来美国人民也要庆祝中国新年呀！

That’s right! The San Francisco Chinese New Year celebration originated in the1860’s during the Gold Rush period. Now, it’s the largest Asian event inNorth America as well as the largest general market event in NorthernCalifornia. The celebration includes two major fairs: the Chinese New YearFlower Fair and the Chinatown Community Street Fair.

小高：没错！旧金山的中国农历新年大巡游早在1860年代的淘金时代就开始了。现在已经是北美地区最大的亚洲盛事，也是北加州地区最大的盛事哦，这场盛大的庆祝呢包括两大市集：中国农历新年花会，和中国社区群街会。

Oh my gosh! That’s outof this world! Soyou mean this parade is world-renowned?

京晶：我的天，那还真是挺棒的，你是说这活动早已世界闻名了吗？

That’s right! It’s beennamed one of the world’s top ten parades. Some of the parade highlights include elaborately decorated floats, school marching bands, martial² arts groups, stilt³ walkers, liondancers, and the newly crowned Miss Chinatown USA.

小高：没错啊！旧金山的农历新年大巡游还被誉为世界十大巡游之一呢。其中的亮点包括：精美制作的花车方阵，学生乐队方阵，中华武术方阵，踩高跷方阵，舞狮队方阵，还有新加冕的的“全美华埠小姐”哦！

That’s awesome⁴! Hey, umm….Maybe I can cancel my plans this year and go with you? What do you say?

京晶：听着很精彩呢！嗯…我…在想我今年要不要取消回家计划和你一起去旧金山瞧瞧新鲜呢？你觉得呢？

Sorry sis, but all the plane tickets are sold out. Ibought the last one!

小高：真抱歉呀，姐们儿，春节的机票可都已经卖光了。我买下了最后一张！

New words for dialogue :

What do you have in store? = what are you planning to do? 你有什么打算？

The usual = the usualroutine 一如寻常

Folks = parents 父母

Out of this world = amazing 令人惊奇的

World-renowned = known allover the world 世界闻名的

Elaborate = (adj.) involvingmany carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in designand planning 精美的

Float = A decoratedplatform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which isa component of many festive parades 游行花车

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 stilt   

n.高跷，支柱

参考例句：

• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。
• Thatch hut is raised high above the paddy field on stilt.茅草屋用柱高高地建在稻田之上。

4 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.