英语PK台 第140期:夏日甘肃行(2)

 Dialogue:

JJ:Hey, Xiao Gao, how was your trip to Gansu Province?

京晶：小高，你的甘肃之行怎么样？

XG:It was pretty fun. Although the first day we spent snoozing in our hotelrooms.

小高: 很有意思。尽管达到的第一天我们全都在宾馆里睡大觉呢。

JJ:Why is that?

京晶：为何如此？

XG:Because we had to leave Beijing at 3:30 in the morning. Needless¹ to say, no one slept muchthe night before. Our flight was supposed to leave at 6:00 in the morning, butit was delayed for two and a half hours. What's worse, we had to wait onthe tarmac during thattime. It was so boring.

小高：因为我们不得不在凌晨三点三十才离开北京，毫无疑问，头一天晚上谁都没睡好。我们的飞机本来应该早上六点准时起飞，不过延误了两个半小时。另外，那段时间我们不得不在跑道上等待起飞，真是无聊透了。

JJ:So where did you fly to?

京晶：你们这是飞去哪儿？

XG:We flew to Dunhuang. After eating lunch, we went to our hotelrooms and slept until the next morning. Everyone was exhausted² by then.

小高：我们去了敦煌。午餐后，我们就直接回到宾馆房间一直睡到了第二天清早，大家都累透了。

JJ:So what kinds of places did you visit there?

京晶：说说你们都去了些什么地方呢？

XG:The next day, we went to the Ghost City. The weather was scorching³ hot so we didn'tstay long. The place is famous forits beautiful view of rock formations. Later that night, wevisited the night market and bought some souvenirs.

小高：第二天，我们去了魔鬼城，天太热了所以我们没有过多停留。这个地方最著名的就是漂亮的岩石地貌风景。那天晚上，我们去夜市买了些纪念品。

JJ:Oh, so where's my present?

京晶：哦，那我的礼物呢？

XG:Erm… I forgot to bring it! Anyways, the next day was the funnest.We rode camels in the desert! The name of the place is calledYueya Spring. There was a lake right in the middle of the desert.

小高：额…我忘带了！不过，接下来这一天是最好玩的。我们在沙漠里骑骆驼呢！那个地方叫月牙泉，沙漠中央的一口泉水。

JJ:Why aren't you sunburned?

京晶：你为什么没晒伤？

XG:Because I applied⁴ lots of sunscreen. Anyways, later that day we visited the Mogao Grottos⁵. Thereare 492 caves that have amazing colored Buddhist⁶ statues.

小高：因为我涂了很多防晒霜呀。另外，那天我们还去了莫高窟，那里有492窟陈列着非常震撼的彩色佛像。

JJ:Oh, you lucky duck! I've always wanted to go there!

京晶：你太幸运了！我可一直想去那儿呢！

XG:Next, we visited Jiayu Pass in the city of Jiayuguan. The building was constructed in 1372 andstill stands today.

小高：接下来，我们还去了位于嘉峪关市的嘉峪关口，1372年建造的建筑至今还矗立着。

JJ:Cool, so what did you do on your last day?

京晶：不错！你们最后一天的行程都干嘛了？

XG:We took a train to Lanzhou and ate Lanzhou noodles! Oh my gosh,they were to die for! My mouth waters just thinking about them!Here, look at this photo. Don't they look delicious?...Hey! Jing Jing, whereare you going?

小高：我们坐火车去兰州，还吃了兰州拉面！我的天哪，真是太好吃了！一想到拉面我就流口水。看这张照片，它们看上去太好吃了不是吗？喂，京晶，你去哪儿呀?

JJ:I'm going to eat lunch! Those pictures made me too hungry. Talk toyou later, Xiao Gao!

京晶：我去吃午饭啦！这些照片把我看饿了。回见，小高！

New words for dialogue:

Snooze =sleep 睡觉

Needlessto say = obviously 很明显（不用说）

Delay = tobe postponed 推迟

Tarmac =the runway of an airport 机场跑道

Scorchinghot = extremely hot 极热

Souvenir =items that you can remember a place you visited by 纪念品

Sunscreen= lotion that protects your skin from being burned by the sun 防晒霜

To die for= extremely worthwhile and attractive 非常值得，吸引人的

1 needless   

adj.不必，无须，不必要的，无用的

参考例句：

• Needless to say,I agree.无须说，我是同意的。
• It is needless to add that you are in want of a second.你需要一个助手，那是不必说的。

2 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

3 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 grottos   

n.（吸引人的）岩洞，洞穴，（人挖的）洞室( grotto的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。 来自互联网
• Today, some7, 000 caves with 492 grottos remain extant in Dunhuang. 如今，在砾岩峭壁上，有洞穴七千余处，492窟。 来自互联网

6 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。