【大家说英语】 第290期:火车旅行

 Lesson 9 Travel 第九课 旅行

November 19 11月19日

Train Trips 享乐火车行

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Rob¹ is taking a short train trip. 罗柏即将从事一趟短程的火车旅行，

It is a dinner train. 那是一列晚餐列车。

He rides on a train. 他搭乘火车，

They serve him a nice dinner. It sounds fancy²! 他们为他供应一顿美味的晚餐。听起来很豪华精致！

Taylor doesn't ride trains very often. 泰乐不常搭火车，

They are not convenient³. 火车不方便，

Susie agrees. 苏希同意。

Most trains are too slow. 大多数的火车都太慢了，

She usually drives to places. 她到外地通常都是开车。

Conversation A 会话A

Do you like trains, Susie? 苏希，妳喜欢火车吗？

They're OK. Why? 火车还可以啊，为什么这么问？

I'm going on a train trip. 我要去搭一趟火车旅行。

A train trip? Where are you going? When is it? 火车旅行？你要去哪里？什么时候？

Tonight. But the trip is short. 今天晚上。可是这趟旅程很短，

I'm going on a dinner train. 我要搭的是晚餐列车。

A dinner train? What's that? 晚餐列车？那是什么？

You ride on a train and have a nice dinner. 你搭乘火车，在火车上享用一顿美味的晚餐。

That sounds fun! 听起来很好玩！

Conversation B 会话B

Rob is taking a train trip. 罗柏要去一趟火车旅行。

Really? What kind of train is he taking? 真的吗？他要搭哪一种火车？

He's taking a dinner train. 他要搭乘晚餐列车。

What's that? 那是什么？

They serve you dinner on a train. 他们会在火车上为你供应晚餐，

You can also watch the scenery⁴. 同时你也可以欣赏风景。

Wow. It sounds fancy. 哇，听起来很高档豪华。

How long is the trip? 这趟旅程有多长？

It's about three hours. 大约三个小时。

Is the food good? 餐点好吃吗？

I don't know. We can ask Rob tomorrow! 我不知道， 我们明天可以问罗柏！

Conversation C 会话C

Do you ever ride trains, Taylor? 泰乐，妳搭过火车吗？

I don't ride them often. 我不常搭火车，

They're not very convenient. 火车不太便利。

I know. Trains around here are slow. 没错，这里的火车速度都很慢，

I usually drive. 我通常都是开车。

Me, too. 我也是。

But a dinner train sounds fun. 可是晚餐列车听起来很好玩。

You can eat and watch the scenery. 妳可以一面用餐，一面欣赏风景。

Yes. And you can just enjoy the ride! 是啊，而且妳就可以享受旅程的乐趣！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

4 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。