大家说英语 第464期:火车旅行(2)

 This train ride was so much fun, Alex. 阿莱克斯，这次火车之旅非常有意思。

I agree. The scenery¹ out of the windows was terrific². 我同意。窗外的景色真是美极了。

It was something special. I love railroad³ trips. 这趟旅程很特殊。我喜欢火车旅行。

I'm glad. Today has been really nice. 我很高兴。今天过得很开心。

I think we're at the last station now. 我想我们就要到终点站了。

Yes, you're right. Have you taken enough photos? 是的，你说得对。你拍够照片了吗？

No! I'll take a few more. 没有！我还要再照一些。

Hey, Linda. How was your railroad trip? 嗨，琳达。你的火车之旅怎么样？

Oh, Taylor, it was just great. 哦，泰勒，旅程非常好。

You went on an old train, right? How old was it? 你乘坐的是一辆旧火车，是吧？那列火车的历史有多悠久？

The engine was built in 1944, and most of the train cars came from the 1940s and 1950s. 引擎是1944年制造的，而列车的大多数车厢制造于20世纪40年代到50年代。

Wow. It's great that it's still running after all these years. 哇。这么多年之后，这列车仍在运行，真是太厉害了。

Yes, I agree. You should take it sometime⁴! 没错，你说得对。你应该找时间搭乘一下！

Linda, did you like being a passenger on that old train? 琳达，你喜欢搭乘那列旧火车吗？

How does everyone know about our trip? 怎么所有人都知道我们的旅程了？

Alex asked me for advice when he was picking a gift for you. 阿莱克斯为你挑礼物的时候，问了我的意见。

Oh, I see. Well, yes, we had a wonderful time. The views from the train were beautiful. 哦，我知道了。恩，是的，我们玩儿得很开心。从火车上望出去的景色很美。

Did you take any pictures? 你拍照片了吗？

Yes, here are some. Take a look. 是的，这里有一些。快看看。

1 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。

2 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

3 railroad   

n.铁路；vi.由铁路运输

参考例句：

• The railroad connects two cities,namely,New York and Chicago.这条铁路连接两个城市，即纽约与芝加哥。
• My brother is working on the railroad.我兄弟在铁路系统工作。

4 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。