大家说英语 第509期:欢度春节(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Rob¹: This year is the Chinese Year of the Rooster.

罗布：今年是中国的鸡年。

Taylor: And 2016 was the Year of the Monkey.

泰勒：2016年是猴年。

Rob: That's right. Do you know your Chinese animal?

罗布：没错。你知道你的生肖吗？

Taylor: I do! I was born in the Year of the Rabbit. What about you, Rob?

泰勒：我知道！我是属兔的。你呢，鲍勃？

Rob: I was born in 1977. That was the Year of the Snake.

罗布：我出生于1977年。那年是蛇年。

Taylor: Well, happy Chinese New Year, Rob!

泰勒：嗯，罗布，春节快乐！

Conversation B

对话B

Linda: Alex, did you celebrate Lantern² Festival in Taiwan?

琳达：阿莱克斯，你在台湾过元宵节吗？

Alex: Yes, I did. Some years my family went to Pingxi and watched thousands of lanterns³ rise into the sky.

阿莱克斯：是啊。有几年我们全家一起去平溪，看数以千计的天灯飞上天。

Linda: That's a yearly⁴ event. I'd like to see it. It sounds amazing.

琳达：这是一年一度的活动。我想去看看。听起来很棒。

Alex: It's beautiful, but I worry about the environment.

阿莱克斯：非常美，但是我很担心环境。

Linda: True because all those lanterns come back down to earth and become litter.

琳达：没错，因为那些灯会回到地面，变成垃圾。

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 lantern   

n.灯笼，提灯，航标灯；vt.装上提灯

参考例句：

• This is a Chinese lantern.这是中国的灯笼。
• The lantern hanging overhead swung in the wind.吊在高处的灯在风中摇动。

3 lanterns   

n.灯笼( lantern的名词复数 )；灯塔

参考例句：

• There were two red lanterns hanging over the door. 门前吊着两盏红灯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 没有电，有煤油灯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 yearly   

adj.每年的，一年一度的；adv.一年一次地

参考例句：

• The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。