大家说英语 第515期:忘记情人节(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Rob: I know! You should invite Linda to the arcade¹, too.

罗布：我知道了！你也应该邀请琳达一起去游乐中心。

Alex: Good idea! But will she come?

阿莱克斯：好主意！但是她会来么？

Rob: I think so. Arcades² are fun. You can play racing³ games, basketball games and air hockey.

罗布：我想会的。游乐中心很有意思。你可以玩赛车、篮球和桌上曲棍球。

Alex: That's true. If I invite her, maybe she'll forgive me.

阿莱克斯：没错。如果我邀请她，也许她会原谅我的。

Rob: Maybe. And you should invite one more person.

罗布：也许。你应该再邀请一个人。

Alex: Who's that?

阿莱克斯：谁啊？

Rob: Me! I love arcades!

罗布：我！我喜欢游乐中心。

Alex: OK. You can come, too.

阿莱克斯：好的。你也可以来。

Conversation B

对话B

James: How fun! I love playing arcade games.

詹姆斯：多有趣！我喜欢玩儿游乐中心的项目。

Linda: Me, too. This was a good idea. I'm not mad at you anymore, Alex.

琳达：我也是。这是个好想法。阿莱克斯，我不生你的气了。

Alex: I'm glad. I'll never forget Valentine's Day again!

阿莱克斯：我真高兴。我再也不会忘记情人节了！

James: Will Rob be here soon?

詹姆斯：罗布一会儿会过来吗？

Alex: Yeah, he wouldn't miss going to the arcade!

阿莱克斯：是啊，他不会错过去游乐中心的！

Linda: Good. I need to play air hockey with him.

琳达：太好了。我要和他一起打桌上曲棍球。

Alex: Why?

阿莱克斯：为什么？

Linda: He always beats me, but today I'm going to win!

琳达：他总是击败我，但是今天我要赢！

1 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。

2 arcades   

n.商场( arcade的名词复数 )；拱形走道（两旁有商店或娱乐设施）；连拱廊；拱形建筑物

参考例句：

• Clothes are on sale in several shopping arcades these days. 近日一些服装店的服装正在大减价。 来自轻松英语会话---联想4000词(下)
• The Plaza Mayor, with its galleries and arcades, is particularly impressive. 市长大厦以其别具风格的走廊和拱廊给人留下十分深刻的印象。 来自互联网

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。