大家说英语 第608期:一起去野餐(2)

onversation A

对话A

Susie: I have potato salad. Do you want some?

苏西：我带了马铃薯沙拉。你要吃一点吗？

Tina: Sure! Thank you. It is fun to eat outside.

蒂娜：好啊！谢谢你。在户外吃东西真有意思。

Susie: Yes. I like sitting on a blanket¹ on the ground.

苏西：是啊。我喜欢铺着野餐垫，坐在地上。

Tina: And it's so quiet. Wait, what was that sound?

蒂娜：而且这里又很安静。等一下，那是什么声音？

Susie: I heard it, too. Something is in the grass behind you.

苏西：我也听到了，在你后面的草丛里有东西。

Tina: It's... a snake! A rattlesnake! Run!

蒂娜：是...一条蛇！一条响尾蛇！快跑啊！

Susie: I'm right behind you!

苏西：我紧跟在你后面呀！

Conversation B

对话B

James: Did you hear about Tina and Susie's picnic?

詹姆斯：你有听说蒂娜和苏西野餐的事情吗？

Taylor: Yes! They were having a good time until they saw the snake!

泰勒：听说了。她们本来很开心，结果后来却看到了一条蛇！

James: I'm not afraid of snakes, but I try to avoid² them.

詹姆斯：我不怕蛇，但我会尽量避开它们。

Taylor: Me, too. And when I have a picnic, I also like to avoid bugs³.

泰勒：我也是。我野餐的时候也喜欢避开虫子。

James: That's difficult when you're eating outside.

詹姆斯：在户外吃东西要避开虫子可困难了。

Taylor: I know! Ants always find me and my food!

泰勒：是啊！蚂蚁总是会找上我和我的食物！

1 blanket   

n.毛毯，覆盖物；排字版；vt.用毯子裹，扑灭，挡风， 覆盖，使包含；adj.包含所有的，适用于所有情形的

参考例句：

• A blanket keeps us warm because it is woollen and thick.毯子给我们保暖，因为它用羊毛制成而且很厚。
• He covered the child up with a blanket.他用一条毯子把孩子盖严。

2 avoid   

v.避免；vt.避免，逃避

参考例句：

• You can avoid all kinds of trouble by letting well alone.随遇而安就能避免种种麻烦。
• I wanted to avoid a meeting with her.我想避免与她会面。

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》