生活英语情景口语:Short Weekend Trop 短途周末游

Elizabeth: how are you doing, Christopher?
Christopher: to be honest, I'm reallt fed up with work at the monent. I need a break!
E: are you doing anything this weekend?
C: I have to work on Saturday all day! I really hate my job!
E: are you available¹ on Sunday?
C: yes, that's my only day off until Thursday.
E: ok, well, my friends and I are planning on going to the beach on Sunday. We tend² to leave around noon whenever we go anywhere, so you could still sleep in. Do you want to come with us?
C: that'd be fantastic! Which beach are you going to?
E: it's a quiet beach just about an hour outside of the city.
C: what should I bring with me?
E: we've got plenty of inflatables, but if you want to sit on a chair, you'll have to bring your own sunlounger.
C: I can just use my beach towel. I love lazing around in the sun.
E: do you like surfing?
C: I've actually never tired. Do you have a surfboard?
E: we've got a few. I can teach you how to surf on Sunday. It'll be fun!
C: I can't wait! It sounds like we're going to have a great time. How much money should I bring?
E: you'll just need roughly³ $10 for food and gas money. My friend is driving, so we usually all chip⁴ in a few dollars for gas money.
C: ok, where and when should I meet you?
E: we'll pick you up at your place at noon. Be there or be square!
克里斯多夫,你最近过得怎么样?
老实说,我现在上班上得 有点不耐烦了.我需要放个假!
你周末打算干嘛?
我周六一整天都得上班!我讨厌我的工作!
那你周日有空吗?
有空,下周四之前我只有这一天休息时间.
好的.我和我的几个朋友打算周日去海边玩.不管去哪儿我们都会在中午左右出发,你可以睡个懒觉.你想跟我们一起去吗?
那可实在是太好了!你们打算去哪个海滩?
出城之后一小时的路程,一个非常安静的海滩.
我需要带什么东西呢?
我们带来很多充气玩具,如果你想坐椅子的话,你就给自己带一把沙滩椅.
我可以用我的沙滩浴巾.我喜欢懒洋洋地晒太阳.
你喜欢冲浪吗?
我真的没试过,你有冲浪板吗?
我们有几个.星期日我可以教你冲浪.真的很好玩!
我都要等不及了!听上去我们会玩的很开心.我应该带多少钱?
吃的加上汽油费,你需要带10美元左右.我的一个朋友开车,所以我们一般都均摊几美元的汽油费.
好的.咱们什么时间在什么地方见面?
星期日中午我们去你家接你.不见不散!
Beach:海滩

Beach towel:海滩浴巾

Sunbathe⁵:日光浴

Sun-lounger:沙滩椅

Sleep in: to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning 迟起;睡过头;睡懒觉

Laze around:闲逛打发时间

Chip in: 捐助,出钱
Let's all chip in for a birthday present for Mary.
我们大家出钱买生日礼物送给玛丽.
The company chipped⁶ in with a million yuan contribution⁷.
这家公司捐助一百万元.

1 available   

adj.可用到的，可利用的，有用的，有空的，接受探访的

参考例句：

• My bicycle is not available,and it is being repaired.我的自行车现在不能用，因为正在修理。
• This book is not easily available.这本书可不好买。

2 tend   

vt.照管，照料；vi. 服侍，招待；注意，留心；走向，趋向；倾向；有助于

参考例句：

• We should tend on customers warmly.我们应该热情招待顾客。
• I tend to prefer have a holiday at seaside.我往往更喜欢在海滨度假。

3 roughly   

adv.概略地，粗糙地，粗鲁地

参考例句：

• If you treat your coat so roughly,it will be worn out soon.你如果这么糟蹋你的外套，它很快就不能穿了。
• The island is roughly circular in shape.这个岛屿大致是圆形的。

4 chip   

n.食物等的薄片；晶片，薄片，碎片；vt.削，切，削成碎片，使摔倒，凿；vi. 碎裂

参考例句：

• There's a chip in this cup.这个杯子里有一个碎片。
• The chip is the most valuable part in the computer.芯片是计算机中最贵重的部分。

5 sunbathe   

n.日光浴

参考例句：

• She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

6 chipped   

adj.有缺口的，用碎片组成的

参考例句：

• a chipped enamel bowl 脱落搪瓷的碗
• I chipped the enamel on my front tooth when I fell over. 我跌倒时门牙的珐琅质碰碎了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 contribution   

n.捐献；捐款，捐资

参考例句：

• We made a contribution to the disaster area.我们捐助灾区。
• We should make a contribution to keeping our school clean and tidy.我们应当为保护校园整洁、卫生做贡献。