英文原版对话1000个:1010 Mongolian Vacation

 　　Todd: So Heidi, I was talking with my friend and he actually lives in Mongolia now and he says it’s a great place. He recommended that I go there. So if I go to Mongolia, what season is the best season to go?

 

　　Heidi: Fall.

 

　　Todd: In the fall?

 

　　Heidi: Yes, because in the fall we have a celebration called Naadam and that’s the best time to go. And you get to see horse racing¹ and archery and wrestling and so many tourist come to Mongolia at that time.

 

　　Todd: Okay, now in your city, what is one food I should definitely² try?

 

　　Heidi: Well I would say khuushuur.

 

　　Todd: Wow. khuushuur?

 

　　Heidi: Yes. Everyone loves it. And for me, I love it too. It looks like dumpling but fried³ and it’s more bigger and inside is meat.

 

　　Todd: So it’s like a dumpling and inside it’s meat.

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: So outside, the dumpling part, it is like bread or is it like...

 

　　Heidi: It’s a flour, yeah.

 

　　Todd: Like a flour-based...

 

　　Heidi: Yes

 

　　Todd: Okay, now Mongolia is quite famous for meat, correct? So, what is probably the most popular meat?

 

　　Heidi: Beef.

 

　　Todd: Beef?

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: So not chicken, not fish...?

 

　　Heidi: We don’t really eat chicken and we don’t eat fish. Well, we have a river fish. It’s like really delicious but then we don’t have sea so seafood⁴ is not popular at all.

 

　　Todd: So people mainly eat beef.

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: So when I’m there in your country, what place should I go to. Like, what should I see?

 

　　Heidi: Probably, [it’s] better to go to the countryside because if you go to Ulan Bator it’s just the same as other cities -- other cities around the world. But the countryside is a whole different world. And the countryside is where you can see the Mongolian tent and horses, like, Nomadic⁵ places like where people live in the outside. That’s the best place for foreigners to go.

 

　　Todd: Is there anything I should buy? Like, what would be a good souvenir or gift from your country?

 

　　Heidi: Well, in the department stores they have sections for Mongolian traditional gifts and stuff⁶ so probably you can get the tent -- a small tent.

 

　　Todd: A little tent?

 

　　Heidi: Yeah, and then if you open the door you can actually see all the furniture is inside it. So it’s kind of interesting.

 

　　Todd: Wow, like a little doll house?

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: Okay, wow, it sounds good. I hope to go.

1 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。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

4 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

5 nomadic   

adj.流浪的；游牧的

参考例句：

• This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
• The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。

6 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。