英文原版对话1000个:1211 Hiking in Africa

 　　Jana: Peter, you're from South Africa, right?

 

　　Peter: That's right, yeah.

 

　　Jana: I heard there's a lot of beautiful mountains that are famous for hikes¹. Is that true?

 

　　Peter: That's true, yeah. Actually, I've been hiking² since I was in elementary school really because there's so much, there are so many hikes to go on. The area that I grew up is actually quite close to the Drakensberg which is a famous mountain range in South Africa and it runs almost the whole length of the country and there are so many hikes, camping spots, places that you could go to and the hikes that you can go on for like a day, or two days, a week, ten days, a month if you want to. Really so much so I used to go most, I guess most holidays, or twice or three times a year even go hiking.

 

　　Jana: That sounds great. Is it safe? Are there any dangerous animals like snakes?

 

　　Peter: I guess, hmm I guess I'd have to say yes to that but in all my years of hiking, I have, I have seen many snakes but I've never been bitten or even felt in danger. Like once or twice maybe but South Africa is like also famous for its many poisonous snakes and there are quite a few things that you'd rather avoid but I guess, especially in the Drakensberg, the altitude³ for the mountains it's quite high so not many dangerous animals live at high altitude if I can put it that way. So it's really, it's really kind of, yeah, it's not dangerous I would say. Like obviously⁴ you have to take care and, you know, go during times of the year that is less, that you are less likely to get caught in a snowstorm⁵ or get snowed in or freeze to death or something but I think if you take adequate⁶ preparation there shouldn't be any problem and it's really gorgeously⁷ beautiful.

 

　　Jana: It sounds really nice. Is it easy to get to? Do you need a car to get around?

 

　　Peter: Yes. Mostly you should, you should, you need a car and in some places you'd even need a...

 

　　Jana: Helicopter⁸?

 

　　Peter: No. I guess you could go with a helicopter but like if you have something like a Land Rover or a Land Cruiser or a four by four vehicle⁹ of some kind then you could get even into more beautiful places and more far away distant places that I would recommend¹⁰ even more. There are really so many places you can go to.

 

　　Jana: It sounds really great. I'll ask you again. Hopefully one day I will get a chance to visit South Africa.

 

　　Peter: Yes, you should, you should go I say. Do you like hiking?

 

　　Jana: I do but I hardly ever go, you know, as you get so busy with your daily life and I like the idea of hiking but I hardly ever go, do any sort of outdoor activity but yeah I guess it's a good thing to do during holidays.

 

　　Peter: Hmm.

 

　　Jana: Yeah, when I was a kid we often went to the mountains with my parents so we would go for walks, short hikes, that kind of thing.

 

　　Peter: OK.

 

　　Jana: But yeah then one just gets a bit busy with the daily life so I kind of forgot.

 

　　Peter: Yeah, life really has a way to get away with one, it really goes fast.

1 hikes   

v.徒步旅行( hike的第三人称单数 )；提高（价格等）

参考例句：

• Her tight skirt hikes up when she sits down. 每当她坐下的时候，她的紧身裙就向上移。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Banners, processions, slogans, games, community hikes all that stuff. 旗帜，游行，口号，竞赛，集体野游——全是这些鬼东西。 来自英汉文学

2 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

3 altitude   

n.海拔高度；高处

参考例句：

• The plane flew at an altitude of 20,000 feet.这架飞机在两万英尺的高空飞行。
• What is the altitude of the top of the mountain?这座山的顶峰海拔是多少？

4 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

5 snowstorm   

n.雪暴，暴风雪

参考例句：

• After several weeks of travel,snowstorm hit us first.我们旅行了几个星期，初次碰上了暴风雪。
• A severe snowstorm blocked up railroads.一场暴风雪使铁路中断。

6 adequate   

adj.充足的，足够的；适当的，胜任的

参考例句：

• Though a bit too old,he is still adequate to the work.虽然他年纪大了点，却仍能胜任这项工作。
• I hope you will prove adequate to the job.我希望你证明能胜位这项工作。

7 gorgeously   

adv.华美地，辉煌地

参考例句：

• The princess was gorgeously dressed. 公主穿得漂亮极了。 来自互联网
• The girl is gorgeously dressed. 这个女孩打扮得花枝招展。 来自互联网

8 helicopter   

n.直升飞机；vt.用直升飞机载送；vi.乘直升飞机

参考例句：

• The helicopter flying at a height of 5,000 meters.这架直升机正在五千米的高空飞行。
• The pilot landed the helicopter in a rice field.飞行员将直升飞机降落在一片稻田里。

9 vehicle   

n.车辆，交通工具，运载工具；媒介，表现手段

参考例句：

• Air is the vehicle of sound.空气是声音传播的媒介。
• The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel.这家电厂用废弃轮胎作燃料。

10 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。