英文原版对话1000个:755 Snow Shoes

Jeff: So, you do winter sports?

Tim: Ah, yeah, really, I just do snow shoeing and cross-county skiing.

Jeff: Snow shoeing!

Tim: Yeah.

Jeff: That sounds interesting. What snow shoe? Is that like a boot?

Tim: Well, it's kind of hard to explain but it's kind of like a big - I don't know how you would say it - kind of like a big paddle that you strap¹ on to your boot. You have a regular boots, your good boots and then you put a big flat kind of round thing on the bottom of your shoe.

Jeff: What's it made of?

Tim: Well, it is made out of kind of a webbing. It's made out of a webbing and basically² it spreads out your weight so that you can walk on snow, cause if you don't have them and you just have your regular boots you're gonna fall into the snow, so it distributes your weight out onto the snow.

Jeff: So are they heavy?

Tim: They can be, but like a long time ago they used to have huge ones that were made out of like skins and stuff³ like that from seals but now they're pretty light. They're made out of metals and good materials so they are pretty light now.

Jeff: Are they expensive?

Tim: They can be, but not too bad and you can rent them probably almost anywhere.

Jeff: And how deep is the snow when you're walking with snow shoes? How deep is the snow?

Tim: Well, it depends on how much it snowed really. You know it can be really really deep: something that is going to cover up a car, or it can be barely⁴ deep at all. Like I've taken snow shoes out on my pack - I was hiking Yosemite and we hiked up and there wasn't any snow at first as we got, there was more and more and then it got to the point where we were sinking in the snow and it was time to put on the snow shoes.

Jeff: So, they're not heavy. Do you legs get very tired when you are walking in snow shoes?

Tim: Not too bad really unless sometimes the snow isn't really dry. It's really wet snow and sometimes it will kind of clump⁵ on the snow shoes and then the snow will make it really, really heavy, so you got to knock them off and that can get really heavy and your legs can get tired.

Jeff: And how do you put them on? How do you attach them to you boots or?

Tim: Well, you just lay them down and they're some straps⁶ on them and you just put the straps on pull them tight. It's a lot like snowboarding really except you don't have click on boots. They're some straps you just pull on.

Jeff: Cool. It sounds pretty cool.

Tim: Yeah, it is not bad.

 

1 strap   

n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎

参考例句：

• She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
• The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

2 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

3 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。

4 barely   

adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。

5 clump   

n.树丛，草丛；vi.用沉重的脚步行走

参考例句：

• A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
• It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。

6 straps   

n.带子( strap的名词复数 )；挎带；肩带；背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 )；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
• The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。