英语PK台 第377期:冬天太美,陪我去滑雪吧!

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Mark: Woo hoo! I heard it's gonna snow today. I'm so excited!

　　马克：哎呀呀！听说今天会下雪。我太激动了！

　　Jingjing: Yeah, me too! Look outside! It's starting to flurry already.

　　京晶：是啊，我也是！嘿，看外面！已经开始飘雪花啦。

　　Mark: You're right! Okay, so what do you feel like doing first?

　　马克：真的耶！那么，你想先做什么？

　　Jingjing: I wanna run outside and make a snow angel!

　　京晶：我想跑出去做雪天使！

　　Mark: That's boring! I think we should have a snow ball fight! Come on! It'll be fun.

　　马克：太没创意了吧！我觉得我们应该打雪仗！来吧！这会很有趣的。

　　Jingjing: The snow's not thick enough for a snow ball fight. We'll have to wait a few hours.

　　京晶：但是积雪还不够厚。我们还得等几个小时。

　　Mark: Okay. I tell you what, you go make a snow angel, and I'll make us some hot chocolate for us. It'll be ready when you come back inside.

　　马克：好吧，那这样吧，你去做雪天使，我来给我们准备一些热巧克力。等你回来的时候就可以喝了。

　　Jingjing: Deal!

　　京晶：成交！

　　习语短语

　　flurry=非常小的雪（就像在谈到雨时说的“毛毛细雨”）

　　What do you feel like doing?=你想要做什么？这里feel like指“喜欢”。

　　make a snow angel=做一个雪天使 （躺在雪地上，然后将你的手臂和腿内外滑动。当你站起来时，就会看到留下了一个类似于天使的印记）

　　snow ball fight=打雪仗

　　Dialogue 2

　　A few hours later, Jingjing and Mark are still having fun on this snowy day.

　　几个小时后，京晶和马克仍在享受下雪天的乐趣。

　　Mark: Holy cow! The snow is really coming down hard now!

　　马克：哇塞！雪现在真的下大了！

　　Jingjing: I know! Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

　　京晶：是呀！你现在跟我想的一样么？

　　Mark: Yeah! Let's order a pizza! I'm starving!

　　马克：是啊！我们订个比萨吧！我快饿死了！

　　Jingjing: That's not what I was thinking actually…

　　京晶：其实这不是我在想的……

　　Mark: Oh?

　　马克：哦？

　　Jingjing: I was gonna see if you were up for going sledding?

　　京晶：我是在想，你想不想去滑雪橇？

　　Mark: I'd love to, but last year my sled broke. Hey, how about we just rent a toboggan instead?

　　马克：我很想去，但去年我的雪橇坏了。嘿，我们去租个雪橇怎么样？

　　Jingjing: Rent a toboggan? Are you paying?

　　京晶：租雪橇？你付钱啊？

　　Mark: How about we go half and half?

　　马克：我们一人一半怎么样？

　　Jingjing: Fine, let's go!

　　京晶：好的，我们走吧！

　　习语短语

　　Holy cow!=由于兴奋或惊异说出的话，类似“哇塞”！

　　up for (something)=打算

　　go sledding=滑雪橇

　　toboggan=雪橇，长型平底轻质雪橇（通常由薄板制成，一端向上弯曲，两侧有扶手）

　　go half and half=分摊支付

　　Dialogue 3

　　Jingjing and Mark have just reached the top of a big, snow-covered hill.

　　京晶和马克来到了大雪覆盖的山顶。

　　Jingjing: Wow, this is a great spot!

　　京晶：哟，这个地方不错！

　　Mark: Yeah, it is. I' ve already forgotten our tiring trudge¹ up this snowy hill.

　　马克：是啊，真美。我都忘了一路跋涉上一座雪山多么令人疲惫。

　　Jingjing: You're telling me. I'm the one who dragged the toboggan most of the way.

　　京晶：可不是吗？我可是一路上负责把雪橇拖上来的那个人。

　　Mark: And you're the one who said it was wonky for two people to tug².

　　马克：你也是那个说两个人拖雪橇会摇摇晃晃拿不稳的那个人。

　　Jingjing: Oh, so it's my fault, is it?

　　京晶：哦，那是我的错咯？嗯？

　　Mark: Hey, take a chill³ pill. How about you ride in front. I'll use my extra energy to give us a running start and a good push.

　　马克：别生气，那你坐前面怎么样？我来用剩余的力气推一把我们的雪橇让它跑起来吧。

　　Jingjing: That'd even things out between us. Let's get a move on.

　　京晶：这还差不多，那我们就扯平了。开始吧！

　　Mark: Ok, are you all set? Don't dig your heels into the snow. Keep them on the sled for steering⁴.

　　马克：好的，你准备好了吗？别让鞋踩到雪地了，让它们都踩在雪橇上，方便驾驶。

　　Jingjing: This isn't that kind of toboggan. But I'll keep my arms and legs in the vehicle at all times.

　　京晶：这不是那种雪橇啦，不过我也会随时随地保持手脚不离雪橇。

　　Mark: Let's see how fast this thing can go. Hold on tight!

　　马克：让我们看看这玩意能跑多快，扶好了！

　　习语短语

　　Snow-covered=白雪覆盖的

　　trudge up a hill=跋涉上山

　　You're telling me=还用你说，完全同意

　　wonky=摇晃的，不稳的

　　Tug=拉、拽、扯

　　take a chill pill=冷静下来

　　That'd even things out between us=我们扯平了

　　Steering=掌舵

1 trudge   

v.步履艰难地走；n.跋涉，费力艰难的步行

参考例句：

• It was a hard trudge up the hill.这趟上山是一次艰难的跋涉。
• The trudge through the forest will be tiresome.长途跋涉穿越森林会令人疲惫不堪。

2 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

3 chill   

vt.使变冷，使冷却，使沮丧；n.寒冷，风寒

参考例句：

• With the chill factor,it's nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。
• The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.这坏消息使全家人感到沮丧。

4 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。