出国：俺要“大话西游”

十五法、休闲：今天，你有否“雕刻时光”

　　周奔驰：你平时喜欢做什么运动？

　　What do you do in your spare time?

　　黄小蓉：我喜欢打高尔夫，开玩笑，打打羽毛球而已。

　　I like to play gulf¹, crack jokes or play badminton.

　　周奔驰：我只喜欢像懒猫一样睡懒觉。

　　I just like to sleep like a lazy cat.

　　黄小蓉：那可是个坏习惯。

　　That’s a bad habit.

　　周奔驰：不过我时常去一个很好的休闲地方。

　　But I often go to a place of leisure.

　　黄小蓉：是吗？

　　Really?

　　周奔驰：我非常喜欢到著名的“雕刻时光”咖啡屋，可以一个人在下午的阳光中发呆，

　　很好的咖啡、图书、音乐和阳光。

　　I very much like to go to Carving² Time caféand doze³ in the afternoon sunshine. The coffee, books, music and sunshine are just beautiful there.

　　黄小蓉：听起来很棒！

　　Sounds great.

　　周奔驰：以后我可以带你一起去座座。

　　I may take you there some day.

　　十六法、出国：俺要“大话西游”

　　周奔驰：你有出国的想法吗？

　　Fancy going abroad?

　　黄小蓉：是的，我已经考过了托福。

　　Yes. I’ve passed the TOEFL test.

　　周奔驰：祝贺你！你最想去的是哪个国家？

　　Congratulations. Which country do you like to go best?

　　黄小蓉：法国，一个浪漫的国度。

　　France. A romantic nation.

　　周奔驰：等我的英语学好了，我也想出国看看。

　　When I learnt my English well, I also like to go abroad.

　　黄小蓉：世上无难事，只要有心人。

　　Nothing is really difficult in the world as long as you work hard.

　　周奔驰：我的梦想是象“大话西游”中的孙悟空一样，借出差的机会到世界各国转一圈。

　　My dream is to travel all around the world while on a business trip just like Sun Wukong in the West Odyssey⁴.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

3 doze   

v.打瞌睡；n.打盹，假寐

参考例句：

• He likes to have a doze after lunch.他喜欢午饭后打个盹。
• While the adults doze,the young play.大人们在打瞌睡，而孩子们在玩耍。

4 odyssey   

n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险

参考例句：

• The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
• His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。