大家说英语 第509期:欢度春节(2)（在线收听）

Conversation A

对话A

Rob: This year is the Chinese Year of the Rooster.

罗布：今年是中国的鸡年。

Taylor: And 2016 was the Year of the Monkey.

泰勒：2016年是猴年。

Rob: That's right. Do you know your Chinese animal?

罗布：没错。你知道你的生肖吗？

Taylor: I do! I was born in the Year of the Rabbit. What about you, Rob?

泰勒：我知道！我是属兔的。你呢，鲍勃？

Rob: I was born in 1977. That was the Year of the Snake.

罗布：我出生于1977年。那年是蛇年。

Taylor: Well, happy Chinese New Year, Rob!

泰勒：嗯，罗布，春节快乐！

Conversation B

对话B

Linda: Alex, did you celebrate Lantern Festival in Taiwan?

琳达：阿莱克斯，你在台湾过元宵节吗？

Alex: Yes, I did. Some years my family went to Pingxi and watched thousands of lanterns rise into the sky.

阿莱克斯：是啊。有几年我们全家一起去平溪，看数以千计的天灯飞上天。

Linda: That's a yearly event. I'd like to see it. It sounds amazing.

琳达：这是一年一度的活动。我想去看看。听起来很棒。

Alex: It's beautiful, but I worry about the environment.

阿莱克斯：非常美，但是我很担心环境。

Linda: True because all those lanterns come back down to earth and become litter.

琳达：没错，因为那些灯会回到地面，变成垃圾。