纯正地道美语 第48期(外教讲解):Carnival in Rio

Intermediate¹ - Carnival² in Rio! (C0048)
A: I can’t believe we’re here! Carnival in Rio! Seriously,this is like a once in a lifetime opportunity!Can you believe it? We’re here at the biggest
party in the world!
B: I know! We’re so lucky that we found tickets for the Sambadrome! Good thing we found that ticket scalper.
A: Look! It’s starting! Wow, this is amazing! Look at how many dancers there are. Oh my gosh! The costumes are so colorful! This is so cool!
B: It says here that the school that is dancing now is one of the oldest and most prestigious³ samba schools in Rio.
A: No kidding! Look at them, they’re amazing! Look at that girl on the top of that float! She must be the carnival queen! Move over there so I can get a picture of you!
B: Ok. Hurry up take the picture!
C: join us! come and dance!
B: Oh really.... no I can’t. No really, I don’t know how
to dance! Honey I’ll see you later!
A: Patrick! Don’t just leave me here!

1 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

2 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

3 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。