【大家说英语】 第394期:驾车旅行(1)

 　　Welcome back! 欢迎回来！

　　Thanks, Linda. 谢谢，琳达。

　　How was¹ your road trip? 你们这趟驾车旅行怎么样？

　　It was great. 太棒了。

　　How far did² you drive? 你们开了有多远？

　　About 1,000 miles³. My friend and I drove⁴ from San Diego to Portland. 大约1000英里。我的朋友和我从圣地亚哥开到了波特兰。

　　I love San Diego. It's a beautiful city! 我喜爱圣地亚哥。那是一个美丽的城市！

　　Yes. The drive along⁵ the ocean⁶ was so beautiful. 是的。沿着海边驾驶的景色也非常美丽。

　　Now I want to go on a road trip. 我现在都想来一场驾车旅行了。

　　Hi, Linda. Why are you looking at a map? 嗨，琳达。你盯着地图干什么？

　　Hi, Taylor. I'm planning⁷ a road trip! 嗨，泰勒。我在计划一场驾车旅行！

　　Really? Where are you going⁸? 真的吗？你要去哪里？

　　I want to visit Nashville. 我想去纳什维尔。

　　Nashville is famous⁹ for its country music! I love country music! 纳什维尔以它的乡村音乐而出名。我喜爱乡村音乐！

　　Do you want to come with me? 你想和我一起去吗？

　　Sure! 当然！

　　Road trips are always more fun with friends. 和朋友一起的驾车旅行总是更有意思的。

　　We're here! We're in Nashville! 我们到了！我们在纳什维尔了！

　　Yes! And we didn't have any trouble¹⁰. We didn't run out of gas¹¹. 是的！我们没遇到任何问题。汽车的油也没用光。

　　What should we do now? 我们现在应该做什么呢？

　　Let's go see the Grand¹² Ole Opry. But we have to get tickets. 我们去看看大奥普里吧。但是我们得要买票。

　　Good idea. But can we eat lunch first? 好主意。不过我们能不能先吃午饭呢？

　　Sure! Let's have barbecue¹³. It's famous here. 当然！我们吃烤肉吧！烤肉在这里很出名的。

　　Great! Let's go! 太棒了！我们走吧！

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

4 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

5 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

6 ocean   

n.洋，海洋；许多，大量

参考例句：

• Who lives in the ocean?谁生活在大海里？
• I have an ocean of things to do.我有许多事情要做。

7 planning   

n.规划，设计，策划

参考例句：

• A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications. 有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
• the local family planning clinic 当地的计划生育诊所

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

10 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

11 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

12 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

13 barbecue   

n.（户外的）烤肉，尤指户外；vt.烤肉，烧烤

参考例句：

• The barbecue starts at around six.烧烤晚会大约六点钟开始。
• Can you make the best barbecue sauce in America?你作出最好的烧烤酱油在美国？