大家说英语 第582期:暑假时间到(1)

Conversation¹ A

对话A

Rob²: Susie, tomorrow is the last day of school. Did³ you know that?

罗布：苏西，明天是这学期的最后一天了。你知道吗？

Susie: Really? All the kids⁴ must be very excited⁵.

苏西：真的吗？所有的孩子一定都非常兴奋。

Rob: Of course⁶. I always liked summer vacation⁷.

罗布：当然了。我以前很喜欢放暑假。

Susie: Me, too. We didn't have school for three months.

苏西：我也是。我们那时候可以放三个月的假。

Rob: I slept in and then played all day.

罗布：我都会睡懒觉，然后玩儿一整天。

Susie: Yeah. It's too bad we don't get three months of summer vacation now.

苏西：是啊。可惜我们现在已轻没有可以放三个月的暑假了。

Rob: I know.

罗布：没错。

Conversation B

对话B

Susie: Well, we will have to make the most of our short vacations⁸.

苏西：嗯，我们必须充分利用我们的短暂假期。

Rob: That's right. Do you have any vacation plans⁹?

罗布：的确，你有什么度假计划吗？

Susie: I want to go abroad¹⁰ this summer.

苏西：我今年夏天要出国。

Rob: That's great! Where do you want to go?

罗布：真棒！你想要去哪里？

Susie: I want to fly to London. Then I'll go by train to Paris.

苏西：我想飞去伦敦。然后再搭火车到巴黎。

Rob: Will you go alone¹¹?

罗布：你会自己一个人去吗？

Susie: No, my friend will go with me.

苏西：不会，我的朋友会陪我一起去。

1 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 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？

4 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

5 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

6 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

7 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

8 vacations   

n.假期( vacation的名词复数 )；（法庭的）休庭期

参考例句：

• No vacations for the duration. 战争期间概无假期。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three vacations occur in the course of the year,viz,two weeks at Christmas,ten days at Easter and the usual two months in summer. 一年中有三个假期，即圣诞节两周，复活节十天以及通常的两个月暑假。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 plans   

n.计划( plan的名词复数 )；打算；平面图；示意图v.计划，打算，设计( plan的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
• There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟订增税方案。

10 abroad   

adj.在国外，海外(一般作表语)；adv.到国外，在国外

参考例句：

• I just got back from abroad.我刚从国外回来。
• He goes abroad every year.他每年都到国外去。

11 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。