新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第138课:观光旅游

 　　Lesson 123 Tourism

　　第123课 旅游

　　A:So, where are we now?

　　A：我们这是到了哪儿？

　　B:We're at the Cordova Street. It's a good place to get a bird's eye view of Vancouver. On a clear day like today, Mt. Baker¹ in Washington State is visible.

　　B：我们现在是在科多瓦大街上。从这里可以很好地鸟瞰温哥华。像今天这样好的天气，华盛顿州的贝克山都清晰可见。

　　A:Can I get a higher place to overlook Mt. Baker?

　　A：我想找个高点儿的地方看看。

　　B:Over there is a lookout² tower, but you have to buy a ticket.

　　B：那边有个瞭望塔，不过你得买票。

　　A:OK. I won't go. Let's go somewhere else.

　　A：算了吧，去别处吧。

　　B:Now let's go through the museum district and then up Robson Street. When we return we'll take another way to the harbor.

　　B：我们下面要穿过博物馆区沿罗伯逊街走一圈，回来的路上去港口。

　　A:Where are the museums?

　　A：博物馆在哪里？

　　B:The Vancouver Art Gallery and the Canadian Crafts Musajm are at the junction³ between downtown and the Pacific Center shopping mall.

　　B：温哥华艺术馆和加拿大工艺博物馆就在商业区和太平洋购物中心之间。

　　A:Okay, let's go.

　　A：好，走吧。

　　(Bob just came back from San Francisco, and now Susan is asking Bob about his trip.)

　　(鲍勃刚从旧金山回来，现在他的朋友苏珊正在问他有关旧金山的情况。）

　　A:Bob! How was your trip? I'm dying to hear all about it.

　　A：鲍勃，你的旅行如何？我非常想听一听你这次旅行的情况。

　　B:It was wonderful, Susan. I really loved it.

　　B：旅行好极了。苏珊，这次旅行非常愉快。

　　A:So, what did you think of San Francisco?

　　A：说说看，你觉得旧金山怎么样？

　　B:Beautiful. Have you ever been there?

　　B：很漂亮。你去过那里吗？

　　A:No,I haven't. So tell me about it.

　　A：没有，所以给我讲讲吧。

　　B:Hmmm. It is really a beautiful city. Mostly because it's so different, I think. Everywhere you look there are hilly streets, beautiful old Victorian homes and buildings, the bay,and of course the Golden Gate Bridge.

　　B：恩。城市真是很漂亮。我想主要是因为它很独特。不论到了哪里，到处是参差错落的街道，漂亮的维多利亚时代的旧屋旧楼。还有那海湾，当然还有金门大桥。

　　A:Oh,How lovely! How I wish I could go there someday!

　　A：哦，多好啊！真希望有一天我也能到那儿！

　　B:And its traffic system is convenient and restaurants are good and with great variety.

　　B：另外，那儿的交通也很方便，餐馆很好而且有各种风味。

　　A:How was your hotel?

　　A：你住的酒店怎么样？

　　B:It was small and very old but very clean, besides, the rates were quite reasonable.

　　B：不大，很旧但很干净，而且价格公道。

　　A:Sounds terrific. San Francisco,here I come.

　　A：听起来很不错。旧金山，我也要去了。

1 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

2 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

3 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。