社交英语对话-Making Plans for the Weekend(1)

A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: I am not sure. What are you doing?
A: I was thinking¹ of maybe taking a drive to the beach.
B: That sounds like a great idea!
A: Would you be interested in joining me?
B: Sure, I would love to go with you. When would you be leaving?
A: I thought that we could leave around 8:00 on Saturday morning.
B: That would give us plenty of time to explore². Did you know that there is a music festival on the beach in Santa Barbara?
A: That was part of my plan.
B: Well then, I'll see you on Saturday. Thanks for asking me to go with you.
 

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 explore   

vt.勘探，探测；探究，探索

参考例句：

• We've come to this country,let's explore!我们已经来到这个国家，让我们好好探访一番吧！
• The began to explore the desert areas.他们开始探测沙漠地区。