【听英文对话做选择】日式沐浴

原文：

Nate: Hey Phil: Have you ever been to a Japanese public bath? I hear it's quite an experience.

 

Phil: Yes, and what an experience.

 

Nate: What do you mean?

 

Phil: Well, it's nothing like visiting a swimming pool in the States.

 

Nate: Well, what do you do when you go to a public bath?

 

Phil: First, you take off your shoes before you enter.

 

Nate: Okay.

 

Phil: Then, you pay an entrance fee to the man or woman at the front counter. [Um-huh]. Next, you get undressed in the dressing¹ room. And I was very surprised . . . and a little embarrassed to see that the woman who took my money was sitting on a platform where she had a clear view of the men's side of the dressing room. [Really?] This allows the workers to keep an eye on the patrons²' belongings³ while they are in the bath.

 

Nate: Wow. And do you wear a bathing suit or something?

 

Phil: Oh no! You don't wear anything. Then you go into the main bathing area and wash your body while sitting on a small stool⁴ about 40 centimeters high.

 

Nate: On a stool!?

 

Phil: Yeah. It was really hard getting used to bathing in that position. Sometimes, even, people wash each other's backs.

 

Nate: Oh really. So, what do you do after that?

 

Phil: Well, after you've rinsed⁵ off all the soap, they usually have two or three large baths where you can soak⁶ for a while.

 

Nate: Do you actually share the bath with other people?

 

Phil: Yeah. Traditionally, the bath played an important role in the community. It gave neighbors an opportunity to socialize while bathing.

 

Nate: Huh. Interesting.

 

Phil: When you're all done bathing, people relax in the dressing room by watching TV, drinking tea or juice, or talking to friends. It's quite an experience.

 

1. What is the first thing you do when visiting a Japanese public bath?

A. pay the entrance fee

B. take off your shoes

C. put your clothes in a locker⁷

2. What surprised Phil when he went to the bath?

A. The entrance fee was expensive.

B. People sit down when they bathe.

C. The attendant⁸ could see him undressing.

 

3. What do you wear when bathing?

A. a swimming suit

B. shorts

C. nothing

 

4. Traditionally, the bath was a place where people could:

A. socialize with their neighbors.

B. make informal business deals.

C. find marriage partners for their children.

 

5. What do people sometimes do after their bath?

A. watch videos

B. drink something, like tea

C. play Japanese chess with friends

 

正确答案：

1. take off your shoes

2. The attendant could see him undressing.

3. nothing

4. socialize with their neighbors.

5. drink something, like tea

 

1 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

2 patrons   

赞助人( patron的名词复数 )； 资助人； 老主顾； 名义赞助人（支持慈善组织等的名人，名字常用于有关的广告宣传中）

参考例句：

• "Of course. Every hotel depends upon the repute of its patrons. “当然啦，每家旅馆都要依靠其主顾的名声。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Patrons are requested to leave their bags in the cloakroom. 顾客请将手提包留在衣帽间。

3 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 stool   

n.凳子；粪便；根株；v.长出新枝，排便

参考例句：

• The stool is steady enough.这个凳子很稳。
• The boy was straining at stool.那个男孩在用力大便。

5 rinsed   

v.漂洗( rinse的过去式和过去分词 )；冲洗；用清水漂洗掉（肥皂泡等）；（用清水）冲掉

参考例句：

• She rinsed out the sea water from her swimming-costume. 她把游泳衣里的海水冲洗掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The clothes have been rinsed three times. 衣服已经洗了三和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 soak   

n.浸，湿透，喝醉；vt.使…湿透，浸泡在液体中，浸洗，吸入，使某人喝醉，向某人敲竹杠；vi.浸入液体，渗透，感化（某人），无节制地喝酒

参考例句：

• Let the clothes soak for a few hours in soapy water.让衣服在肥皂水中泡几小时。
• The oil will soak into the wood.油会渗进木头里。

7 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

8 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。