情景会话口袋书人际篇293:划船(3)（打印版）

　　9. Could we take a boat trip on the West Lake?

　　我们可以在西湖上划船吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Would you allow us to row on the West Lake?

　　Is it permitted to row a boat in West Lake?

　　应用解析：

　　a round trip 来回票；往返旅行；

　　catch sb. tripping 挑某人……的错处；

　　ego trip 对个人利益的追逐；

　　trip off 跳开

　　10. If it were to rain tomorrow, we will not go out for boating.

　　如果明天下雨，我们就不划船了。

　　还能这样说：

　　We won't row a boat if it rains tomorrow.

　　We will go out boating if it doesn't rain tomorrow.

　　谚语：

　　Small rain lays great dust.

　　小物有大用。

　　11. Have you decided where to go boating?

　　你决定到哪儿划船了吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Have you already chosen the place to go boating?

　　Have you made your mind where we should go boating?

　　应用解析：

　　bum one's boats 破釜沉舟；

　　be in the same boat 处于同样境地；

　　rock the boat 惹事，捣乱；

　　push the boat out 不惜费用地庆祝；

　　miss the boat 错过机会

　　12. What shall we take to boat?

　　划船应带些什么呢？

　　还能这样说：

　　Is there anything we should take to boat?

　　Should we bring something to go boating?

　　应用解析：

　　take a lot of doing 难办，费力，费事；

　　you can take sb. anywhere 某人在任何场合下都能拿得出去，举止得当；

　　take on oneself 主动承担（责任等）