賴世雄觀光英語通01:去歐洲旅游是個好主意
What a Bright Idea!
好主意!
Kathy Mannings and Evan Whiting are discussing graduation plans.
凱西?曼寧斯和艾凡?懷汀正在討論畢業(yè)計畫。
K:Evan, I can't believe we're finally going to graduate from graduate school.
凱西：艾凡，真難以相信我們研究所終于要畢業(yè)了。
E:Me neither. It's been a long six years.
艾凡：我也很難相信。好長的六年時間。
K:Are you going to work right after we graduate?
凱西：畢業(yè)后你隨即就業(yè)嗎?
E:I should, but I'd like to travel around a bit before settling down. At least for the summer.
艾凡：我應該馬上就業(yè)的，但是我想在安定下來前先旅行一陣子，至少在這個夏天。
K:Me too. Dad said he'd approve of my going to Europe. He has some relatives there that I could visit.
凱西：我也是。我爸說他同意我到歐洲去。他有些親戚在那里，我可以去拜訪他們。
E:Really? I have relatives in Europe, too. In fact, I was thinking of going there, too!
艾凡：真的嗎?我在歐洲也有親戚。實際上，我也考慮去那里!
K:What a coincidence! Where are your relatives?
凱西：太巧了!你的親戚住哪兒?
E:In the Netherlands. They're on my mother's side.
艾凡：荷蘭。他們是我母親娘家那邊的親戚。
K:My dad's relatives are in Sweden.
凱西：我爸的親戚住在瑞典。
E:Those would be great countries to visit, wouldn't they?
艾凡：這兩個國家都會是觀光的好去處，不是嗎?
K:I'll say. Say, you don't suppose we could travel to Europe together after graduation, do you?
凱西：一點也沒錯。咦，你不會是在想我們畢業(yè)后一起到歐洲旅行，是吧?
E:Kathy, what a bright idea!
艾凡：凱西，好主意!
單詞短語精講：
1.graduation 畢業(yè)
Me neither.我也是。(用于否定句)
Me too.我也是。(用于肯定句)
例:A:I can't stand this hot summer weather in guangzhou!
B:Me neither.
A:well，at least we can enjoy ice cream now. I love ice cream.
b:Me too.
(甲:我無法忍受廣州夏天這種炎熱的天氣!)
(乙:我也無法忍受。)
(甲:嗯，至少現(xiàn)在我們可以享用冰淇淋廠。我喜歡吃冰淇淋。)
(乙:我也喜歡。)
3. settle down安定下來
例:111thou沙Mark was a pt-ettv wild young man，he settled down after，niage and was devoted to his family.
(雖然馬克是個相當野的年輕人，但他結婚后安定下來全心全意洲給他的家庭。)
4. approve of…同意/允許……
例:Mom doesn't appn<)二。of my going out alone at midnight.
(老媽不允許我獨自一人半夜外出。)
5. coincidence 巧合
例:A:When'、your birthday?
B:11pri15 th.
A:What a coincidence!That's mine，too!
(甲:你生日什么日寸候，!)
(乙:4月5日。)
(甲:太巧自我的生日也是那一天!)
6. the Netherlands 荷蘭
= Holland[}haland」位于北歐，有“
注意.
國家名稱若以“復數(shù)形式”出現(xiàn)，須在其前加上定冠詞the，如:the Un States(美國),the Philippines(菲律賓),the Bahamas(巴哈馬)。
