Kathy goes through immigration in Amsterdam. An immigration agent asks her some questions.
凱西正要通過阿姆斯特丹的證照查驗處。一名證照查驗官員詢問她幾個問題。
A:Good morning. Welcome to the Netherlands. May I see your passport and immigration form, please?
官員:早安,歡迎來到荷蘭。麻煩讓我看一下你的護照和入境表格,好嗎?
K:Of course. Here you are.
凱西:沒問題。喏,在這兒。
A:Thank you. How long do you plan to stay in the Netherlands?
官員:謝謝。計畫在荷蘭停留多久?
K:About three weeks. My boyfriend and I are touring Europe for about two months. He has some relatives here.
凱西:三個禮拜左右。我和我男朋友大約要在歐洲旅行兩個月。他有親戚住在這兒。
A:That's nice. Where will you be staying?
官員:那太好了。你們要住在哪里呢?
K:Well, we're going to stay in hostels mostly in Amsterdam, but I think we may also stay in other hostels in the countryside.
凱西:嗯,我們大部分的時間會住在阿姆斯特丹的青年旅社,但是我想我們也許也會住在其它鄉(xiāng)間地區(qū)的青年旅社里。
A:That's a good way to learn more about us Dutch here. Well, all your paperwork is in order. Would you like me to stamp a visa in your passport?
官員:那倒是多了解我們荷蘭人的好辦法。嗯,你們所有的文件都很齊全。要不要我在你的護照里面蓋個簽證章呢?
K:Oh, please do! Then I can show it off when I go back.
凱西:哦,歡迎之至!如此一來,我回去時就可以拿出來現(xiàn)一下了。
單詞短語精講:
1. tour 游覽,觀光
例:We toured Italy by bus,so we could enjoy the beautiful scenery and eat in local restaurants.
(我們搭公交車游覽意大利,這樣就可以享受美景和在當(dāng)?shù)夭宛^吃飯。)
We took a walking tour of Rome to enjoy the magnificent architecture of theEternal Citv.
(我們走路游覽廠羅馬以欣賞這個“永恒之城”的宏偉建筑。)
2. mostly 多半,大部分
例:our class is mostly girls;there are only four boys in it!
(我們班大部分是女生,其中只有4個男生!)
3. countryside 鄉(xiāng)I旬,農(nóng)村
4. paperwork 文書作業(yè)
例:Before applying for admission to a universitv,there is a great deal of paper work to finish.
(申請一所大學(xué)人學(xué)前,有許多的文書作業(yè)要完成。)
5 . stamp 蓋印章&n.郵票
例:The customs official stamped my passport when I entered Genmany.
(我人境德國時,海關(guān)官員在我的護照上蓋章。)
I bought some beautiful stamps for my friends.
(我買廠一些漂亮的郵票送給友人。)
6. show off(…)炫耀
例:I}en showed off his new Air Jodan sneakers to all the bovs in his class.
(肯向班上所有的男生炫耀他新買的喬登氣墊鞋。)
Mrs. Chen is always showing off because she's so rich.
(陳太太很有錢,所以她總是不斷地炫耀。)