篇1

　　Simon: Like many people, I like to travel and there are many ways you can travel, uh, many forms of transportation. Probably the main three that I wanna talk about now are by car, by train and by airplane. Now each of these forms of transportation have there pros and cons. Would you agree

　　西蒙：和许多人一样，我也喜欢旅游，旅游的方式其实有很多种，有很多种交通方式可以选择。我会谈其中三种主要的出行方式，分别是汽车、火车和飞机。每种交通方式都各有利弊。你同意吗

　　Friend: Indeed, I would.

　　弗兰德：我当然同意。

　　Simon: So, whats your favorite form of transportation, of those three

　　西蒙：这三种交通方式中你最喜欢哪一种

　　Friend: I would have to say the automobile.

　　弗兰德：我会选择汽车。

　　Simon: Um, well, tell me some of the, the pros of traveling by car.

　　西蒙：嗯，跟我说说驾车旅行的优点。

　　Friend: That would be mainly freedom. Freedom of movement. Freedom of stop. Freedom to go. Freedom to, yeah, freedom basically.

　　弗兰德：主要的优点是自由。行动时自由，停下时也自由，可以自由地去各种地方。基本来说就是自由。

　　Simon: OK, uh, what about a train What are the advantages of being of a train

　　西蒙：好，那火车呢乘坐火车旅行有什么优点

　　Friend: Ah, I would say, good views of the countryside. You can move around on a train. Youre not stuck in a car. You can go for a cigarette. You can get something to drink. You can go to the bathroom, which you cannot do in a car.

　　弗兰德：嗯，火车旅行可以欣赏优美的乡村风景。在火车上可以四处移动。不像在汽车里有限制。你可以去抽根烟，可以去喝酒，也可以去浴室，这些都是在汽车里不能做的事情。

　　Simon: OK, and lets talk about the airplane. Why, what are some of the advantages of flying

　　西蒙：好，我们来谈谈飞机旅行吧。飞机旅行有什么优点

　　Friend: Speed.

　　弗兰德：速度快。

　　Simon: Thats it

　　西蒙：就这样吗

　　Friend: Thats all I can say about that, speed.

　　弗兰德：这就是我能说的，速度快。

　　Simon: OK, uh, lets talk about the disadvantages, the cons. So what, what are some things that a train has, that is not that great

　　西蒙：好，那我们谈谈缺点吧。火车旅行有什么不太好的地方

　　Friend: Theres nothing I can say bad about a train, except, yeah! Trains good.

　　弗兰德：我觉得火车旅行没什么缺点!火车很棒。

　　Simon: OK!

　　西蒙：好吧!

　　Friend: Price!

　　弗兰德：价格!

　　Simon: Yeah, price, in many countries train travel is expensive. Uh, we are traveling in Japan, so the train is very fast and efficient, however, it is expensive, and another thing is, youre confined by schedule and things like that. How about the disadvantages of a car

　　西蒙：对，价格，许多国家的火车票都很昂贵。我们现在在日本旅行，这里的火车速度很快而且很方便，但是就是票价太贵了，还有一个缺点就是会受时刻表的限制。汽车旅行有什么缺点

　　Friend: Ah, pollution, accidents, cost, yeah, cars can be expensive, too, maintenance, gas.

　　弗兰德：啊，污染，事故，花费，驾车旅行也很贵，要考虑维修费还有油费。

　　Simon: And how about the plane

　　西蒙：飞机旅行的缺点呢

　　Friend: The disadvantages of a plane. The lack of view,and yeah, that stale, stale air.

　　弗兰德：飞机旅行的缺点是不能欣赏风景，还有空气不新鲜。

　　Simon: Oh, yeah, also, I could sort of say the fear factor, yeah, and being confined to a small space. Yeah thats it.

　　西蒙：对，而且我认为还有恐惧因素，会被限制在一个狭小的空间里。就是这样。

　　篇2

　　Todd: So, Greg, you are quite the world traveler I hear.

　　托德：格雷格，我听说你是位环球旅行家。

　　Greg: Um, yeah, I love traveling. Ive been to probably around, I dont know, 20 different countries. Ive lived in Thailand and South Korea and United Arab Emirates, and four different parts of Japan

　　格雷格：嗯，对，我喜欢旅游。我不太确定，我大概去过20个国家。我在泰国、韩国、阿联酋还有日本的四个地区生活过。

　　Todd: Oh, thats a lot.

　　托德：哦，那真是好多地方啊。

　　Greg: And of course several different places in the U.S.

　　格雷格：当然我还去过美国的许多地方。

　　Todd: Well, for somebody whos going to travel for for the first time, what type of advice would you give them, so you know, in case they never get lost.

　　托德：嗯，对那些第一次去旅行的人来说，你会给他们什么建议来防止他们迷路呢

　　Greg: Ah, getting lost. (Right) Yeah, that happens all the time. You have to prepare for that. Some of the, one of the first things I do whenever I get to an airport is I see if I can get a map from the information center. I go to a hotel. I ask if they have a map of the area. When I want to go somewhere, I ask then to write the destination in the local language, and also I practice mypronunciation with them, and sometimes Ill, almost always actually, I get a business card or a match book from the hotel to where Ill be returning (right, right) and then I go off on my merry way.

　　格雷格：啊，迷路。(对啊)嗯，这一直都在发生。你必须要做好准备。我到达机场后首先要做的一件事就是看看能否从服务台拿份地图。我会去酒店然后问他们有没有那个地区的地图。我要去一个地方的时候，我会请他们用当地的语言把目的地写下来，我还会请他们帮我练习那个地名的发音，有时我还会从酒店拿到名片或是电话簿，当然之后我会还回去(好，好的)，之后我就可以开始我的快乐旅程了。

　　Todd: OK, well, lets say that um, youre on business in a foreign country, and its really busy and you forget to get the business card, you dont have the map, youre trying to find someplace and youre completely lost, what should you do

　　托德：好，假设你去外国出差，行程特别忙，而你忘了拿名片了，你也没有地图，你想找到某个地方，可是你完全迷失了方向，那你要怎么办

　　Greg: Well, of course, youve got to ask people. (Right, right) and its a good idea to ask a lot of different people because in some countries people dont want to say no, but they dont want to say I dont know, right. They give you some directions, or maybe they dont understand you, and they give you the wrong directions, so even if you think you got good directions the first time constantly check with other people along your way.

　　格雷格：这种情况肯定要向别人问路。(对，是的)向很多人问路是个好主意，因为有些国家的人们并不想说不，他们也不想说不知道。他们会给你指一些方向，但是也许他们会不明白你的话，可能会给你指错误的方向，所以即使你认为你找到了正确的方向，也要向沿途的其他人确认方向。

　　Todd: Well, so when youre going down the street, and say you are lost, is there a certain type of person you look for like lets say an old lady or children. Is there a certain person who is better at giving directions

　　托德：好，那假如你在街上的时候迷路了，那你会不会找特定的人问路，比如老人或是孩子有没有会指明正确方向的特定的人

　　Greg: Um, well, if its a child, and you want to get to a business section or something, probably they dont know. (Right) Its a good idea to ask somebody who looks as if they live in the area, and not just another, sorry, tourist passing through or something.

　　格雷格：嗯，如果你要去商务区这种地方，那孩子可能不知道。(对)所以向那些看起来生活在那个地区的人问路比较好，而不是去问跟你一样是游客或者只是路过那里的人。

　　Todd: Right, right, right. So youre talking about people who work in shops and things like that

　　托德：对，没错，说得对。那你指的是那些在商店里工作的人吗

　　Greg: Yes, and also though, delivery men are usually very good, cause they have to go all over the city, so they know it well.

　　格雷格：对，而且向快递人员问路也是不错的选择，因为他们要在城市各地送快递，所以他们会很清楚。

　　Todd: Right. So have you actually ever been lost

　　托德：好。那你迷过路吗

　　Greg: Oh, Ive been lost all the time. Once I got lost for a couple hours in Bangkok and it was terrible.

　　格雷格：哦，我总是会迷路。有一次我在曼谷迷路了好几个小时，那真是非常糟糕。

　　Todd: Well, thats a pretty, thats a pretty intense city.

　　托德：那是一个非常非常密集的城市。

　　Greg: Yeah, so after that, it gave me the idea that I should always check for landmarks, you know landmarks are really tall buildings, or a river, something I could always know, I could see easily, and try to remember, oh the rivers on my right side. Ah, theres a hill over there. Keep looking for it. Remember it

　　格雷格：对，所以在那之后，我知道要随时注意地标，你知道地标通常是指那些高楼、河流或是我知道、或者很容易看到的地方，然后要努力记住这些地标，就像哦，这条河流在我的右边。啊，那边有座山。一直看着这些地标，记住它们的位置。

　　Todd: Well, it sounds like good advice. Thanks Greg.

　　托德：这听起来真是不错的建议。谢谢你，格雷格。

　　Greg: Youre welcome.

　　格雷格：不客气。

　　篇3

　　AI hear you are planning to travel abroad.

　　我听说你要到国外去旅行。

　　BYes. Im going to the Untied States for travel. What places do you recommend

　　是的，我要去美国旅游。有什么可以推荐的

　　AIn my opinion, there are several places you mustnt miss, like Washington D.C, Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles.

　　我看，有几个地方你绝不能不去，像华盛顿特区、拉斯维加斯、纽约和洛杉矶。

　　BSomeone suggests that I should go to Seattle and Hawaii.

　　有人建议我去西雅图和夏威夷。

　　AYes, you may consider those two places also. Seattle, for example, is worth visiting and theres a very famous museum called Museum of Flight.

　　是啊，你也可以考虑这两个地方。比方说，西雅图就很值得参观，有一个很有名的博物馆叫做航行博物馆。

　　BAnd Seattle is the home of Microsoft and Boeing. That must be a great place.I cant miss it.

　　西雅图也是微软和波音的所在地，一定是个了不起的地方，我不能不去。