无聊的英文旅游常用英语对话

2021年1月8日发(作者：明炳麟)
Tourism
旅游

词语快速解码

border n. 边界；国界；边境；国境
inspection n. 检查；检验；审查
inspector n. 检查员
passport n. 通行证；护照
degree n. 学位
the customs 海关
make sure 务必，务请，请注意
video tape recorder 录像机
to pay duty on sth. 缴纳关税
crystal-clear a. 像水晶一样透明的；清澈的
to cool off 凉快一下
to go bathing in the sea 到大海去游泳
reflect v. 反射
railway station 火车站
turning n. 转弯，拐弯处
to get to a place on foot 走路到一个地方去
to be rolling up to the stop 车快到站了
to get on 上车去
conductor 售票员
get off 下车
block 堵塞；挡住
Chinese cuisine 中式烹调法，中式菜肴
to be famous the world over 名扬全世界
shrimp n. 虾；河虾
crab n. 螃蟹
roll n. 花卷（常用复数）
dumpling n. 饺子（常用复数）
bitter a. 刺骨的，严寒的
icicle n. 冰柱，冰锥子
eaves n. 屋檐
to take a chance 碰碰运气
to clear up 放晴，天气变好；云消雨散
overcast a. 多云的；阴郁的
drizzle n. 毛毛雨，细雨
all of a sudden 突然


场景会话

At the Border Inspection Station
在边境检查站

A
Inspector: Show me your passport, please.
检查员：请出示您的护照。
Mr. Li: Yes, of course.
李先生：好的。
Inspector: Are you traveling alone?
检查员：您独自一个旅行么？
Mr. Li: Yes.
李先生：是的。
Inspector: Is this your first visit to San Francisco?
检查员：您这是第一次到三藩市吗？
Mr. Li: No, this is my second visit.
李先生：不是，这是第二次了。
Inspector: Are you here on business?
检查员：你是来这里办事的吗？
Mr. Li: Yes, I’m on a business tour round a number of cities in the country, and I
wish also to visit some relatives and friends here.
李先生：是的。我有事要到美国几个城市穿梭旅行，同时我还想探望这里的亲友。
Inspector: I see. How long will you be staying in the country?
检查员：呵，是这样。您准备在美国逗留多久？
Mr. Li: About two weeks.
李先生：大概两个星期。
Inspector: I wish you a pleasant stay here!
检查员：祝您在这里过得愉快！
Mr. Li: Thank you.
李先生：谢谢。

B
Inspector: Your passport, please.
检查员：请出示您的护照。
Ms. Chen: Yes, here you are.
陈小姐：好的，这就是。
Inspector: Is this your first visit to the Untied States?
检查员：您这是第一次来美国吗？
Ms. Chen: Yes.
陈小姐：是的
Inspector: You’ve come to the Untied States to pursue further studies at the
university?
检查员：您来美国是想在大学继续深造吗？
Ms. Chen: Right.
陈小姐：对。
Inspector: How long will you be staying in the country?
检查员：您打算在这个国家逗留多长时间？
Ms. Chen: About three years until I’ve obtained an MBA degree.
陈小姐：大概三年，直到我获得工商管理学硕士学位。
Inspector: Very good. I wish you great success in both your studies and future
career.
检查员：很好。祝您在学习和将来的事业中取得很大成就。
Ms. Chen: Thank you very much.
陈小姐：十分感谢您！

At the Customs Counter
在海关检查处

Officer: Good morning, sir! Have you anything to declare?
海关官员：早上好，先生！您有什么东西要报关吗？
Mr. Fang: No, they are all personal effects.
方先生：不，我带的行李都是个人用品。
Officer: Are you carrying a camera, a watch, or any jewelry?
海关官员：您有没有携带照相机、手表或珠宝？
Mr. Fang: Yes, I’m carrying just a few pieces of jewelry, and I have a watch and
camera for personal use. Are they all dutiable?
方先生：有，我携带 了仅仅几件珠宝，我还有供个人用的一个手表和一架照相机。
它们要不要上税？
Officer: No, but you have to declare them during your stay in the country. Well,
what is this video tape recorder for?
海关官员：不用上税，但是您必须把 它们填写进这个表格里，并且注意在这个国家
逗留期间不要遗失它们。唔，这台录像机是干什么用的？
Mr. Fang: It is a gift for my relative in my hometown.
方先生：这是我送给家乡一位亲戚的礼物。
Officer: You’ll have to pay duty on it.
海关官员：这件东西您要交税。
Mr. Fang: Where can I change money?
方先生：在什么地方可以兑换货币？
Officer: You can change your money at that counter over there.
海关官员：您可以到那边的柜台换钱。
Mr. Fang: Thank you.
方先生：谢谢。

How to Spend the Summer Vacation
怎么度过暑假

Tom: Where do you intend to spend your summer vacation this year, Jane?
汤姆：简，今年你打算在什么地方度过暑假？
Jane: I’ll spend my vacation in the mountains, as usual. I’ve been going to the
mountains every summer with a group of tourists. Last summer, we found a
site where there was a crystal-clear stream nearby.
简：我想象往常一样在山中度假。近几年夏天，我都跟随一群旅游者到山中去。去年夏天，我们发现一个地方，在那附近，有一条清澈的小溪。
Tom: Why did you choose a site with a stream nearby?
汤姆：你为什么要选择一个附近有小溪的地方呢？
Jane: I like swimming, you know. In the afternoon, I’d like to plunge into the
stream to cool off. where would you like to go for your summer vacation this
year？
简：我喜欢游泳，你是知道的。在下午，我喜欢一头扎进小溪里凉快一下。今年，
你想到什么地方过暑假呢？
Tom: I’ll go to the seaside, as I did last year. As for me, vacation is no vacation
without the sea.
汤姆：我想到海滨去，像去年一样。对我来说，没有大海，假期就不算假期了。
Jane: Why so?
简：为什么你会这样想呢？
Tom: It seems to me I can never tire of the sea. It is beautiful in all kinds of
weather, and all times of the day. 汤姆：我好像觉得我永远不会对大海感到厌倦似的。无论是出现什么的天气，在一
天中任何一段时间 ，它总是那样美丽。
Jane: Did you go bathing in the sea while you were there?
简：你在那里逗留期间，到大海里进行海水浴没有？
Tom: Yes, of course. We’d go bathing even in the morning, with the silver beams
of the moon reflected on the water.
汤姆：当然去啦。我们甚至在凌晨到大海游泳，看到月亮的银光反射在水面上。
Jane: That sounds very interesting! Well, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll go to the
seaside this year for a change.
简：这一切听起来真有趣！好吧，我改变主意了。今年我要改变一下，到海滨去。

Asking the Way
问路

A
A: I beg your pardon, sir, but could you tell me where the railway station is?
对不起，先生，您能告诉我火车站在什么地方吗？
B: Certainly. Take the opposite side of the road; and when you get to the end of it,
turn to the left; and then take the first turn to the right.
当然可以。您横过这条马路；当你走到路的尽头时，向左拐；然后，在第一个转
弯处向右拐。
A: Thank you. I’ll be able to find it now, I think.