賴世雄觀光英語通04:等不及要出發(fā)了!
等不及要出發(fā)了!
Kathy excitedly calls Evan the next day.
凱西第二天興奮地打電話給艾凡。
E:Hello? Whiting residence.
艾凡：喂?這里是懷汀家。
K:Evan? This is Kathy. Guess what?
凱西：艾凡?我是凱西。猜猜看怎么樣了?
E:Calm down! Is everything OK?
艾凡：冷靜一下!事情都還好吧?
K:Yes, fine. Listen, first, my parents think it's a great idea that we go to Europe for a couple of months. Dad called our relatives in Sweden, and though they can't put us up, they would love to see us.
凱西：嗯，很好。聽著，首先，我父母認(rèn)為我們到歐洲去幾個(gè)月這個(gè)主意不錯(cuò)。我爸打電話給我們?cè)谌鸬涞挠H戚，他們不能招待我們吃住，但是他們很樂意看到我們。
E:So far, so good. Go on.
艾凡：到目前為止一切還算不錯(cuò)。繼續(xù)說下去。
K:And, second, my parents are going to give me a thousand dollars as a graduation present! That'll help a lot.
凱西：第二，我父母將送我一千元(美金)當(dāng)作畢業(yè)禮物!這筆錢會(huì)很有幫助。
E:Congratulations! That's great. Oh, what did the travel agent say?
艾凡：恭喜!那太棒了。哦，旅行社怎么說呢?
K:Well, Rick wasn't in, but another agent told me to go in tomorrow morning to see him. He's at some conference but will be back tomorrow.
凱西：瑞克不在，但另一個(gè)職員叫我明天早上到他們辦公室去找他。瑞克正出席某個(gè)會(huì)議，但明天會(huì)回來。
E:Oh, OK. We'll still have to wait for the details.
艾凡：哦，沒關(guān)系。我們有些細(xì)節(jié)仍有待理清。
K:Do you have any news?
凱西：那你那邊有任何消息嗎?
E:Yeah. My parents think it's a good idea, too.
艾凡：有。我父母也認(rèn)為這個(gè)主意不錯(cuò)。
單詞短語精講：
1.residence 居所，住所
resident居民
reside居住
例:The residents of our neighborhood are all friendly people.
(我們社區(qū)的居民都很友善。)
I reside in an apartment in a suburb of a big eitv.
(我住在大都市郊區(qū)的一間公寓里。)
2.Calm down!冷靜一下!別慌，冷靜點(diǎn)!
例:Sarah:Barry!Listen!There was this guy-I…
Barry:Calm down，Sarah!Tell me slowly what happened. (，
(莎拉:巴里!聽我說!有這樣的一個(gè)家伙，我……)
(巴里:莎拉,別慌，冷靜點(diǎn)!慢慢告訴我發(fā)生廠什么事。
)
3 .put sb up供某人食宿(尤指旅游日.J)
例:Evenvsummer when my gt-andpments visit uswe put them up in ouY truest room
(每當(dāng)夏天我爺爺奶奶來看我們時(shí)，我們都讓他們住在客房。)
4. congratulation 祝賀，祝賀辭(‘恒用復(fù)數(shù))
congt-atulate 向某人祝賀
congt-atulate sb on sth.因某事恭賀某人
例:Congratulations!You passed the Joint College Entrance Examination.
(恭喜!恭喜你考上大學(xué)廠。)
