賴世雄觀光英語通57:山窮水盡，柳暗花明
Once Lost,Now Found
山窮水盡，柳暗花明
After breakfast the next morning, Kathy and Evan say goodbye to Gertrude and her mother and take their leave.
第二天早餐后，凱西和艾凡向葛楚德和她媽媽道別并且啟程離開。
K: They were sweet. Everyone is so friendly here so far.
凱西：她們真是好心。到目前為止，這里每個(gè)人都很友善。
E: I can't believe our luck. Even our "bad" luck turns into good luck!
艾凡：我真不敢相信我們運(yùn)氣會(huì)這么好。連我們的“壞”運(yùn)竟也成了好運(yùn)!
K: The route Gertrude suggested is sure pretty. There ar e so many farms along the way. So many trees, ponds, rivers.
凱西：葛楚德建議的路線，風(fēng)景的確很美。沿途有這么多農(nóng)場(chǎng)，這么多樹木、池塘、河流。
E: And castles. You can notice some of them on the tops of the hills. Many of them are ruins, but you can sense that Germany has a lot of history.
艾凡：還有城堡。你可以看到山頂上的一些城堡。許多城堡已成廢墟，但是你可以感受到德國(guó)有豐富的歷史。
K: Uh-oh. What if the people on the border to Denmark don't speak English?
凱西：糟了。如果丹麥邊界上的人不會(huì)說英語怎么辦呢?
E: Don't be silly. Nearly everyone here in northern Europe speaks some English. Of course, the customs officers must know some English.
艾凡：別傻了。在北歐這里幾乎每個(gè)人都會(huì)講一點(diǎn)英語。海關(guān)官員一定會(huì)懂一些英語的。
K: I hope so. I'm part Danish, but I don't know any Danish.
凱西：希望如此。我有部分丹麥血統(tǒng)，但我不會(huì)說丹麥語。
E: Like me. I'm part Dutch, but I don't know any Dutch.
艾凡：跟我一樣。我有部分荷蘭血統(tǒng)，但我不會(huì)說荷語。
K: Maybe we should learn a foreign language.
凱西：也許我們應(yīng)該學(xué)一種外語。
E: I think you're right. But I would want to learn German. And you?
艾凡：我想你說得對(duì)。我想學(xué)德語。你呢?
K: Japanese. I love Japanese food!
凱西：日語。我喜歡日本料理!
單詞短語精講：
1.so far 到目前為止
例:Carh promised us that he would finish his work on time_but so far he hasn't
(賈斯答應(yīng)我們他會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)做完他的工作，但是到目前為止，他還沒有做
完。)
2. turn into…轉(zhuǎn)變成……
例:It was raining this morninn，but it's turned into a fine day after lunch trme.
(今早下山，但在z{幾餐時(shí)間過后，天氣轉(zhuǎn)晴廠。)
3 . ruin 廢墟(常用復(fù)數(shù)形)&此破壞
例:The Ire left their beloved home in nothinn but ruins.
(那場(chǎng)火災(zāi)燒得他們心愛的家盡毀成廠廢墟。)
The ants，mosquitoes and bees ruined our
family's picnic.
(螞蟻、蚊子和蜜蜂破壞廠我們家的野餐。)
4. sense 意識(shí)到
例:Ron's horse sensed danger and stopped.
(羅恩的馬意識(shí)到有危險(xiǎn)而停廠下來。)
