跟艾米莉一起學(xué)口語(yǔ) 第615期:經(jīng)典英文對(duì)話——糟糕的公路旅行

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形容一個(gè)地方很偏僻，除了用“It's off the beaten track.”之外，還可以說(shuō)“It's in the middle of nowhere.”如果在美國(guó)緬因州詢問(wèn)當(dāng)?shù)厝巳绾稳ヒ粋€(gè)偏僻的地方，對(duì)方可能會(huì)說(shuō)“You can't get there from here”(你從這里到不了那里）

A: How was your road trip?

你的公路旅行怎么樣？

B: It was a nightmare, never again.

真是一場(chǎng)噩夢(mèng)，別再有下次了。

A: What happened? I thought you said it would be the trip of a lifetime.

發(fā)生什么事了？我記得你說(shuō)過(guò)，那會(huì)是一場(chǎng)畢生難得的旅行。

B: It was one disaster after another from the moment we left.

從我們出發(fā)的那一刻起，麻煩事就接二連三的發(fā)生。

A: That's a shame, do tell.

真是遺憾，你就說(shuō)說(shuō)吧。

B: We had a blow out after an hour of driving and then ran out of gas a few hours later.

我們開了一個(gè)小時(shí)后就爆胎了，幾個(gè)小時(shí)后就沒(méi)油了。

A: Didn't you take a Jerrycan of gas?

你們沒(méi)帶一罐五加侖的汽油嗎？

B: No, I didn't think of it. Then we ran into a wild deer at sunset.

沒(méi)有，我沒(méi)想到要帶，接著我們?cè)谌章涞臅r(shí)候撞上了一頭野鹿。

A: Didn't you slow down at dusk? That's when all the wild animals start roaming onto the roads.

黃昏的時(shí)候，你沒(méi)有減速嗎？所有的野生動(dòng)物都在那個(gè)時(shí)候開始在馬路上游蕩。

B: Oh, I didn't know that. Then we camped by a river and were eaten alive by mosquitoes.

啊，我不知道。后來(lái)，我們?cè)诤舆吢稜I(yíng)，活生生地被蚊子大快朵頤。

A: No insect repellent?

沒(méi)帶防蟲液?jiǎn)幔?/p>

B: Nope, didn't think I'd need it.

沒(méi)有，當(dāng)初以為我不需要。