每日对话围绕一家人在美国50个州的旅行见闻展开。请来跟随他们一起体验地方风情和历史。这个对话系列适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。
今天全家人乘坐汽轮船在密西西比河(Mississippi River)上游览。
Claudine: That was close!
Sam: I didn’t think we would make it on board in time.
Gina: And now we can sit back and enjoy the cruise.
Claudine: I didn’t think a steamboat would be so big — or so elegant.
Paul: This is one of the best steamboat cruises down the Mississippi.
Gina: I think you only chose this one because they serve Mississippi mud pie.
Paul: That definitely was a factor, but I think they serve it on all of the different cruises.
让我们复习一些词语:
That was close 表达的意思是“就差一点”/“那可是真悬”,常用在避免了一个不幸情况之后。在这个对话中,它的意思是这家人差一点就没有赶上这班船。
To make it :达到/做到/完成(某事)
在这个对话中, sit back的意思的是放松。
A cruise :乘游船游览
A steamboat :靠蒸汽驱动的轮船,多用于河上或近海岸航游
Elegant :高雅漂亮的
The Mississippi :美国第二长河密西西比河的简称
在这里, to serve的意思是在餐馆、酒吧等为顾客提供餐饮。
Mississippi mud pie :密西西比泥饼,一种带有巧克力夹心的巧克力酥皮甜点
A factor : (产生或带来影响的)一个因素
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