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。
今天一家人驱车沿缅因州(Maine)海岸线游览。
Paul: This is a beautiful drive up the Maine coastline.
Gina: I still can’t believe how many lighthouses we’ve seen.
Paul: Well, the coastline is pretty rocky, so it makes sense that they’d need a lot of lighthouses. They guide the sailors and fishermen safely to the harbor.
Gina: That’s a good point. And it’s a long coastline.
Sam: Well, I’m hoping we get to see a moose and not just more lighthouses.
Claudine: The guidebook says there are about 75,000 moose in Maine, but I don’t think we’ll see one along the coast.
Sam: That’s too bad. Well, what else is Maine famous for?
Claudine: Lobster! It’s a staple dish of many of the restaurants in the state. We definitely should eat some before we leave.
让我们复习一些词语：
A coastline： 海岸线。A coast ：海岸
A lighthouse ：灯塔
Rocky ：多岩的，（海岸）不平展的
A harbor ：海港
A moose ：驼鹿，缅因州的标志性动物。Moose 一词是可数名词，但它的单复数同形，即复数不加s, 也是 moose ，例如：one moose, two moose，等。
A guidebook ：导游书，指南手册
A lobster ：龙虾
A staple dish ：某一地区、群体或家庭中的常见菜肴
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