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。
今天他们来到德拉瓦州(Delaware)的里霍博斯海滩(Rehoboth Beach),并谈起这里的历史和吸引人的原因。
Claudine: I didn’t expect a beach area in Delaware to be so lively.
Paul: Rehoboth Beach is a popular vacation destination for people in the region.
Claudine: I can understand why people come here. I love the different water sports we can do.
Sam: Yes, I can’t wait to go kayaking.
Gina: And the wooden boardwalk is great. I love beach towns with long boardwalks.
Paul: This area has a great history as well. It’s likely that the area was inhabited by humans over 12,000 years ago.
Gina: That’s incredible. We should all go check out the museum tomorrow. Today, I’m going to relax on the beach.
让我们复习一些词语:
在这个对话中,to be lively的意思是活跃、热闹,有许多活动。
Rehoboth Beach :里霍博斯海滩,位于德拉瓦州海角地区的一个城市
A destination:目的地
Water sports :水上运动,如冲浪和驾帆船等
Kayaking ,划艇
A boardwalk :海滨木板步行道
To be likely :非常有可能
To inhabit :居住于,栖息于
To check out:查看某事或某个地方以便获得更多了解。Check out作为一个词组后边跟名词,但如果名词是代名词,则将代名词放在Check和out之间。例如:Let’s check out the museum. Yes, let’s check it out tomorrow. (让我们去看看那个博物馆。好的,咱们明天去那里看看。)
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