实战口语情景对话 第1132期:Meg's Travels 梅格的旅行

Todd: Hey, Meg. We are talking about traveling and visiting other countries. What countries have you traveled to?
托德：嗨，梅格。我们来谈谈去其他国家旅行。你去过哪些国家？

Meg: I've been to quite a few different countries. For example, Spain, Belize and Indonesia.
梅格：我去过很多国家。比如西班牙、伯利兹和印度尼西来。

Todd: Wow, three different continents.
托德：哇哦，这三个国家在三个不同的大洲。

Meg: Yeah, pretty far apart.
梅格：对，相隔很远。

Todd: Wow, that's cool. So Spain, that must be a really nice country. What did you think of Spain?
托德：哇哦，那真酷。西班牙肯定是个美丽的国家。你认为西班牙怎么样？

Meg: Spain is really beautiful. There's a lot of beautiful nature and also some nice cities. While I was there, I lived in a small city called Caceres.
梅格：西班牙真的很美。那里有很多美丽的自然风景，城市也很美。我在那里旅行时住在名为卡塞雷斯的小城市。

Todd: Oh nice. Are the people really friendly in Spain?
托德：哦，不错。西班牙人友好吗？

Meg: Yes. Actually, the people are very friendly and very helpful, especially if you're lost.
梅格：友好。实际上，西班牙人既友好又乐于助人，尤其是在你迷路时，他们非常乐意帮忙。

Todd: Oh, that's great. I hear Spanish food is really, really good.
托德：哦，那太好了。我听说西班牙食物非常非常美味。

Meg: Spanish food is delicious. I lived with a Spanish family and my Spanish mom cooked delicious meals every day for lunch. In Spain, seafood is really popular. So I ate a lot of fish and shrimp.
梅格：西班牙食物的确很美味。我当时和一个西班牙家庭住在一起，那家的女主人每天中午都会烹饪美味的饭菜。西班牙人非常喜欢海鲜。所以我吃了很多鱼和虾。

Todd: Oh, I love fish and shrimp.
托德：哦，我喜欢鱼虾。

Meg: Me too.
梅格：我也喜欢。

Todd: Now, Spain is really warm, right?
托德：西班牙很暖和，对吧？

Meg: Yes. Spain was very hot while I was there during the summer.
梅格：对。我是夏天去的西班牙，当时非常炎热。

Todd: Oh yeah? How hot? How hot does it get?
托德：是吗？有多热？西班牙夏天有多热？

Meg: It got up past 40 Degrees Celsius during the summer.
梅格：夏天的温度超过40摄氏度。

Todd: Wow.
托德：哇哦。

Meg: Yeah. It was pretty hot.
梅格：对。非常炎热。

Todd: Does it rain?
托德：夏天会下雨吗？

Meg: It does rain. But when I was there in the summer, it didn't rain very often.
梅格：会下雨。不过我在那里的那个夏天，雨水并不多。

Todd: So what about Belize? Belize is a really small country.
托德：那伯利兹呢？伯利兹是一个非常小的国家。

Meg: Belize is very small, but it's also hot similar to Spain in the summer.
梅格：伯利兹的确非常小，而且夏天也很热，和西班牙差不多。

Todd: Why did you go to Belize?
托德：你为什么去伯利兹旅行？

Meg: I went to Belize on a study trip for school, and I stayed there for about two weeks.
梅格：我随学校去伯利兹进行游学考察，我在那里待了两周的时间。

Todd: Okay. Now, does Belize have good food?
托德：好。伯利兹有美食吗？

Meg: Belize also has good food. There was a family that cooked for us and we had a lot of delicious almost Mexican type food.
梅格：伯利兹也有美食。有一家人负责我们的饮食，我们享用了很多美味的墨西哥式美食。

Todd: Oh really? So for example, what do you eat? Like, what do people eat in Belize?
托德：真的吗？你都吃了哪些美食？伯利兹人一般都吃什么？

Meg: People eat – it's kind of like a taco but flat with a tortilla, and some meat and vegetables on top and some spices that make it really delicious.
梅格：伯利兹有一种像墨西哥煎玉米粉卷的食物，在墨西哥薄馅饼上放肉类、蔬菜和调料，非常好吃。

Todd: So the last country is Indonesia. When did you go to Indonesia?
托德：最后一个国家是印度尼西亚。你什么时候去的印尼？

Meg: I actually went to Indonesia just last year.
梅格：我去年去的印尼。

Todd: Oh wow. How long did you stay?
托德：哇哦。你在那里玩了多长时间？

Meg: I only stayed there for about a week.
梅格：我只玩了一周左右。

Todd: Oh yeah? Oh, short trip.
托德：是吗？短途旅行。

Meg: Yeah, it was a short trip, but I was just visiting some friends there.
梅格：对，是短途旅行，我是去那里看望朋友的。

Todd: Where did you go?
托德：你去了哪里？

Meg: I went to Jakarta and Bali.
梅格：我去了雅加达和巴厘岛。

Todd: Oh, okay. So I hear Bali has really beautiful beaches. Is it true?
托德：好。我听说巴厘岛有非常漂亮的海滩。是真的吗？

Meg: Yeah, it's true. There are a lot of famous and beautiful beaches in Bali.
梅格：没错。巴厘岛有很多著名的美丽海滩。

Todd: Oh, did you surf in Bali?
托德：哦，你在巴厘岛冲浪了吗？

Meg: I've never surfed before. Usually, when I went to the beach, I just wanted to put my feet in the water.
梅格：我从来没有冲过浪。通常我去海滩只想把脚放在海水里。

Todd: Oh yeah. Now, Bali also has very famous scenery on the inside like the rice fields. Did you see the rice fields of Bali?
托德：哦。巴厘岛内陆以稻田而闻名。你有去欣赏稻田美景吗？

Meg: No, I didn't see the rice fields. But I did go to some famous historical spots.
梅格：没有，我没有去稻田。不过我去了一些著名的历史景点。

Todd: So of the three countries – Spain, Belize and Indonesia – what country was your favorite?
托德：西班牙、伯利兹和印尼，这三个国家你最喜欢哪里？

Meg: Maybe Spain was my favorite because I love learning language and it was really nice to stay with my Spanish family.
梅格：应该是西班牙吧，因为我喜欢学习语言，而且和西班牙家庭一起生活很美好。

Todd: Yeah. I could see that. I really want to go to Spain, and I hope to go soon.
托德：好。我可以理解。我也想去西班牙，希望不久后能实现。

Meg: I hope you can go too. It's beautiful.
梅格：我也希望你能去。那里真的很美。