情景对话

Todd: So, Ruth in Europe, have you traveled much?
托德：鲁斯，你去欧洲的很多地方旅行过吗？
Ruth: Yeah, actually, um, well, when I was younger I went on a tour around all of Western Europe and then when I was at university I backpacked around Scandinavia for a month with a friend. (Nice!) It was really nice, actually, yeah.
鲁斯：是的，实际上我年轻的时候去西欧旅行过，我上大学的时候和一个朋友去斯堪的纳维亚半岛背包旅行了一个月&)uz)eIUO+*ZZ(0。（真好！）实际上那真的非常不错,#VGhbHRuJP30。
Todd: Wow, so where did you go in Scandinavia?
托德：哇，那你都去斯堪的纳维亚半岛的什么地方了？
Ruth: Well, we started off in Sweden and then we went to Norway and then we went to Denmark. We never actually made it to Finland. That was simply because we ran out of money, so.
鲁斯：嗯，我们从瑞典出发然后去了挪威和丹麦GQcc~_I#^=。可是我们没能去芬兰YV4#rD|~g9!5UZ+,S-。原因很简单，因为我们没钱了T,Yp_hw)9V。
Todd: So were you out in the wilderness, or were you just going from village to village?
托德：你是去旷野里旅行了，还是只是在各个村庄旅行？
Ruth: Really we just, we arrived in Stockholm. We went around Stockholm. We went to Oslo. We spent most of our time in the cities, although everything was so expensive. We ended up sleeping in youth hostels or on people's floors.
鲁斯：我们去了斯德哥尔摩eo!tWx94@F.KfyW。我们在斯德哥尔摩四处转了转gDyrYJ3hcuM=Ie。我们还去了奥斯陆]=YCSCU5qFw&。我们大部分时间都在城市里旅行，不过城市里的所有东西都很贵ic=PI_-XJK2@)。我们晚上会入住青年旅馆或是睡在别人家的地板上6kQ%C#&MLOIe_F&IT。
Todd: What do you remember most about your trip?
托德：你在旅行中印象最深的事情是什么？
Ruth: Um, probably just having no money, so we couldn't eat really for a fortnight.
鲁斯：嗯，可能就是花光了钱吧，所以我们两星期都不能好好吃饭[E[65jMhG=H;f(ZpzBt。
Todd: You couldn't eat?
托德：不能吃饭？
Ruth: Well, we ate breakfast in the youth hostel, and then we would take a bread roll from the youth hostel, from the breakfast bar and have that for lunch and then in the evening we would eat if we could afford it.
鲁斯：嗯，我们在青年旅馆吃早餐，然后我们会从青年旅馆的早餐吧台拿一个面包卷当做午餐，晚上如果我们付得起我们就会吃饭zncuX@0yG|YVW8&9(p。
Todd: Actually, in terms of food, what do people in Scandinavia usually eat?
托德：实际上，谈到食物，斯堪的纳维亚半岛人一般都吃什么？
Ruth: Um, I think they eat a lot of potatoes and meat and things. I'm not sure really what a typical Scandinavian meal would be.
鲁斯：嗯，我想他们常吃土豆和肉类这样的食物2eo=-)_1nY。我也不太清楚斯堪的纳维亚半岛有什么典型食物L6yaCkp*=JrJGKZ2(!a_。
Todd: That's OK. You didn't have any money to buy any food right?
托德：好吧HMUvDWTBC(NLE。你没有钱买吃的吗？
Ruth: We didn't eat so.
鲁斯：对，所以我们没吃饭qcXb9y69b^tOX^!。
Todd: Yeah, silly question. Um, so what do you remember most about Stockholm?
托德：好吧，这真是愚蠢的问题UMptH!8I=5。嗯，那你对斯德哥尔摩印象最深的是什么？
Ruth: Ah, they've got some really nice buildings in Stockholm. I've got relatives who live in Stockholm so we stayed with them, and also it was really hot when we went there, but it was also very pricey.
鲁斯：啊，斯德哥尔摩的大楼非常漂亮T4NMk26zLVtZR。我有亲戚在斯德哥尔摩生活，我们和他们住在一起，我们到那里的时候天气非常热，而且东西也很贵Vay7tz&jv6PV&]。
Todd: So in every store you went into were they playing ABBA?
托德：那你们去的商店都有播放阿巴合唱团的歌曲吗？
Ruth: No. Thank goodness.
鲁斯：没有w1CKrUFIjtaH。真是谢天谢地s6(0H4^v[~Z。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. run out of
用完；耗尽；
eg. I guess he felt like he'd run out of options.
我想他觉得他别无选择了DQ5z5UPO#U。
eg. When Joe had run out of money, there was no man to befriend him.
乔的钱用光时，没有人再协助他了.P89_D!yF@bPU+D。
2. end up (in) doing sth.
最终；结果；到头来；
eg. You may end up making more money.
结果也许你会赚更多的钱oMx8D,6*vU。
eg. If you always give in to others you will end up feeling like a doormat.
如果你总是屈服于人，你最终会觉得自己像一个受气包T8g_^[3%Y[bCi4^X[N@=。
3. in terms of
在…方面；从…角度看；根据…来说；
eg. In terms of regional competition the attraction and competitiveness of a city are inseparable from its cultural background.
区域竞争中，城市吸引力和竞争力的提高离不开其文化底蕴的提升+CTd(jGWQ@RqhmhPo。
eg. These resorts, like Magaluf and Arenal, remain unbeatable in terms of price.
像马加拉夫和阿雷纳尔这样的度假胜地，在价格方面仍具有绝对的优势%m_rAyKwlOgr。
4. Thank Goodness
谢天谢地；感谢上帝；
eg. Thank goodness my nightmare was not my reality.
感谢上帝我的恶梦没变成真的fZmIqv)q-Rg。
eg. Thank goodness my fears were all for naught.
谢天谢地，我的担心都是多余的Kot(v|B[LQsa3ji^#。