(单词翻译:单击)
情景对话
Billy: Are you ready for the camping trip?
Jennifer: All set. I've got my makeup, my CDs, and my portable TV set...
Billy: Hellooo! We're supposed to be getting back to nature.
Jennifer: Yeah, yeah. Anyway...I'm packed. Are you?
Billy: I've been packed for a week. All my stuff is in this backpack.
Jennifer: Let me see...two books...birdseed?
Billy: That's trail mix!
Jennifer: Same difference. What's this?
词汇注释
★makeup (n.) 化妆品
★ portable (a.) a.便于携带的,手提式的
The new portable computers are going like hot cakes.
新的便携式计算机卖得很快。
★be supposed to 应该, 被期望
He was supposed to give us advice, but this ideas were airy-fairy ideas.
他应该给我们提些劝告,但他的主意都是不切实际的。
★trail mix 高能量食品的混合物,比如干果,杏仁和巧克力,旅行者常将之当做小吃
参考译文
比 利:你准备好去露营了吗?
珍妮花:全部搞定。我带了化妆品、CD、手提电视……
比 利:嘿!我们理当回归大自然。
珍妮花:对,对。无论如何……我打包好了。你呢?
比 利:我打包完都快一个星期了。我所有的东西都在这背包里。
珍妮花:让我看看……两本书……鸟食?
比 利:那是随身小吃!
珍妮花:还不是一样。这是什么?