实用口语天天学 第136期:海天使是稀有动物
日期:2011-07-14 09:16
(单词翻译:单击)
情景对话
Billy: Look, it says here that it's a rare animal...
Jennifer: That's from Siberia, but that migrates to "Hok, Hok-kai-do" in the winter.
Billy: That's pronounced "Hokkaido" and it's a large northern Japanese island.
Jennifer: Why would it swim to Japan? It might become sushi!
Billy: And they eat caviar in Siberia...poor guy...he just can't win...
Jennifer: It says that it lives under the ice in the sea. Cool!
词汇注释
★ Siberia (n.) 西伯利亚
★ migrate (v.) 迁徙
★Hokkaido (n.) 北海道
★ sushi (n.) 寿司
★ caviar (n.) 鱼子酱
参考译文
比 利:瞧,这里说它是稀有动物……
珍妮花:它来自西伯利亚,不过冬天会迁移到‘Hok-kai-do’。
比 利:是念“北海道”,那是日本北方的一个大岛。
珍妮花:它干嘛游去日本?会变成寿司的!
比 利:而西伯利亚人吃鱼子酱……可怜的家伙……它没有机会的……
珍妮花:这里还说海天使生活在海洋的冰层下。酷!
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