中英文本

The Road Trip
汽车旅行
This is the most fantastic trip I have ever experienced, said Alice.
这是我经历过的最美妙的一次旅行。爱丽丝说，
Alice had never been to Europe before.
爱丽丝以前从没去过欧洲。
Now, she and her best friend Bessie were driving across Europe in a car.
现在她正和她最要好的朋友贝西驱车穿越欧洲。
It was a dream comes true for both of them.
对她们来说，这真是梦想成真。
It's always been my fantasy to travel abroad.
到国外旅游一直是我的梦想。
I love the women's fashions here.
我喜欢这里的女士时装。
I could shop for hours. The city zoo was interesting too.
我可以一连几个小时逛商店。
The unique fauna fascinated me.
城市动物园也很有趣。
I have never seen zoos like that back home.
这里特有的动物群真令我着迷，在国内没见过这样的动物园。
I really think this is a fateful trip for both of us.
我真的觉得对咱两来说这是一次命运攸关的旅行。
I don't believe in fatalism, Bessie giggled.
我不相信宿命论。贝西咯咯地笑着说，
But I agree that the effects of this trip are far-reaching.
但我也认为这次旅行的影响将是长久深远的，
This trip is going to changes us forever.
它将永远地改变我们。
For now, we should probably fasten our seatbelts.
现在，我们可能应该系紧安全带了。
There have been many fatal crashes in this area.
这个地区已有多起撞车致死的事件发生。
Also, the fatigue of driving is beginning to make me sleepy.
再有，开车的劳累让我开始昏昏欲睡了。
Maybe we should stop, Alice said.
也许我们该停下歇会。爱丽丝说，
Is there a favorable hotel in the area?
附近有令人满意的旅馆吗？
It's not feasible for us to stop now, Bessie replied.
现在就停下来是不可行的。贝西回答到。
There were no lighted areas in sight.
周围看不见任何光亮。
Don't worry, the most favored hotel in the guidebook is just an hour away.
不要担心，导游书上提到的那家最优惠的旅馆再过一小时就到了。
They have floral carpets and golden faucets.
那里有印花的地毯和金光闪闪的水龙头。
The book says it's good enough to please the most fastidious customer.
那本书说这家旅馆服务上乘，连最挑剔的顾客也会心满意足的。
Obviously, they haven't met you, laughed Alice.
显然，他们还没碰见你。爱丽丝大笑起来，
I'm sure you'll find at least one fault.
我相信你一定会挑出至少一个毛病来。
By the way, what did you think of that play we saw last night? Bessie asked.
顺便说一句，你认为昨晚那个戏剧怎末样？贝西问。
It was a fatuous performance, Alice said.
真是一场愚昧的演出。爱丽丝说。
I wonder if it was intended to be a farce.
我怀疑他们想把它演成一部闹剧。
词语解释
fantastic adj. （非正式）极好的；极大的

fantasy n. 幻想；白日梦

farce n. 闹剧，滑稽剧

far-reaching adj. 影响深远的

fascinate vt. 使着迷，使神魂颠倒

fashion n. 流行，风尚，流行式样;vt. 造成，造

fasten vt. 使固定，系

fastidious adj. 挑剔的，难于讨好的

fatal adj. 致命的

fatalism n. 宿命论

fateful adj. 重大的，决定性的；命中注定的，与命运有关的

fatigue n. 疲乏，劳累

fatuous adj. 愚昧的

faucet n. 水龙头

fault n. 地质学的断层；过错，缺点

fauna n. 动物学，动物区系

favorable adj. 有利的，赞成的；赢得赞许的，让人喜欢的

favored adj. 首选的，受到优待的，优惠的

feasible adj. 切实可行的