美语情景对话 第398期:Trip to Mexico 去墨西哥旅行

Senem: Hey, Shawn, how are you doing?

塞内姆：嗨，肖恩，你过得怎么样？

Shawn: Good, good, how are you?

肖恩：很好，我过得很好，你呢？

Senem: Good thank you. I just wanted to ask you, what were you thinking of doing during the summer vacation?

塞内姆：我也很好，谢谢你。我只是想问你，暑假你打算做什么？

Shawn: Um, I don't have a set plan really. I'd like to go to Mexico with somebody but I can't seem to find anybody to go with.

肖恩：嗯，我其实还没有计划。我想找个人一起去墨西哥玩，可是我没有找到可以和我一起去的人。

Senem: Oh, my gosh, that is so strange. I really want to go to Mexico, too.

塞内姆：哦，天哪，这真奇怪。我也很想去墨西哥。

Shawn: Really!

肖恩：真的吗？

Senem: Yeah.

塞内姆：是啊。

Shawn: Well, you know, summer vacation starts in about 10 days, I mean, so why don't we book our tickets together.

肖恩：你知道，10天以后暑假就开始了，我是说，我们为什么不一起订机票呢？

Senem: That would be great.

塞内姆：那真是太好了。

Shawn: Awesome.

肖恩：太棒了。

Senem: Wait a minute. Have you been to Mexico before?

塞内姆：等等，你以前去过墨西哥吗？

Shawn: Yeah, I've been to Cancun once before.

肖恩：去过，我曾经去过一次坎昆。

Senem: That's really good, because I haven't been to Mexico, so I wouldn't know where to go.

塞内姆：那真是太好了，因为我没去过墨西哥，所以我都不知道要去哪里。

Shawn: Ah, well, I can show you some great bars and some great places to go swimming and diving.

肖恩：嗯，我可以告诉你几个非常棒的酒吧，还有一些游泳和潜水的圣地。

Shawn: Sounds really good. I was also thinking of going on a road trip around Mexico, maybe head up to Puerta Viarta.

肖恩：听起来真不错。我还想在墨西哥附近进行公路旅行，也许会去Puerta Viarta。

Senem: Uh, could we get an international driving license really easy, yeah!

塞内姆：嗯，我们能轻松地获得国际驾照吗？

Shawn: Actually, I can drive around on my Canadian license without any problems.

肖恩：实际上，我可以用我的加拿大驾照开车，完全没问题。

Senem: Wow, that is so convenient.

塞内姆：哇，那真是太方便了。

Shawn: Yeah, it is, and also, I'm, you know, the Baja pennisula is only a short boat ride away, we could also head to there.

肖恩：是啊，而且你知道，坐船去巴哈半岛很近，我们也可以去那里。

Senem: That would be so awesome.

塞内姆：那真是太棒了。

Shawn: Right, and you know one place I really want to go is Mexico city. I heard it's huge and humid, it's crowded but boy I think it would be fun.

肖恩：是啊，你知道我非常想去的地方是墨西哥城。我听说那里又大潮湿，而且很拥挤，不过我想那会很有趣的。

Senem: How about the hotels there?

塞内姆：那里的酒店怎么样？

Shawn: What are the hotels like? It is expensive or?

肖恩：酒店怎么样？是问价格还是？

Senem: Well, I'm sure they have really cheap hotels but the hotels I stayed in were medium to pretty high priced, so if we're going to go together maybe we should think about splitting a hotel room.

塞内姆：嗯，我确定那里有很便宜的酒店，但是我住的酒店价格在中等和昂贵之间，所以如果我们一起去的话我们可以考虑住一个房间。

Shawn: I'm up for that.

肖恩：我没问题。

Senem: Alright, great.

塞内姆：好的，太好了。

重点讲解：
1. think of
想出，想到（主意）；
eg. I'm thinking of investing in a new car.
我打算花一笔钱买辆新汽车。
eg. It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.
一想到别人在背后说我闲话，我就很恼火。
2. would like to do sth.
（表示愿意）想要；
eg. He hinted broadly that he would like to come.
他已经明白暗示他想来。
eg. We would like to convert the loft into another bedroom.
我们想把阁楼改造成另一间卧室。
3. be up for
在被考虑之列；
eg. A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election.
参议院三分之一的席位和众议院所有席位都面临改选。
eg. The whole question of school curriculum is up for discussion.
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