奥运英语47

Darryl: Have you ever¹ been to Britain²?

Darryl: 你去过英国吗？

Yen³: Oh yes, I’ve been to Britain many times. I go there on business⁴.

Yen: 我出差去过很多次。

Darryl: Really? How often do you go there?

Darryl: 真的么？那你多久去一次？

Yen: Usually, I go to London twice⁵ a year but sometimes I go three or four times a year.

Yen: 我通常一年去两次伦敦，但是有时候可能也会去三四次。

Darryl: Do you always go on business or do you sometimes go for a holiday?

Darryl: 你总是出差吗？还是有时候会度假？

Yen: I’m afraid I never go for a holiday. It’s always business.

Yen: 我从来没有去那儿度过假，总是出差。

1 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

2 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

5 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。