英语学习乐园：在海边

Dad: This is a nice place here.

 

Mum: Yes, it's not too crowded. This is a lovely beach.

 

Dad: It's nicer when there's lots of sand and not pebbles¹.

 

Mum: Are the children safe?

 

Dad: Yes, there's someone looking after them at the pool. You can see them over there.

 

Mum: It's good that they have that little pool for children.

 

Dad: Later on we'll take them to the amusement park.

 

Mum: They are not going on the big wheel!

 

Dad: No, they're too small for that. But they can go on the merry-go-round.

 

Mum: I know, you just want to go on it yourself!

 

Dad: I love the merry-go-rounds, and the bumper² cars are good too.

 

Mum: Me too. There's a great adventure playground for them as well.

 

Dad: And when they've had their time in the pool with the instructor³ I'll take them down to the sea and they can paddle⁴.

 

Mum: Let's have our picnic first.

 

Dad: That's a good idea. They they can have burgers and fries for their dinner.

 

Mum: There is so much to do here!

 

Dad: Thank heavens it's a lovely day.

 

Mum: If it had rained we wouldn't have come.

 

Dad: No, we might have gone to the cinema. Now they'll go home so tired they'll fall asleep and we'll have a good night's rest.

 

Mum: I wouldn't be so sure!

1 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

2 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 paddle   

vi.划桨；涉水；vt.用桨划；ｎ.短浆；划浆

参考例句：

• Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.每个人划了一小时桨，然后休息。
• They paddle their boat up the river.他们划着小船往上游去了。