英语口语大赢家Topic140:背包客Back-packers

旅店的老板带着爸爸和阿美去外面摄影了，丹尼尔一个人留在了住的地方，来了一个外国的“背包客”，看他们都谈了些什么。

 

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Foreign¹ back-packer: Excuse me. Is there any body here?

Daniel: Yes.

Foreign back-packer: I've finished² up all my water. I would³ kill⁴ for a sip⁵ of water.

Daniel: Sure, come on in.

Foreign back-packer: Thank you very much. Are you here alone⁶?

Daniel: My father and sister are out to photographing⁷. What about you?

Foreign back-packer: I'm a back-packer from America.

Daniel: What is a back-packer?

Foreign back-packer: It means⁸ a hiker⁹ who loves traveling¹⁰ around the world.

Daniel: Cool. You must have been to a lot of places.

Foreign back-packer: Yes, actually¹¹ almost¹² half of all the countries over the world. I love traveling places.

Daniel: So cool. I want to be a back-packer when I grow up.

Foreign back-packer: You can do it. But do work hard on your English to make it easier.

Daniel: I'll try my best.

 

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外国背包客：打扰了。这里有人吗？

丹尼尔：有啊。

外国背包客：我把水喝光了。只要有给我一口水，我什么事情都可以做。

丹尼尔：当然可以，进来吧。

外国背包客：非常感谢。你一个人吗？

丹尼尔：我爸爸和姐姐出去拍照片了。你呢？

外国背包客：我是一个来自美国的背包客。

丹尼尔：什么是背包客？

外国背包客：就是喜欢在全世界旅游的徒步旅行者啊！

丹尼尔：太酷了。那你一定到过很多地方了。

外国背包客：是的，实际上我几乎到过全世界一半的国家。我喜欢到处旅游。

丹尼尔：真的很酷。等我长大了我也要做一名背包客。

外国背包客：你可以做的，不过你要先学好英语，这样会容易一些。

丹尼尔：我一定会努力的。

 

经典背诵 Recitation
Foreigner: I'm a back-packer from America. I love traveling around the world. I'm young but I've been to many places, actually almost half of all the countries in the world. I love meeting¹³ people from different places and making friends with them. I enjoy every single¹⁴ day of my life¹⁵!

 

生词小结
sip n. 啜吸

alone adj. 单独的

photographing n. 摄影

back-packer n. 背包客

hiker n. 徒步旅行者

grow up 长大

try my best 竭尽所能

 

语法小结 Grammar¹⁶
动名词作宾语

在英语中，下面这些动词后面直接接动名词，也就是说，动名词在句子中充当宾语。

admit 承认

consider 认为

enjoy 喜欢

finish 完成

practice 训练

resume 继续

include 包括

appreciate 感激

delay 耽误

escape 逃脱

imagine 想象

recall 回忆

risk 冒险

 

1 foreign   

adj.外国的；在外国的；来自外国的

参考例句：

• Are you interested in foreign languages? 你对外语感兴趣吗？
• To welcome our foreign friends. 欢迎我们的外国朋友。

2 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

5 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

6 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

7 photographing   

摄影

参考例句：

• Did you ever think of photographing an aerobics class? 你想过拍摄有氧运动课吗？ 来自辞典例句
• When he came home from photographing a story in Iceland, she was gone. 一次他从冰岛摄影回来，她不在了。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 hiker   

n.远足者，长途旅行者

参考例句：

• He picked up a hitch-hiker. 他中途让个搭便车的人上了车。 来自辞典例句
• Foreign back-packer: It means a hiker who loves traveling around the world. 外国背包客：就是喜欢在全世界旅游的徒步旅行者啊！ 来自互联网

10 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

12 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

13 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

14 single   

adj.单人的；单一的，单个的；未婚的，独身的

参考例句：

• I want a single room.我想要一个单人房间。
• Does he mind still being single?他对自己仍然单身在意吗？

15 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

16 grammar   

n.语法，语法规则

参考例句：

• I find German grammar very difficult.我发现德语语法很难学。
• He spent much time correcting my grammar.他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。