速成英语口语第四册 Lesson17:I Need a Change of Scenery

Lesson17:I Need a Change of Scenery¹

Lisa: Hey, how're things?

Larry: Not too bad, now that it's finally Friday.

Lisa: I hear you! This week has seemed endless.

Larry: I can't wait for this day to be over. Are you going out tonight? After all, we deserve² a bit of fun!

Lisa: My boyfriend is picking me up after work, and we're going out for dinner and a movie. How about you?

Larry: I can't wait to knock off early and hop³ on a train to get away from it all!

Lisa: Great! Where are you headed?

Larry: Anywhere―I need a change of scenery. Hopefully, I'll be out of here by four this afternoon!

Lisa: Sounds good!

Larry: Yeah, I'm counting down the minutes until the time I can leave.

Lisa: Have a great weekend. See you on Monday!

 

第17课：我需要换个环境

丽莎：嘿，最近怎么样？

赖瑞：还不错，现在终于是星期五了。

丽莎：真的是！这周似乎没完没了。

赖瑞：我等不及这一天结束了。你今晚要出去吗？毕竟，我们应该得到一些乐趣！

丽莎：我男朋友下班后来接我，我们出去吃晚饭，看电影。你呢？

赖瑞：我迫不及待地想早点下班，跳上火车，摆脱这一切！

丽莎：太好了！你要去哪里？

赖瑞：任何地方——我需要换个环境。希望我今天下午四点能离开这里！

丽莎：听起来不错！

赖瑞：是的，我在倒计时，直到我能离开的时候。

丽莎：周末愉快。周一见！

1 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

2 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

3 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？