新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第82课:你会厌烦旅行吗

 　　Lesson 71 Boredom¹ 1

　　第71课 厌烦 1

　　A:Where would you like to travel if time and money were no object.

　　A：如果时间和钱都没问题的话，你想去哪儿？

　　B:Well,if I were rich and had a lot of leisure².I'd go to Hainan Island in winter and to Harbin in summer.

　　B：哦，如果我很富有，又有很多空闲时间的话。我想在冬天去海南岛，夏天去哈尔滨。

　　A:How would you travel?

　　A：怎么去呢？

　　B:By private jet,of course! And you?

　　B：当然是坐私人飞机了。你呢？

　　A:I'd like to go on a round-the-world tour visiting all the exciting places of the world.

　　A：我想来一次环球旅行，参观世界上每一个让人激动的地方。

　　B:But wouldn't you get rather bored traveling around the world for a long time?

　　B：但是你不觉得花那么长的时间环游世界很使人厌烦吗？

　　A:Certainly not. And then once I'd seen the world, I'd be quite content to settle down at home in Hawaii. After all,it's got some of the loveliest scenery in the world.

　　A：当然不。而且一旦我看遍了世界，我就可以心满意足地在夏威夷安家了。毕竟，那里有世界上最美丽的风景。

1 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。

2 leisure   

n.空闲时间，空暇；悠闲，安逸

参考例句：

• I am seldom at leisure.我很少有空。
• He read books at his leisure.他在空闲时读一些书。