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　　Conversation A

　　Tessa and Bill are at the Winter Carnival in Quebec City. Tessa is stamping1 her feet and rubbing her hands.

　　Tessa: Brrr. How can everyone look so happy? Doesn't anyone realize how cold it is?

　　Bill: Sure they do. Wasn't that the whole reason the winter carnival began?

　　Tessa: Right. In 1894, people decided they needed a break from the long, cold winter.

　　Bill: It would have been just the thing to cheer them up!

　　Tessa: I would have taken a trip to Mexico, myself...

　　Conversation B

　　Bill: Come on! Let's go for a spin on the snow raft.

　　Tessa: Riding as fast as the wind down a snowy hill on a raft? You've got to be kidding.

　　Bill: I'm not! But we'd better hurry, otherwise we won't have time to watch the canoe race.

　　Tessa: But the river is full of ice floes!

　　Bill: Well, you know: Danger gets the heart racing!

　　词汇小补帖：仅供参考

　　●carnival狂欢节

　　●go for a spin (船、车)疾驶

　　●snow raft滑雪艇

　　●canoe独木舟

　　●ice floe浮冰