旅程非常慢

　　The journey was really slow.

　　旅程非常慢。

　　A How did you enjoy your visit to Xi’an?

　　A 你去西安的旅行愉快吗？

　　B Very much, thanks. We went by train and the journey was really slow.

　　B 非常愉快，谢谢。我们乘火车去的，旅程非常慢。

　　A That's a pity.

　　A 很遗憾。

　　B No, actually, it was good. There was time to relax, time to look at the scenery and time to read.

　　B 不，实际上，这样很好。这样有时间放松，有时间看风景，有时间读书。

　　A So the slow train was OK?

　　A 这么说缓慢的火车还行？

　　B Yes, it was. It’s good to have time to take things easy.

　　B 是的，还行。有时间放松做些事是很好的。

　　Notes注释

　　1 To describe people things and places, we use adjectives, for example, slow. To make the description even more emphatic, you can use the word, really, really. For example: The journey was really slow. / The journey was really slow.

　　要描述人、事和地方，我们用形容词，例如，慢的。要强调所做的描述，你可以用这个词，really,非常。例如： The journey was really slow. /旅程非常慢。

　　2 If you want to sympathise with someone in a difficult situation, you can say: That's a pity. / That's a pity.

　　如果你要对处于困境的某人表示同情，你可以说：That's a pity. /很遗憾。

　　3 If you want to explain that something was positive rather than negative, for example, a really slow journey, a really slow journey, you can say: No, actually, it was good. / No, actually, it was good.

　　如果你想解释某事是好事而不是坏事，例如，a really slow journey,一个缓慢的旅程，你可以说：No, actually, it was good. /不，实际上，这样很好。

Key phrases and sentences   How did you enjoy your visit to Xi’an? Very much, thanks. We went by train and the journey was really slow. That's a pity. No, actually, it was good. There was time to relax, time to look at the scenery and time to read. So the slow train was OK? Yes, it was. It’s good to have time to take things easy.

重要的短语和句子   你去西安的旅行愉快吗？   非常愉快，谢谢。 我们乘火车去的，旅程非常慢。   很遗憾。 不，实际上，这样很好。这样有时间放松，有时间看风景，有时间读书。   这么说缓慢的火车还行？ 是的，还行。   有时间放松做些事是很好的。