那里又热又拥挤

http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年03月15日 21:35  北京市民讲外语活动组委会

  It was too hot and crowded.

  那里又热又拥挤。

  A Did you go to Summer Palace last weekend?

  A 你们上周末去颐和园了吗?

  B Yes, we did, but it was a mistake.

  B 是的,我们去了,但是这是一个错误。

  A Why was it a mistake? It's a beautiful place.

  A 为什么是个错误?那是一个美丽的地方。

  B I know. I've been before. But July is not a good time to go.

  B 我知道。我一起去过。但是7月不是去那里的好时候。

  A No? Why not?

  A 不是?为什么不是呢?

  B It was too hot and crowded. Too many tourists. It was too busy to enjoy anything.

  B 那里又热又拥挤。游客太多了。那里太吵闹,没法欣赏风景。

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  Notes注释

  1 Places can be beautiful, but crowds at certain times of year can spoil the experience of visiting them. You can say: July is not a good time to go. / July is not a good time to go.

  有些地方很漂亮,但是一年中的某些时候由于人多而影响了人们游览的兴致。你可以说:July is not a good time to go. /7月不是去那里的好时候。

  2 Being hot, crowded or busy can spoil a visit. You can say: It was too hot and crowded. / It was too hot and crowded; It was too busy to enjoy anything. / It was too busy to enjoy anything.

  天热、拥挤和吵闹会使人扫兴。你可以说:It was too hot and crowded. /那里又热又拥挤;It was too busy to enjoy anything. /那里太吵闹了,没法欣赏风景。

Key phrases and sentences

 

Did you go to Summer Palace last weekend?

Yes, we did, but it was a mistake.

Why was it a mistake?

It's a beautiful place.

I know. I've been before.

But July is not a good time to go.

No? Why not?

It was too hot and crowded.

Too many tourists.

It was too busy to enjoy anything.

重要的短语和句子

 

你们上周末去颐和园了吗?

 

是的,我们去了,但是这是一个错误。

为什么是个错误?

那是一个美丽的地方。

我知道。我一起去过。

但是7月不是去那里的好时候。

不是?为什么不是呢?

那里又热又拥挤。

游客太多了。

那里太吵闹了,没法欣赏风景。

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