dialogue 4
( ) scotland. this time of year it's pretty cold.
( ) a bit warmer than back home.
( ) well, if you do come across, you must visit us.
( ) oh, so where do you come from?
( ) yes, that's right. the best time to visit is in the summer.
( ) i can imagine. i've never been but people tell me it's very beautiful.
( ) how do you find the weather here?
( ) maybe i'll get across next year.
课文注释及词汇讲解
* try 试图
try to do sth. 尽力做某事
eg. we'll try to meet the customers' demands
我们将尽力满足客户的需求。
* common interest 共同兴趣
eg. two strangers are trying to find topics of common interest.
两个陌生人正在尽量寻找双方都感兴趣的话题。
* trip 旅行
eg. this is my second trip to the united states.
这是我第二次来美国。
* do you like it here?
你喜欢这儿吗？
注意：
代词"it"在这里没有什么实际意义，但必不可少。因为here为副词，like为及物动词，所以需要有it做宾语。
* how do you find tokyo?
你觉得东京怎么样？
也可以说成 "what do you think of tokyo?"或 "how do you like tokyo?"
* interesting 令人感兴趣的
eg. the film is interesting.
这部电影很有趣。
interested (人对某事或某物)感受到有兴趣的
eg. i'm interested in the film.
我对这部影片感兴趣。
* another 另一（个，件…）
eg. would you like another cup of tea?
你还要一杯茶吗？
i need another day to finish the work..
我还需要一天才能完成工作。
* stay 停留，暂住
eg. are you staying long?
你逗留的时间长吗？
which hotel are you staying in?
你住在哪家旅馆？
注意：
stay为不及物动词，所以在第二个例句中一定要接介词in ,这样才能带宾语。
* unfortunately 令人遗憾，运气不好地
eg. unfortunately, i can only stay for a week.
真遗憾，我只能呆一周。
* business or pleasure?
出差还是度假？
本句为 "do you come here for business or for pleasure?"的省略句。在口语中经常用省略句。