话题112 西海岸行
西海岸是新西兰一个大区，依然保留着早期的开拓风格。这一带的野外风光以河流、雨林、冰川和地质矿藏而闻名。步行是欣赏壮观的自然景观最好的方法之一。散步或远足时可以随时停下来欣赏美景。
英语情景会话
A: I want to have a trip to the West Coast, would you like to go with me, Mary?
A：玛丽，我想去西海岸旅行，能一块儿去吗？
B: I'd love to. But it's better to get away from the cold and miserable weather. I dislike it.
B：我很乐意去。倜最好能避开阴冷糟糕的天气。我不喜欢这种坏天气。
A: Of course. We can set out at a sunny day and see the mountain views.
A：当然啦。我们可以在晴天出发去看山景。
B: I've heard that those mountain views are very beautiful.
B：我听说那里的山景很美丽。
A: Yes, they are absolutely breathtaking. Many people enjoy there.
A：是的，它们让人感到心旷神怡。许多人都喜欢那儿。
B: How happy the people who live there are! How I envy them!
B：住在那儿的人真幸福！我好羡慕他们啊！
A: Really? But we can stay there for a long time and enjoy ourselves every year.
A：是吗？但我们每年都可以在那儿待一段时间享受享受呀。
B: It's a different life.I prefer to live a peaceful life there.
B：那是不一样的生活。我宁愿待在那儿过一种宁静的生活。
A: Everyone has their own life. You can choose it by yourself.
A：每个人都有自己的生活。你可以自己选择。
其他常用英语口语表达
Winds from the Pacific Ocean are forced abruptly upward by a succession of mountain ranges along the West Coast.
西海岸的连绵山岭，使来自太平洋的风陡然上升。
The West Coast is battling a heat wave.
面海岸正遭遇着一场热浪。
What fish is a valuable industry on the West Coast?
西海岸的一种重要工业以什么鱼为原料？
On the West Coast there are strands of virgin timber and fertile farmland.
西海岸有许多未经开发的森林和肥沃的田地。
常用英语词汇表达
the West Coast 西海岸
glacier 冰川
virgin 未开发的
Pacific Ocean 太平洋
emerald 绿玉
Maori 毛利人