英语初级口语对话 11：夏威夷
Mari: Hi, I’m Mari. I’m here with Ron. Ron is from Hawaii. So Ron, what is so special about Hawaii?
mari: 嗨，我是Mari，和Ron一起。Ron来自夏威夷。Ron，夏威夷有什么特别之处吗?
Ron: Well, Hawaii is my home, but to people not from Hawaii, I think Hawaii is famous for its nice weather, its warm all year ‘round, also it’s known for its beaches. The beaches are very nice. And it’s also known for its warm hospitality. The people are also very nice.
Ron: 夏威夷是我家乡。对外来人来说，夏威夷以温暖的天气有名，一年都很温和。海滩也很有名漂亮。夏威夷人也非常热情友好。
Mari: So can you tell me more about the weather? It’s always sunny? It never rains?
Mari：说说天气吧，总是出太阳，从不下雨吗?
Ron: It does rain, but often it rains and it's sunny at the same time, so we have a lot of rainbows. Hawaii is also famous for rainbows.
Ron: 会下雨，经常同时下雨出太阳，因此能看到很多彩虹。夏威夷也以彩虹闻名。
Mari: That’s nice. Can you tell me more about the beach?
Mari：很好啊，能多说说海滩吗?
Ron: We have beaches on all shores of the island -- all our islands. There’s many beaches to choose from. And often, some beaches have big waves, some beaches have small waves, and you can choose which beach to go to depending on whether you want to surf in big waves or you want to swim where there’s no waves.
Ron: 我们所有岛的海岸都有海滩，有很多种选择，有些海滩浪大，有些浪小。你可以根据浪大，浪小，或无浪来选择冲浪海滩。
Mari: Can you tell me maybe about the nature in Hawaii?
Mari：跟我讲讲夏威夷的自然?
Ron: We have forests, so there’s lots of animals, like birds, and small animals like wallabies: we have Hawaiian wallabies and they live in the forest.
Ron: 有森林，许多动物，鸟，小袋鼠。我们有夏威夷袋鼠，它们住在森林里。
Mari: What’s a wallaby?
Mari：小袋鼠是什么啊?
Ron: Wallabies, they’re those little mammals from Australia and they were introduced in Hawaii and now they’re wild in Hawaii. They’ve become their own species.
Ron:小袋鼠是来自澳大利亚的小哺乳动物。它们被引进到夏威夷，现在在夏威夷有自己的野生品种。
Mari: What do they look like?
Mari：它们长什么样?
Ron: They look like little kangaroos I think.
Ron：它们长的像小袋鼠。
Mari: Interesting. Any other interesting animals in Hawaii?
Mari：太有趣了。夏威夷还有其他的有趣动物吗?
Ron: We have a lot of pigs, wild pigs. We like to go hunting for them and we like to eat them.
Ron：我们那有许多猪，野猪。我们喜欢去狩猎，吃野猪。
Mari: Are there any animals that live in the sea?
Mari：有住在海里的动物吗?
Ron: We have nice coral reefs, so there’s lots of beautiful fish in our coral reefs and many people like to go snorkeling to look at our reefs. We also have turtles and seals in Hawaii.
Ron：我们有漂亮的珊瑚礁，里面有许多五光十色的鱼。人们喜欢潜水去观看那些珊瑚礁。夏威夷还有海龟和海豹。
Mari: Are there any whales?
Mari：有鲸鱼吗?
Ron: We do have whales during the months of March till February I believe. They come from Alaska and they come to Hawaii during those months and then they return to Alaska.
Ron：我们三月到次年的二月份时有来自阿拉斯加的鲸鱼，然后又会返回阿拉斯加。
Mari: Wow, there are a lot of animals that live in Hawaii. Sounds like a great place to visit.
Mari: 哇，这么多动物住在夏威夷，听起来是个参观的好地方啊。
Vocabulary
词汇
warm hospitality
热情好客
Hawaii is also known for its warm hospitality.
夏威夷人以热情好客著称于世。
Hospitality is being friendly to visitors by doing things like entertaining them and giving them food. In this case, “warm” does not refer to temperature, but to friendly people and atmosphere. If someone is very caring and nice, they are called “warm”. Look at the examples below:
Hospitality就是向游客展示自己的友好，比如款待他们，宴请他们。在这里，"warm"不是指天气，而是指友好的人和气氛。如果某人温柔体贴，他们就可以称作"warm"。请看以下例子：
They showed us such great hospitality. They gave us a tour of the entire city.
他们向我们展示了极大的热情，带我们参观了整个城市。
The hospitality at that hotel was terrible -- they were rude and unhelpful.
那家旅馆的服务太糟了，服务员很粗鲁，不提供帮助。
introduced
介绍，引进
Wallabies were introduced from Australia and now they are wild in Hawaii.
小袋鼠产自澳大利亚，引进夏威夷成为了野生品种。
To bring a plant or animal to a new place and give it a chance to reproduce and establish itself in the new environment. Notice the two examples below:
把一种植物或动物带到一个新的地方，给它繁殖的机会让它在新的地方生存下去。下面有两个例子：
Cane toads were introduced to Australia from Hawaii and now they are everywhere.
甘蔗蟾蜍从夏威夷被引入澳大利亚，现在已遍地都是。
The plants that were introduced did not survive the cold winter.
这种植物是引进过来的，没有熬过这里的冬天。
snorkeling
潜水
Many people like to go snorkeling to look at our reefs.
许多人喜欢潜水去看珊瑚。
Snorkeling is swimming with a mask and breathing through a short, curved tube. Snorkelers also usually use flippers on their feet to help them swim easier. See the following examples:
潜水就是戴着一个面具，通过一个短的弯曲的管子游泳。潜水人员也常穿蛙鞋游快点。看一下例子：
We spent 3 days snorkeling when we were on vacation in Hawaii.
夏威夷度假时，我们到潜水三天。
I like snorkeling better than scuba diving because I don’t like diving so deep.
和深水潜水相比，我更擅长浅滩潜水，因为我不喜欢潜水太深。
till
直到
We have whales from March till February.
我们三月份直到次年的二月份有鲸鱼。
Till is simply a short way to say “until”. In written form usually the full word "until" is used and “till” is mostly used in spoken language. It is sometimes also spelled ‘til. See the examples below.|
Till是untill的简写。书写体中常用全写的“until”，口语大都用“till”。有时候也拼写成'til.以下例子：
I didn’t learn to swim ‘til I was an adult.
我直到成年了才学会游泳。
I won’t be finished till eight o’clock.
我要直到八点钟才能完成。
sounds like
听起来像
Sounds like a great place to visit.
听起来是个游玩的好地方啊。
“Sounds like...” means “from what you are saying...” In other words, “it seems like...”. Study the examples below:
“Sounds like.."的意思是“从你所说的看。。。”换句话说“好像是。。。”，学习以下例子：
After reading the review in the newspaper, it sounds like that movie is really good.
看了报纸上的评论，那电影听起来很好看。
It sounds like you need to take a break.
听起来你需要休息一下。
