英语初级口语对话 15：蒙古度假

　　英语初级口语对话正常语速15：Mongolian Vacation

　　Todd: So Heidi, I was talking with my friend and he actually lives in Mongolia now and he says it’s a great place. He recommended that I go there. So if I go to Mongolia, what season is the best season to go?

　　Todd; Heidi，我和我一个住在蒙古的朋友聊过天，他说蒙古是个很棒的地方，他推荐我去那里度假。如果我去蒙古度假，哪个季节是最好的呢?

　　Heidi: Fall.

　　Heidi：秋季。

　　Todd: In the fall?

　　Todd：在秋天?

　　Heidi: Yes, because in the fall we have a celebration called Naadam and that’s the best time to go. And you get to see horse racing and archery and wrestling and so many tourist come to Mongolia at that time.

　　Heidi：是的，秋季我们有个那达慕节，那是观看赛马，射箭和摔跤的最好时候，很多游客来蒙古参观呢。

　　Todd: Okay, now in your city, what is one food I should definitely try?

　　Todd：好的，在你的城市，我应该尝试哪种小吃呢?

　　Heidi: Well I would say khuushuur.

　　Heidi: 羊肉馅饼吧。

　　Todd: Wow. khuushuur?

　　Todd：哇，羊肉馅饼?

　　Heidi: Yes. Everyone loves it. And for me, I love it too. It looks like dumpling but fried and it’s more bigger and inside is meat.

　　Heidi：是的，大家都喜欢吃，包括我。它看起来像饺子，但是煎的，个儿更大，里面包着肉。

　　Todd: So it’s like a dumpling and inside it’s meat.

　　Todd：恩，就是包着肉的饺子咯。

　　Heidi: Yes.

　　Heidi: 是的。

　　Todd: So outside, the dumpling part, it is like bread or is it like...

　　Todd: 外面的饺子部分像面包，或者像。。。

　　Heidi: It’s a flour, yeah.

　　Heidi：是一种面粉。

　　Todd: Like a flour-based...

　　Todd：像一种面粉。。

　　Heidi: Yes

　　Heidi: 是的。

　　Todd: Okay, now Mongolia is quite famous for meat, correct? So, what is probably the most popular meat?

　　Todd：恩，蒙古的非常有名，对吧?那什么肉最受欢迎呢?

　　Heidi: Beef.

　　Heidi：牛肉。

　　Todd: Beef?

　　Todd：牛肉?

　　Heidi: Yes.

　　Heidi：是的。

　　Todd: So not chicken, not fish...?

　　Todd: 不是鸡肉，也不是鱼。。。?

　　Heidi: We don’t really eat chicken and we don’t eat fish. Well, we have a river fish. It’s like really delicious but then we don’t have sea so seafood is not popular at all.

　　Heidi：我们不吃鸡肉和鱼肉。我们的鱼产自河里，很美味。我们没有海，因此海鲜一点也不受欢迎。

　　Todd: So people mainly eat beef.

　　Todd：因此人们只吃牛肉。

　　Heidi: Yes.

　　Heidi: 是的。

　　Todd: So when I’m there in your country, what place should I go to. Like, what should I see?

　　Todd：我去你们国家应该去哪里看看呢?

　　Heidi: Probably, [it’s] better to go to the countryside because if you go to Ulan Bator it’s just the same as other cities -- other cities around the world. But the countryside is a whole different world. And the countryside is where you can see the Mongolian tent and horses, like, Nomadic places like where people live in the outside. That’s the best place for foreigners to go.

　　Heidi：也许最好去乡村走走。乌兰巴托和世界上其他的城市一样没什么好看的，但是乡村截然不同。在乡村，你可以看到蒙古包和马。人们居住在可以放牧的地方。对外国来说，那是最佳参观之地。

　　Todd: Is there anything I should buy? Like, what would be a good souvenir or gift from your country?

　　Todd：有什么东西我应该买的吗?比如说你们多家的纪念品或者礼物?

　　Heidi: Well, in the department stores they have sections for Mongolian traditional gifts and stuff so probably you can get the tent -- a small tent.

　　Heidi：恩，在商店里有蒙古传统礼品专卖店，也许你可以买个帐篷，小帐篷。

　　Todd: A little tent?

　　Todd：小帐篷?

　　Heidi: Yeah, and then if you open the door you can actually see all the furniture is inside it. So it’s kind of interesting.

　　Heidi：是的，打开门你可以里面所有的家具，很有趣吧。

　　Todd: Wow, like a little doll house?

　　Todd：哇，像一个布娃娃房子?

　　Heidi: Yes.

　　heidi: 是的。

　　Todd: Okay, wow, it sounds good. I hope to go.

　　Todd: 哇，太棒了，我想去了。

　　Vocabulary

　　词汇

　　archery

　　射箭

　　Archery is a sport where the players shoot at targets with a bow and arrow. In Mongolia, the sport of archery was traditionally practiced to develop military skills. They continue the tradition in the Mongolian Olympics. Notice the following:

　　射箭就是运动员用弓喝箭射中目标这样一项体育活动。在蒙古，射箭传统上是一项军事技能，并延续到蒙古奥运会上。注意以下几点：

　　The archers were incredibly accurate. They could shoot an apple from 100 meters.

　　这些箭手射箭非常准确。100米处能射中苹果。

　　Archery made early human beings much better at hunting animals for food.

　　箭术使得早期的人们更轻易的狩猎求食。

　　wrestling

　　摔跤

　　A sport between two people where the fighters try to control their opponent and hold them on the ground. It is one of the most popular events in the Mongolian Olympics. In Mongolian wrestling there are no weight classes so a very large wrestler may compete against a much smaller opponent. Notice the following:

　　在摔跤运动中，选手试图控制对方，并将对方打到在地。在蒙古奥运会上，摔跤是最受欢迎的运动之一。蒙古摔跤没有重量级别，一个体型非常巨大的选手可以和一个比他个子小很多的选手进行对抗。注意以下几点:

　　Wrestling is a very difficult sport.

　　摔跤是一项很难的运动。

　　I wouldn’t want to make a wrestler angry.

　　我不想让一个摔跤手生气。

　　horse racing

　　赛马

　　Horse racing is a sport where the rider of each horse tries to be the fastest. In many parts of the world, people place bets on the winner and try to win money. In the Mongolian Olympics, mostly children participate in the long 20-30 kilometer races. Notice the following:

　　赛马就是每个选手尽力让自己的马跑得最快。在世界大部分地区，人们都会下注赢家以赢钱。在蒙古奥运会上，大都数小孩会参加20至30千米的比赛。注意以下几点：

　　I went to the horse races when I was in Las Vegas and I won 400 dollars.

　　我在拉斯维加斯参加了赛马比赛赢了400美元。

　　In my opinion, watching horse racing is more interesting than watching a marathon.

　　在我看来，观看赛马比赛比看马拉松更有趣。

　　dumpling

　　饺子

　　So it’s like a dumpling and inside it’s meat.

　　它像饺子，里面包着肉。

　　A ball of dough made of flour and then deep fried or steamed. In Mongolia, dumplings filled with meat are called Khuushuur. Notice the following:

　　用面粉制作成一个面团，再油炸或蒸熟。在蒙古，包着肉的饺子叫做羊肉馅饼。注意以下几点：

　　During the holidays, my grandmother used to make dumplings.

　　假期，我奶奶过去常常包饺子。

　　The steamed dumplings were absolutely delicious.

　　蒸熟的饺子实在是太好吃了。

　　tent

　　帐篷

　　The countryside is where you can see the Mongolian tent.

　　在乡下，你能看到蒙古包。

　　A tent is a shelter supported by poles that can easily be taken down and moved to a new place. Modern tents for camping are made of light nylon materials. Mongolian tents are called yurts. Traditional yurts have a wooden frame and are covered with lambs’ wool. Notice the following:

　　帐篷就是用能轻易拆卸的竹竿病能迁移的遮盖物。现代露营帐篷是由轻便的尼龙布制作。蒙古包叫做圆顶帐篷。传统的圆顶帐篷是由木头支架和羊毛覆盖而成。注意以下几点：

　　We went camping in the mountains. At night, we slept in a tent.

　　我们在山上露营，晚上睡在帐篷里。

　　Nomads are people who move from place to place and sleep in tents.

　　游牧民族常从一个地方迁到另一个地方，晚上睡在帐篷里。