躺着学万能会话3 泰山

杰：         我也听说过泰山。
凯瑟琳：  是啊，那也是另一个主要的景点。如果你对登山有兴趣
的话，千万不能错过泰山。
杰：      登泰山困难吗？我喜欢登山，不过跟专业的攀岩高手比我
差多了。
凯瑟琳： 不会，其实还好。业余或者专业的登山者都可以去！不过
最好的攀登季节是从十月到十二月，过了十二月冬天以后，
山上就会有厚厚的冰雪了。
杰：         喔，在雪中登山对我而言根本是死路一条！ 凯瑟琳：  嗯，在干燥的季节去登山会比较容易些。
杰：         两天的时间够用吗？
凯瑟琳：  我想没问题。你可以在一天之内走完大部分的路线，在旅
馆留宿一夜之后，隔天一早再登上顶峰看日出。

prime 主要的beaches there, right? miss 错过
climb 登山、攀爬 hike 徒步旅行
atherine:  Yes, but that is just one of its many features.
doable 可行的 hostel 旅馆
y:   Oh, what else does it have to offer?
professional 专业的 rock climber 攀岩者
atherine:   Well, you can go scuba diving on the coral reef
amateur 业余者 summit 顶峰
ride jet skisyou name it.
out of the question 不可能 sunrise 日出
y:   Hm, sounds like a perfect vacation spot.
arduous 艰巨的、费力的 dry season 干燥的季节
be far from... 跟……差得远了

句型解析
1.  I've also caught wind of Taishan Mountain.
我也听说过泰山。
近义用语  I've heard about that story.
我听说过那个故事。
  She heard rumors that I was cheating on her.
她听过关于我欺骗她的谣言。
Some people say that the  coast of Qingdao is the
most beautiful.
有些人说海岸是青岛最美的地方。
相关用法  The police caught wind of the robbery and stopped it
  before it happened.
警方听闻风声后，事先阻止了抢劫案的发生。
  I was hoping to catch wind of a good night club around
  here.
我一直想打听这附近一家不错的夜总会。

2.  I'm far from being a professional rock climber.
我跟专业的登山员还差得远咧。
英文当中经常使用“far from being”来描述专业能力的程度，或者事
物的实际状态。
近义用语  I'm an avid connoisseur of history, but I'm nowhere
  near a historian.
我对历史相当有兴趣，但绝对称不上是历史学者。
Beijing winters are cold, but they are not even close
  to Russia's winters.
北京的冬天很冷，但是跟俄罗斯的冬天比起来就差远了。
相关用法  Yushan Mountain is very tall, but it is far from being a
  Mt. Everest.
玉山很高，不过跟圣母峰比起来就差得远了。
  My Chinese is improving, but it is far from being ? uent.
我的中文一直在进步，但是要达到畅言无阻的程度还有一
大段距离。
  I've been studying through the night, but I'm still far
from being prepared for the test.
我整夜都在念书，但是考试根本还没准备好。

3.  Oh, climbing in snow is out of the question for me!
喔，在雪中登山对我而言根本是死路一条！
“out of the question”用来表示不可能的情况或事物。
行
近义用语  Jumping out of an airplane is simply impossible for me.
从飞机上跳下去对我来说根本是不可能的。
  Eating ?sh eyeballs is unthinkable to me!
我不敢想象吃鱼的眼球是什么滋味！

:  相关用法 Oh yes, I'll help you with your homework, but having me do it I've heard of it. There are very beautiful
  for you is out of the question!
beaches there, right?
我可以协助你做家庭作业，但是要我帮你做作业是不可能的！
herine:  Yes, but that is just one of its many features.
  At this point in time, China sending a man to the
moon is out of the question.
:   Oh, what else does it have to offer?
就现在来说，要中国人登上月球是不可能的。
herine:   Well, you can go scuba diving on the coral reefs,
  It is 2 o'clock in the morning and it is snowing. Driving
ride jet skisyou name it.
  home now is out of the question!
现在是凌晨两点钟而且下着雪，开车回家是不可能的！
:   Hm, sounds like a perfect vacation spot.

4.  Is it doable in two days?
两天的时间可以吗？
在谈论一件事情的可行性或可能实现的程度时，“doable”是相当有
用的词汇。
近义用语  Can it be done that quickly?
有可能那么快完成吗？
  The project can be ?nished within two weeks.
这个计划可以在两个星期内完成。
The task is risky, but can be accomplished.
这个任务很危险，不过还是有可能完成的。
相关用法  Is it doable that quickly? 
有可能那么快吗？
  The project is doable within two weeks.
这个计划可以在两个星期内完成。
  The task is risky, but doable.
这个任务很危险，不过可以达成。