出国旅游英语掌中宝--加拿大实用对话

Chapter7 Exotic Sentiment 异国风情

Unit2 Canada 加拿大

第三部分 Conversations 实用对话

情境对话1
Rocky Mountains 落基山脉
Fred:I hear Canada is very mountainous.
弗瑞德：我听说加拿大是个多山的国家。

Deb:Yes. In the west are the famous Rocky Mountains.
黛比：是的，西部有著名的落基山脉。

Fred:What about the middle of Canada?
弗瑞德：加拿大中部如何？

Deb:The central provinces are a vast plain, with rolling hills towards the east.
黛比：中部是广阔的平原，起伏的丘陵延伸至东部。

Fred:ls the north hilly?
弗瑞德：北部丘陵多吗？

Deb:Not in the center.It's full of lakes, rivers and vegetation.
黛比：北部中间地区不多。该地区主要是湖泊、河流和植物。

Fred:Does that mean permanent ice?
弗瑞德：那里是不是长年冰冻？

Deb:Yes, you are right.
黛比：是的。你说得对。

Fred:Where do the people live?
弗瑞德：人们都住在哪儿呢？

Deb:Canadian population mainly concentrated along the southern border.
黛比：加拿大人口主要聚集在南部边境地区。

情境对话2
Cities of Canada 加拿大的城市
Tourist:Everyone's heard of Toronto's CN Tower.
游客：人人都听说过多伦多的加拿大国家电视塔。

Guide:Sure,but did you know there's a lot of Toronto underground,too.
导游：是的，但你知道多伦多还有很多地铁吗？

Tourist:Really, like an underground city?
游客：真的吗？像个地铁城？

Guide:Yes.
导游：是的。

Tourist:No need to get wet in the rain.
游客：下雨时不会被淋湿了。

Guide:Or cold in the winter.
导游：冬天也不必受冻了。

Tourist:What about Canada's capital?
游客：加拿大首都怎么样?

Guide:You could tour the Parliament buildings or visit the museum of science and technology.
导游：你可以参观议会大楼或科技博物馆。

Tounst:Montreal is near Ottawa, isn't it?
游客：蒙特利尔离渥太华很近，是吗？

Guide:Not far, it's a very cosmopolitan city.Well worth a visit.
导游：确实不远。那的确是个世界大都市．很值得参观。

Tourist:Quebec City is more French, though, isn't it?
游客：然而魁北克老城更法国化，是吗？

Guide:Yes, it's mainly French speaking. In Quebec you can walk on the old city walls.You can look across the St.Lawrence River from the old city of Quebec.
导游：是的，那里主要用法语。在魁北克，你可以在老城墙上行走，你还可以从魁北克老城眺望圣·劳伦斯河。(en8848)