[00:00.00] UNIT 11 At the Information Desk of a Travel Agency

[00:05.65]在旅行社的服务台前

[00:11.30]Dialogues

[00:12.87]对话

[00:14.44]A、I Prefer Warm Places

[00:16.47]我更喜欢暖和的地方

[00:18.50]Nowadays more and more people are interested in spending their holidays abroad.

[00:21.82]现在越来越多的人对于出国度假感兴趣。

[00:25.13]So Mr.Wu is at a travel agency.

[00:27.00]吴先生正是为此来到旅行社的。

[00:28.87]Agent:Good morning,sir.Can Ihelp you?

[00:30.38]代理人：早晨好，先生!请问您有什么事?

[00:31.90]Mr.Wu:I'd like to spend my holidays abroad.

[00:33.55]吴先生：我想出国度假。

[00:35.21]Agent:Yes,sir.What place would you like to see?

[00:36.94]代理人：好的，先生。请问您想去哪儿?

[00:38.66]Mr.Wu:I have no idea.I'm just bored with my hard work and want to relax.

[00:43.99]Agent:Maybe you can take your holiday in Switzerland.You may enjoy skiing.代理人：也许您可以到瑞士度假。说不定您很喜欢滑雪的。

[00:46.60]吴先生：我也不知道。我只是对我的繁重工作太厌倦，想放松一下。

[00:49.21]Mr.Wu:But it's too cold,I prefer warm places.

[00:50.81]吴先生：但是那里太冷了，我更喜欢暖和的地方。

[00:52.42]Agent:Then what about Australia?There is a lot of sunshine there all year round.

[00:55.49]代理人：那么，澳大利亚怎么样?那里终年阳光明媚。

[00:58.57]Mr.Wu:Good idea.And I can practice my English as well.

[01:00.34]吴先生：好主意，我还可以练习英语。

[01:02.10]B、Where to Spend Our Holiday

[01:04.57]B、我们到什么地方去度假?

[01:07.03]This is the first summer vacation Wang Ping and Chen Wei,two overseas students,

[01:10.56]这上留学生王平和陈伟在美国的第一个暑假，

[01:14.09]have in the United States,but they don't know where to go,

[01:16.03]但是他们不知道该到什么地方去度假。

[01:17.98]so they come to the information desk of a travel agency.

[01:20.32]所以他们来到一家旅行社的服务台。

[01:22.66]Wang:We are on our holidays here.

[01:24.08]王平：我们放假了。

[01:25.50]Could you give us some suggestions on what places to see?

[01:27.48]你能不能给我们推荐几个地方去游览?

[01:29.46]Agent:Maybe you'll like the West Coast,L.A.and San Francisco.

[01:31.96]代理人：说不定你们会很喜欢西海岸，洛杉矶或旧金山。

[01:34.46]Chen:What are they like?

[01:35.40]陈伟：这些地方怎么样?

[01:36.34]Agent:Lovely.

[01:37.13]代理人：很可爱呀。

[01:37.92]Chen:What's there to see?

[01:38.91]陈伟：有些什么值得看的?

[01:39.90]Agent:Hollywood,Universal Studios and Disneyland in L.A.

[01:42.49]代理人：在洛杉矶有好莱坞、环球公司制片厂和迪斯尼乐园。

[01:45.08]Wang:How is San Francisco?

[01:45.95]王平：那么旧金山呢?

[01:46.81]Agent:It's probably the most beautiful town in the U.S.-all those hills,the bay,

[01:50.52]代理人：旧金山可以说是美国最美的城市：那里所有的山啊，海湾啊，

[01:54.23]attractive old Victorian houses,and cable cars.

[01:55.87]古老迷人的维多利亚式房子啊，还有电缆车。

[01:57.50]Wang:Thank you for your abvice.

[02:00.17]王平：谢谢你的这些建议。

[02:02.83]Passage

[02:03.57]短文

[02:04.31]How Can You Get Travel Information?

[02:05.77]怎样获得旅游信息

[02:07.22]There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit.

[02:10.70]有几种不同的方法去了解你希望去观光的国家和地区。

[02:14.17]If your friends have been there,you can talk to them.

[02:16.06]如果你有朋友去过那儿，你可以跟他们聊聊。

[02:17.95]They may give you detailed and vivid descriptions about the place.

[02:20.40]他们会为你详细而生动地描述那个地方。

[02:22.85]Most important of all,they can offer some valuable advicefor the trip.

[02:25.85]最重要的是他们会给你提一些有价值的旅行建议，

[02:28.86]For example,which part is more interesting than other?

[02:33.29]How can you enjoy yourself better?

[02:35.03]如什么地方比别处更有意思了，

[02:36.78]What should you pay more attention to?The advice is all from their own experience.

[02:40.52]你怎么才能更尽兴了，都需要注意些什么了，等等。

[02:44.27]Another way is to consult a travel agency.

[02:46.25]这些建议都是他们自己的亲身经历。

[02:48.23]An experienced agent may offer you a lot of information.

[02:50.59]另外一种方法是去旅行社咨询。有经验的旅行社会为你提供许多信息。

[02:52.94]Above all,they are always ready to help.

[02:54.60]最重要的是他们愿意随时帮助你。

[02:56.26]Besides,you can also read travelbooks.They are helpful too.

[02:59.23]除此之外，你还可以阅读一些旅游书籍。它们也很有用，

[03:02.20]Sometimes,they are better than a friend or a travel agency,

[03:04.59]有时甚至胜过朋友或旅行社，

[03:06.98]because you can always read them whenever you want.

[03:09.63]因为只要你需要，任何时候想读都可以。

[03:12.28]New Words and Expressions

[03:14.31]生词与词组

[03:16.34]abroad

[03:17.42]ad.在国外

[03:18.50]advice

[03:19.76]n.劝告，忠告

[03:21.02]adency

[03:22.27]n.代理处

[03:23.51]agent

[03:25.07]n.代理人，代理商

[03:26.64]bay

[03:27.40]n.海湾

[03:28.15]besides

[03:29.38]ad.此外，还

[03:30.60]bored

[03:31.64]a.厌`烦的，厌倦的

[03:32.69]cable

[03:33.86]n.缆车

[03:35.03]consult

[03:36.23]v.请教(人)，咨询

[03:37.44]description

[03:39.02]n.叙述，描述

[03:40.61]detailed

[03:41.74]a.详细的

[03:42.88]experienced

[03:44.30]a.有经验的

[03:45.72]helpful

[03:46.94]a.有帮助的，有益的

[03:48.17]information

[03:49.57]n.消息，资料

[03:50.98]probaly

[03:52.18]ad.很可能

[03:53.39]relax

[03:54.72]v.(指人)放松，轻松

[03:56.05]ski

[03:57.33]v.滑雪

[03:58.61]suggestion

[04:00.25]n.建议

[04:01.88]sunshine

[04:03.23]n.阳光

[04:04.58]vacation

[04:06.11]n.假期

[04:07.64]vivid

[04:08.69]a.生动的

[04:09.73]whenever

[04:10.83]conj.无论什么时候

[04:11.93]have no idea

[04:13.91]不知道

[04:15.89]be bored with

[04:17.27]对...感到厌烦

[04:18.66]all year round

[04:19.99]常年,一年到头

[04:21.32]as well

[04:22.67]也

[04:24.02]information desk

[04:25.54]问讯处

[04:27.05]cable car

[04:28.70]缆车

[04:30.36]most important of all

[04:31.94]最重要的是

[04:33.53]enjoy oneself

[04:35.08]尽情快乐,过得愉快

[04:36.62]pay attention to

[04:38.23]注意

[04:39.83]above all

[04:43.86]Merry Learning

[04:47.82]A Riddle

[04:49.80]It runs up the hill.And runs down the hill.But in spite of all.It still stands still.

[04:57.68]Phonetics

[05:00.67]chip lunch chicken change

[05:09.92]ache chemist headache character Christmas

[05:23.42]mustache machine

[05:31.02]Pronunciation and Intonation

[05:36.46]A:Where did John go? B:He went to the boot store.

[05:40.60]A:To the bookstore?B:No,I said he went to the boot store.

[05:44.16]A:Oh,I misunderstood you.I thought you said the bookstore.

[05:46.28]最重要的,尤其