拜访旅行社
Kathy enters a travel agency. Rick Kent greets her.
凯西走进一家旅行社。瑞克‧肯特迎接她。
R:Hi, Kathy. Please have a seat here. Now, how can I help you?
瑞克：嗨，凯西。请坐。好，有什么事我可以为你效劳吗?
K:Thanks, Rick. A friend and I are planning a trip to visit northern Europe, and I need some information on airline flights.
凯西：瑞克，谢谢。我和一个朋友计划一趟游览北欧之旅，需要一些有关航空班机的资料。
R:I see. Are you interested in taking a tour?
瑞克：我懂了。你想跟团吗?
K:No, thanks. We're determined to go on our own.
凯西：不想，谢谢。我们决定自助旅行。
R:I see. What country or countries do you want to visit?
瑞克：我明白了。你们想去哪个或哪些国家?
K:We'd like to visit Holland, Denmark, and Sweden.
凯西：我们想去荷兰、丹麦和瑞典。
R:No problem. You can fly in and out of Amsterdam from New York. Then you can take ground transportation in Europe.
瑞克：没问题。你们可以从纽约搭飞机往返阿姆斯特丹。然后你们可以在欧洲搭乘陆上(铁公路)交通工具。
K:It sounds so easy.
凯西：听起来很简单嘛。
R:It is. Here, I'll give you a computer print-out of all the flights. Anything else?
瑞克：是很容易。来，我会给你一份所有班机时间的计算机印表资料。还有其它事情吗?
K:Not just now. I want to talk this over with my friend first.
凯西：目前没有。我想先和我朋友讨论一下。
R:Of course. Just take your time. See you next time. Bye.
瑞克：当然。你们可以慢慢来。下次见了，拜。
K:Thanks so much. Bye.
凯西：非常谢谢你，拜。
单词短语精讲：
1.(Please ) have a seat.请坐，请就座。
注意:
表示“请坐”、“请就座”还有下列儿种说法:
Please take a seat.
Please be seated.
Please sit clown.
2. I need some information on airline flights.
=I need some information about airline flinhts.
我需要一些有关航班的资料。
例:1lnthun wrote an article on the history of Hunnmy
3. tour 游览，观光
例:We took a walking tour of Vienna on ou:vacation there.
(在维也纳度假时，我们参加厂那里的徒步旅行团。)
If you tour Euno},e by bus，you will see more of the countnvside than if youfIv from ,lace to ,lace.
(如果你搭乘公交车游览欧洲，所欣赏到的乡间景色要比搭飞机看到的更多。)
4. be determined to V下定决心……
例:I'm determined to finish my y-oject before it is due next week.
(我决心在下个礼拜期限到期前做完我的企划。)
5·on one's own独自地;靠自己
例:You must learn to cook for yourself if you live on your own.
(如果你独立生活的话，就必须学会自己做饭。)
Look，Mmgie!Little Susie has leaYned to击ess heYSelf on her own.
(玛吉，快看!小苏茜学会自己穿衣服厂。)
6. print-out[}ynntiatSt} n.(计算机)才l一印资米I.
mint out....(计算机)印出……
例:These y-int-outs are too light to see.
(这些计算机打印资料的字太淡厂，看不清楚。)
Please y-int out three co},ies of the cas e for me，
(乔治，麻烦帮我用计算机印3份该案的资料。)
7. I want to talk this over with my friend first.
=I want to talk about this with my friend first.
我想先和我朋友讨论一下。
