胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯095：汽車旅行 The Road Trip
“This is the most fantastic trip I have ever experienced,” said Alice. Alice had never been to Europe before. Now, she and her best friend Bessie were driving across Europe in a car. It was a dream comes true for both of them. “It’s always been my fantasy to travel abroad. I love the women’s fashions here. I could shop for hours. The city zoo was interesting too. The unique fauna fascinated me. I have never seen zoos like that back home. I really think this is a fateful trip for both of us.”
愛麗絲以前從沒去過歐洲?，F(xiàn)在她正和她最要好的朋友貝西驅(qū)車穿越歐洲。對她們來說，這真是夢想成真。“這是我經(jīng)歷過的最美妙的一次旅行。”愛麗絲說，“到國外旅游一直是我的夢想。我喜歡這里的女士時裝。我可以一連幾個小時逛商店。城市動物園也很有趣。這里特有的動物群真令我著迷，在國內(nèi)沒見過這樣的動物園。我真的覺得對咱兩來說這是一次命運攸關(guān)的旅行。”
“I don’t believe in fatalism,” Bessie giggled. “But I agree that the effects of this trip are far-reaching. This trip is going to changes us forever. For now, we should probably fasten our seatbelts. There have been many fatal crashes in this area. Also, the fatigue of driving is beginning to make me sleepy.”
“我不相信宿命論。”貝西咯咯地笑著說，“但我也認(rèn)為這次旅行的影響將是長久深遠(yuǎn)的，它將永遠(yuǎn)地改變我們?，F(xiàn)在，我們可能應(yīng)該系緊安全帶了。這個地區(qū)已有多起撞車致死的事件發(fā)生。再有，開車的勞累讓我開始昏昏欲睡了。”
“Maybe we should stop,” Alice said. “Is there a favorable hotel in the area?”
“也許我們該停下歇會。”愛麗絲說，“附近有令人滿意的旅館嗎?”
“It’s not feasible for us to stop now,” Bessie replied. There were no lighted areas in sight. “Don’t worry, the most favored hotel in the guidebook is just an hour away. They have floral carpets and golden faucets. The book says it’s good enough to please the most fastidious customer.
“現(xiàn)在就停下來是不可行的。”貝西回答到。周圍看不見任何光亮。“不要擔(dān)心，導(dǎo)游書上提到的那家最優(yōu)惠的旅館再過一小時就到了。那里有印花的地毯和金光閃閃的水龍頭。那本書說這家旅館服務(wù)上乘，連最挑剔的顧客也會心滿意足的。”
“Obviously, they haven’t met you,” laughed Alice. “I’m sure you’ll find at lease one fault.”
“顯然，他們還沒碰見你。”愛麗絲大笑起來，“我相信你一定會挑出至少一個毛病來。”
“By the way, what did you think of that play we saw last night?” Bessie asked.
“順便說一句，你認(rèn)為昨晚那個戲劇怎末樣?”貝西問。
“It was a fatuous performance,” Alice said. “I wonder if it was intended to be a farce.”
“真是一場愚昧的演出。”愛麗絲說。“我懷疑他們想把它演成一部鬧劇。”
Words:
fantastic adj. (非正式)極好的;極大的
fantasy n. 幻想;白日夢
farce n. 鬧劇，滑稽劇
far-reaching adj. 影響深遠(yuǎn)的
fascinate vt. 使著迷，使神魂顛倒
fashion n. 流行，風(fēng)尚，流行式樣;vt. 造成，造
fasten vt. 使固定，系
fastidious adj. 挑剔的，難于討好的
fatal adj. 致命的
fatalism n. 宿命論
fateful adj. 重大的，決定性的;命中注定的，與命運有關(guān)的
fatigue n. 疲乏，勞累
fatuous adj. 愚昧的
faucet n. 水龍頭
fault n. 地質(zhì)學(xué)的斷層;過錯，缺點
fauna n. 動物學(xué)，動物區(qū)系
favorable adj. 有利的，贊成的;贏得贊許的，讓人喜歡的
favored adj. 首選的，受到優(yōu)待的，優(yōu)惠的
feasible adj. 切實可行的
