PETS-2每日對話練習(xí) 52

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Two days later; in a park office in Kauai
     Jun: We'd like a permit for camping in the Na Pali Coast. Three days.
     Ranger: You girls sure you've in shape for the trail? The Sierra Club gives it a nine out of ten for difficulty.
     Jun: I just came here from a climbing trip in Utah. I can handle anything.
     Ranger: Use your head. You know what ‘pali’ means, don't you?
     Jun: Umm, not exactly. I'm not local.
     Ranger: It means cliffs. And that's what you'll be hiking along. Sheer cliffs. But you've never been anywhere more beautiful.
     (續(xù)上期)
     小 君:我們想要納帕里海岸三天的露營許可。
     護(hù)林員:兩位小姐確定走這個(gè)步道身體受得了嗎?山岳協(xié)會給這里難度九的評分。
     小 君:我才從猶他州登山回來。我什么都應(yīng)付得來。
     護(hù)林員:考慮一下吧。你知道「帕里」的意思嗎?
     小 君:嗯,不完全知道。我不是本地人。
     護(hù)林員:意思是懸崖。那就是你們要走的步道。都是險(xiǎn)峻的峭壁。但你們一定沒去過比這更美的地方了。
     重點(diǎn)解說:
     ★ permit (n.) 許可
     ★ camping (n.) 露營
     ★ ranger (n.) (美)國有森林護(hù)林員
     ★ in shape 處于良好的健康狀況
     ★ nine out of ten for... 以十級來分,到第九級了
     ★ sheer (a.) 陡峭的