Dialogue 1

Mark: Whew! You made it. I was just about to turn in.
馬克：嗬！你還是到達(dá)了！我這就準(zhǔn)備回房間了。
Jingjing: You would have stood me up?
京晶：你要放我鴿子嗎？
Mark: We'd have run into each other at the breakfast buffet.
馬克：我們本該在自助早餐時偶遇彼此的。
Jingjing: You mean the "continental breakfast"?
京晶：你是說“歐陸式早餐？”
Mark: Oops, yeah. Anyway, you're here, and you're looking dead beat.
馬克：對啊。好吧，你已經(jīng)在這了，你看上去簡直累壞了。
Jingjing: I haven't even begun to feel jet lag, I'm that tired.
京晶：我還沒有開始感覺到時差疲勞呢，我只是累。
Mark: Well then, let's quickly decide which places we're going to visit tomorrow.
馬克：那，接下來讓我們迅速決定明天我們要去玩哪些地方。
Jingjing: Sounds simple enough. I can't believe we both have to fly out again the day after tomorrow in the morning!
京晶：聽上去夠簡單。我簡直不敢相信我倆后天一早又都得再飛走。
Mark: I'm glad we could meet in Washington D.C. It's been ages.
馬克：很開心我們能夠在華盛頓見面，已經(jīng)好久沒見了。
Jingjing: Yeah. If we both get up early, let's hit the Smithsonian after breakfast.
京晶：是啊，如果我們都起得早，那我們早餐后就去美國國立博物館吧！
Mark: I like the sound of that. Feel free to sleep in. If we're going to the Smithsonian at all, we'd have to give it four hours at least.
馬克：我喜歡這個語氣。睡懶覺也沒事。如果我們確定要去國立博物館的話，我們至少得留足4個小時。
Jingjing: Okay, I'm thinking the early bird gets the worm here, and that we can play that by ear.
京晶：好的。我在想早起的鳥兒有蟲吃，這樣我們可以隨機(jī)應(yīng)變。
Mark: Right. And after we have lunch somewhere, we can check out a couple other places.
馬克：對。等我們在某處吃完午餐后，我們可以再去看一些別的地方。
Jingjing: You know, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial are right across from each other.
京晶：你知道嗎，華盛頓紀(jì)念碑和林肯紀(jì)念堂相隔很近。
Mark: Hmm, they are close. Um; what do you think about the White House?
馬克：嗯，它們相隔很近。你覺得白宮怎么樣？
Jingjing: I think it's more of a tourist trap. What are your thoughts about it?
京晶：我想主要是敲旅客竹杠的地方吧？你怎么看？
Mark: Well, I mean, if we're in Washington D.C., and we want to see something unlike what they have in other capital cities and historical places, maybe the White House would be our best bet.
馬克：我意思是，既然我們在華盛頓了，我們想去看一些不像其他首都城市或者歷史名勝地有的東西，也許白宮是最好的選擇。
Jingjing: You think we could get in?
京晶：你覺得我們能進(jìn)去嗎？
Mark: I'm not counting on it. What about, after the Smithsonian, we head toward the White House, eat somewhere, and go on to the Capitol Building if the White House is too packed.
馬克：我不指望。你說要不，去完國立博物館以后，我們就直奔白宮，然后某處吃點(diǎn)東西，如果白宮太擠就去國會大廈。
Jingjing: That sounds decent. And we can keep the monument and memorial as a backup.
京晶：聽上去妙極了。同時我們可以把紀(jì)念碑和紀(jì)念堂作為后備方案。
Mark: Or check it out in the evening. Now go upstairs and crash. Your eyelids are heavier than my luggage.
馬克：或者晚上再看。現(xiàn)在上樓睡覺吧。你的眼皮比我的行李還沉呢。
Jingjing: I'm afraid I don't see what you mean. HASTA MANANA.
京晶：我恐怕不懂你在說什么。明兒見。

New words: 習(xí)語短語：

You made it. 你安全準(zhǔn)時地到達(dá)了
(You got here safely and on time.)
turn in 睡覺，或者去房間（酒店）的私人地方
(go to sleep, or go to a private part of the house/hotel)
stood me up / stand somebody up 放某人鴿子 ，不準(zhǔn)時與某人會面
(don't go to meet the person as planned)
run into each other 偶遇彼此
(meet each other by chance)
continental breakfast 酒店里的一種早餐， 歐陸式早餐，通常是咖啡、黃油、面包等為主。
(often offered by hotels, some kind of bread with juice or coffee)
dead beat 非常疲憊
(very tired, physically exhausted)
jet lag 時差導(dǎo)致的疲憊
(tiredness or nervousness due to having been stuck on a plane for several hours, and due to the time difference)
It's been ages. 已經(jīng)很久了
(It's been a very long time since we saw each other.)
hit 去...地方
(go to, try)
sleep in 睡懶覺
(sleep later than usual in the morning, don't get up so early)
give it 給時間做某事
(allow time for)
The early bird gets the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃，早點(diǎn)到，有好處可享受
(If you arrive somewhere early, you'll benefit more.)
play (something) by ear 到時候再說，視情況而定
(go somewhere without an exact plan, wander around)
check (it) out 去看
(go to see)
tourist trap 敲游客竹杠之地
(a famous place with lots of visitors, usually overpriced and inconvenient)
best bet 最佳選擇
(the most likely best choice)
count on (something) 指望，靠得上某事
(rely on something, expect it to be successful)
backup 后備方案
(available alternative, plan B)
crash 睡覺 (sleep)
HASTA MANANA （西班牙語）明天見
(See you tomorrow.)

Dialogue 2

Jingjing and Mark arrive at the White House.
京晶和馬克到達(dá)白宮
Jingjing: Did you have enough to eat for lunch?
京晶：你中午吃的東西夠嗎？
Mark: Um, kind of. But I'm not that keen on filling up on snack food instead of eating at a restaurant.
馬克：差不多吧。但是我不是很喜歡吃零食填飽肚子代替去餐館吃。
Jingjing: Let's look for a restaurant when dinnertime comes.
京晶：晚餐的時候我們再去找個館子吧。
Mark: Speaking of time, it looks like we'd be stuck all afternoon in this queue.
馬克：說到時間，看上去我們得一下午困在這兒排長隊(duì)了。
Jingjing: Yeah, so this is the White House.
京晶：是啊，這就是白宮了
Mark: What do you say we just take some pictures here from outside?
馬克：我們就在外面拍張照怎么樣？
Jingjing: And forget about the tour?
京晶：然后放棄整個游覽？
Mark: You got it. I'm willing to bet there'll be fewer people at some of the other places.
馬克：是這意思。我愿意打賭一定有一些別的人少的地方。
Jingjing: Sounds good.
京晶：聽上去不錯。

New words: 習(xí)語短語：

keen 有興趣，被吸引
(attracted to, interested in)
filling up on 吃大量的同款食物
(having a lot of one kind of food)
stuck 困住，不能離開
(unable to leave)
forget about 放棄
(give up, forgo)
I'm willing to bet 我期待
(I expect...)