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An adventure in Africa
非洲冒險
30 June
6月30日
Dear Aihua
親愛的愛華：
How are you? Sorry I haven't written for so long.
你好嗎？抱歉很長時間沒寫信了。
I've been quite busy arranging my holiday with my older brother, Colin.
我一直忙著計劃我和哥哥科林的假期。
Colin and I plan to spend a few weeks travelling before he goes to university.
科林和我想在他上大學之前外出旅游，玩兒上幾個星期。
We're going to visit so many exciting places and do lots of extraordinary things.
我們要參觀那么多令人興奮的地方，做那么多不同尋常的事情。
We will go to Africa first. I can't wait! Have you ever been there?
我們將先去非洲。我都等不及了！你去過那兒嗎？
We leave London on 15th July, and we'll be taking a fly to Morocco, in northern Africa.
我們7月15日離開倫敦，然后飛到北非的摩洛哥。
We're going to ride camels through the Sahara Desert.
我們要騎著駱駝穿過撒哈拉沙漠。
It's the biggest desert in the world--about the size of the US!
撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠--和美國差不多大。
I expect it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
我想那兒會非常炎熱、干燥、多塵。
We'll be travelling by camel with local guides, camping in tents and sleeping on the ground.
我們將騎著駱駝旅行，并有當地導游陪伴，扎帳篷、睡在地上。
I've heard that, in the Sahara there is no shade during the day, and the stars seem especially brilliant on clear nights.
我聽說，在撒哈拉沙漠，白天沒有陰涼處，而在晴朗的夜晚，星星格外的明亮。
I'll bring a flashlight with me so that I'll be able to see in the dark.
我會帶上手電，這樣就能看見黑暗中的東西。
Altogether, the trip will take six days.
整個旅行要六天。
That means I'll have to sit on a camel for almost a week--how uncomfortable!
那就是說我要騎將近一個星期的駱駝--太難受了！
I hope my camel likes me!
希望我的駱駝喜歡我！
After the trip by camel, we're going to travel down the River Nile.
騎駱駝的旅行結束后，我們要沿著尼羅河旅行。
We'll start at Lake Victoria.
我們將從維多利亞湖出發。
A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water gets quite rough.
沿著維多利亞湖下行一點兒，水流竟然變得湍急起來。
So, we'll go white-water rafting.
所以我們要漂流。
It's quite dangerous, but very exciting!
很危險也很刺激！
You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water.
你得戴上頭盔，穿上救生衣做保護，以防你落入水中。
