A Trip to the West Coast

西海岸之行

　　Key Sentences（重點句子）

　　501. It was so nice to get away from this cold，miserable weather.

　　避開陰冷糟糕的天氣真是太棒了。

　　502. And those mountain views－they were absolutely breathtaking.

　　那些山間美景真讓人心曠神怡。

　　503. So much to see and do there.

　　在那里要看的地方，要做的事情太多。

　　504. I hadn't realized how much I missed big－city life after being struck out here in the boonies for so long.

　　在邊遠鄉村生活了那么久，我還沒有意識到我多么懷念大城市的生活。

　　505. We went to Stanley Park and the aquarium，up Grouse Mountain，and to museums and galleries.

　　我們去了斯坦利公園和水族館，登了格羅斯山，參觀了博物館和美術館。

　　506. It's only two hours away by ferry，isn't it？

　　坐輪渡只要兩小時，是嗎？

　　507. Victoria is a city I've always wanted to visit.

　　維多利亞是我一直想去參觀的城市。

　　508.They say it's such a quiet and elegant city with a lot of British influence.

　　他們說它是一座安靜、高雅的城市，受英國的影響很深。

　　509. I'll show you my pictures once I get them developed.

　　等照片洗出來我還要給你們看呢。

　　Dialogue A

　　Robin：Oh，hi Julie. Finally back from your vacation，I see.

　　Julie：What do you mean，“finally”？I feel like I've only been gone for two days instead of two weeks.

　　Robin：Well，you know what they say—“Time flies when you're having fun. ” You did have fun，didn't you？

　　Julie：Oh，it was marvelous. B. C. is so beautiful. And it was so nice to get away from this cold，miserable weather.

　　And those mountain views—they were absolutely breath taking.

　　Robin：How was Vancouver？

　　Julie：Busy. So much to see and do there. I hadn't realized how much I missed big－city life after being stuck out here in the boonies for so long（laughs）。

　　Robin：So what all did you do？

　　Julie：Oh，we went to Stanley Park and the aquarium，up Grouse Mountain，and to museums and galleries. All the usual touristy things.

　　Robin：Did you get over to the island？ It's only two hours away by ferry，isn't it？

　　Julie：Yes，it was funny how on the ride over everyone stayed out on deck to enjoy the view，but on the way back，wejust sat inside like seasoned travellers and read magazines！

　　Robin：Victoria is a city I've always wanted to visit. They say it's such a quiet and elegant city with a lot of British influence.

　　Julie：We liked Victoria so much that we stayed in a day longer than we'd planned. I did like the custom of afternoon tea. It was a nice break from sightseeing too.

　　Robin：Oh，well，one of these days I'll get there myself. In the meantime，I better get back to work. Maybe we can get together sometime and you can tell me more about it.

　　Julie：Sure，and I'll show you my pictures once I get them developed.

　　Robin：Great. See you later.

　　Julie：Bye.

　　Words and Expressions

　　marvelous     a. 令人驚奇的

　　breathtaking a. 驚人的

　　boonies        n. ［復］（美俚）窮鄉僻壤，

　　邊遠鄉村

　　aquarium     n. 水族館

　　touristy      a. 旅行的，觀光的

　　ferry            n. 擺渡；渡船

　　elegant a. 優美的，文雅的

　　develop        v. 沖洗（膠卷）