Dialogue 情景对话
After a day’s walk, James and Jerry decided to do a foot massage to experience the foot-washing culture of Changsha.
走了一天的詹姆斯和杰瑞决定洗个脚,体验一下长沙的洗脚文化。
James: What a day! My feet hurt so much!
詹姆斯:今天可太累了!我的脚好痛啊!
Jerry: Me too! I can barely feel them.
杰瑞:我也是。脚都没了!
James: I saw a lot of places for foot massage. Do you want to have a try?
詹姆斯:我看到有很多洗脚的地方。你想试试吗?
Jerry: Oh, that would be great!
杰瑞:哦,那可太爽了!
James and Jerry arrived at a foot massage shop.
詹姆斯和杰瑞来到了一个洗脚城。
Waiter: Welcome, gentlemen!
服务员:先生们,欢迎光临!
James&Jerry: Good evening.
詹姆斯和杰瑞:晚上好。
Waiter: Sure. Do you want full-body massage, foot massage, or acupuncture?
服务员:好的,二位是想全身按摩、足部按摩还是针灸呢?
James: I just need foot massage. What about you, Jerry?
詹姆斯:我想要足部按摩。你呢,杰瑞?
Jerry: I prefer a full-body massage, including my neck and back. Maybe I’m old.
杰瑞:我想要全身按摩,包括颈部和后背,老了,老了。
Waiter: OK. We have junior therapists for 100 RMB per hour, and senior ones for 120 RMB per hour. Which one do you prefer?
服务员:OK。我们有初级技师,100 元每小时,还有高级技师,120 元每小时。请问您想要哪一种呢?
James&Jerry: Senior.
詹姆斯和杰瑞:高级。
Waiter: I see. Please follow me to your room, and by the way, we also offer free drinks and fruits.
服务员:好的。请跟我到房间,对了,我们还免费提供饮品和水果。
James: Great! This is Paradise!
詹姆斯:太好了!真舒服!
One hour later ...
1 小时后……
James: Oh, my goodness. This is the best massage I have ever experienced!
詹姆斯:哦,天啊,这是我体验过的最舒服的按摩了!
Jerry: Me too! I’m alive again!
杰瑞:我也是!我又活过来了!
Waiter: Gentlemen, are you satisfied with our massage?
服务员:先生们,还满意我们的服务吗?
James&Jerry: Absolutely!
詹姆斯和杰瑞:相当满意!
Waiter: Thank you! You can have a rest here, take a nap or something. When you are ready, you can come to the counter.
服务员:谢谢你!你们可以在这里稍作休息,小憩一会儿。等你们准备好了,就可以到前台了。
James: Thank you.
詹姆斯:谢谢你!
Jerry: Hey, James, I really love the massage. We should come to Changsha every single year. It’s totally worth it!
杰瑞:喂,詹姆斯,我简直太爱这按摩了。我们就应该每年都来一次长沙,太值了。
James: I agree.
詹姆斯:我同意。
重点词汇
acupuncture [ˈækjʊpʌŋktʃə(r)] n. 针灸
neck [nek] n. 脖子
back [bæk] n. 后背
junior therapist 初级技师
senior [ˈsiːnɪə(r)] adj. 高级的
fruit [fruːt] n. 水果
nap [næp] n. 小憩
counter [ˈkaʊntə(r)] n. 前台