10.21 旅游英语

You renew yourself every day. Sometimes you're successful, sometimes your not, but it's the average that counts. — Satya Nadella

人每天都在重塑自我；有时成功，有时失意，但长期的整体表现才最重要。——萨提亚·纳德拉

词汇注释

renew /rɪˈnjuː/ v.更新；使恢复；重新开始

re-前缀词族：

review 再次看（复习）

rebuild 再次建造（翻新）

refresh 再次变新鲜（刷新、唤醒）

We will renew our team. 

我们会重塑我们的队伍。

I need to review my knowledge. 

我需要去复习我的知识。

I want to rebuild my confidence. 

我想去重新建立我的信心。

I want to drink a cup of coffee to refresh myself. 

我想喝杯咖啡唤醒我自己。

average /ˈævərɪdʒ/ n.平均值；平均水平

average number 平均数字

count /kaʊnt/ v.重要；有价值；算数

It doesn't count. 

这个不算。

Count me in! 

算我一个！

It's the average that counts. 

真正算数的是平均值。

旅游英语--上海外滩·南京路导游情景对话

Tour guide: Welcome to the Bund, Shanghai's most famous waterfront.

导游：欢迎来到外滩，上海最著名的滨江地段。

Tour guide: On this side are the old colonial buildings from the early 1900s.

导游：这一侧是二十世纪初的万国建筑群。

Tourist: They're so elegant. What's across the river?

游客：这些建筑太有格调了。江对面是什么？

Tour guide: That's Pudong, with the Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower.

导游：那是浦东，有东方明珠塔和上海中心大厦。

Tour guide: Here you get a great view of old and new Shanghai side by side.

导游：在这里，老上海和新上海隔江相望，一览无余。

Tourist: Wow, what a contrast! It's really something special.

游客：哇，对比太强烈了！这真的很特别。

Tour guide: Yes, that's what makes Shanghai unique.

导游：是的，这正是上海的独特之处。

Tour guide: Now, shall we head over to Nanjing Road? It's just a short walk away.

导游：我们现在去南京路好吗？走过去不远。

Tourist: Is that the famous shopping street?

游客：那就是有名的购物街吗？

Tour guide: Yes, it's one of the busiest pedestrian streets in the world.

导游：是的，它是世界上最繁华的步行街之一。

Tour guide: Great for shopping and street food.

导游：逛街购物和尝路边小吃都很棒。

Tourist: Sounds great. Let's go!

游客：听着不错，我们走吧！