2011公共英语考试PETS2口语对话－18

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　Boss: Don't take the highway from Suao to Hualien. There are too many big trucks.
1 C8 u8 s& D; c' f( p　　Morley: But isn't that the only way to go?
　　Boss: You can go up into the mountains from here and then go down into Taroko Gorge.
　　Morley: That sounds like it involves an awful lot of uphill riding.
3 _) ~* n& B- F" r* E* w　　Boss: It does. You gotta get up to 2,600 meters high.
　　Morley:[Looks at Dan shaking head] I think we'll take a bus.
$ w0 B; N3 e$ S+ A  I0 x! w" k　　Boss: That's what I always do.
0 B/ W+ ^. f/ s' ?' M　　(续上期，下期续)
7 {6 ?. X" H4 r3 I. `　　老板：不要走苏花公路。大卡车很多。
9 R# u" ~& g7 m7 m6 G6 ~; D" Y4 A　　莫理：可是那不是唯一的一条路吗？
　　老板：你们可以从这里骑上山然后下山进入太鲁阁峡谷。
　　莫理：听起来要骑一大堆上坡路。
( R; Z8 Y  @8 @/ S- _3 c. ^　　老板：没错。你们必须骑到两千六百公尺高。
　　莫理：（看到阿丹摇摇头）我想我们还是搭公交车好了。
　　老板：我也是都这么做。
* @. P( q: R: V, Z0 L　　重点解说：
　　★ gorge (n.) 峡谷。
　　★ involve (v.) 涉入
' G% v4 X: ?9 v, A% M5 ^　　★ uphill (a.) 上坡的