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.
0 ?& a/ z: T3 X: Q' v0 w　　Morley: But isn't that the only way to go?
0 \; [) R* E4 m) U- ^0 K　　Boss: You can go up into the mountains from here and then go down into Taroko Gorge.
1 T* R7 I4 q2 e* r　　Morley: That sounds like it involves an awful lot of uphill riding.
# u" A* J/ e# w0 B9 M　　Boss: It does. You gotta get up to 2,600 meters high.
6 s1 P8 {. R/ q+ G$ i. p) \$ v　　Morley:[Looks at Dan shaking head] I think we'll take a bus.
( K* }1 d" N6 ]: l% y8 o+ B% N$ o! h" L　　Boss: That's what I always do.
; O2 [6 [( K# U# z" g* w2 t6 [+ W　　(续上期，下期续)
1 ?* C; v; |" _# X: K3 u　　老板：不要走苏花公路。大卡车很多。
' N. u6 R& D" T0 p5 P　　莫理：可是那不是唯一的一条路吗？
5 }  [9 H2 q5 |9 N4 E$ F　　老板：你们可以从这里骑上山然后下山进入太鲁阁峡谷。
# Q. l" z% ~, a1 N3 q" I　　莫理：听起来要骑一大堆上坡路。
　　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。
　　重点解说：
　　★ gorge (n.) 峡谷。
$ E- F  t% t0 `- s$ \. u: s　　★ involve (v.) 涉入
　　★ uphill (a.) 上坡的