流利说4.1.1学习笔记
Visiting a Friend1
Christina is on a two-week vacation.
This is the first vacation she has had for a long time.
The last vacation she took was more than two years ago.
Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco.
Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city.
He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.
他在硅谷的一家初创公司工作。
While he is working, she works part-time at a department store.
Christina hasn't seen her friend for a long time.
The last time they saw each other was 3 years ago.
At that time, they were both working at a department store.
Then Christina quit her job and started her own business.
She designs women's clothing.
She has 2 employees now and her company is slowly growing.
Christina has come to San Francisco by herself .
Her husband didn't come because he has to work.
He tried to start a company 2 years ago but it didn't work out.
两年前他试图创办一家公司，但没有成功。
His company failed after only a few months.
他的公司仅仅几个月就倒闭了。
So now he's working at another company and saving money.
Once he saves enough money he plans to start another company.
He doesn't want to give up.
This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.
The first time was when she was a high school student.
That was more than 10 years ago.
During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days.
After that she went to Los Angeles and New York.
This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun.
Visiting a Friend2
Christina arrived two days ago, the day before yesterday.
Her friend met her at the airport and drove her to her apartment.
Her apartment is just north of the airport, about 20 minutes from San Francisco.
It's a small apartment, but it's on a hill and it has a great view.
Yesterday they went downtown and rode the cable cars.
昨天他们去市中心乘缆车。
Christina was surprised by how steep （陡峭）the hills are.
Then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a seafood restaurant.
From the restaurant, they could see the Golden Gate Bridge.
Tomorrow they're planning to drive to Yosemite National Park.
明天他们打算开车去约塞米蒂国家公园。
By car it's about 4 hours away.
Christina has never been there before, so she is excited.
She has heard that the park is very beautiful.
Her friend has been to Yosemite several times.
She says it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver.
Pains and sickness
A sprained ankle can be so painful that you can't work.
扭伤的脚踝会很痛，以至于你不能工作。
Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk.
脚踝扭伤的人可能需要用拐杖走路。
If you have a sore throat,it may be painful to swallow.
如果你喉咙痛，吞咽可能会痛。
A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.
喉咙痛可能是由病毒或细菌引起的。
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat.
烧伤是由火或热引起的皮肤损伤。
An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear.
耳痛是耳朵里剧烈的、钝的或灼热的疼痛。
Landforms
Mountains are landforms higher than 2000 feet,or about 600 meters, above sea level.
山脉是海拔2000英尺（约600米）以上的地貌。
Hills are like mountains but not as tall.
Mountains are formed by forces deep with in the Earth and are made of many tape of rocks.
River are streams of water that usually begin in mountains and flow into the sea.
河流是通常发源于山区流入大海的溪流.
Many early cities were built alongside rivers.
Most of the world's water is in the oceans,which are large bodis of salt water.
The oceans are also an important source of oxygen.
Deserts are areas of land that receive little or no rainful.
The amount of rainful in some deserts is so low that only a few plants can survive.
一些沙漠的降雨量很低，只有少数植物能存活下来。
A vally is a low ,relatively flat area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it.
山谷是丘陵或山脉之间地势较低、相对平坦的地区，常有河流流过。
Some vallys are formed by flowing water, and others are formed by glaciers(冰川）.
The place where a river begins is its source.
河流的发源地是河流的源头。
Many early civilizations developed near rivers.
Eating Out
Have you eaten yet?
No, I haven't, and I'm hungry.
Me too, let's go out for dinner.
Where to?
What about Jones Italian?
How many times have you eaten there?
I eat there a lot.
It's one of my favorite places.
I went there two weeks ago, and the service was terrible.
Really? then, let's go some places else.
What do you suggest?
How about the Royal Indian?
It's not far from here.
I've never heard of it, is it good?
Yes, I've been there several times, and I've never be end is appointed.
OK, let's try it.
I haven't eaten Indian food for a long time.
You won't be disappointed, and the prices are reasonable.
Ah~, so you mean I'm going to pay?
Well, that would certainly be nice.
What about reservations?
If we get there early enough, we won't need them.
I hope you're right.
Don't worry.
If we have to wait, I'll pay the bill.
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