人教版英语选修第二册 unit 4 Listening and Speaking

Interviewer: Hi Mary! Welcome to Adventure Travel.

采访者：嗨，玛丽！欢迎来到《探险旅行》栏目。

Could you please tell us more about how you began your journey?

你能和我们讲讲，这次旅程是怎么开始的吗？

Mary: Well, I wanted to help raise money for the medical fees for a child who lives in my neighbourhood.

玛丽：我想为邻居家的一个孩子筹集医药费。

People would donate a certain amount of money—typically around three dollars—for every kilometre I walked.

我每走一公里，人们就会捐一笔钱，一般大约三美元。

Interviewer: How far did you walk? How much did you raise?

采访者：你一共走了多远？筹到多少钱？

Mary: Altogether, I walked nearly 3,350 kilometres, and raised over $20,000.

玛丽：我总共走了将近3350公里，筹到两万多美元。

Interviewer: Wow, it must have taken a long time!

采访者：哇，那一定花了很长时间！

Mary: I left Sydney in November, and arrived in Perth in May, so it was about six months.

玛丽：我十一月从悉尼出发，次年五月抵达珀斯，大概历时六个月。

Interviewer: And what kind of equipment did you need?

采访者：你需要准备哪些装备？

Mary: Walking shoes, of course.

玛丽：徒步鞋是必需品。

But the most important thing was a cart to carry my water.

但最重要的是一辆运水推车。

It goes above 40°C in the summer, so I needed to drink at least 10 litres of water a day.

夏天气温超过40摄氏度，我每天至少要喝10升水。

But there’s no water in the desert, so I had to carry my water with me for days at a time.

沙漠里没有水源，我必须一次性带上够喝好几天的水。

Interviewer: What if something went wrong? Weren’t you afraid?

采访者：如果发生意外怎么办？你不害怕吗？

Mary: Well, I had a mobile phone so it was okay.

玛丽：我带了手机，所以还算安心。

Interviewer: What kind of difficulties did you face?

采访者：你遇到了哪些困难？

Mary: Hunger for one thing.

玛丽：首先就是饥饿。

Since I had to carry so much water, I did not have much room to carry food, and so some days I didn’t eat.

我要带大量水，没地方放食物，有些日子只能饿着。

Injuries were another.

另外还有伤病困扰。

Once, I sprained my ankle very badly and it hurt a lot!

有一次我的脚踝严重扭伤，疼得厉害。

On a journey like this, your body can take quite a beating and you can be in quite a lot of pain.

这样的旅途很消耗身体，常常会浑身疼痛。

Interviewer: Oh, dear, that sounds terrible.

采访者：天呐，听着太艰难了。

Mary: Well, it wasn’t so bad, really.

玛丽：其实也没有那么糟糕。

I met kind strangers along the way.

一路上我遇到了很多热心的陌生人。

That time when I sprained my ankle, a couple offered me a place to rest for the night.

那次扭伤脚踝时，一对夫妇收留我过夜。

They even gave me an ice pack for my ankle to help reduce the swelling.

他们还给我冰袋，敷脚踝消肿。

Interviewer: I see. Did you face any problems with the wildlife, maybe snakes?

采访者：原来是这样。有没有遭遇野生动物，比如蛇？

Mary: No, not really, because I followed a few rules.

玛丽：并没有，我一直遵守一些防范规则。

For example, I avoided walking through tall grass and always made sure I could see what I was stepping on.

比如，我不走高高的草丛，时刻留意脚下。

I also wore thick boots and pants to protect myself from snakebites.

我还穿着厚靴子和长裤，防止被蛇咬伤。

Interviewer: And do you still believe that it was worth it to go on this journey?

采访者：你依旧觉得这场旅程值得吗？

Mary: Yes, definitely.

玛丽：当然值得。

It was a challenge, but I raised the money and even got to see the parts of Australia that many may not have seen.

旅途充满挑战，但我筹到了资金，还见到了很多人看不到的澳洲风光。

But what I remember best is the kindness of the people I met along the way.

但我印象最深的，是沿途陌生人的善意。

I would make this journey again, if the opportunity arises.

如果有机会，我愿意再次踏上这段旅程。

Interviewer: That’s fantastic! Thanks very much for sharing your experience with us!

采访者：太棒了！非常感谢你分享这段经历！

Mary: My pleasure.

玛丽：不客气。

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