第3單元 環(huán)游世界
“Hurry up Meg. We are going to be late.” Tom loaded the bags into the taxi as Meg checked to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything. She grabbed her purse and locked the door as the taxi honked outside.
“快點,梅格,我們要遲到了。”湯姆把旅行袋裝進計程車里,梅格則再檢查一次,確定沒有東西忘了帶。外面的計程車正按著喇叭,于是梅著手提包一抓,趕緊把門鎖上。
Tom and Meg were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary by taking a cruise around the world. The taxi dropped them off at the harbor in front of the Alaskan Princess. “This is it,” said Tom. “Our home away from home for the next year.”
湯姆和梅格為了慶祝他們結(jié)婚五十周年紀念,決定去環(huán)游世界。計程車在“阿拉斯加公主”號的港口前讓他們下車。“就是它,”湯姆說:“明年離家時的新家。
Meg looked up at the beautiful ship. She couldn't believe they were going to travel to Europe, Asia, Australia and home again. She had always wanted to see the world. Now they were doing it in style.
梅格看著這艘美麗的船,她簡直不敢相信他們回家前要去歐洲、亞洲和澳洲一游。她一直想到世界各地看看,如今夢想成真,而且還氣派得很。
Tom waved as the ship set sail. Their first stop was Europe. He had always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower, the city of London and the cafe-lined streets of Venice.
船啟航時,湯姆揮了揮手。他們第一站是歐洲。他一直都想去看看艾菲爾鐵塔、倫敦城,還有威尼斯那些咖啡店林立的街道。
That evening Meg and Tom got dressed up and had a romantic dinner overlooking the ocean. “Here is to fifty wonderful years,”toasted Tom. “And to another year of travel and adventure.”
那天傍晚,梅格和湯姆盛裝打扮,一起邊看著大海邊享用一頓浪漫的晚餐。“敬過去美好的五十年。”湯姆舉杯祝賀道:“也敬未來一年的旅行和冒險!”