LESSON 5--2 ON A PLANE
Rumei: Dashan, that's a nice sweater. I like the colour.
如梅：大山，你的毛衣很好看。我喜欢它的颜色。

Dashan: Thanks. It was a birthday present from my sister Monica.
大山：谢谢。这是我的姐姐莫尼卡送给我的生日礼物。

Rumei: Oh, really. When was your birthday?
如梅：是吗？你的生日是哪天？

Dashan: It was yesterday. It was on December 23rd.
大山：是昨天，12月23号。

Rumei: Happy birthday!
如梅：祝你生日快乐！

Yunbo: Yes, happy birthday, Dashan!
云波：是啊，大山，祝你生日快乐！

Dashan: Okay, okay. Thanks a lot.
大山：好啦，好啦。多谢啦。

Rumei: Dashan, let's celebrate your birthday in Winnipeg. Okay?
如梅：大山，让我们在温尼伯给你庆贺生日，你看怎么样？

Dashan: I'd really like that, Rumei.
大山：如梅，我非常愿意。

Yunbo: Rumei, what does the word"celebrate"mean?
云波：如梅，“celebrate”是什么意思？

Rumei: It means: we have to do something special for Dashan's birthday.
如梅：意思是：我们得为大山的生日做出点特殊的表示。

Dashan: It means “celebrate”.
大山：就是“庆贺”的意思。

Rumei: Dashan, please speak English only.
如梅：大山，请你只讲英语。

Dashan: Sorry, everybody. So, did you enjoy our visit to Saskatchewan?
大山：对不起。说说看，我们的萨斯喀彻温省之行你们过得好吗？

Rumei: Yes, I did. I enjoyed it very much. Saskatchewan was very interesting.
如梅：我过得很好，我过得很开心。萨斯喀彻温省的确是一个有吸引力的地方。

Yunbo: The people were friendly, but the weather was very cold. It snowed twice.
云波：那里的人很友善，不过天气够冷的。下了两次雪。

Dashan: Was your room comfortable?
大山：你们的房间舒适吗？

Rumei: Yes, it was. Our room was very big and warm.
如梅：很舒适。房间里面很宽敞、很暖和。

Dashan: The front desk clerk was helpful, wasn't he?
大山：旅馆前台的服务员对我们帮助很大，是不是？

Yunbo: Yes, he helped us a lot. He recommended Vic's Steak House.
云波：对，他帮了我们不少忙。就是他给我们推荐的威克牛排酒家。

Dashan: That's right. What did you think of the food at Vic's?
大山：是这样。你们觉得威克酒家的菜怎么样？

Rumei: It tasted great.
如梅：味道好极了。

Yunbo: Dashan, did you use the swimming pool in the hotel?
云波：大山，你到旅馆的游泳池里去游泳了吗？

Dashan: No, I didn't. I watched TV in my room instead.
大山：没有，我呆在房间里看电视了。

Announcement: This is your Captain again. We are now beginning our descent. It's a lovely day in Winnipeg. The sky is clear and the air is crisp. The temperature is -20 degrees.
机上广播：我是本次航班的机长，飞机马上就要降落了。温尼伯市今天天气很好。天空晴朗、空气清新凉爽。地面温度是零下20摄氏度。

Attendant: Sir, you have to bring your seat forward for the landing.
空姐：飞机要降落，您得把座位靠背调直起来。

Dashan: Sure.
大山：好的。

Rumei: Well, that was a short flight.
如梅：啊，这次飞行时间倒不长。

Dashan: Yes, but an eventful one, wasn't it, Yunbo?
大山：是啊，但也算不上平平淡淡，你说是不是，云波？