A: So being fair-skinned, do you burn easily in the sun?
你皮膚白皙,那你很容易被太陽曬傷嗎?
B: I do! I get really, really freckly, just turn into one big freckle. I have to be careful not to get burned, yeah. I'm careful with my sun lotion. How about you?
是的!我會長雀斑,而且是那種很大的雀斑。我必須小心不被曬傷。我會認(rèn)真擦防曬霜。你呢?
A: Yeah, I'm not a sunbather. I can't think of anything more boring to be quite honest with you. I may not get it lying on the beach — you've got the sand, you've got the surf. I do get it, but I just get too bored. I'd rather be more active, doing some sort of swimming, some sort of activity....
B: I really enjoy swimming in the ocean. If I go to the beach, I don't sunbathe at all. I sit in the shade until I just want to swim in the ocean: go snorkeling, see something. That's a lot more fun.
A: Mmmm, yeah, see something, explore a bit. Yeah, yeah. I mean the sea creatures are actually fascinating really. You put that snorkel on, it's as if you've gone into a new world.
B: I couldn't do that in Scandinavia, I don't think.
我想那在斯堪的納維亞半島做不到。
A: Speaking of Scandinavia, I did a home stay when I was a high school student.
說到斯堪的納維亞半島,我上高中時去過那里,當(dāng)時我住在寄宿家庭里。
B: Oh, did you?
哦,是嗎?
A: Yeah, and it was with a Danish family. And the mother was very kind of typically Scandinavian. Uhm, like stereotypically very strong, blond hair, and every day of the year without fail, she would swim in the sea.
A: You know there'd big blocks of ice in the sea, and she'd still be swimming.
你知道,海里有很大的冰塊,可是她仍然堅持去游泳。
B: A sturdy lass.
一位強(qiáng)壯的女性。
A: Yeah, she swore by it. I think she really believed that it was good for the circulation and her health. Yes, but admiration, but I won't want to follow her.