双语阅读TravelingwithKids和孩子一起旅行

1、和孩子一起旅行Traveling with KidsSarah: Okay, John. I was curious about a tripyou've take n. Have you ever taken a really, reallyawesome trip?萨拉：好,约翰.我对你之前的旅行经历很感兴趣.你有没有非常棒的旅 行经历John:Yeah. I've beenon alot of awesome trips butIdidn'tknow thattripscouldbeso awesome untilIwentwith my kids.约翰：有.我有

2、很多很棒的旅行经历,不过在我和孩子们一起去旅行以 前,我没想到会那么精彩.Sarah: Really? It went well?萨拉：真的吗很顺利吗John: Oh yeah. It went very well. It's more fun, I thi nk to take kids with on a trip.约翰：对,非常顺利.我认为带孩子一起旅行,乐趣更多.Sarah: Where did you go?萨拉：你们去哪里旅行了John: I went to Thailand.约翰：泰国.Sarah: Wow.萨拉：哇哦.John: My first trip with a

3、 kid was with my daughter to Thailand. We did everything. We rode onelephants in Chiang Mai, and we went down south and went to the beach.I wasn't worriedabout anythingbecause of having kidswith us. Yeah. So I wonder what would have beendifferentif I didn't have kids. I probably would have s

4、tayed u p too late, and I wouldn't havewoken up in the morning.In that way, I think kids can help you have a better vacation. You canuse your time better because kids are definitely going to wake up early. So you can't waste themorning.约翰：那是我第一次和孩子一起旅行,我带着女儿去了泰国.我们什么都 玩了.我们在清迈骑大象,然后去了南部的海滩.我

5、什么都不用担忧,因 为我们带着孩子一起旅行.我在想,如果没有带孩子,那会有什么不同. 我晚上可能睡得很晚,然后第二天早上起不来.这样看来,我认为孩子可 以帮助你享受到更好的假期.你可以更好地利用时间,由于孩子肯定睡觉 很早.这样就不会浪费第二天早上的时间了.Sarah: You said you rode an elephant.萨拉：你说你们骑了大象.John: Yes.约翰：对.Sarah: With your daughter? Didn't you think that was dan gerous?留语阅读萨拉：和你女儿一起你不认为那很危险吗?John: Well, I wa

6、s nervous about it at first. I thought, maybe it would be too dangerous but wehad very good g uides to help us. So I asked the elephant trainers, "Do you think it's safeenough for my daughter to ride t he elephants?" And the trainers told us, yes, it would be verysafe. And the trainers

7、 were right there with us together, from the start to the end. So there wasnever any risk.约翰：一开始我很紧张.当时我想那可能太危险了,不过我们有一个很好 的向导帮助我们.我问驯象师,“你认为我女儿骑大象平安吗 驯象师 答复说,平安,非常平安.而且从头到尾,驯象师一直和我们在一起.所 以完全没有危险.Sarah: Was there anything that you wanted to do but you decided you couldn't do it?萨拉：有没有什么事是你想做,但是你

8、认为是不能做的事John:Well, maybe therearesome things thatyounger people would doiftheydon'thavekidslikegoing out toa dance clublate atnight. ButI wasn'ttoo interestedindoingthat anyway,soI don't considerthat I missed it. Besides a dance club late at night, I don't thi nk there'sanythinge

9、lse I skipped. Maybe an amusement park. When you have a baby or a toddler,youcan't go toBut afteran amusement park and go on a rollercoaster.the kids are older, you cando that, too.约翰：应该是那些没有孩子的年轻人会做的事情,比方深夜去舞厅跳舞.但是我对那些活动不太感兴趣,所以我弁不认为我错过了时机.除了晚上 去舞厅跳舞以外,我想不到有什么是我没做的事情.哦,我没去游乐园. 带着婴儿或者说蹒跚学步的孩子,不能

10、去游乐园,不能坐过山车.不过孩 子长大以后,就可以带孩子去玩了.Sarah: So when you went to Thailand, you had one daught er, do you have more kids now?萨拉：你和孩子一起去了泰国,你除了有一个女儿以外,还有孩子吗John:Yes. Now, Ihave a daughterand a son.约翰：有.我有一个女儿,一个儿子.Sarah:Is it hardto travel withtwo kids?萨拉：带着两个孩子旅行会不会很难John: Oh, it's a little harder than

11、 traveling with one kid but it's not twice as hard.约翰：是比带一个孩子旅行难一些,不过弁不是说难度翻倍.Sarah: Ah.萨拉：哦.John: There aretwo kids now butit'snottwice ashard as traveling with one kid. Also, you findthat lots of people want tohelp you. So ifyouhavetoomanybags, for example, someone willhelp you carry your

12、bags. Orifyou needto feedyour kidsbecause babiescan'tfeedthemselves,right, well youjusthavetolearn some skillslike giveone kidsome toyswhile youfeedthefirst child andthenswitch. Sogivetoystothe other kidandfeed thesecondone. Soyoulearn lots oftrickslike that so you can make traveling easier.约翰：带着两个孩子旅行,弁不是说难度比带着一个孩子翻倍了.你会发 现有很多人都会提供帮助.举例来说,如果你带了很多包,有人会主动帮 你拿包.又或者,婴儿不能自己吃东西,如果你要喂孩子,那你要学会一 些技巧,在喂一个孩子吃饭的时候,给另一个孩子一些玩具玩,然后再交 换过来.也就是,给第二个孩子喂饭,把玩具给另一个孩子.你要学习很 多这样的技巧,这样你的旅行就会轻松很多.Sarah: Well, itsounds likeyouhavea great timetraveling wi