L3-U2-P2-2 Listening : Paul's Trip Plan 2

Paul's Trip Plan 2

Paul has several friends in each country.

保罗在每个国家都有几个朋友。

One of his best friends lives near Mount Fuji.

他最好的朋友之一住在富士山附近。

His friend lives near a beautiful lake about three hours from Tokyo.

他的朋友住在一个美丽的湖边，离东京大约三个小时。

His friend is a great cook and owns a little restaurant.

他的朋友是个好厨师，有一家小餐馆。

The restaurant is located on a hill above the lake.

这家餐馆位于湖上的一座小山上。

It has a wonderful view, and the food is wonderful.

景色很好，食物也很好。

Paul is looking forward to eating there.

保罗盼望在那里吃饭。

Then he will spend the night at his friend’s house.

然后他会在朋友家过夜。

One way to get to his friend’s house is to go by train.

去他朋友家的一个方法是坐火车。

If he takes a train, his friend will meet him at the train station.

如果他坐火车，他的朋友会在火车站等他。

There's a train station about half an hour from his friend’s house.

离他朋友家大约半小时有一个火车站。

On the other hand, he may decide to go by car.

另一方面，他可能决定开车去。

He can rent a car for a few days and see more of the country.

他可以租几天的车，到全国各地看看。

He can use a GPS to help him with directions.

他可以用GPS帮他指路。

He doesn’t speak Japanese, so the directions need to be in English.

他不会说日语，所以方向需要用英语。

In China, Paul has a good friend who lives in Beijing.

在中国，保罗有一个住在北京的好朋友。

They studied at the same university in Canada more than 15 years ago.

15年前，他们在加拿大的同一所大学学习。

His Chinese friend wants to help Paul with his business.

他的中国朋友想帮保罗做生意。

His  friend has lots of business experience.

他朋友有丰富的商业经验。

His friend can help Paul learn about doing business in China.

他的朋友可以帮助保罗学习在中国做生意。

Paul knows there is a lot to learn.

保罗知道有很多东西要学。

He will certainly need his friend’s help.

他当然需要朋友的帮助。

While in Beijing, they plan to visit several Italian restaurants.

在北京期间，他们计划参观几家意大利餐馆。

They may meet with some of the owners too, but it isn’t certain yet.

他们可能也会遇到一些业主，但还不确定。

Most of the owners are Chinese.

大多数业主是中国人。

One or two of them may want to do business with Paul.

其中一两个人可能想和保罗做生意。

If he has time, he may go to the Great Wall of China.

如果他有时间，他可以去中国的长城。

It’s a few hours outside of Beijing by car.

离北京只有几个小时的车程。

Altogether, the trip may take 3 or more weeks.

总的来说，这次旅行可能需要3周或更长的时间。

Paul still isn’t sure how long he will stay in each country.

保罗仍然不确定他会在每个国家呆多久。

He may spend a week in Japan and two weeks in China.

他可能会在日本呆一周，在中国呆两周。

He may decide to stay longer.

他可能决定多呆一会儿。

Everything depends on his friends.

一切都取决于他的朋友。

He expects to get more information from them in the next day or two.

他希望在一两天内从他们那里得到更多的信息。