A: I’m so excited! We are finally here! Six Flags Magic Mountain! This is the best amusement park in the world!
B: Alright, settle down now, you’re gonna give yourself a heart attack.
C: I can’t believe they charged us 30 dollars each. It seems like a rip-off, don’t you think? It’s not like I’m gonna get on these rides.
A: Whoa...Viper! That’s the world’s highest and fastest roller coaster! You go at more than miles per hour! I wanna go on that one! Can I mom,please? Can I ?
B: Chris, I’m not sure you should get on that it seems a bit too much for you and we just had breakfast minutes ago. I don’t think it’s a good idea.
A: Aww, come on, mom! I can handle it. I promise I won’t ask for anything else! Besides, it’s not like I’m gonna throw up on anything...
C: Let him go,Carol, he’ll be fine.
A: Alright! Yeah! This is amazing! See how high up we’re going? Whoa. . . mmmf mmfff barf.
amusement n. 娛樂
Big cities have many amusements.
大城市有許多娛樂。
settle dow 放松, 平靜下來
Let's settle down to studies.
讓我們安下心來讀書。
rip-off n. 索取高價
handle vt. 處理
Ms Hawkins handles the company's accounts.
霍金斯女士管理公司的賬目。
throw up 嘔吐
He feels like his going to throw up all the time.
他感覺好像總想要吐。
【拓展詞匯】
loop-the-loop n. 環(huán)路火車
steep a.陡的;過高的
lineup 一組人排隊等候
safety/lap bar 安全(設備),保險(裝置);
harness n. 馬具,挽具
A:我很激動。我們終于到了。六旗山。這是世界上最好的娛樂園。
B:好的,平靜下。這樣你的心臟會受不了。
A:不敢相信他們從我們每個人要30美元。這有點像要高價,你不這么認為嗎?看樣子我不會做過山車。
B:那是世界上最高最快的過山車。時速每小時超過數英里。我想試試。媽媽,我能試試嗎?可以嗎?
A: Chris,我不確定我們應該去坐過山車,我們剛剛吃過早飯,剛才又玩了別的,活動太多了。我認為那樣做不好。
B:來吧,媽媽。我能處理好。我發(fā)誓不再玩別的了。而且我也不會嘔吐。
C:讓他去吧,Carol,他會沒事的。
(坐上過山車)
A:太刺激了。看看我們要去多高?……(開始嘔吐)