For most of us, Hawaii begins to weave her spell(魅力)with some little glimmer(微光) of awareness. Golden beaches and golden people. Sun, sand, sea, and surf……And somewhere between the blue skies and the palm trees(棕櫚樹)……we're hooked(吸引).
對于大部分人來說,那些星星點點的關(guān)于夏威夷的印象,足以讓我們沉浸于她的魅力。金色的海灘金色的人們。陽光、沙子、大海、浪花……在藍天和棕櫚樹之間,我們流連忘返。
The Hawaiian Islands are one of the most beautiful places on earth. The weather is friendly. The temperature ranges(在一定范圍內(nèi)變化)from 60-90 degrees all year long. It's a little warmer in summer, and a little cooler in winter, but every day is a beach day for somebody.
夏威夷島是世界上最美麗的地方之一。這里天氣晴朗,氣溫整年在華氏60-90度之間變化。夏天稍暖,冬天稍涼,但對于某些人來說每天都是曬太陽的好日子。
There are no strangers in Paradise. Perhaps the most beautiful part of Hawaii is the genuine(與生俱來的)warmth of people. We call it the spirit of Aloha(愛). It has allowed a melting pot(熔爐)of cultures from all over the world to find common ground(共同點), and a new home, in this most gentle of places.
在這人間天堂沒有陌生人。也許夏威夷人與生俱來地的熱情才是這里真正魅力所在。我們稱之為愛的精神。它是世界上最文明的地方之一,世界各地的文化都可以在這熔爐中找到共同點,生根發(fā)芽。
vocabulary:
1.hook
hook做名詞,通常指釣魚時使用的“魚鉤”,并由此引申出一系列詞匯和用法。
(1)hook后加er,可以理解為“放下魚鉤的人”,實際上就是我們常說的“妓女”。如:
He was surprised to see hookers move into the next apartment.
他看到妓女搬入隔壁公寓時,嚇了一跳。
(2)hook, line and sinker本來是釣魚時使用的工具,但放在一起組成片語,就成了“全部”的意思,通常還帶有受騙的意思。如:
I warned Sally not to believe that man's stories about how rich he was, but she swallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she married him, she found out he owed money to everbody in his office.
我告訴沙利不要相信那個男人說的他多么有錢之類的話。可是沙利卻一點都沒有懷疑他。等到結(jié)婚才發(fā)現(xiàn)這個人幾乎向每個同事都借了錢。
(3)短語hook up,意思是“介紹認識”,比如某人正在找份工作,他的朋友剛好認識比爾蓋茲(Bill Gates),他就可以跟這位朋友說:
Hey! Since you're a friend of Bill's, why don't you hook me up?
嘿!既然你是比爾的朋友,幫我介紹一下吧!
2.Aloha
ALOHA是夏威夷最常見的問候語,依語調(diào)不同,分別有“你好”、“歡迎”、“珍重”、“再見”等意。“ALOHA”還有“我愛你”的意思,要表達此意,須先攢足底氣,讓那“LO”聲高而且長,拖到將要斷氣,表達愛之至深至切。
當(dāng)然,不管這個詞的意思怎樣豐富,人們主要還是用它來打招呼。到了夏威夷,你不妨也試試吧!
all day/night long
整天/夜
An idle young man finds fun in seeking casual joy and love all day long.
一個無所事事的年輕人整天在膚淺的喜悅和愛情中尋找快樂。
He didn't sleep a wink last night because he kept cough all night long.
他昨夜無法成眠,因為他整夜都在咳嗽。.
提示:all和long之間,可以使用任意一個表示時間的名詞,如month, year等,這句話的意思也就要相應(yīng)的變成“整月/年”等。另外,all day和all day long意思差不錯,區(qū)別在于后者更強調(diào)這段時間全部用來做一件事。