MAN: Sandra – I seem to remember you had some family visitors staying with you recently.

男：桑德拉，我记得你最近家里来了一些亲戚做客。

SANDRA: Yeah that’s right. My brother and his family were here a couple of months ago.

桑德拉：是的，没错。我哥哥一家几个月前来过。

MAN: OK good. Well I wanted to ask your advice – I’ve got my cousin and her family visiting next month and as I don’t have kids I’ve no idea where to take them.

男：好的，我想向你请教一下建议。下个月我表姐和她家人要来玩，但因为我没有孩子，所以完全不知道该带他们去哪里玩。

SANDRA: Right. What about accommodation? Are they going to stay with you in your flat?

桑德拉：明白。那住宿方面呢？他们会住在你家吗？

MAN: No, thankfully – there wouldn’t be room – my cousin wants me to recommend a hotel. Do you know anywhere?

男：不，还好不用，我家没那么大。我表姐让我推荐一家酒店，你知道有什么合适的吗？

SANDRA: Yes, I do actually. I always recommend people stay at the Kings Hotel.

桑德拉：有啊，我通常都会推荐国王酒店（Kings Hotel）。

MAN: Where’s that near?

男：在哪儿附近？

SANDRA: It’s about five minutes’ walk from Murray Station – so nice and central. It’s actually on George Street.

桑德拉：离默里车站大约步行五分钟——位置很方便，在乔治街上。

MAN: Oh yes I know. I think they’re on quite a tight budget – so how much roughly is it to stay there?

男：哦，我知道那个地方。不过他们的预算好像不太高，住一晚大概多少钱？

SANDRA: If you book a family room it’s about £125 per night. My brother paid for two double rooms in the end and I think that was around £95 for each room.

桑德拉：如果你订家庭房的话，大概每晚125英镑左右。我哥哥最后订了两间双人房，每间大概是95英镑左右。

MAN: Oh that’s not too bad.

男：哦，这个价格还不错。

SANDRA: So how old are your cousin’s kids?

桑德拉：那你表姐的孩子多大啦？

MAN: Twelve and nine. So I want to organise some trips while they’re here.

男：一个十二岁，一个九岁。我想趁他们在的时候安排一些活动。

MAN: I was thinking of doing a bus tour of the city centre – as none of them have been here before.

男：我原本打算带他们坐观光巴士游览市中心，因为他们都没来过这里。

SANDRA: Those bus tours are quite expensive. I think it’s better to do a walking tour – it gives you a much better feel for the city.

桑德拉：观光巴士挺贵的。我觉得不如自己步行导览，这样更能感受城市氛围。

SANDRA: There’s one that starts from Carlton Square. It takes a couple of hours and doesn’t cost that much.

桑德拉：有一个导览从卡尔顿广场出发，大概两个小时，费用也不高。

MAN: Sounds good. I’ll look that up – thanks.

男：听起来不错，我会查一下的，谢谢。

SANDRA: If the weather’s nice, one thing you could do is visit the old fort. You can get there by boat. The whole trip takes half a day.

桑德拉：如果天气好，你们可以去旧堡垒参观，坐船过去。整个行程大概半天。

MAN: That’s a really good idea. I’d like to do that myself.

男：这主意真不错，我自己也想去看看。

MAN: And if the weather’s bad I was thinking they could go to the Science Museum. But maybe they could do that when I’m at work.

男：如果天气不好，我考虑让他们去科学博物馆。不过可能那天我在上班。

SANDRA: Yeah – don’t forget it’s closed on Mondays.

桑德拉：嗯，别忘了它周一关门。

MAN: They’re here from Saturday for four nights – so Tuesday would be best, I think.

男：他们是星期六来的，一共住四晚，应该选周二去最好。

SANDRA: Mmm, and it won’t be so crowded then. Saturdays are terrible.

桑德拉：嗯，那时候也不会那么拥挤。周六人最多。

SANDRA: I took my kids to the exhibition on old computers there and it was far too crowded. I wanted to go back but it’s finished now.

桑德拉：我之前带我孩子去看那里展出的老式电脑，结果太挤了。我想再去一次，但展览已经结束了。

MAN: That’s a shame. My cousin’s kids would have enjoyed that.

男：真可惜，我表姐的孩子肯定会喜欢那个展。

SANDRA: There’s another one starting soon on space which looks really good too.

桑德拉：很快还有一个关于太空的新展览，看起来也很棒。

MAN: OK, well I’ll mention that to my cousin.

男：好，我会告诉我表姐的。

SANDRA: Have you thought about where to take them to eat?

桑德拉：你有没有想过带他们去哪儿吃饭？

MAN: Well I really like all the food stalls at Clacton Market. My cousin’s vegetarian – I know it’s one of the best places for that kind of food.

男：我很喜欢克拉克顿市场那边的小吃摊。我表姐是素食者，我知道那儿是吃这类食物最好的地方之一。

SANDRA: Definitely, and there’ll be loads of choice for the kids, too.

桑德拉：对的，而且孩子们也会有很多选择。

SANDRA: You need to get there quite early though – at the weekend most of the stalls stop serving lunch at 2.30.

桑德拉：不过你要早点去，周末很多摊位中午14:30就不卖了。

MAN: Good point. It’s all going to need careful planning! My cousin said she’d love to take the kids to a show at the theatre – but tickets are so expensive!

男：好建议。看来这些事都需要好好计划！我表姐说想带孩子们去看一场剧院演出，但门票实在太贵了！

SANDRA: I know. But you can get some good deals if you book online with bargaintickets.com for the following day – on some seats there’s a 75% discount.

桑德拉：我知道。不过如果你在网上用 bargaintickets.com 预订第二天的票，有些座位可以打七五折。

MAN: Really?! I must try and get some.

男：真的吗？！我一定要试试看。

SANDRA: Yeah. There are lots of things you can do for free as well – no need to spend a fortune.

桑德拉：其实还有很多免费的活动可以参加，不需要花太多钱。

MAN: Like what?

男：比如什么？

SANDRA: They’re coming next month, right? Well, check and see if it’s the same weekend as the Roots Music Festival in Blakewell Gardens.

桑德拉：他们不是下个月来嘛？你可以查一下是不是正好赶上布莱克韦尔花园的 Roots 音乐节。

MAN: R double-O-T-S?

男：R-O-O-T-S？

SANDRA: Yeah. Check it out online. It’s always a family-friendly event and there’s no entry charge.

桑德拉：对，就是这个名字。你可以上网查一下。这个音乐节一直都很适合家庭参加，而且入场免费。

MAN: That sounds perfect.

男：听起来太棒了。

SANDRA: And if you’re in Blakewell Gardens – climb Telegraph Hill – you’ll be able to look right down on the port. Everyone’s always really impressed because it’s so huge.

桑德拉：还有，如果你去了布莱克韦尔花园，记得爬电报山（Telegraph Hill），站在山顶可以看到港口的全景。大家都觉得特别震撼，因为港口真的很大。

MAN: Oh yeah – I’ve been meaning to do that for ages. I’ve heard the view’s amazing.

男：哦对，我一直想去那儿，听说风景真的很美。

SANDRA: Yeah. It’s really worth the effort.

桑德拉：真的值得一看。

MAN: Well that’s given me loads of ideas. Thanks so much …

男：你给了我好多好主意，真是太感谢了……