初阶文化|第29集：你喜欢在南方还是北方过冬？

音频一：

M: They say there'll be a snowstorm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

W: Oh! We're so lucky we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida.

音频二：

M: I’ve just got back from the holiday you arranged for me. But I must tell you the hotel was really awful. It was miles from the sea.

W: Sorry about that. But it’s not really our fault.

音频三：

Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50%.

重点词汇：

1, snowstorm /'snəʊstɔːm/ n. 暴风雪

2, arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ v. 安排，筹划

arrangement /əˈreɪndʒmənt/ n. 安排，筹划

3, awful /'ɔːfʊl/ adj. 糟糕的，恶劣的

同义替换：terrible

4, miles /maɪlz/ n. 很长的距离

5, fault /fɔːlt/ n. 责任，过错；故障，毛病

6, overdose /'əʊvədəʊs/ n.使用过量

7, specifically /spɪ'sɪfɪkəlɪ/ adv. 说明确些，具体来说

8, paid time off 带薪休假

9, sick leave 病假

10, shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ v. （使）缩小

过去式：shrank ；过去分词：shrunk

跟读训练：

一、

M: They say there'll be a snowstorm tonight,

他们说今晚会有暴风雪，

and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

寒冷的天气会持续好几天。

W: Oh! We're so lucky we'll be getting away for a while,

哇！我们太幸运了，能离开一段时间，

and having a holiday in Florida.

去佛罗里达度假。

二、

M: I’ve just got back from the holiday you arranged for me.

我刚从你给我安排的假期回来。

But I must tell you the hotel was really awful.

但我必须告诉你，那家酒店真的很糟心。

It was miles from the sea.

距离海边特别远。

W: Sorry about that. But it’s not really our fault.

很抱歉，但这并不是我们的错。

三、

Americans suffer from an overdose of work.

美国人的工作是超负荷的。

Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50%.

具体来说，就是带薪休假、假期、病假减少了50%。

背景拓展：

佛罗里达州的车牌上面都写着：“The Sunshine State”（阳光之州），可见阳光是佛罗里达州的特产。旅游业tourist industry是佛罗里达州经济收入的最大来源。温暖的天气和沙滩美景每年吸引将近六千万 (60million)的游客。

该州第2大产业是农业 agriculture，美国大多的柑橘水果，比如橘子tangerine 、柚子grapefruit，都产自于佛罗里达。

佛罗里达不仅是旅游度假的好去处，也是退休养老的避寒圣地。大量退休者 retiree移居此地，是美国吸引退休人士最多的州。