Are we driving up tonight?
我们今晚开车上去吗?

A real Weather dialogue: Snow chains. 30 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的天气对话:防滑链。30 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Are we driving up tonight?
我们今晚开车上去吗?
The road report says snow above the pass.
路况说山口以上有雪。
Do we need chains?
我们需要防滑链吗?
Legally, yes. From November.
按规定要。从十一月起。
Do you have a set?
你有一套吗?
In the boot. I bought them last year.
在后备箱。去年买的。
Have you ever used them?
你用过吗?
Once. It took me forty minutes.
一次。花了我四十分钟。
Forty minutes in the cold.
在冷风里四十分钟。
Better than sliding off the road.
总比滑出路面好。
Fair point.
有道理。
We should leave before dark.
我们该在天黑前出发。
What time is sunset?
几点日落?
Half past five.
五点半。
Then we leave at three.
那我们三点出发。
And we check the brakes before we go.
出发前检查刹车。
They were serviced last month.
上个月刚保养过。
Still worth a look.
还是值得看一眼。
What about the tyres?
轮胎呢?
Winter tyres. Fitted in October.
冬季胎。十月装上的。
You’re well prepared.
你准备得很充分。
I grew up in the mountains.
我在山里长大的。
Does it get easier?
会变得容易些吗?
No. You just get more careful.
不会。你只是变得更小心。
How long is the drive?
开车要多久?
Two hours in good weather. Three in this.
好天气两小时。这种天气三小时。
Then we stop halfway for coffee.
那我们中途停下来喝咖啡。
Agreed. And we check the chains again.
同意。再检查一次防滑链。
Better late than stuck on the mountain road.
宁可晚到,也别困在山路上。
Exactly. Let’s load the car.
正是。我们装车吧。
Better late than stuck on the mountain road.
宁可晚到,也别困在山路上。
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Are we driving up tonight?
And we check the brakes before we go.
Exactly. Let’s load the car.