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Hey Henry, a few pals of mine and I are planning a winter ski trip and they wanted me to ask if you would like to join us?
嘿，Henry，我和我的几个朋友正在计划一场冬季滑雪旅行，他们想让我问你要不要一起来？
Seriously? That sound like a blast! Where are you planning to go skiing?
真的吗？听起来好棒！那你们打算去哪里滑雪？
We are talking about traveling to a top notch ski resort, either in Switzerland or Japan.
我们正在讨论去一个顶级的滑雪度假村旅行，无论是瑞士或日本。
That sounds awesome but I’m no pro when it comes to skiing. Do you think they have slopes that would be safe for as a newbie?
听起来很棒，但我不太会滑雪。你觉得他们会有对新手来说比较安全的坡道吗？
Not to worry, not all of the slopes are for expert skiers only! They have all different level slopes including bunny slopes and intermediate slopes. If you want to improve your skills I’m sure they have instructors there too. That’s how I improved my skiing technique.
别担心，不是所有的坡道都是为滑雪高手准备的。他们有所有不同级别的坡道，包括初学者坡道和中级坡道。如果你想提高你的滑雪技能，我肯定那里也有教练。我就是这样提高滑雪技能的。
That’s a great idea. I’m sure they have some really good instructors there. What about rental gear? Can I rent gear there? It would be a hassle trying to travel with skis internationally!
真是个好主意。我相信那里肯定有好的教练。那租聘设备呢？我可以在那里租滑雪设备吗？如果要带着滑雪板旅行就太麻烦了。
Absolutely! I plan to rent my gear there too. I checked out the prices for rental gear online at both resorts and the prices seem pretty decent.
绝对的。我也打算在那里租我的设备。我在网上查了这两个度假村的租聘设备价格，似乎都很不错。
Well you don’t have to say any more, you have convinced me. I’m in! I can’t wait to hit the slopes!
好了，你不用多说了，我已经被说服了我加入了！我等不及要去滑雪了！
Grammar语法
In today's grammar point let's learn get + adjective/past participle.今天的语法部分我们来学习一下，get+形容词/过去分词的用法。
- Get + adjective（Get + 形容词）
When “get” comes before an adjective like hurt, tired, or sick. it means “become”.
当 "get "出现在一个形容词前时，如受伤、疲惫或生病，意思是 "成为"、“变成”。
He got hurt while skiing.
他滑雪时受伤了。
I got sick last week.
我上周生病了。
*Note: We rarely say “become hurt/sick” because both sound quite formal. It’s more natural to say “get hurt/sick”.
*注意：我们很少说“become hurt/sick”，因为这两种说法听起来都很正式，用get更自然。
- Get + past participle（Get + 过去分词）
“Get” is often used with past participles in idioms like “get started” (which just means “start”).
“Get”经常和过去分词一起用在固定习语中，比如“get started”（意思就是“开始”）。
It’s also used in passive patterns like “get paid” or “get hired.” In this case, “get” means “be”, e.g. “I was/got paid”.
它也用于被动态语态，如“得到报酬”或“得到聘用”。在这种情况下，“get”就是类似“be”动词的用法，例如，“我得到了报酬”。
Here are some more examples of this grammar point.
再来看几个例句吧。
Can we take a break from skiing soon? I'm getting tired.
我们能先休息一下，别滑雪吗？我累了。
It's starting to get dark quite early these days.
现在天开始黑的很早。
