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After a day’s walk, James and Jerry decided to do a foot massage to experience the foot-washing culture of Changsha.

走了一天的詹姆斯和杰瑞决定洗个脚，体验一下长沙的洗脚文化。

James: What a day! My feet hurt so much!

詹姆斯：今天可太累了！我的脚好痛啊！

Jerry: Me too! I can barely feel them.

杰瑞：我也是。脚都没了！

James: I saw a lot of places for foot massage. Do you want to have a try?

詹姆斯：我看到有很多洗脚的地方。你想试试吗？

Jerry: Oh, that would be great!

杰瑞：哦，那可太爽了！

James and Jerry arrived at a foot massage shop.

詹姆斯和杰瑞来到了一个洗脚城。

Waiter: Welcome, gentlemen!

服务员：先生们，欢迎光临！

James&Jerry: Good evening.

詹姆斯和杰瑞：晚上好。

Waiter: Sure. Do you want full-body massage, foot massage, or acupuncture?

服务员：好的，二位是想全身按摩、足部按摩还是针灸呢？

James: I just need foot massage. What about you, Jerry?

詹姆斯：我想要足部按摩。你呢，杰瑞？

Jerry: I prefer a full-body massage, including my neck and back. Maybe I’m old.

杰瑞：我想要全身按摩，包括颈部和后背，老了，老了。

Waiter: OK. We have junior therapists for 100 RMB per hour, and senior ones for 120 RMB per hour. Which one do you prefer?

服务员：OK。我们有初级技师，100 元每小时，还有高级技师，120 元每小时。请问您想要哪一种呢？

James&Jerry: Senior.

詹姆斯和杰瑞：高级。

Waiter: I see. Please follow me to your room, and by the way, we also offer free drinks and fruits.

服务员：好的。请跟我到房间，对了，我们还免费提供饮品和水果。

James: Great! This is Paradise!

詹姆斯：太好了！真舒服！

One hour later ...

1 小时后……

James: Oh, my goodness. This is the best massage I have ever experienced!

詹姆斯：哦，天啊，这是我体验过的最舒服的按摩了！

Jerry: Me too! I’m alive again!

杰瑞：我也是！我又活过来了！

Waiter: Gentlemen, are you satisfied with our massage?

服务员：先生们，还满意我们的服务吗？

James&Jerry: Absolutely!

詹姆斯和杰瑞：相当满意！

Waiter: Thank you! You can have a rest here, take a nap or something. When you are ready, you can come to the counter.

服务员：谢谢你！你们可以在这里稍作休息，小憩一会儿。等你们准备好了，就可以到前台了。

James: Thank you.

詹姆斯：谢谢你！

Jerry: Hey, James, I really love the massage. We should come to Changsha every single year. It’s totally worth it!

杰瑞：喂，詹姆斯，我简直太爱这按摩了。我们就应该每年都来一次长沙，太值了。

James: I agree.

詹姆斯：我同意。

重点词汇

acupuncture [ˈækjʊpʌŋktʃə(r)] n. 针灸

neck [nek] n. 脖子

back [bæk] n. 后背

junior therapist 初级技师

senior [ˈsiːnɪə(r)] adj. 高级的

fruit [fruːt] n. 水果

nap [næp] n. 小憩

counter [ˈkaʊntə(r)] n. 前台

责编：田梦瑶

来源：张春敏