A Picnic
一次野餐
What a great day for a picnic!
多么适合野餐的一天啊！
We’re not only having a picnic; we’re having a big bike ride, too.
我们不仅在野餐；我们也在骑自行车。
We did this last year with a lot of friends also.
去年我们也和很多朋友一起做了这件事。
It was really fun.
这真的很有趣。
We meet quite early in the morning in a pretty little town.
我们一大早就在一个漂亮的小镇见面。
The town is where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario in Canada.
该镇是尼亚加拉河流入加拿大安大略湖的地方。
The town’s name is Niagara-on-the-Lake.
该镇的名字是湖畔的尼亚加拉。
Then all of the people, fifty or more, get on their bikes or roller blades.
然后，所有的人，50人或更多人，都骑上自行车或旱冰鞋。
We go on a bike path beside the river.
我们沿着河边的自行车道走。
The path we take is about 11 km or 6 miles long.
我们走的路大约11公里或6英里长。
There are a lot of other people using the path, too.
还有很多其他人也在使用这条路。
We usually stop for an ice cream treat near the end or where we turn around to go back to our cars.
我们通常会在快结束的时候停下来吃冰淇淋，或者在我们转身回到车上的地方。
It is just before the park where we will have our picnic, and a steep hill.
就在公园前，我们将在那里野餐，还有一座陡峭的小山。
Many of the men and boys go up the hill.
许多男人和男孩都上山了。
Most of the women and children go back to their cars.
大多数妇女和儿童回到自己的车上。
The ride takes about two hours plus whatever time we take at the ice cream store.
骑车大约需要两个小时，再加上我们在冰淇淋店的时间。
After the ride is finished, we go to the park.
骑行结束后，我们去公园。
We have a delicious “pot-luck” lunch.
我们吃了一顿美味的午餐。
Pot luck means everyone brings some food to share with the others.
幸运意味着每个人都会带一些食物和其他人分享。
We eat, rest, talk and laugh.
我们吃饭，休息，说话，笑着。
After we’ve cleaned up, some of us climb the tower that is there remembering a war at that place and its general.
在我们清理完之后，我们中的一些人爬上了那里的塔楼，回忆起了那个地方的一场战争及其将领。
It is a steep climb, over l00 steps.
这是一次陡峭的攀登，超过100步。
We usually end the day with a fun game of baseball or soccer.
我们通常以一场有趣的棒球或足球比赛结束一天。
Finally, we pack up our stuff.
最后，我们收拾行李。
Tired and dirty, we head for home with good memories swimming in our heads.
既累又脏，我们带着美好的回忆奔向家。
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