Esme: I love looking at the snow, but it looks cold outside. Maybe I’ll stay inside today.

Mirta: But the sun is shining, and you have a warm coat, so let’s do something outside. How about we go ice skating?

Esme: That sounds fun, but I don’t have any ice skates. How about we go snowboardinginstead?

Mirta: That’s a great idea, but the closest place to snowboard is an hour away.

Esme: Oh. Well, do you want to go sledding? I have a great sled.

Mirta: Yes. That sounds really fun!

词语解释（程度较高的读者也可以选择听对话词语的英文解释）

Let’s+动词是一个表达方式，表示建议与某个人或某些人一起做某事。”Let’s” 是“let us”的简略说法，意思是“让我们……”。

在用“how about”来提问时，可以含有建议的意思。

Ice skating：滑冰

Ice skates：冰鞋

That sounds … good, great, bad, etc.（那听来很有意思/很棒/不好，等等），表达对某一设想或建议的反应。

Snowboarding：滑板滑雪，可指用滑雪板从雪山速滑而下的运动。 A snowboard：滑雪板，由人站在上面滑行。

Instead：作为代替

Sledding：雪橇

A sled：雪橇是在雪地中使用的代步工具，底部平滑或装有金属条。儿童通常喜欢在下雪后到有坡的地方用小雪橇玩滑坡。

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Esme: I love looking at the snow, but it looks cold outside. Maybe I’ll stay inside today.

Mirta: But the sun is shining, and you have a warm coat, so let’s do something outside. How about we go ice skating?

Esme: That sounds fun, but I don’t have any ice skates. How about we go snowboardinginstead?

Mirta: That’s a great idea, but the closest place to snowboard is an hour away.

Esme: Oh. Well, do you want to go sledding? I have a great sled.

Mirta: Yes. That sounds really fun!

Now let’s review the vocabulary

Let’s plus a verb is a way of suggesting doing something with one or more people. “Let’s” is a contracted form of “let us.”

When you use how about at the start of a question, it can be a way to make a suggestion.

Ice skating is the activity of using ice skates to move on ice.

Ice skates are a type of shoe/boot with a blade on the bottom for moving across ice.

That sounds … fun, great, bad, etc. is a way to reply to an idea or suggestion.

Snowboarding is the sport of sliding down a mountain of snow on a snowboard. A snowboard is a large board designed for someone to stand on and move down a mountain on the snow.

Instead is used to suggest another choice.

Sledding is the act of riding on a sled down a hill.

A sled is a vehicle used to travel over snow. It has a flat bottom or narrow metal strips on the bottom to help it move over the snow. Children often use sleds to move quickly down small hills covered in snow.

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