Brett has just returned from a trip to Iceland. He’s filling his sister Helen in on the details.
布雷特刚从冰岛旅行回来,正详细地给妹妹海伦讲旅途情况。
Helen:So, Frosty, how was your trip to the frozen north? Meet any other snowmen?
海伦:那么,雪人,你的北方极地之行怎么样?碰到其他雪人了吗?
Brett:That shows what you know. Iceland may be chilly, but it's one of the hottest places in Europe.
布雷特:一看你知道的就不多。冰岛是挺冷的,但它是欧洲最热的地区之一。
Helen:I have heard it’s become a popular tourist destination. Reykjavik is trendy with a lot of globetrotters nowadays.
海伦:我听说冰岛已经成为观光胜地了。雷克雅未克现在是很多环游世界者的新宠。
Brett: I'm not talking about its popularity. I'm talking about the ground temperature there. Iceland’s full of hot springs.
布雷特:我不是说冰岛有多受欢迎,我是在讲那里地面的温度。冰岛到处都是温泉。
Helen:Hot springs in Iceland? What are they like?
海伦:冰岛有温泉?什么样子的?
Brett:They're amazing! The Blue Lagoon is a mineral-rich seawater lake heated by lava. It's near a power plant outside Reykjavik, and it’s absolutely spectacular.
Helen:It's near a power plant?! Thanks, but I'll pass. I'd like to have children someday.
海伦:在发电厂附近?多谢,但我不去。我将来还要生孩子呢。
Brett:That's what I thought at first, too. But it actually turns out that the water in the lake is considered healthy. It has a high content of salt and silica3, and they say it can help cure skin problems like psoriasis and eczema.