【A】
John：When are you leaving for your trip?  你什么时候去旅游啊？
Ellen：Tomorrow evening.  明天晚上。
John：Have you packed?  行李收拾好了吗？
Ellen：I am packing now. What clothes should I take?  正收拾呢。你说我带些什么衣服好呢？
John：It's colder in Xi'an than in Beijing but southern China is hotter. You'd better take both heavy and light clothes.  西安比北京冷点儿，可南方很热。厚的和薄的都带上几件吧。
Ellen：Do I need to take an umbrella?  还用带伞吗？
John：You'd better take one just in case. It won't take up much room anyway.  带着点儿吧，反正也不占地儿。
Ellen：Yeah, I'll take one. I also take some medicine for carsickness, colds and diarrhea. What else?  对，带上。我还带了点儿晕车药、感冒药、拉肚子的药。还需要带什么？
John：Band-aids. You'll need them if you get injured.  创可贴啊。磕着碰着的话用得到。
Ellen：Yeah, thank you for reminding me.  对，多亏你提醒我。

【B】
Ellen：How long are your parents going to stay in China?  你父母准备在中国待多久？
John：About 15 days. I want them to stay 5 days in Beijing and 10 days somewhere else. What do you think?  十五天左右。我想让他们在北京玩儿五天，再在外地玩儿十天。你看怎么样？
Ellen：That sounds good. Where would you like to take them to travel while in Beijing? 
挺好的。想好在北京去哪儿逛了吗？
John：The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and where else?  长城，故宫，颐和园，天坛，还有哪儿？
Ellen：I think you can take them for a stroll around Wangfujing and Houhai.  我觉得还可以带他们去王府井和后海逛逛。
John：Where should they go when they leave Beijing?  外地去哪儿好呢？
Ellen：I think Xi'an, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Kunming are pretty good.  我觉得西安，苏州，杭州，还有昆明都挺好的。
John：Wow, there are so many places to go.  哇，要走的地方还真不少呢。