Tourist: How long are we going to stay here?

遊客：這個地方將停留多久呢？

Tour Guide: About two hours.

導遊：大約是二個小時左右。

Tourist: Why are we staying here for such a long time?

遊客：為什麼需要那麼久呢？
Tour Guide: Everybody needs to change into light clothing and hiking shoes now. We will have a small hike today. It's a little different from usual. We will have a mountain hike and we might sweat a bit. It will be sort of like an army trek.(1)

導遊：現在大家都必須換上輕便的鞋子，進行有別於一般行程的爬山健行之旅，讓大家運動和流汗，就像陸軍阿兵哥的行軍一樣。

Tourist: Mountain hiking! Will that be hard? Are we walking on the road or climbing stairs?

遊客：爬山！會很辛苦嗎？是走水泥路？還是走階梯的山路呢？

Tour Guide: Not as hard as you think. It takes about an hour walking from the bottom to summit(2) of the mountain. Along the road you will view the charming scenery and have plenty of free time. So, just take it easy.(3)

導遊：走水泥路，但不會很辛苦。步行上山和下山大約一個小時左右。但沿途的風景迷人，景色秀麗，而且有充裕的自由活動時間，大家不必急。（十二）

解說：
■1. trek-(n)指艱苦跋涉，緩慢行進的長途旅行。
■2. summit-(n)山巔，即山的峰頂、尖峰。
■3.take it easy-指從容不迫、不緊張。

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資料來源：金門縣政府
原書作者：陳建民、漢貴恩