Back from Japan: Telling a Friend About My Trip

Tom! You're back! How was Japan?

Tom！你回来啦！日本怎么样？

Honestly? It was the best trip of my life.

说实话？那是我这辈子最棒的一次旅行。

Wow, okay. Tell me everything!

哇，好吧。快全都告诉我！

Well, we landed in Tokyo on a Monday morning.

嗯，我们是周一早上降落在东京的。

It was so much bigger than I expected!

比我想象的大太多了！

The streets were packed, but everything was so quiet.

街上人山人海，但到处都特别安静。

Nobody was shouting, and the trains were always on time.

没人大声嚷嚷，火车也总是准点。

Oh, and the convenience stores were amazing!

哦，还有便利店，简直太棒了！

Did you take the bullet train?

你坐新干线了吗？

Yes! From Tokyo to Kyoto, in just over two hours.

对！从东京到京都，只要2个多小时。

Two hours? Isn't that really far?

2个小时？那不是很远吗？

It's about five hundred kilometres.

大概500公里。

It felt like flying, but much smoother.

感觉就像在飞，但平稳多了。

Kyoto was completely different. Much calmer.

京都完全不一样，安静多了。

We saw a temple covered in gold, next to a lake.

我们看到了一座贴满金箔的寺庙，就在湖边。

I got up at six to avoid the crowds.

我6点就起床了，为了避开人群。

And it was totally worth it.

而且真的完全值得。

So, what about the food?

那吃的呢？

Oh, the food was incredible.

哦，吃的简直太好吃了。

Well... except for one embarrassing mistake.

嗯……除了一次很丢脸的失误。

Oh no. What happened?

哦不，发生什么了？

I thought the green stuff was avocado...

我还以为那绿色的东西是牛油果……

So I ate a whole spoonful of wasabi.

结果我吃了一整勺芥末。

Ugh, my eyes were watering for five minutes!

唉，我眼泪流了整整5分钟！

Ha! That's hilarious!

哈！太好笑了！

It wasn't funny at the time, trust me.

相信我，当时一点都不好笑。

So, would you do anything differently?

那你会有什么不一样的做法吗？

Definitely. I'd stay longer than two weeks.

当然。我会待超过2周。

And I'd learn a bit more Japanese first!

而且我会先多学点日语！