Dave and Whitney are about to embark on a road trip across New Zealand.

　　W:Honey, are you sure the car will hold out? We're going to be gone for two weeks.

　　D:Relax. She may look like an old clunker, but she's never let me down yet.

　　W:Well ... if you say so. Look --- I bought an excellent map.

　　D:Not bad. Just make sure you hide it behind a newspaper or something. We don't want to look like tourists.

　　W:But we are tourists!

　　D:Yes, but do you want to stick out like a sore thumb? You never know when unsavory types might be hanging around.

　　W:In that case, maybe I should leave my engagement ring at home.

　　D:Good idea. No sense in flashing expensive jewelry around.

　　W:I'm a bit uneasy about the fact that we haven't done much research. We should find out if there's any major road construction going on.

　　D:Too much planning only ruins a trip. I want to be free as a bird!

　　W:Well, birds can fly over construction --- but we're not birds, Dave. We'd have to take some laborious detour.

　　D:Whitney, trust me. This road trip is going to be a piece of cake.

　　W:Let's just hope it's a sweet one.




Road Trip：欢乐上路任我行(1)
　　戴夫和惠特尼正打算着手来一趟横跨新西兰的旅行。

　　惠特尼：亲爱的，你确定这部车能撑到最后吗？我们要去两个星期啊。

　　戴夫：别紧张。她也许看起来像一辆老爷车，但还从没让我失望过呢。

　　惠特尼：嗯......但愿如此。你看──我买了一张很好的地图。

　　戴夫：还不错。不过你一定要把它藏在报纸或什么东西后面。我可不希望我们看起来像游客。

　　惠特尼：可我们本来就是游客呀！

　　戴夫：没错，但是你愿意那么明显吗？你永远也不知道那些坏人可能会在什么时候出来游荡。

　　惠特尼：这样的话，或许我应该把订婚戒指留在家里。

　　戴夫：好主意。到处炫耀昂贵的珠宝是不理智的。

　　惠特尼：我有点担心我们其实并没有做很多调查。我们应该看看是不是有什么主干道在施工。

　　戴夫：太多的计划只会毁了一趟旅行。我想要像鸟儿一样自由！

　　惠特尼：嗯，鸟飞得过建筑工地──可是我们不是鸟，戴夫。我们必须辛苦地绕远路。

　　戴夫：惠特尼，相信我。这趟旅行将会是轻松愉快的。

　　惠特尼：但愿是一趟甜蜜的旅行。

　　语法

　　Yes, but do you want to stick out like a sore thumb?

　　没错，但是你愿意那么明显吗？

　　+stick out like a sore thumb是一个惯用语，意思是"显得十分不恰当"。

　　e.g. If you don't wear the right clothes for the right occasion, you'll stick out like a sore thumb.