【听力原文及译文】
Text 1
W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it. But it seems a bit too large. Do you have a smaller size?
裙子好漂亮!我女儿会喜欢的。但是它看起来有点儿大,你们有小一点儿的么?
M: Sorry, this is the only one left. But don’t worry. Children grow fast.
不好意思,这是唯一剩下的一条,但是别担心,小孩儿长得快。
W: Yes, that’s true. I’ll take it.
哦,确实是,那我买了。(此处,take=buy)
Text 2
W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th.
这些DVD在周四也就是7号以前要还回来。(due adj. 到期的,应付的)
M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?
再续借一周要付多少钱?
Text 3
M: What did you think of Dana’s speech today?
你认为Dana今天的演讲如何?
W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it. I can’t believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored.
呃,她一定花了很长时间来准备。我不敢相信我竟然在那儿坐了那么长时间还没觉得厌烦。
(spend time/money doing something花费时间/金钱来做某事)
Text 4
W: Could you help us carry these boxes, sir?
先生,您能帮我们搬箱子么?
M: Oh, I would like to help you, but I’ve got a pain in my back.
我也想帮你们,但是我背疼。
Text 5
W: I wonder if Simon would be here by 8:00. He’s supposed to be.
不知道Simon能不能8点到这儿,他本应该到的。
【拓展:I wonder if ... : 我想知道是否…;be supposed to do sth. = should do sth. 应该……】
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M: His wife said he left at 7:30, so he should be here by 8:10 at the latest.
他的妻子说他七点半离开的,那么他最晚应该8:10到这儿的。(at the latest:最迟)
Text 6
M: Are you free on the weekend?
你周末有空么?
W: I haven’t got any plans yet, why?
我目前还没什么计划,怎么了?
M: There is an exhibition of Chinese paintings at the public library. Would you like to go with me?
在公共图书馆有个国画的展览,你愿意和我一起去么?
W: I’d love to, but when?
我愿意,但是什么时间?
倦组词语和拼音 M: How about Saturday morning? It’s cooler in the morning and maybe less crowded.
周六早上怎么样?早上凉爽些,人或许也不那么挤。
【拓展:How about ... ……怎么样?一般是用来建议的;注意该句中还有比较级的形式:adj.+-er或是less/more +adj.】
W: I’m afraid I can not get up early on weekends. I’d prefer Saturday afternoon. Believe me there won’t be too many people.
我怕是周末不能早起。我更愿意周六下午。相信我不会有太多人的。
M: So, shall we meet at 2:00, Saturday afternoon?
那么,我们在周六下午两点间?
W: OK, that would be great. I’ll be waiting for you at my home.
好极了,我在家等你。
Text 7
W: Did you have a busy week?
你周末很忙么?
M: Emm, well, no. I mean I didn’t do a lot, but I bought a computer.
呃,没有啦,我的意思是没做啥事儿,但是我买了台电脑。
W: You did? Thank godness. Now you don’t need to borrow mine. You had it for two weeks last time.
你么?天哪,现在你不用借我的了,你上次用了两周。
M: Yeah, so sorry about that. I wrote my history paper on it. Thanks again, by the way.
共青团入团誓词 是的呃,实在是不好意思啊,我在上面写历史论文。顺便再次感谢啊。
W: Sure, no problem. So how do you like your computer?
英语二级考试 没关系。你的新电脑怎么样?(how do you like ...? 询问某人对某物的印象或看法)
M: Oh, it’s really cool. I use it everyday.
很酷,我天天用它。
W: Really? Are you using it for class? I mean you’re working on the paper now, right?
真的?你用于学习么?我意思是你现在在整论文,是吧?
M: Emm, yeah, yeah, but I don’t use it for class.
呃。是的,但是我学习上不用。
W: So what do you use it for?
那你用它来干嘛?(use sth. for (doing) sth.用某物来干……,for表示用途)
M: Emm, actually, I just watch DVDs on it all week.
呃,事实上,我一整个星期只是在电脑上看DVD。
李现喜欢杨紫 Text 8
W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company?
Tom,作为一家销售绿产品的公司经理,你现在是一个相当成功的商人。你什么时候想要拥有自己的公司?
M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school, I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience.
赞美母亲的句子 我的家人1986年离开Budapest 定居加拿大。在加拿大,我许多朋友的父母都是很成功的商人。那看起来很酷,于是我在高中时就建立了一个网站设计公司并从中学到了很多经验。
W: How did you find the money for your present company then?
你现在公司的融资是从哪儿来的?
M: We’ve raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We’re finally making money. I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares.
我们从50个人那儿筹集到了1800万资金,也最终盈利了。我拥有公司6%的股份,每个员工都有自己的股份。
W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green?
顺便问一下,你的生活中哪些方面是与环保有关的?(green本意是绿,由此引申而来的意思是“与环保有关的”)
M: I’m only mildly green. I do simple things and I’m a huge biker. I biked cross Canada.
我只是一定程度上注重环保,我做的事情简单,我非常喜欢骑车,我曾骑行加拿大。
W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful?
你认为你做过什么浪费的事儿么?
M: We're always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake. Now we work with other companies. We provide the materials, the product development and the design. They make the products then.
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