2013-05-11《第34课情景对话》

Dialogue1:

A:It’s really cold out today.
   外面真够冷的。
B: I know. It kind of reminds me of  that trip wetook  with Mom and Dad to Canada.
  我知道，这个天气让我想起我们跟爸爸妈妈一起去加拿来大那次旅程。
A: you mean the one we took when we were very young?
   你是指我们很小的时候的那一次吗？
B: yes. Yes you may  have  beentoo young to remember.
   是的。你可能太小，记不起了。
A: No. I remember the trip. I don’t remember how cold itwas  though.
   不。我记那那次旅程。只是我不记得有多冷了。
B: That because Mom had you wrapped up very warm. It was coldthough.
   那是因为妈妈把你包得暖烘烘的。但天气的确是很冷。
A: I guess so. I wonder why she didn’t keep you as warm? Maybe she didn't love you as much.
  我想也是的。我想知道她怎么不把你也包得像我一样暖和。可能她没那么爱你。
B: you are not funny. Any way. I wanted to play in the snow.
  你这么说一点都不好笑。不管怎么说，我那时就是想在雪里玩。
A: we don’t have much snow here in Florida
   我们在佛罗里达这里不会有很多雪。
B: that's why a day so  unusually cold like thisreminds me of that trip..
  那就是为什么像这样冷得不同寻常的时候我想起那次旅程。
A: where exactly did we  go in Canada?
   我们确切地说是到了加拿大的哪里？
B: we went to Toronto and New Found land. we stayed in a cabin outthere
我们去了多伦多和纽芬。我们住在效外的一间旧木屋里。
A: That’s right. I remember the cabin
   说得对。我记得那间木屋。
B: It was very nice maybe I should take my family on a vacationlike that.
   那次旅程真好。也许我该带我家人像那样度一次假。
A: your kids might enjoy it
你的孩子可能会喜欢.
B: yes. They would. They haven’t seen snow yet.
  是的。他们会的。他们还没见过雪呢。
A：Let me know what  you plan todo.

你准备好了就告诉我。
B:I will. I certainly will.
   我会。我当然会的

 

Dialogue2
A:That was a good basketball game today.

今天那场篮球赛真不错。
B:Yeah. It was. I actually felt young again.
是啊。事实上我觉得自己又回到了年轻的时候。
A:It was probably one of my best games since high school.
这可能是我高中以来表现得最出色的比赛之一了。
B:Yeah. It seemed like everything just worked right today.
是啊。今天好像什么事情都得心应手。
A： do you remember that game we played against Lincoln HighSchool?
你还记得我们对林肯中学的那场比赛吗？
B: do you mean the one in our senior year? How could I possiblyforget? That was our best game ever.
你是说我们毕业那年的那一场吗？我怎么可能忘记呢？那是我们有史以来最精彩的比赛。
A:I wish I was that good now at basketball.
我希望我现在的篮球还能打得那样好。
B:Me too. But I guess that’s a part of getting older.
我也是，但我想那是变老的过程的一部分。
A:What’s a part of getting older?
什么是变老过程的一部分？
B:Accepting that you’re not young anymore!
接受你不再年轻的事实。
A:Maybe so, but that game we played today for our company made mefeel young enough.
也许是这样吧，但我们今天为公司打的这场比赛让我觉得自己足够年轻了。
B:You’re right. Remember what we used to do after a game backthen?
你说的对。记得我们那时打完比赛后干什么吗？
A:Yes. I do. We’d steal beers from your dad’s refrigerator anddrink them.
记得，我们会从你爸爸的冰箱里偷啤酒喝。
B:Well. We’re too old to steal. Let’s go get some beers.Though.
我们现在要偷的话，太老了，我们这就去喝些啤酒吧。
A:Good idea. You lead the way.
好主意，你带路。

 

 

 

Dialogue 3
A: Do you want to go the beach with me next weekend?
你想下周末跟我一起到海滩去吗？
B:Sure. Are you driving?
   当然想，你驾车吗？
A:Is that a problem? I’m a good driver.
那有什么问题吗？我是个驾车高手呢。
B:I hope you’re better then you were in college.
我希望你比大学的时候好些吧。
A:What are you talking about? College was ten years ago.
你在说什么，大学已经是10年前的事了。
B:You don’t remember when you borrowed your dad’s car onChristmas?
你不记得那一次圣诞节借你爸爸的车了吗？
A:That’s right! I almost forgot. I drove it into a mailbox.
对！我几乎忘了。我开着车撞翻了一个邮筒。
B:I don’t know how you forgot. Your dad was so upset.
我不知道你是怎么忘记的，弄到你爸爸那么不开心。
A:I know. That was the last time I ever drove his car.
我知道，那是我最后一次驾他的车了。
B:Remember he thought you had been drinking?
记得他以为你酒后驾驶吗？
A:Yes. He couldn’t believe that I was sober and driving thatbad.
记得，他不能相信我没喝酒却把车开得那么糟糕。
B:Why did you hit that mailbox anyway?
你究竟是怎么撞上那邮筒的？
A:I just wasn’t paying attention. I’d only been driving for a fewmonths.
我就是没注意到，我只是开了几个月的车而已。
B:I hope you’re a better driver now if you’re driving to thebeach.
如果是你负责驾车去海滩的话，我希望你现在的驾车技术好一点了。
A:Of course. I’m better now. after that accident. I had to getbetter.
我现在当然好多了，那次意外以后，我不得不把技术练好些。
B:Okay. I trust you to drive next weekend.
好吧。我就指望你下个周末驾车。
A:Good, but I didn’t say that I wanted to drive.
好的，但我没说过我想当司机。
Bon’t look at me. You’re the good driver now. Remember?
别看着我，你现在是驾车高手了，忘了吗？

 

 

Dialogue4

A:Thisis pretty nice restaurant you’ve found.
  你找的这间餐厅真不错。
B:I know. It’s one of the best Italian restaurants in thecity.
   我知道，这是城里最好的意大利餐厅之一。
A:That reminds me of this kid I knew in elementary school.
   那让我想起我在小学认识的这个小孩。
B:How? I have to hear this story.
   怎么说来？我得听听这个故事。
A:There was the one kid who could eat spaghetti noodles through hisnose.
那是一个可以用鼻子吃意大利通粉的孩子。
B:That’s disgusting! How did he do that?
那太恶心了！他怎么吃的？
A:I guess it’s easy. He’d just inhale a long noodle through hisnose and then down into his throat.
我想不难，他就是把一条长长的面条从鼻子里吸进去，然后落到喉咙里。
B:That’s really disgusting. I’m surprised he didn’t get sick.
那实在是恶心，我很惊讶他怎么不会得病。
A:Sometimes he did have trouble with that trick.
有时候他玩那个把戏时也会遇上麻烦。
B:What happened?
发生什么事？
A:He’d sneeze and the noodle would fly back onto the plate.
他会打喷嚏，那面条呢就会飞回盘子里。
B:That story almost ruined my dinner. Why did you tell methat?
这故事几乎让我吃不下了，你为什么要告诉我呢？
A:You asked me to tell you.
是你叫我告诉你的。
B:Remind me next time not to ask to hear one of your stories beforeI eat.
下次提醒我在我吃之前不要叫你给我讲任何故事。
A:Okay. That’s fair. Anyway. Let’s eat. I’m starving.
好的，那还算公平一点，不管怎么说，我们吃吧，我饿坏了。
B:I am too. Although I’m not as hungry as I was a few secondsearlier.
我也是，虽然我没有几秒钟之前那么饿了。
A:By the way. That kid was myself.
顺便告诉你，那个小孩就是我本人。
B:I should have known. You’re very talented. Just don’t do that atdinner tonight.
我就该知道，你真是聪明绝顶，不过今晚吃饭就不要再那样做了。
A:I promise not to.
我保证不会。

 

 

Dialogue 5
A:Hey. We need to take another trip like we did in college.
嗨，我们需要像大学时那样再去玩一趟。
B:Which one? The trip to Europe?
大学的哪一次？去欧洲那一次吗？
A:Yes. Of course. That was a good time.
是的，当然是那一次，那次玩得真开心。
B:That’s not practical. We have families and jobs now. we can’tjust go away whenever we want.
那不现实，我们现在有家庭有工作，我们不能想走就走了。
A:Maybe not. But it’s still fun to think about.

Remember when youhad to sell some of your clothes in Germany because you ran out ofmoney?
也许不能吧，但想想还是蛮有乐趣的，记得你在德国时把钱用光了而不得不卖掉
你的一些衣服吗？
B:I didn’t run out of money. My wallet was stolen.
我没有用光钱，是我的钱包被偷了。
A:That’s right! On the bus in Berlin.
对！在柏林的汽车上。
B:Yes. And then later I found that extra money in the bottom of mysuitcase.
是的，然后过了一会我发现我的行李箱底还有多余的钱。
A:It was nice of your father to pack that in there for you.
多亏你爸爸替你把钱藏在那里。
B:I think it was just his way of showing how much smarter he isthan me.
我想他就是以这种方式来表明他如何比我聪明。
A:He’s probably right.
他也许是对的。
B:Yes. He probably is right.
是的，他也许是对的。
A:Anyway. Maybe we could plan a trip to Europe again. Take thewives and kids with us.
不管怎么说，也许我们可以计划再去欧洲一趟，就把妻子小孩都带上。
B:do you really think so? It would be a lot of work.
你真是那样想的吗？那可要费不少工夫。
A:Yes. But it would be worth it. I guess you’d have to stay awayfrom the girls this time. Though.
是的，但是会值得的，不过我想你这一次要远离那些小姐妹了。
B:Yes. I definitely would. I’ll talk to my wife about a trip andsee what she thinks.
我当然会，我会跟我妻子谈谈旅游的事，看看她怎么想。
A:I’ll do the same. This could be a lot of fun.
我也要，这样一次旅程一定会充满乐趣。