[00:27.77]one-time fee 一次性付費
[00:32.14]disconnecting 中斷
[00:36.11]object to 反對
[00:39.69]calmly 平靜地
[00:43.22]英文原文
[00:44.72]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company
[00:48.75]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.
[00:52.22]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,
[00:55.25]forgot how this worked.
[00:57.30]When I was disconnecting his service,
[00:59.45]he objected to my leaving with his phone.
[01:01.88]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."
[01:04.69]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.
[01:08.60]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."
[01:15.16]中文大意
[01:54.45]逐句對照
[01:58.45]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company
[02:01.89]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.
[02:14.30]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,
[02:17.46]forgot how this worked.
[02:23.78]When I was disconnecting his service,
[02:25.50]he objected to my leaving with his phone.
[02:32.35]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."
[02:38.74]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.
[02:48.35]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."
[02:59.43]多學(xué)一點
[03:03.36]local 當(dāng)?shù)氐模镜氐?/p>
[03:09.38]local people
[03:11.40]The local customs here are very interesting.
[03:18.23]one-time fee 一次性付費
[03:26.93]one-time tax 一次性的征稅
[03:31.13]disconnect 中斷
[03:33.22]connect
[03:38.12]object to 反對
[03:41.22]someone object to something
[03:44.03]Some people object to modern materialism.
[03:51.01]leave 把…留下
[03:59.22]重新聽一次故事原文
[04:01.85]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company
[04:05.29]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.
[04:08.52]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,
[04:11.58]forgot how this worked.
[04:13.57]When I was disconnecting his service,
[04:15.60]he objected to my leaving with his phone.
[04:17.90]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."
[04:20.70]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.
[04:24.91]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."
把顏色留下
幾年前,人們從當(dāng)?shù)氐碾娫捁咀庥秒娫挄r只要選擇額外一次性地付一點錢就能拿到一個彩色的電話機。 有一名顧客在電話用了一些日子后忘記了這個規(guī)則。 當(dāng)我去中斷他的電話服務(wù)時,他不讓我把電話機帶走。“那是我的電話機”,他生氣地說,“我付了錢的。”“不對 ,先生,你付的是顏色的錢,不是電話的錢,”我給他解釋。 “那好,把電話拿走吧,”他平靜地說,“但顏色得留下”。