美語訓(xùn)練班 029

GoEnglish: Shopping (beginner)

MC : 各位聽眾，大家好！今天我們?yōu)槟コ?ldquo;美語三級跳”節(jié)目“購物”單元的初級課程。

MC: Kevin 準(zhǔn)備在女友生日的時(shí)候跟她出去浪漫約會，為此，他特意到商場，打算買身兒精神的衣服。

Professor: Winnie, I think Kevin must be a very good boyfriend. It's nice of him to buy a new suit for his girlfriend's birthday.

MC: Oh come on, Professor Bowman, 如果他真是個(gè)好男友，就該把錢花在女朋友身上，而不是給自己買新衣服！

Professor: Well, that's true. Let's listen and we will see who is right!

Salesperson: Hello sir, can I help you find something?

Kevin: Yes, I'm looking for a new suit.

Salesperson: What is your size?

Kevin: I usually wear a size 42.

Salesperson: Alright, I'll show you the rack where we have our size 42 suits.

Professor: So Winnie, did you hear what size suit Kevin usually wears?

MC: 他一般穿42號的西裝。對了，Professor Bowman, “rack, r-a-c-k, ”是貨架的意思么？

Professor: That's right. If you can't find something you want "on the rack," you can ask someone at the store if they have it "in the back."

MC: 這么說，那些“on the rack”的衣服是擺在店面的貨架上，讓顧客挑選，而“in the back”就是那些放在后面庫房里的衣服。

Salesperson: Do you see anything you like?

Kevin: Hmm ... I really like this black suit.

Salesperson: Yes, you would look great in that suit. Do you want to try it on?

Kevin: Sure. Where are your dressing rooms?

Salesperson: The dressing rooms are downstairs. I'll show you where they are.

MC: Kevin 看上了一套黑色的西裝，打算 try it on，試穿看看。

Professor: Exactly. When you find something you like at a store, you can always tell the store employee, "I want to try this on."

MC: 這位店員很會說話，她說 Kevin "would look great in that suit"，就是說他穿上那套西裝一定很帥。

Professor: Exactly. You can also look good in a color. For example, you can say "you always look great in blue."

MC: 就是說藍(lán)顏色很適合你。Kevin試穿效果如何？我們繼續(xù)聽。

Kevin: Oh, this is a really great suit! It's totally my style. What do you think?

Salesperson: Uh ... I think that suit is too tight, sir. You need one size larger.

Kevin: No way! I love it. Really tight suits are the European style.

Salesperson: Well alright ... but if you rip it when you sit down, you can't return it.

MC: Hmm ... Kevin的品味好象有問題。店員明明告訴他西裝太緊，應(yīng)該換大一號，可他卻堅(jiān)持要緊身的，還說這是歐洲流行的風(fēng)格。

Professor: Right. Kevin says the suit "is totally my style." You can say something is "my style" if you think you really look good in it.

MC: 看來，Kevin覺得很滿意！ 不過店員說，如果因?yàn)橐路o，一坐下就撕了的話，人家可不給退。

Professor: Well, let's find out how much the suit costs.

Kevin: So, how much is this suit?

Salesperson: That one is $1,000.

Kevin: $1,000? Umm ... do you think it will go on sale anytime soon?

Salesperson: No. We only sell that suit for the full price.

Kevin: Well, it's very expensive. But I'm willing to sacrifice for my girlfriend so that I look really great on our date!

MC: ??？我沒聽錯(cuò)吧？Kevin說，他豁出去了，花1000塊買這套西裝，就算是為女友做的"sacrifice"--犧牲！這么一來，他還有錢給女友買生日禮物嗎？

Professor: But that is her present: A really well-dressed boyfriend on their special date.

MC: 你不會是當(dāng)真的吧？男人真會這樣想嗎？

Professor: Uh ... I won't try to answer that question. But Winnie, can you guess what it means when something is "on sale"?

MC: 這個(gè)難不住我！On sale就是打折，減價(jià)的意思。可惜，Kevin買的這身兒衣服不打折，只按full price--原價(jià)出售。

Professor: Exactly. I'm afraid after buying this expensive suit, Kevin will have to buy something on sale for his girlfriend.

MC: 我猜也是。你看，Professor Bowman, 我說對了吧？Kevin根本不是合格的男友！對自己大方，對女友小氣，不知道他會給女友買個(gè)什么便宜的禮物。

Professor: Listen next time to find out!

B: Did I hear it wrong? Was this guy really shopping for his girlfriend's birthday gift? All he bought was some fancy suit for himself!

A：Not only that, he also said spending a thousand dollars on that suit was for his girlfriend's sake! 算是為女朋友而作出的犧牲！

B: 這個(gè)男朋友真奇怪。

A: 沒錯(cuò)。不過Kat， 我有個(gè)餿主意，你也可以花很多錢買個(gè)你喜歡的東西，然后就跟你媽說，這是為了慶祝她的生日，你作出的犧牲！

B: So....I'm celebrating my Mom's birthday by pampering her favorite daughter, which is me? Er....I don't think your mom is gonna buy that theory.

A: 呵呵，我也這么覺得。

B: Okay. Let's leave gift shopping for later, and talk about vacation now.

A：好，咱們一起來聽“禮節(jié)美語”， 看看Jerry打算去哪兒度過他五個(gè)星期的長假。

Business Etiquette: Vacation II

Jerry跟同事Paula和Will聊天，說到telecommuting遠(yuǎn)程上班。Paula說：

Paula: Twenty years ago, many people thought that by this time, no one would be working in offices and everybody would have a more flexible schedule.

W: Well, that certainly hasn't happened.

J: Not yet....but it could still be the wave of the future. Then again, you know the famous saying: "Old habits die hard." Most bosses like to keep tabs on their employees and they think the best way to do that is by having them come into an office.

Paula說，20年前，很多人都以為社會發(fā)展到今天，大家都不用去辦公室，可以在家上班了，and everyone would have a more flexible schedule. 大家都有更靈活的工作時(shí)間，但這種情況顯然沒有出現(xiàn)。Jerry 說，It could still be the wave of the future. the wave of the future 意思是未來的發(fā)展趨勢。不過，老話說得好，"Old habits die hard." 積習(xí)難改。Jerry說，Most bosses like to keep tabs on their employees 大多數(shù)老板都想嚴(yán)格控制員工，to keep tabs on someone or something 是密切注意某人某事的意思。要想控制員工，最好的辦法當(dāng)然就是讓他們來辦公室上班，在老板眼皮底下工作。

J: I have to say I'm looking forward to my long vacation. I think you need at least three or four weeks of doing nothing before you can truly relax.

W: I thought you said you had months and months of vacation time available. Why are you only taking five weeks off?

J: Five weeks was the best I could negotiate with my boss. She says she knows I've earned the time, but she begged me not to take more than five weeks.

P: Five weeks should be long enough! Who knows? Maybe you'll get bored and come back early!

J: (laugh) I doubt it.

Jerry雖然有好幾月的假期，但老板最多只讓他休五個(gè)星期， 看來他一定是很能干。Paula開玩笑說，五個(gè)星期也足夠了，搞不好用不了五個(gè)星期Jerry就覺得實(shí)在無聊，提前回來上班了呢！Jerry休假準(zhǔn)備到哪里去呢？

W: So, where are you going?

J: I can't decide if I want to go with a more relaxing trip, or if I want to explore cities.

W: If you were to choose the more relaxing option, where would you go?

J: I'm thinking of the island of Bali in Indonesia. I hear it's a very relaxing and cheap vacation destination.

P: And what's your second option?

J: I was thinking of traveling around Europe, starting with Paris. I could take trains and visit other nearby major European cities as well. It's a tough call.

W: I'm so jealous of you!

P: Me too! Don't forget to bring us back some souvenirs!

J: I won't!

Jerry 說，他有兩種選擇，一個(gè)是印度尼西亞的巴厘島，去那里更放松 more relaxing, 另外一種選擇是去歐洲，第一站是巴黎，然后可以從巴黎坐火車到其他歐洲城市去玩。Jerry 說，It's a tough call. 意思是他很難在這兩種選擇之間做出決定。Will 和 Paula 都很羨慕 Jerry, 提醒他一定要帶 souvenirs 紀(jì)念品回來送給他們。

A: If I were Jerry, I'd go with option two--visiting famous cities in Europe by train. That's classic!

B: So the Island of Bali doesn't sound as attractive to you?

A：巴厘島也好，可那里是情人度假圣地，I'm saving it for my honeymoon!

B：Wow, you're thinking way ahead! 你想得還真遠(yuǎn)。

A：那是自然！對了，你周末不是釣魚去了么？今天咱們也要在“體育美語中”聊聊fishing!

B：Let's listen!

American sports English: Fishing

Y: My gosh Patrick, I don't feel so well. 我暈船。

P: Don't worry Yangchen, once we're back on shore tonight eating the delicious fish we caught today, being a little sea sick will be totally worth it.

Y: A little sea sick? 我快要暈死了。而且我們要是一條魚都釣不到怎么辦?

P: Trust me, we'll catch something. I'm an expert.

Y: An expert on what?

P: On fishing, of course. Hey, I think I caught something!

Y: Go Patrick! Catch him!

P: Don't worry, I won't let him off the hook.

Y: Let him off the hook? That must mean 脫鉤。

P: Exactly. Actually, any time you let someone escape punishment, you can say you let them off the hook.

Y: For example?

P: Well, for example, if my girlfriend forgets that it is my birthday, I won't let her off the hook with a simple apology. She would have to give me a REALLY expensive present to make up for it.

Y: 就是不能輕易地放過什么人。Well Patrick, if you don't catch any fish and I am starving to death, I'm not going to let you off the hook.

P: You are not letting me off the hook. So how are you going to punish me?

Y: You have to take me to a nice restaurant and buy me a huge dinner!

P: No need for that, look, I got one!

Y: Uh 這么一條可憐的小魚，塞牙縫都不夠。

P: Oh come on, this one is a keeper.

Y: A keeper? 我知道 salmon， bass 什么的, 從來沒聽過a keeper fish.

P: No no, a keeper is a fish that is big enough to keep, rather than throw it back.

Y: And you think this is a keeper?

P: Actually, any time you find something that you really like, you can say that it's a keeper.

For example, when I was single I had to go out with 15 girls before I found a keeper.

Y: Aha, 那我可以說 I had to try 100 lame sports with you before I found a keeper?

P: Lame? You think fishing is lame? If there is another sport you can play that will also provide you with dinner, I'd like to hear about it.

Y: That's easy. Hotdog eating contest，吃熱狗比賽。

P: Oh, that's a keeper. Let's do it next time!

A: 釣魚對我沒太大吸引力，太悶了。

B: Fishing isn't always just sitting there and waiting for the fish to bite. Have you heard of big-game fishing? There you'll get on a boat and sail to offshore area and try to catch huge fish. It's very exciting!

A: 那....掉下去怎么辦？我可不想被魚吃掉！

B: Don't worry. Big-game fishing doesn't involve sharks!

A：那我就放心了! 好了，節(jié)目時(shí)間又到了，這次的撰稿人是曉北，編輯是蔚然。同學(xué)們，我們下次的美語訓(xùn)練班再見!

B: Bye!