英语初级对话(4)
英语初级对话
学习啦在线学习网 第二十九课 Generation gap 代沟
WOMAN: Excuse me there's a queue here.
抱歉，这里排队。
LADY: Oh is there, pardon me, I didn't see it. I'm ever so sorry dear. Excuse me, is this the right platform for Birmingham? Thank you. Sorry, could you tell me what time it is?
哦，在那儿，抱歉，我看不到。我很抱歉，亲爱的。打扰一下，这是去伯明翰的站台对吗?谢谢你。抱歉，您可否告诉我现在几点了吗?
LEO: It's 12.47.. The train is late. as usual.
学习啦在线学习网 现在12：47。和往常一样，火车晚点了。
LADY: The buses aren't any better. You can wait for ages and then three turn up at once. Prices have gone up, haven't they?
公共汽车也好不到哪里去。你可以等几年，然后马上出现。物价上涨了，是吗?
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: So it seems.
的确如此。
学习啦在线学习网 LADY: A pound doesn't take you anywhere these days. In my day, you could take the railway anywhere for a pound.
一英镑在这些天不能带你去任何地方。在我那个年代，你可以用一英镑坐火车去任何地方。
LEO: Sometimes you can still get really cheap tickets.
有时你仍然可以得到真的很便宜的票子。
学习啦在线学习网 LADY: Oh really?
哦，真的吗?
LEO: If you book online.
如果你在网上预订。
LADY: I'm afraid I didn't catch that.
我怕我赶不上。
LEO: You should book online for the cheap tickets.
学习啦在线学习网 你应该在网上预订便宜的票子。
LADY: Oh, online!
哦，网上!
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: Yeah.
是的。
LADY: Well, I don't know anything about that, dear.
好吧，我什么都不知道，亲爱的。
第三十课 What’s your story? 您有什么经历?
LEO: You see so many interesting people on trains. I always wonder where they're going, where they're coming from. It's crazy. Everybody has a different story.
你在火车上可以看到许多有趣的人。我总是想知道他们去哪里了，他们从哪里来。太疯狂了。每个人都有各自的故事。
EMMA: I like the train. All public transportation is good. It's good for the environment. But sometimes. sometimes I hate the train. People always talk to me!
我喜欢火车。所有公共交通都很好。对环境有益。但是有时候... 有时候我讨厌火车。人们总是和我交谈!
EMMA: Strange people! Is it something about me? My solution: I listen to it, and people can't talk to me. It always works.
奇怪的人!有什么关于我的事吗?我的方法：我倾听，那么人们就不会和我交谈。始终有效。
LEO: Some people look like they need to talk, so I talk to them.
学习啦在线学习网 有些人看上去好像他们需要交谈，所以我才和他们交谈。
学习啦在线学习网 第三十一课 Sharing news 分享新闻
LADY: What's this? Sorry is this yours? Look have you seen, the princes are in the news again. I remember when they were born. Shame about Diana though, she was so beautiful.
学习啦在线学习网 这是什么?抱歉，这是你的吗?就如你所看到的，王子又一次登上了新闻。我还记得他们什么时候出生的。尽管Diana很羞愧，但是她很漂亮。
LADY: That Charles. The royal family isn't what they used to be. But the queen is a lovely lady. Don't you think so? Hope I'm not bothering you with my chit chat?
那个Charles。王室不是像他们曾经那样的。但是女王是一位可爱的女士。你不这么认为吗?希望我的闲谈没有打扰到你?
EMMA: Not at all.
没关系。
LEO: Excuse me is this taken?
学习啦在线学习网 打扰一下，这个位子有人吗?
LADY: No.
你拿吧。
LEO: Thanks
谢谢
LADY: Have you seen the princes are in the news again.
你有在新闻中再次看到王子们吗?
LEO: Oh really, could I have a look?
哦，真的吗?我能看一下吗?
LADY: Of course, it isn't mine, I found it.
学习啦在线学习网 当然，这不是我的，是我发现的。
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: Oh here we are.
哦，看到了。
学习啦在线学习网 LADY: You are about Prince Henry's age aren't you?
你是说Henry王子的年龄，是吗?
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: I guess.
我猜的。
第三十二课 Coincidence 巧合
LADY: Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, to see a fine lady upon a white horse, with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes; she shall have music wherever she goes.
骑着一匹公马到班伯里大十字架去看一位骑在白马上的漂亮女子，女子手上戴着戒指，脚上挂着铃铛;她走到哪儿都有音乐声。
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: I remember that one.
我记得那个。
学习啦在线学习网 LADY: And that's why I'm going to Banbury.
学习啦在线学习网 那就是我为什么我要去班伯里。
学习啦在线学习网 LEO: Oh really. Interesting. Well I think that the train to Banbury leaves from the other platform.
哦，真的吗。真有趣。我想去班伯里的火车从另外的站台离站。
LADY: Oh my, so it is! Thank you for sitting and talking to an old lady like me. He's lovely. Well, that's me. Bye bye.
哦，真的是这样!谢谢你坐在这儿和我这样一个老女人说话。他很可爱。好吧，那是我。再见。
LEO: So we meet again.
我们又见面了。
学习啦在线学习网 EMMA: It's the guy with the table.
学习啦在线学习网 是桌子旁边的那个人。
LEO: Oh. The girl with the broken shoe remembers me?
学习啦在线学习网 哦。穿着坏掉的鞋的女孩，还记得我吗?
学习啦在线学习网 EMMA: Another thing you stole?
学习啦在线学习网 你偷的另一件东西?
LEO: Hey I didn't steal the table. This one's a long story.
嘿，我没有偷桌子。这是一个漫长的故事。
EMMA: OK.
好吧。