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2005-8-24
旺旺英语语音精品报
 
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ignore 
(v.) 不理会,忽视

I told him not to eat the cake, but he ignored me and ate it.

我跟他说别吃这块蛋糕,但是他不理我还吃了下去。

comedy 
(n.) 喜剧,喜剧片

He likes watching comedies because he likes to laugh.
他喜欢看喜剧,因为他喜欢笑。
 
 
 => 每日短语 


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pick up

买到,找到

A: I picked up a bottle of Merlot on the way home.
我在回家的路上买了瓶梅洛红酒。
B: How perfect. I just happened to make you a romantic Italian dinner.
太完美了。我正好为你做了一顿浪漫的意大利晚餐。

 
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Let's get our tickets.

我们去买票吧。

A: When does the movie start?
B: In five minutes. Let's get our tickets.

A: 电影何时开演?
B: 五分钟内开演。我们去买票吧。

 
 => 每日会话 

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Ron arrives
Ron: Hey all! How's the gang this year? Where's Billy?
Jennifer: He's at the store. We're all anxious to hear about you, Ron. Are you a big boss now?
Ron: That whole plan of starting my own company blew up right in my face.
Jennifer: By the look on your face, I'll guess it's a long story...
Ron: Yeah, one to be told after I've downed a couple of beers. I'm planning to take the civil service test now.
Jennifer: Well, that's very practical of you.

(续上期,待续)

朗抵达
朗:嘿,各位!大伙儿今年如何啊?比利跑哪儿去了?
珍妮花:他去买东西。我们都很想知道你的消息,朗。你现在是大老板了吧?
朗:打算自己开公司的计划,就这么在我眼前垮掉了。
珍妮花:从你脸上的表情看来,我想这故事说来话长……
朗:是呀,这就是我几杯啤酒下肚后要说的事。现在我准备要参加公职人员考试。
珍妮花:嗯,你这个决定蛮实际的。



重点解说:

★ gang (n.) 一群气味相投的人
★ anxious (a.) 急切的,渴望的
★ blow up (口)失败;生气
★ in someone's face 当着(某人的)面,这里是指Ron ‘眼睁睁地看着’计划就这样失败了
★ down (v.) 喝下
★ civil service (集合名词)政府公务、文职人员;civil servant则是单指个别的‘公务员’

 
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Could you tell me the way to the shopping mall?


朋友们伙人去逛街,通常都会去百货公司(Department Store),或者购物商场(Shopping Mall),两者有什么分别呢?Department Store是独立的商店,里面有不同的部门(departments),如电器部、化妆品部、服装部等等,而Shopping Mall是一个大的地方,里面有不同的商店、餐厅、游乐设施及开放空间,所以要问怎样去购物商场,可以说:Where is the shopping mall?(购物商场在哪里?)、Could you tell me the way to the shopping mall? 、 Could you tell me how to get to the shopping mall?(可以告诉我怎样去购物商场吗?)或Could you give me directions to the shopping mall?(可以告诉我去购物商场的方向吗?)。

对话
A: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the shopping mall?
B: Certainly. Go straight down this street until you reach the corner, and then turn right. Keep walking until you see the McDonald's and then you go inside and then go out the backdoor, turn left and cross the road and it's right there.
A: How long will it take?
B: I think about 30 minutes.

甲:不好意思,可以告诉我怎样去购物商场吗?
乙:当然可以。沿路向前走直到转角处,然后右转。一直走到麦当劳,进去然后从后门走出,再左转,过马路就到了。
甲:要走多久?
乙:我想大约30分钟。

人家向你问路,假如距离太远,你可以告诉他:It's far from here. / It's a good distance.(离这里很远)、You've got a long way to go.(你还要走很远的路)、It's not within walking distance.(离这里太远了,不宜步行)。既然路远,最好搭车去:Take bus No. 1, and ask the bus conductor where to get off.(搭一号公车去吧,可以问司机哪儿下车)、You'd better take a taxi(最好搭出租车去)。

假如顺路,你不妨说:I'm going there myself.(或It's on my route. / I'm walking that way.)。I'll lead you the way.(或I'll walk you there.)(我正要去那里,就给你带路吧)。

要给人明确的道路指引,则要看实际环境,不能有一套固定说法。但有些基本句法可以参考:(1) Follow your nose(或Go straight on)until you get to a post office.(向前一直走到邮局)。(2) Turn left / right at the corner and then just follow your nose.(在转角处向左 / 右转,然后直行)。(3) Take the first / second turning to the right / left.(在第一 / 二个转弯处向右 / 左转)。(4) The first turning is Second Street.(前面第一条横的街道就是第二街)。

有时,全程很难一次说清楚。你可以教对方先走一段路,然后再问人,例如:Turn around and go back till you get to Second Street, and then ask again.(你要回头走,走到第二街再问别人)。

作者:古德明(香港)

 
 
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