英語初級對話

　　第二十九課 Generation gap 代溝

　　WOMAN: Excuse me there's a queue here.

　　抱歉，這里排隊。

　　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，在那兒，抱歉，我看不到。我很抱歉，親愛的。打擾一下，這是去伯明翰的站臺對嗎?謝謝你。抱歉，您可否告訴我現(xiàn)在幾點了嗎?

　　LEO: It's 12.47.. The train is late. as usual.

　　現(xiàn)在12：47。和往常一樣，火車晚點了。

　　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?

　　公共汽車也好不到哪里去。你可以等幾年，然后馬上出現(xiàn)。物價上漲了，是嗎?

　　LEO: So it seems.

　　的確如此。

　　LADY: A pound doesn't take you anywhere these days. In my day, you could take the railway anywhere for a pound.

　　一英鎊在這些天不能帶你去任何地方。在我那個年代，你可以用一英鎊坐火車去任何地方。

　　LEO: Sometimes you can still get really cheap tickets.

　　有時你仍然可以得到真的很便宜的票子。

　　LADY: Oh really?

　　哦，真的嗎?

　　LEO: If you book online.

　　如果你在網(wǎng)上預(yù)訂。

　　LADY: I'm afraid I didn't catch that.

　　我怕我趕不上。

　　LEO: You should book online for the cheap tickets.

　　你應(yīng)該在網(wǎng)上預(yù)訂便宜的票子。

　　LADY: Oh, online!

　　哦，網(wǎng)上!

　　LEO: Yeah.

　　是的。

　　LADY: Well, I don't know anything about that, dear.

　　好吧，我什么都不知道，親愛的。

　　第三十課 What’s your story? 您有什么經(jīng)歷?

　　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.

　　你在火車上可以看到許多有趣的人。我總是想知道他們?nèi)ツ睦锪?，他們從哪里來。太瘋狂了。每個人都有各自的故事。

　　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!

　　我喜歡火車。所有公共交通都很好。對環(huán)境有益。但是有時候... 有時候我討厭火車。人們總是和我交談!

　　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!有什么關(guān)于我的事嗎?我的方法：我傾聽，那么人們就不會和我交談。始終有效。

　　LEO: Some people look like they need to talk, so I talk to them.

　　有些人看上去好像他們需要交談，所以我才和他們交談。

　　第三十一課 Sharing news 分享新聞

　　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.

　　這是什么?抱歉，這是你的嗎?就如你所看到的，王子又一次登上了新聞。我還記得他們什么時候出生的。盡管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?

　　那個Charles。王室不是像他們曾經(jīng)那樣的。但是女王是一位可愛的女士。你不這么認(rèn)為嗎?希望我的閑談沒有打擾到你?

　　EMMA: Not at all.

　　沒關(guān)系。

　　LEO: Excuse me is this taken?

　　打擾一下，這個位子有人嗎?

　　LADY: No.

　　你拿吧。

　　LEO: Thanks

　　謝謝

　　LADY: Have you seen the princes are in the news again.

　　你有在新聞中再次看到王子們嗎?

　　LEO: Oh really, could I have a look?

　　哦，真的嗎?我能看一下嗎?

　　LADY: Of course, it isn't mine, I found it.

　　當(dāng)然，這不是我的，是我發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

　　LEO: Oh here we are.

　　哦，看到了。

　　LADY: You are about Prince Henry's age aren't you?

　　你是說Henry王子的年齡，是嗎?

　　LEO: I guess.

　　我猜的。

　　第三十二課 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.

　　騎著一匹公馬到班伯里大十字架去看一位騎在白馬上的漂亮女子，女子手上戴著戒指，腳上掛著鈴鐺;她走到哪兒都有音樂聲。

　　LEO: I remember that one.

　　我記得那個。

　　LADY: And that's why I'm going to Banbury.

　　那就是我為什么我要去班伯里。

　　LEO: Oh really. Interesting. Well I think that the train to Banbury leaves from the other platform.

　　哦，真的嗎。真有趣。我想去班伯里的火車從另外的站臺離站。

　　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，真的是這樣!謝謝你坐在這兒和我這樣一個老女人說話。他很可愛。好吧，那是我。再見。

　　LEO: So we meet again.

　　我們又見面了。

　　EMMA: It's the guy with the table.

　　是桌子旁邊的那個人。

　　LEO: Oh. The girl with the broken shoe remembers me?

　　哦。穿著壞掉的鞋的女孩，還記得我嗎?

　　EMMA: Another thing you stole?

　　你偷的另一件東西?

　　LEO: Hey I didn't steal the table. This one's a long story.

　　嘿，我沒有偷桌子。這是一個漫長的故事。

　　EMMA: OK.

　　好吧。