每日口语｜经典视听说教材《走遍美国》071

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走遍美国是我认为最优秀的口语教材之一，由美国新闻总署赞助，美国麦克米伦公司制作。在数十位英语专家和作者通力合作之下，费了8年（1983-1991）的时间，才制作完成这部划时代的巨作。虽然教材有点久远，但是对于练习口语还是非常的有帮助，大家可以通过以下步骤进行学习。

每日口语 | 走遍美国

1. 先看视频，了解大致情节。

2. 再听音频，盲听音频3-5遍，大致听懂。

3. 通过文本，学通全部内容。

4. 再听音频，模仿跟读练习语音和口语。

5. 盲听音频，最后盲听音频尽可能多遍，听出画面感。

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Transcript
ACT 2-1 “就这么约定了。”
Alexandra: You're ready for the next problem?
Robbie: You know what? I can't look at another number. How about a lemonade break?
Alexandra: Sure.
Robbie: Oh, by the way, when is your plane reservation for your flight to Athens?
Alexandra: Sunday. Why?
Robbie: Would you be able to come over Saturday night?
Alexandra: Yes. I should be finished packing by then.
Robbie: My folks are giving me a little graduation party.
Alexandra: Terrific!
Robbie: I'll pick you up.
Alexandra: That isn't necessary.
Robbie: My dad's letting me borrow the car.
Alexandra: Oh, well, that would be very nice.
Robbie: About eight o'clock?
Alexandra: Eight o'clock is fine.
Robbie: Great! It's a date.
Alexandra: Who's going to be there?
Robbie: Just my friend Mike and a few kids from school.
Alexandra: I'm going to miss all of you. You've been like a second family to me.
Robbie: We're going to miss you.
Alexandra: Maybe you could come to visit me in Greece?
Robbie: I'm counting on it.
Alexandra: Wonderful!

ACT 2-2 “大家都是一样的。”
Alexandra: Are you excited about graduating from high school?
Robbie: Sure… and a little scared.
Alexandra: Scared? Why?
Robbie: Aren't you a little scared?
Alexandra: I was when I first came to the United States. I'd never been away from home, and I didn't know what it would be like. But then I found out that people are the same everywhere once you get to know them.
Robbie: I'm glad I got to know you.
Alexandra: Thank you. I'm glad I got to know you -- and your family.
Robbie: Wouldn't it be nice if we could skip the examinations and get right to the graduation party?
Alexandra: It would be very nice. But that isn't the way it works. So… back to work.
[Later that night. Robbie and Ellen are saying good-bye to Alexandra.]
Alexandra: Good night, Robbie Good night, Mrs. Stewart. Thank you for dinner.
Ellen: Good night, Alexandra. Will you be all right?
Alexandra: Yes. The Molinas are waiting for me.
Robbie: Good night, Alexandra. I'll pick you up on Saturday night, OK?
Alexandra: Yes. Eight o'clock.
[A car horn heeps.]
Alexandra: I have to run. [She leaves.]

ACT 2-3 “你怎么啦？”
Ellen: Good night, Robbie. She's really a good friend, isn't she?
Robbie: Yeah.
Ellen: You are going to miss her.
Robbie: Am I going to miss her?
Ellen: That's what I said! You are going to miss her!
Robbie: I'm going to miss her, and my math teacher's going to miss her.
Ellen: Well, you can write to her.
Robbie: It's not the same.
[Saturday afternoon, Robbbie, Mike, Sandra, and Millie are decorating the living room for Alexandra's going-away party.]
Mike: How does that look, Rob?
Robbie: Great! Pass me the hammer.
Mike: You got it!
Sandra: You're sure Alexandra's going to be surprised?
Robbie: Absolutely. She has no idea that the party is in her honor.
Mike: Millie, did you bring the tapes for dancing?
Millie: They're in my bag.
Mike: What did you bring?
Millie: Some rock 'n' roll.
Robbie: Perfect! Alexandra will love it! I can't wait to see her face when she walks in here tonight.
Mike: What about the cake?
Robbie: My mom's decorating it right now.
Ellen: [She enters.] Robbie, there's a phone call for you. It's Alexandra. She sounds upset.
Robbie: OK. Thanks, Mom. I'll take it in there. [Robbie picks up the phone in the kitchen.] Hi, Alexandra. What? You what? Oh no!

参考译文：
You ready for the next problem?
你准备好做下一道题吗?
You know what?
知道吗?
I can't look at another number.
我简直一个数字也看不进去了。
How about a lemonade break?
休息一下喝点柠檬水?
Sure.
当然可以。
Oh, by the way
噢,顺便问一下
when is your plane reservation for your flight to Athens?
飞Athens订的是什么时候的班机?
Sunday. Why?
星期天。为什么问这?
Would you be able to come over Saturday night?
星期六晚上能过来吗?
Yes. 能。
I should be finished packing by then.
到那时候我应该已经照理好行李了。
My folks are giving me a little graduation party.
我的亲人要为我办一个小小的毕业派对。
Terrific! 太棒了!
I'll pick you up.
我去接你。
That isn't necessary.
这倒不必。
My dad's letting me borrow the car.
我爸爸借我用汽车。
Oh, well, that would be very nice.
噢,好吧, 那倒很好。
About eight o'clock?
差不多八点钟好吗?
Eight o'clock is fine.
八点钟可以。
Great! It's a date.
太好了! 就说定了。
Who's going to be there?
有谁要参加?
Just my friend Mike and a few kids from school.
只有我的朋友Mike和一些学校的几个伙伴。
I'm going to miss all of you.
我会想念你们大家的。
You've been like a second family to me.
你们就像我的第二个家庭一样。
We're going to miss you.
我们也会想念你的。
Maybe you could come to visit me in Greece?
也许你可以到希腊来玩?
I'm counting on it.
我有这种打算。
Wonderful!
太棒了!
Are you excited about graduating from high school?
你从高中毕业会不会感到很兴奋呢?
Sure ... and a little scared.
当然……还有一点紧张。
Scared? Why?
紧张? 为什么?
Aren't you a little scared?
你不会感到有点紧张?
I was when I first came to the United States.
当我刚到美国来的时候是感到有点紧张。
I'd never been away from home
我从来没有离开过家
and I didn't know what it would be like.
而且我也不知道会是怎么一个样子。
But then I found out that people are the same everywhere
但是后来我发现哪儿的人都是一样的
once you get to know them.
一旦认识了周围的人以后。
I'm glad I got to know you.
我很高兴能够认识
Thank you.
谢谢你。
I'm glad I got to know you--and your family.
我也很高兴能够认识你和你的一家人。
Wouldn't it be nice if we could skip the examinations
要是我们可以略过考试那岂不是很好
and get right to the graduation party?
直接就是毕业派对？
It would be very nice.
那当然是很好。
But that isn't the way it works.
但是现实不是如此。
So ... back to work.
因此……用功吧。
Good night, Robbie.
晚安,Robbie。
Good night, Mrs. Stewart.
晚安, Stewart太太。
Thank you for dinner.
谢谢你的晚餐。
Good night, Alexandra.
晚安,Alexandra。
Will you be all right?
不会有问题吧?
Yes. The Molinas are waiting for me.
不会。Molina一家人正等着我呢。
Good night, Alexandra.
晚安, Alexandra。
I'll pick you up on Saturday night, OK?
我星期六晚上去接你，好吗？
Yes. 好的。
Eight o'clock.
八点钟。
I have to run.
我得赶紧走了。
Good night, Robbie.
晚安，Robbie。
She's really a good friend, isn't she?
她真是个好朋友，不是吗？
Yeah. 是的。
You are going to miss her.
你会想念她的。
Am I going to miss her?
我会想念她吗？
That's what I said!
我正是这么说的！
You are going to miss her!
你会想念她的！
I'm going to miss her
我会想念她
and my math teacher's going to miss her.
而我的数学老师也会想念她。
Well, you can write to her.
嗯，你可以写信给她。
It's not the same.
那可不一样。
How does that look, Rob?
看起来怎么样，Rob？
Great! Pass me the hammer.
很好！把钉子给我。
You got it! 给你啦！
You're sure Alexandra's going to be surprised?
你确定Alexandra会很惊讶？
Absolutely. 绝对。
She has no idea that the party is in her honor.
她不知道这个派对是为她办的。
Millie, did you bring the tapes for dancing?
Millie 带来了跳舞的录音带吗？
They're in my bag.
在我袋子里。
What did you bring?
带的什么带子？
Some rock 'n' roll.
一些摇滚乐。
Perfect! Alexandra will love it!
太好了！Alexandra会喜欢的！
I can't wait to see her face when she walks in here tonight.
我迫不及待想看到她吃惊时脸上的表情。
What about the cake?
蛋糕怎么样？
My mom's decorating it right now.
我妈妈正在淋奶油。
Robbie, there's a phone call for you.
Robbie，有你的电话。
It's Alexandra.
是Alexandra。
She sounds upset.
她听起来有点不对劲。
OK. 好。
Thanks, Mom. 妈，谢谢。
I'll take it in there.
我在那儿接。
Hi, Alexandra.
嗨，Alexandra。
What? You what?
什么？你怎样？
Oh no!
噢，糟糕！