每日口语｜经典视听说教材《走遍美国》016

来自：小芳老师

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。

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。

注：需要每天坚持，不能三天打鱼，两天晒网

Transcript

ACT 1-1  “开始制作我著名的感恩节苹果派。”

Ellen: OK, Philip. This is your third cup of coffee. We should get to work, or we won't be finished by dinner time.

Philip: I guess we must.

Ellen: We must.

Philip: OK. The beginning of my famous Thanksgiving apple pie. One apple. Two apples. Three apples. Four apples.

Ellen: Come on, Philip! Get busy with your famous apple pie. There's much more to be done.

Philip: Now, the ingredients.

Philip: What goes into my apple pie besides apples? Ah, yes. Flour, sugar, butter. Butter, nice and cold and hard. OK, here are the walnuts. Last but not least, the reason my apple pie is famous - cinnamon. Cinnamon… Ellen, where's the cinnamon?

Ellen: If there is any cinnamon, it's in the cabinet with the salt and pepper.

Philip: Salt, pepper, dill weed, garlic powder, cinnamon. Ellen?

Ellen: Yes, Philip.

Philip: Is it possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon?

Ellen: Yes, it is possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon.

Philip: Well, how can I make my famous apple pie without cinnamon?

ACT 1-2  “真是我的好儿子！”

Robbie: Good morning.

Ellen: Oh, hi, Robbie. Good morning.

Philip: Good morning, Robbie. Can you do me a favor?

Robbie: Sure, Dad. What?

Philip: Remember my apple pie on Thanksgiving? What do you love about it?

Robbie: The apples?

Philip: No. The sssss…

Robbie: Cinnamon!

Philip: Right. We don't have any cinnamon.

Robbie: I'll go down to Henry's grocery. He's alway open. I'll get some for you.

Philip: That's my boy!

Ellen: Oh, put your heavy jacket on, Robbie. it's cold outside.

Robbie: Alexandra might call. Tell her I'll call her right back.

Ellen: OK.

Philip: Thanks, Son.

Ellen: Uh, why does he always have to slam the door?

Ellen: Hello…Hello, Alexandra. How are you?…Fine. Robbie just went to the store. He'll be back soon. He said he call you. … Well, do you have the phone number there? … Please, I know he wants to talk to you. …Thank you, and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, too. Try to come by later for dessert. …Bye.

ACT 1-3  “他怎么了？”

Ellen: That was Alexandra. She and the Molinas are going to spend Thanksgiving with their cousins. She doesn't have the phone number.

Philip: Oh, Robbie will be disappointed.

Ellen: He'll be grouchy. Maybe she'll call back. She promised.

Robbie: Here's your cinnamon, Pop. It was a dollar and sixty cents. You forgot to ask me for the change.

Philip: Or did you forget to give it to me?

[Robbie gives him the change. Philip puts it in his pocket. ]

Philip: Thanks, Son.

Ellen: Alexandra called.

Robbie: I'll call her back.

Ellen: She said she'll call you later. She's not at home.

Philip: You should have your breakfast, Son. Make You feel better. Protein, vitamins.

Robbie: She said she'll call back?

Ellen: Yes, she did.

Grandpa: Good morning, everyone! Happy Turkey Day! What's wrong?

Robbie: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Grandpa: What's gotten into him?

Ellen: He missed a phone call.

Grandpa: From…?

Philip: Yes, Alexandra.

Grandpa: It's nice to see young love. …Oh, to be young again! Where's the coffee?

参考译文：

OK, Philip. This is your third cup of coffee.好啦，Philip。这是你第叁杯咖啡了。

We should get to work,我们得开始做事了。

or we won't be finished by dinnertime.要不然，晚餐时间到了我们还做不完。

I guess we must.我想咱们是该开始了。

We must.我们是该开始了。

OK. The beginning of my famous Thanksgiving apple pie.好。开始做我拿手的感恩节苹果派。

One apple. Two apples. Three apples. Four apples.一个苹果。两个苹果。叁个苹果。四个苹果。

Come on, Philip!快点，Philip！

Get busy with your famous apple pie.快做你拿手的苹果派吧。

There's much more to be done.要做的事太多了。

Now, the ingredients.现在，看看配料。

What goes into my apple pie besides apples?除了苹果以外，我的派还要放什么呢？

Ah, yes. Flour, sugar, butter.对了。面粉、糖、牛油。

Butter, nice and cold and hard.牛油，新鲜又冷又硬。

OK, here are the walnuts.嗯，核桃在这里。

Last but not least,最后但同等重要的一样，

the reason my apple pie is famous--cinnamon.我的苹果派就是靠它出名的——肉桂。

Cinnamon ...肉桂，……

Ellen, where's the cinnamon?Ellen，肉桂放在哪？ 

If there is any cinnamon,要是有的话，

it's in the cabinet with the salt and pepper.应该跟盐和胡椒一起放在橱柜里。

Salt, pepper, dill weed, garlic powder, cinnamon.Ellen?盐、胡椒、莳萝、大蒜粉、肉桂。Ellen？

Yes, Philip.什么事，Philip？

Is it possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon?是不是我们忘了买肉桂？

Yes, it is possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon.是的，我们可能忘了买肉桂。

Well, how can I make my famous apple pie without cinnamon? 这下好啦，没有肉桂，我那道着名的苹果派怎么做呢？

Good morning.早安。

Oh, hi, Robbie. Good morning.啊，Robbie，早安。

Good morning. Robbie.早安，Robbie。

Can you do me a favor? 你能帮我个忙吗？

Sure, Dad. What?当然，爸爸。什么事？

Remember my apple pie on Thanksgiving?记得在感恩节我做的苹果派吗？

What do you love about it?你最喜欢中间的什么？

The apples?苹果吗？

No. The sssss...不，是 sssss……

Right. We don't have any cinnamon.对。我们没有肉桂了。

I'll go down to Henry's grocery. He's always open.我到亨利杂货店去。那里总是开门营业的，

I'll get some for you.我去替你买一些。

That's my boy!好儿子！

Oh, put your heavy jacket on, Robbie.把你的厚夹克穿上，Robbie。

It's cold outside.外面很冷。

Alexandra might call.Alexandra 可能会来电话。

Tell her I'll call her right back.告诉她我会马上给她回电话的。

OK.好。

Thanks, Son.谢谢你，孩子。

Uh, why does he always have to slam the door?唉，为什么他老是砰一声地关上门？

Hello.... Hello, Alexandra. How are you? ... Fine.你好……Alexandra。你好吗？……很好。

Robbie just went to the store.Robbie 刚去商店。

He'll be back soon.他很快就回来。

He said he'll call you.他说了他要给你打电话。

... Oh, oh, I see.... Oh ... certainly.……嗯，嗯，我知道了。……嗯……一定。

Well, do you have the phone number there?那么你有那儿的电话号码吗？

... Oh ... I see.... Please, I know he wants to talk to you.... ……啊……我懂。……麻烦你，我知道他想跟你说话。

Thank you,谢谢你，

and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, too.祝你和你的全家感恩节愉快。

Try to come by later for dessert.... Bye.晚一点尽量设法弯到这里来吃甜点。……再见。

That was Alexandra.是 Alexandra 打来的电话。

She and the Molinas 她和 Molinas 一家人

are going to spend Thanksgiving with their cousins.准备与亲戚一起过感恩节。

She doesn't have the phone number.她不知道那儿的电话号码。

Oh, Robbie will be disappointed.啊，Robbie 会很失望。

He'll be grouchy.他会发牢骚的。

Maybe she'll call back. She promised.也许她会打电话回来。她说了。

Here's your cinnamon, Pop.这是你要的肉桂，爸爸。

It was a dollar and sixty cents.花了一元六角。

You forgot to ask me for the change.你忘了问我要找回零钱。

Or did you forget to give it to me?或许是你忘了给我吧？

Thanks, Son.谢你，儿子。

Alexandra called.Alexandra 来电话了。

I'll call her back.我给她回电话。

She said she'll call you later.她说她等会儿给你电话。

She's not at home.她现在不在家。

You should have your breakfast, Son.你应该吃早点，孩子。

Make you feel better.这样才会让你觉得舒服些。

Protein, vitamins.蛋白质，维他命。

She said she'll call back?她说过她会打电话回来？

Yes, she did.是的，她说了。

Good morning, everyone!各位早安！

Happy Turkey Day! 火鸡节快乐！

What's wrong?怎么啦？

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.没有啊。什么事也没有。

What's gotten into him?他怎么搞的？

He missed a phone call.他没接到一通电话

From ...?打来的人是……？

Yes, Alexandra.对，Alexandra。

It's nice to see young love.... Oh, to be young again!真高兴看见年轻人相爱……。啊，能再恢复年轻多好！

Where's the coffee?咖啡在哪？

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