《走遍美国》070

听英语单词 2022-06-09

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 “我想这样或许是可行的。”
Robbie: Hi, Mom.
Ellen: Hi, Robbie. You're home from school early.
Robbie: Yeah, they're getting the assembly hall ready for the graduation ceremony, so we all got to go home early. Too noisy to study.
Ellen: Well, now that you're here, you can help me with dinner. I need those potatoes peeled and sliced.
Robbie: Mom, give me a break. Alexandra's coming over to help me study for my math final.
Ellen: Well, in that case, you can wash the dishes and clean up after dinner.
Robbie: Can I invite Alexandra to stay for dinner?
Ellen: Of course.
Robbie: Thanks, Mom.
Ellen: You and Alexandra have become good friends, haven't you?
Robbie: Yes. I like her. She's a terrific person. I'm going to miss her when she goes back to Greece.
Ellen: Would you like to give her a little farewell party?
Robbie: Mom, that would be terrific! Maybe we could make it a surprise.
Ellen: Oh, I don't know. Surprise parties don't always work out.
Robbie: Well, we could tell her it's a graduation party for me. When Alexandra arrives, we'll surprise her.
Ellen: Well, I suppose that might work.

ACT 1-2 “我没有问题。”
Robbie: I'd like to give her a nice going-away present.
Ellen: Fine.
Robbie: There's only one problem.
Ellen: What's that?
Robbie: I'm broke. I should have saved some money.
Ellen: I'm sure Alexandra would be happy with something simple, Robbie.
Robbie: I know. But, well, I'd like to give her something nice to remember me by. Maybe I could borrow some money from you and Dad.
Ellen: It's all right with me if it's all right with your dad.
Robbie: Thanks, Mom. I'll talk to him. Is he still in his office?
Ellen: I think so.
Robbie: Thanks, Mom. [He starts to leave.]
Ellen: [She kisses him.] Robbie! Good luck!
[In Dr. Stewart's office at the hospital. Philip is looking at a patient's chart as the nurse, Molly Baker, enters.]
Molly: Here are the X-rays you wanted, Dr. Stewart.
Philip: Oh. Thank you, Molly. Now, let me check them.
Molly: What do you think?
Philip: I don't see any breaks or fractures. Well, well. Thank you, Molly.
Molly: Good. Thank you. [She leaves.]

ACT 1-3 “谁手头不紧啊？”
Philip: Come in! Hi, Son.
Robbie: Hi, Dad. Am I interrupting you?
Philip: No, no, no, no. What's up?
Robbie: Can we talk?
Philip: Sure.
Robbie: I need some help.
Philip: Well, that's what fathers are for.
Robbie: Well, before I go to college, I have the whole summer…
Philip: Yes…
Robbie: And I'm planning to get a job for the summer.
Philip: And what sort of job?
Robbie: I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.
Philip: Sounds pretty good.
Robbie: Yes. I'll be earning pretty good money if I get it. But right now, I'm kind of short of cash.
Philip: [He laughs.] Who isn't?
Robbie: And my friend Alexandra is going back to Greece…
Philip: Nice girl. We'll all miss her.
Robbie: Mom says we can give her a going-away surprise party.
Philip: Good idea.

ACT 1-4 “你真够意思，爸爸。”
Robbie: And I'd like to get her a nice gift…
Philip: What did you have in mind?
Robbie: Well, a wristwatch, so she'll think of me when she looks at the time. Nothing flashy or expensive. Something simple -- but a good one.
PhiliP: Sounds fine, Robbie.
Robbie: Well, I saw a nice watch. But I'll need a loan. If you could lend me the money, I could pay you back out of my lifeguard salary.
Philip: Well. I guess your mother and I can manage it. When do you need the money?
Robbie: Would tomorrow be OK?
Philip: You've got it.
Robbie: Thanks, Dad.
Philip: My pleasure, Son. Oh, and, Robbie…
Robbie: Yes?
Philip: You'll probably want the family car so you can drive her home after the party.
Robbie: Could I?
Philip: If you drive carefully.
Robbie: I will. Thanks, Dad.
Philip: My pleasure.
Robbie: You're OK, Dad.
Philip: [He pats him on the shoulder.] You're not so bad yourself, Son.

参考译文：
Hi, Mom.
嗨, 妈妈。
Hi, Robbie.
嗨，Robbie。
You're home from school early.
你今天从学校回来得很早。
Yeah, they're getting the assembly hall
是啊，他们在布置大礼堂
ready for the graduation ceremony
为毕业典礼做准备
so we all got to go home early.
所以我们都非得早回家不可。
Too noisy to study.
太吵了书看不下去。
Well, now that you're here
嗯，既然你回来了
you can help me with dinner.
你就来帮我准备晚餐。
I need those potatoes peeled and sliced.
那些马铃薯需要剥皮切片。
Mom, give me a break.
妈，让我喘口气。
Alexandra's coming over to help me
Alexandra就要来帮我
study for my math final.
温习数学准备期末考试。
Well, in that case
嗯，既然这样
you can wash the dishes and clean up after dinner.
你就在晚餐后洗盘子，收拾桌子。
Can I invite Alexandra to stay for dinner?
我可以请Alexandra留下来吃晚餐吗?
Of course.
当然可以。
Thanks, Mom.
谢谢,妈。
You and Alexandra
你和Alexandra
have become good friends, haven't you?
成了好朋友,不是吗?
Yes. I like her.
是的,我喜欢她。
She's a terrific person.
她人很好。
I'm going to miss her
我会想念她
when she goes back to Greece.
当她回去希腊时。
Would you like to give her a little farewell party?
你要不要为她举行一个饯行派对?
Mom, that would be terrific!
那太棒了,妈!
Maybe we could make it a surprise.
也许我们可以让它变成一个惊喜。
Oh, I don't know.
噢,这个我就不知道了。
Surprise parties don't always work out.
惊喜派对不是每次都能成功的。
Well, we could tell her
嗯,我们可以告诉她
it's a graduation party for me.
这是为我毕业所办的派对。
When Alexandra arrives
等Alexandra到达时
we'll surprise her.
我们再让她惊喜一下。
Well, I suppose that might work.
嗯,我想这样或许可以奏效。
I'd like to give her a nice going-away present.
我很想送给她一件好的离别礼物。
Fine. 好啊。
There's only one problem.
只有一个问题。
What's that?
什么问题?
I'm broke.
我身无分文。
I should have saved some money.
我早该存些钱。
I'm sure Alexandra
我相信Alexandra
would be happy with something simple, Robbie.
会欣然接受简单的东西, Robbie。
I know. 我知道。
But, well
但是,嗯
I'd like to give her something nice
我想给她一件精美的礼物
to remember me by.
让她看到东西就想到我。
Maybe I could borrow some money from you and Dad.
也许你从你爸爸那儿可以借点钱。
It's all right with me
我没有问题
if it's all right with your dad.
假如你爸爸答应的话。
Thanks, Mom.
谢谢,妈。
I'll talk to him.
我会去跟他谈谈。
Is he still in his office?
他还在办公室吗?
I think so. 我想是的。
Thanks, Mom.
谢谢,妈。
Robbie! Good luck! Robbie!
祝你好运!
Here are the X-rays you wanted, Dr. Stewart.
这是你要的X光片, Stewart医师。
Oh. Thank you, Molly.
噢, 谢谢你, Molly。
Now, let me check them.
现在,让我来看一看。
What do you think?
你看怎么样?
I don't see any breaks or fractures.
我看不出有任何破裂或骨折。
Well, well. Thank you, Molly.
还好,还好。谢谢你，Molly。
Thank you. 谢谢你。
Come in! 进来!
Hi, Son. 嗨,儿子。
Hi, Dad. Am I interrupting you?
嗨,爸爸。我打搅了你?
No, no, no, no.
不,不,不,不。
What's up?
什么事?
Can we talk?
我们能谈谈吗?”
Sure. 当然可以。
I need some help.
我需要帮助。
Well, that's what fathers are for.
嗯,父亲们的功用正在于此。
Well, before I go to college
嗯,在我进大学之前
I have the whole summer ...
我有一整个暑假可以用……
Yes ...
对呀……
And I'm planning to get a job for the summer.
我想在暑假打工。
And what sort of job?
哪一类的工作?
I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.
我申请了社区游泳池当救生员工作。
Sounds pretty good.
听起来不错。
Yes. I'll be earning pretty good money if I get it.
是的。假如我得到这份工作的话我可以赚不少钱。
But right now, I'm kind of short of cash.
但现在,我手头很紧。
Who isn't?
有谁不紧?
And my friend Alexandra is going back to Greece ...
我的朋友Alexandra就要回希腊去了…
Nice girl. 好女孩。
We'll all miss her.
我们都会想念她的。
Mom says we can give her a going-away surprise party.
妈妈说我们可以给她举行一个让她惊喜的欢送派对。
Good idea. 好主意。
And I'd like to get her a nice gift ...
我还想给她一份精美的礼物……
What'd you have in mind?
你心里有什么计划?
Well, a wristwatch
嗯,一个手表
so she'll think of me when she looks at the time.
这样当她看时间的时候想起我。
Nothing flashy or expensive.
不是什么俗丽的或贵的。
Something simple--but a good one.
要简单的---但要精采。
Sounds fine, Robbie.
听起来不错, Robbie。
Well, I saw a nice watch.
嗯, 我已看中了一个不错的手表。
But I'll need a loan.
但我需要借钱。
If you could lend me the money
假如你能借钱给我的
I could pay you back out of my lifeguard salary.
我可以从我当救生员的收入拿出来还你。
Well, I guess your mother and I can manage it.
嗯,我想你妈和我可以设法帮这个忙。
When do you need the money?
你什么时候需要钱?
Would tomorrow be OK?
明天可以吗?
You've got it
没问题。
Thanks, Dad.
谢谢, 爸爸。
My pleasure, Son.
不客气, 儿子。
Oh, and, Robbie ...
噢, 还有, Robbie…
Yes? 什么?
You'll probably want the family car
你也许需要用家里的车
so you can drive her home after the party.
在派对结束后送她回家。
Could I?
我可以用吗?
If you drive carefully.
只要你小心驾驶。
I will. Thanks, Dad.
我会小心的。谢谢你,爸爸。
My pleasure.
不客气。
You're OK, Dad.
你很好, 爸爸。
You're not so bad yourself, Son. 你
自己也不错, 儿子。