每日口语｜经典视听说教材《走遍美国》074

听英语单词 2022-06-09

走遍美国是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 2-1 “这就是我理想中的天堂！”
Susan: Oh, I love it! I love it! To be away from the city on such a beautiful day is my idea of heaven! The grass. The trees. The fresh air.
Harry: I told you you'd like it. I've been doing this for years.
Richard: [He takes photographs of her.] You have the spirit of a teenager, Susan .Wait till you see yourself jumping around.
Marilyn: That's what I love about Susan. She works hard. She plays hard. She's a real Stewart.
Harry: Come on, Richard. Help me get this stuff out of the car.
Richard: Where does it go?
Harry: Well, we'll put everything over there. We'll set up our tents over there by the edge of the woods. Then we'll be able to make our fire there where it's safe.
Richard: Oh, there's our table and benches. All set for eating.
Harry: That's what makes this spot so good.

ACT 2-2 “真像是三个孩子。”
Marilyn: Is anybody hungry?
Susan: I am.
Harry: We just got here.
Susan: When you're out in the fresh air like this, it makes you hungry. Aren't you hungry, Marilyn?
Marilyn: I sure am. How about you, Richard?
Richard: Starving.
Harry: You guys are like three kids.
Richard: Aren't you hungry, Harry?
Harry: Well, yeah. Now that you mention it, I guess I am. I mean, how could a guy not be hungry with all this talk about eating?
Marilyn: Where's the bag with the chicken salad sandwiches?
Harry: Right here, next to the ice packs. Here. [He hands Marilyn the groceries and supplies from the back of the car.] Put the tablecloth on the picnic table, and I will bring the cola and the plastic cups.

ACT 2-3 “我从来没有这样轻松过。”
Harry: Well, how do you like it so far?
Richard: I've never been more relaxed.
Marilyn: Me, neither.
Susan: I wish we had brought Michelle, Harry. She would have loved it.
Marilyn: Oh, you're right. I wish we had brought Max.
Richard: Marilyn, Susan, let's not begin to worry about Michelle and Max We're having a good time, and they're in good hands.
Harry: Richard is right. Are you having a good time, Susan? You haven't answered my question.
Susan: I am having a good time, Harry. I promise not to think about the city. We're in the country. Let's all just enjoy this wonderful place and this wonderful weather.
Harry: Good

ACT 2-4 “这是我提起精神的方法。”
Susan: This is Heaven, Harry! It was such a great idea to spend the weekend this way.
Harry: Thanks, Susan. I thought you'd all like it.
Susan: [She kisses him.] Like it? I love it! Listen to the sounds of the summer that surround us. It's so calming.
Harry: I've always liked camping out. Away from the telephones and account books. It's refreshing for me. I always go back to the city in a wonderful state of mind.
Susan: We've only been here for a day, and I've completely forgotten about all my business problems. The office seems so far away.
Harry: I'm glad you like it, Susan. We'll spend many more weekends like this.
Susan: And next time we'll bring Michelle. I wish she were here with us to enjoy the country.
Harry: And next time we'll bring Michelle.
[They go to sleep.]

ACT 2-5 “像是一种特别的音乐。”
Marilyn: Just listen to the sound. It's so soothing.
Richard: I can hardly keep my eyes open. If only we could bottle the fresh air.
Marilyn: Wouldn't it be wonderful?
Richard: We could call it “Deep Sleep Country Air.”
Marilyn: It puts you to sleep. So does the sound. I've been having a hard time keeping my eyes open just listening to it. It's like a special music.
Richard: Too bad we can't bottle the sound.
Marilyn: But we can! [She sits up quickly.]
Richard: Can what?
Marilyn: Bottle the sound.
Richard: What are you talking about?
[Marilyn picks up the cassette player.]
Richard: Oh, yeah? Great idea! Let's do it! [He turns on the cassette player and begins to record the sounds of the country.]

参考译文：
Oh, I love it!
哦，我太喜欢了！
I love it!
我太喜欢它了！
To be away from the city on such a beautiful day
在这样美好的一天远离都市
is my idea of heaven!
正是我所想象的天堂！
The grass. The trees. The fresh air.
草地，树木，新鲜空气。
I told you you'd like it. I've been doing this for years.
我说过你会喜欢的。我多年来一直从事这项活动。
You have the spirit of a teenager, Susan.
有一股青少年的朝气，Susan。
Wait till you see yourself jumping around.
等着看你到处乱蹦的样子吧。
That's what I love about Susan.
这就是我喜欢Susan的一点。
She works hard.
工作起来努力。
She plays hard.
玩起来也拼命。
She's a real Stewart.
她是一个真正的Stewart家的人。
Come on, Richard.
过来，Richard。
Help me get this stuff out of the car.
帮我将这些东西拿下车子。
Where does it go?
放在哪儿？
Well, we'll put everything over there.
嗯，我们将所有的东西都放在那边。
We'll set up our tents over there by the edge of the woods.
我们在林边搭帐蓬。
Then we'll be able to make our fire there where it's safe.
然后，我们就可以在那儿找一个安全的地方生火了。
Oh, there's our table and benches.
哦，那是我们的桌子和长板凳。
All set for eating.
吃饭用的东西都摆好了。
That's what makes this spot so good.
那就是为什么这个地点这样好的道理。
Is anybody hungry?
有人饿了？
I am. 我饿了。
We just got here.
我们才刚到这儿。
When you're out in the fresh air like this, it makes you hungry.
当你来外面呼吸这么新鲜的空气时，就很容易饿。
Aren't you hungry, Marilyn?
你不饿吗，Marilyn？
I sure am.
我确实饿了。
How about you, Richard?
你呢，Richard？
Starving.
很饿。
You guys are like three kids.
你们就像三个孩子。
Aren't you hungry, Harry?
你不饿吗，Harry？
Well, yeah.
嗯，饿啊。
Now that you mention it, I guess I am.
你们一提到我想我也饿了。
I mean
我的意思
how could a guy not be hungry with all this talk about eating?
当大家都谈吃的，谁能不饿呢？
Where's the bag with the chicken salad sandwiches?
放鸡肉色拉三明治的袋子在哪？
Right here, next to the ice packs. Here.
就在这，在冰袋旁边。这儿。
Put the tablecloth on the picnic table
将桌巾铺在餐桌上
and I will bring the cola and the plastic cups.
我拿可乐和塑胶杯来。
Well, how do you like it so far?
好了，到现在为止你们感觉怎么样？
I've never been more relaxed.
我从来没有这样轻松过。
Me, neither.
我也没有。
I wish we had brought Michelle, Harry.
我真希望你们带了Michelle来，Harry。
She would have loved it.
她会喜欢的。
Oh, you're right.
哦，说得对。
I wish we had brought Max.
我也希望我们带了Max来。
Marilyn, Susan, let's not begin to worry about Michelle and Max.
Marilyn，Susan，不要开始担心Michelle和Max。
We're having a good time, and they're in good hands.
我们玩得快乐，他们也得到很好的照顾。
Richard is right.
Richard是对的。
Are you having a good time, Susan?
玩得高兴吗，Susan？
You haven't answered my question.
你还没有回答我的问题呢。
I am having a good time
Harry. 我玩得很高兴，Harry。
I promise not to think about the city.
我保证不去想城里的事。
We're in the country.
我们在乡村。
Let's all just enjoy this wonderful place
让我们大家都来享受这个美妙的地方
and this wonderful weather.
和这种美妙天气吧。
Good. 好。
This is heaven, Harry!
这简直是上帝过得日子，Harry！
It was such a great idea to spend the weekend this way.
这样过周末的主意简直太棒了。
Thanks, Susan.
谢谢，Susan。
I thought you'd all like it.
我料想你们都会喜欢的。
Like it? 喜欢？
I love it! 我爱上它了！
Listen to the sounds of the summer that surround us.
仔细倾听环绕我们的夏夜声息。
It's so calming.
好宁静。
I've always liked camping out.
我一直喜欢露营。
Away from the telephones and account books.
远离电话和帐本。
It's refreshing for me.
这是我提起精神的方法。
I always go back to the city in a wonderful state of mind.
我再回到城市时，精神总是十分饱满。
We've only been here for a day
我们到这儿仅仅一天
and I've completely forgotten about all my business problems.
但我已经抛开了我所有的业务上的问题。
The office seems so far away.
办公室好像变得那么遥远。
I'm glad you like it, Susan.
我很高兴你喜欢它，Susan。
We'll spend many more weekends like this.
我们以后要多度几次这样的周末。
And next time we'll bring Michelle.
下次我们会带Michelle来。
I wish she were here with us to enjoy the country.
我真希望现在她就和我们在一起享受这乡村美景。
And next time we'll bring Michelle.
下次我们带Michelle来。
Just listen to the sound.
听听这些声音。
It's so soothing.
是这样的安详。
I can hardly keep my eyes open.
我简直睁不开眼睛了。
If only we could bottle the fresh air.
要是我们能用瓶子将新鲜空气装回去多好。
Wouldn't it be wonderful?
那样岂不是太美妙了吗？
We could call it "Deep Sleep Country Air."
我们可以称它为“沉睡的乡村空气” 。
It puts you to sleep.
它让你很想入睡。
So does the sound.
这些声音便是。
I've been having a hard time keeping my eyes open
我一直挣扎着要让双眼睁开
just listening to it.
听着这些声音时。
It's like a special music.
它就像是一种特别的音乐。
Too bad we can't bottle the sound.
不能将声音装进瓶里真是太可惜了。
But we can!
但我们能！
Can what? 能做什么？
Bottle the sound.
将声音装起来呀。
What are you talking about?
在说什么？
Oh, yeah?
噢，做什么？
Great idea!
好主意！
Let's do it!
我们来录！