2013-05-05《第十七课情景对话》

Dialogue 1:
A: What are you doing today?
     你今天要干什么？
B: What I always do,every year.
      每年我都是这样。
A: By the way,do your kids still believe in Santa Claus?
      顺便问一下，你的孩子仍然相信圣诞老人的存在吗？
B: My son's only four years old,so I haven't told him the truth yet.
          我儿子才四岁，所以我没把事实告诉他。
A: How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa?
              你多大才不相信圣诞老人的？
B: I was ten. A kid at school told me Santa wasn't real.
    我10岁的时候。因为学校里有个孩子告诉我圣诞老人不是真的。
A: My dad told me when I was ten.
     我10岁时，我爸爸告诉我了。
B: That's a pretty big moment,when you stop believing in Santa.
    对一个人来说，开始不相信圣诞老人是个相当重大的时刻。
A: I didn't say I believed my dad when he told me Santa wasn't real.
     当我爸爸告诉我圣诞老人不是真的时候，我并不相信他。
B: So you still believe in Santa Claus?
     那么说你仍然相信圣诞老人的存在了？
A: It's the only thing I don't believe in anymore.
    那是我再也不会相信的唯一一事情。

 

 

Dialogue 2:
A: Who do you think will win the election for senator?
        你认为谁会赢得参议员选举？
B: I think Tom Smith will win,I hope so.
    我认为汤姆史密斯会赢。我希望如此。
A: Why do you want Smith to win?
    为什么你希望史密斯会赢呢？
B: He promised to lower taxes.
       他承诺会降低税收。
A: And you believe him?
    你就相信他了？
B: Sure.Why not?
    当然。为啥不相信？
A: He's just saying that in order to win the election.
         他说那话只是为了赢得竞选罢了。
B: How do you know?
     你怎么知道？
A: He wants to have many new programs,which require taxes.
     他想要实施很多新计划。而这些计划都得人们纳税才可以实行。
B: I'm sure he'll find a way to do that without more taxes.
    我确信，他一定会找到一个不用提高税收而实行那些计划的方法。
A: You're too naive.
       你太天真了。
B: And you're too cynical.
      而你却太愤世嫉俗了。

 

 

Dialogue 3:
A: Hi,Mom.I'm going out to play.
      妈妈，我出去玩了。
B: Have you finished your homework,young man?
     年轻人，你做完你的作业了吗？
A: Yes,can I go now?
   做完了。现在我可以出去了吗？
B: Let me see your work.
      让我看看你作业。
A: How come you never believe me?
      为什么你从不相信我？
B: You never give me reason to believe you.Now,show me your work.
    因为你从来都没有给我让我相信你的理由。好，现在把你的作何拿给我看。
A: Okay,Okay.Let me get it.Here,see.
    好，好，我拿给你看。这就是了，看吧。
B: Well,it looks like you're actually finished.
          哦，看起来你真的完成了。
A: Good.Now can I go out and play?
    太棒了。那我现在可以出去玩了吗？
B: Okay.You can go out.
      好的，去吧。
A: Thanks Mom.Bye.
    谢谢妈妈，再见。

 

 

Dialogue 4:
A: Hey,guess what?
     嘿，猜猜？
B: What is it?
     是什么？
A: I've got some really good news.
        我有个真正的好消息。
B: Well,don't keep me in suspense.Tell me.
        别再卖关子了，快告诉我。
A: I got promoted to manager at the office.
          我被提升为办公室经理了。
B: Oh,that's too good be true,I can't believe it.
     如果那时真的就太好了，我简直不能相信。
A: Believe it,honey.It's true.
     相信我，亲爱的。这是真的。
B: I guess this means you'll be getting paid more.
     我想那意味着你以后会拿到更高的工资。
A: Yes.I can hardly believe it myself.
    是的，就连我自己也不敢相信这是真的。
B: Maybe we can go to Mexico this year for vacation.
          或许今年我们可以去莫斯哥度假了。
A: Is that what you want to do?
       那就是你想做的事情吗？
B: Maybe.We can talk about it.This is unbelievably good news.
   可能吧，我们可以谈谈这事。这真是难以置信的好消息。
A: It's certainly true.
      的确是真的。
B: I'm so happy for you.
      我为你感到高兴。

 

 

Dialogue 5:
A: Hey,Mary.Do you know when our reports are due?
      嘿，玛丽，你知道我们的报告什么时候得交吗？
B: I believe they are due at the end of the month.
          我想这个月底我们得交上去。
A: What is your paper about?
     你的报告写了什么内容？
B: I'm writing on Greek mythology.
      我写的是关于希腊神话的。
A: That's interesting.
       那很有趣。
B: Yes,it is.I'm learning many things.
       是的。我学了很多东西。
A: Didn't they believe in a lot of different gods?
        他们信仰许多不同的神，对吗？
B: Yes,they did.They believed that certain gods caused things in nature.
        是的，他们相信某个神引起了自然界事物的发生。
A: Some people still believe things like that today.
         现在还有一些人相信这些呢。
B: Maybe, but most modern people know more about science.
      也许吧。但绝大部分现代人对科学有了更多的认识。
A: I don't know about that.I saw your last grade in science class.
    我倒不知道那个，但我上次看到你科学课的成绩。
B: Very funny,Paul.

    你真搞笑，保罗。