外研社《英语初级听力》第15课课文翻译

那你呢，先生

Mr. Blackmore: I’ll have the steak. 我想要牛排

Waiter: How would you like your steak done, sir? 你想要你的牛排做成什么样呢，先生 Mr. Blackmore: Medium rare, please. 三分熟的

Waiter: Thank you. Would you like to see the wine list? 谢谢你，你要看一下葡萄酒单吗？

Mr. Blackmore: Do you have a house wine? 你们这里有招牌酒吗？

Waiter: Yes, sir. Red or white?

有啊，先生，您要红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒？

Mr. Blackmore: Do you have half bottles of half carafes? 你们这有半卡拉夫的半瓶吗？ Waiter: Yes, sir. 有的，先生

Mr. Blackmore: One of each then, please. 那么给我每样来一个 C. Interview:

Reporter: Now, Susan. You’ve had a few minutes to rest. Can you tell us something about yourself?

苏珊，现在，你还剩几分钟的时间。你可以告诉我们一些关于你的事情吗？ How old are you and what do you do? 你多大了你还有你是做什么的

Susan: I’m twenty-two and I’m a bus conductress. 我22了，我是名公共汽车女售票员

Reporter: A bus conductress! So you’re used to collecting money. Who taught you to cycle? 一名公共汽车售票员！那你一定习惯于收钱。谁教你骑的自行车 Susan: Nobody. I taught myself. I’ve been cycling since I was five. 没人，我自学的。从我五岁起，我就一直在骑自行车。 Reporter: And who bought that beautiful racing cycle for you? 那那辆漂亮的公路赛车是谁给你买的

Susan: I bought it myself. I worked over-time. 我自己买的，我夜以继日的工作/我加班工作。

Reporter: Good for you! And what are you going to do now? 你真厉害。那么现在你准备以后做什么呢

Susan: Now? If you mean this minute, I’m going to have a long hot bath. 现在？如果你的意思是这一分钟，我准备去泡个长时间的热水澡

Reporter: You must need to relax. Again, congratulations. That was Susan James, winner of this year’s London to Brighton cycle race.

你一定是需要休息了。再次祝贺你。这就是今年伦敦到布莱顿码头自行车比赛的冠军，苏珊吉姆斯

D. Why can’t I do what I like?

I hope I never grow old! My grandfather lives with us and he’s making my life a misery. 我希望我永远不会变老！我的外祖父和我们住在一起，他使我们的生活痛苦不堪 When I was small he was kind and cheerful. But now he’s always complaining and criticizing. 在我小时候，他既善良又乐观。但是现在，他总是抱怨和指责

I mustn’t interrupt when he’s talking. It’s rude. He doesn’t like my clothes. ‘Nice girls don’t dress 他说话的时候我不能打断他。这是粗鲁的。他不喜欢我的衣服。“好姑娘不会穿成那样 like that.’ I shouldn’t wear make-up. ‘Natural beauty is best.’ Sometimes he interferes with my 我不应该化妆。 自然美才是最好的。有时候他还干涉我的家庭作业

homework. ‘When I was young we used to do maths differently,’ he says. Honestly, he’s so old he 他说:\年轻的时候，我曾经用不同的方法做数学\说实话，他太老了，什么都不知 doesn’t know anything. But that doesn’t stop him criticizing me. He doesn’t like my friends of my 但是那并没有阻止他批评我们。 他不喜欢我的朋友和我最喜欢的唱片 favorite records. ‘You’re making too much noise,’ he calls. ‘I can’t get to sleep.’ When he’s not 他会说，你制造了太多噪音了。 我没办法睡觉了。 当他不抱怨时，他会问问题

complaining he’s asking questions. ‘Where are you going? Where have you been? Why aren’t you 你去哪？你去哪了？你为什么不帮帮你的妈妈？

helping your mother?’ He thinks I’m six, not sixteen. Anyway, why can’t I do what I like? It’s my 他认为我六岁而不是十六岁。 不管怎么样我为什么不能做我喜欢的事呢？这是我的生活，不是他的。 life, not his.

Section Three:

Dictation.

Philip is a very interesting boy. He is clever but he doesn’t like school. He hates studying but 飞利浦是个非常有趣的男孩。他非常聪明但不喜欢上学。 他讨厌学习但又非常热衷于 he is very keen on learning new practical skills. In his spare time he often repairs motorbikes. He 学习新的实用的技能。在他的闲暇时间，他经常修理摩托车。 likes helping the neighbours in their vegetable gardens, too. 他还喜欢帮他们的邻居照看他们的蔬菜园。