对话一：
KAREN:Hi there
卡伦：嘿！
HENRY:Hey,I haven't seen you in awhile.
亨利：嘿，一段时间不见你了。
KAREN:Sorry about that. I've been really busy.
卡伦：抱歉，我一直都很忙。
HENRY:So what's kept you so busy that you couldn't keep in touch with you friends?
亨利：什么事让你这么忙？连与朋友联系的空儿都没有了？
KAREN:I took a vacation to New Zealand for three weeks.
卡伦：我去了新西兰旅游了三个星期。
HENRY:That sounds awesome. Why did you choose to go to New Zealand?
亨利：听起来棒极了。你为什么要选择新西兰呢？
KAREN:Because there I could do one of my favorite hobbies.
卡伦：因为在那里我能做一件我最喜欢的事情。
HENRY:What's that?
亨利：什么？
KAREN:My favorite hobby is bungee jumping.
卡伦：我最喜欢的是蹦极跳。
HENRY:What's that?
亨利：那是什么？
KAREN:You tie a long elastic cord around your ankle, and then jump off something very high such as a cliff, bridge of building.
卡伦：你用一根长长的弹力绳缠住脚腕，然后从很高的地方跳下去，比如悬崖、大桥或高楼等。
HENRY:Are you kidding?
亨利：你是开玩笑吧？
KAREN:No, Why would you thing I was kidding
卡伦：不。你怎么会认为我是开玩笑呢？
HENRY:Because it is so dangerous
亨利：因为那太危险了。
KAREN:No,it's not. If you do ti correctly and follow the proper safety precautions it's not that dangerous.
卡伦：不，不是的。如果你使用正确的方法，遵守适当的安全措施，起始不不是很危险。
HENRY:Aren't you Scared?
亨利：你不害怕吗？
KAREN:Of course, but that's what makes it exciting and fun.
卡伦：当然，但那就是它的刺激与乐趣所在呀。
HENRY:I think I would be too frightened to try that.
亨利：我想我就不敢去试了。
KAREN:Why?
卡伦：为什么？
HENRY:I would imagine that the rope would break and I would fall to my death.
亨利：我会想象绳子端掉，而我也就会摔死的。
KAREN:That won't happen if you choose responsible people who will follow hte safety rules.
卡伦：如果你选择遵守安全规则的负责任的人来协助你，那是不会发生的。
HENRY:Still,I thinkI will stick to knitting. It's not so scary.
亨利：尽管如此，我想我还是安心织毛衣好了，这没有那么可怕。
KAREN:You just don't know what you're missing.
卡伦：你就是不知道你失去了什么。
对话二：
JACK:Hi, Susan.
杰克：嘿，苏珊。
SUSAN:Hello there, Jack. I didn't hear you come up.
苏珊：你好，杰克。我没有听到你上来。
JACK:Am I interrupting you from doing anything important?
杰克：我打扰了你做要紧事吗？
SUSAN:No, I'm just passing some free time.
苏珊：不，我正有空，在消磨时间而已。
JACK:What do you like to do in your free time?
杰克：空闲的时候你喜欢做什么？
SUSAN:One of my favorite things to do is to read a good book on the couch.
苏珊：我的爱好之一就是坐在沙发上读一本好书。
JACK:Isn't that boring?
杰克：那不会很无聊吗？
SUSAN:I don't think so.
苏珊：我不觉得。
JACK:I prefer to do active things such as playing sports.
杰克：我喜欢比较活跃一点的，比如做运动。
SUSAN:Oh, I enjoy sports too, but reading gives me a chance to relax.
苏珊：哦，我也喜欢运动，但读书可以让我放松。
JACK:But it's so dull.
杰克：但太枯燥了。
SUSAN:How can you think that? Books let you imagine that you are in so many exciting new situations.
苏珊：你怎么会那样想呢？书籍能让你体会更多新鲜刺激的经理，犹如身临其境。
JACK:What kinds of books do you like to read?
杰克：你喜欢看哪种书？
SUSAN:I really like adventure stories. I especially like the ones where people travel to far off places and they meet very different cultures. Doesn't that sound exciting?
苏珊：我很喜欢探险类故事，尤其是讲主人公走到很偏远的地方，遇到非常新奇的风土人情的那一类故事。这很令人兴奋，不是吗？
JACK:I guess so, but wouldn't you like to play soccer whth me instead?
杰克：我想是的。但你不想跟我一起去踢足球吗？
SUSAN:How about we play soccer today, but let me recommend a book that you won't think is boring,I think that after you read it you will find it so thrilling that you won't ever think books are boring again.
苏珊：今天我们可以去踢足球，但先让我给你推荐一本你绝不会感到无聊的书。我想你看了之后，一定会觉得非常兴奋，以后再也不会觉得读书物料了。
JACK:Sounds good. I always want to try new hobbles. Maybe you will want to try out some sports other than soccer.
杰克：听起来不错。我一直都想尝试新的东西，那我就有新的爱好。也许你会愿意尝试一下别的运动吧，不要老是踢足球。
JACK:Oh, all kinda of sports. Tennis, swimming, rugby, and basketball, Just to name a few.
杰克：哦，所有的体育运动。随便举些例子，比如网球、游泳、橄榄球和篮球。
SUSAN:Only if you agree to read some different kinds of books as well.
苏珊：那你也要答应读一些不同种类的书。
JACK:It's a deal.
杰克：就这么说定了。
对话三：
BOBBY: Hi,Jane.
博比：嗨，简。
JANE: Oh good, it's you, Bobby. You're just the person I wanted to see.
简：哦，太好了，博比。我正想找你呢。
BOBBY: Is that so? Then I'm glad I ran into you.
博比：是吗？那我真高兴我碰上了你。
JANE: I was wondering if you could tell me where you find baseball cards to collect.
简：你能告诉我你是在哪儿收集到这些棒球卡片的吗？
BOBBY: Sure. There is one store on Main Street where I go to buy a lot of baseball cards. It's very popular.
博比：当然可以。中心街有一个商店，我在那儿可以买到很多棒球卡片。那家店非常受欢迎。
JANE: Do you remember the name?
简：你还记得商店的名字吗？
BOBBY: It's called Joey's Baseball Memorabilia.
博比：叫乔伊棒球收藏专柜。
JANE: Thanks. I really appreciate it.
简：谢谢。实在太感谢你。
BOBBY: No problem. Why the sudden interest in baseball cards?
博比：不用谢。你为什么突然喜欢起棒球卡来呢？
JANE: My son just became intersted in baseball and he wants to start his own collec-tion of baseball cards. I remember that you have been collecting cards for years and should know many good places he can get cards.
简：我儿子刚迷上棒球，他想收集棒球卡片。我记得你收集棒球卡片好几年了。应该知道很多可以买到这些卡片的地方。
BOBBY: Tell him it's a great hobby. I've collected them since I was a little boy.
博比：告诉他这是一个很好的业余爱好。我很小的时候就开始收集棒球卡片了。
JANE: Do you think your collection is very valuable?
简：你认为你的收藏有价值吗？
BOBBY: Definitely. My collection is worth many thousands of dollars.
博比：当然有。我的收藏品价值好几千美元呢。
JANE: That much?
简：有那么多吗？
BOBBY: I own several cards that are very rare so that makes them very expensive.
博比：我有一些卡片非常罕有，因此非常珍贵。
JANE: I hope my son enjoys this hobby as much as you seem to.
简：我希望我二字也像你那么喜欢这项活动。
BOBBY: It's much better than collecting other things like stamps, shells, or dolls.
博比：这比收集其他的诸如邮票、贝壳、玩具娃娃之类的东西要好多了。
JANE: Thanks for your help.
简：谢谢你的帮助。 |
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