标准北美英语口语情景对话和阅读文献-35 In this unit the group visits an oil refinery.On the way there they have a little problem with the car. 在这个单元,访问团参观炼油厂,在路上,他们的汽车出了点小毛病。 DAVID: The refinery is down the road a few miles, They're expecting us. 再开几英里就到炼油厂了,那里的人正在等着我们呢。 LING: It almost feels like spring. 这天气和春天差不多。 FU: Another chinook? 奇努克又来了吗? DAVID: No, this time it's the real things! 不是,这回是真的春天来了。 FU:I was starting to believe Canadian winters went on forever. 我刚才都开始觉得加拿大的冬季没玩没了了呢。 DAVID: Give us a break, Fu, It is the end of March. 浮,饶了我们吧,现在已经是3月末了。 CHUN: Did you feel that? 你们感觉到了吗? FU:What? 感觉什么? CHUN: The car. It seems to be pulling to the right. 这车好象在朝右侧跑偏似的。 DAVID: It is, isn't it. 是在朝右偏,是吧? CHUN: Is anything the matter? 有关系吗? DAVID:One of the front tires may need a little air. that's all. 顶多是前面的一个车胎需要补点气。 CHUN:There ... it's doing it again. 看...有跑偏了。 DAVID:Look, we're nearly out of gas, I was going to pull in to the next station. I'll get them to check the tires. 看,我们快没油了,我把车开到下一个加油站去,我让他们查看轮胎。 CHUN: I see one just up ahead. 我看到一个加油站就在前面。 LING:We wouldn't want to run out of gas here in oil country. 在这个产油国家我们不会吧汽油用得光光的吧。 ATTENDANT: Hi there, What'll it be? 你们好,需要什么? DAVID: Could you fill it up and check the oil, please? 请把油箱加满,再查查机油。 ATTENDENT: Sure thing. 当然了。 DAVID: Oh,yes, and could you take a look at the front tires, One of them may need a little air. 噢,对了,你再给我看看前胎,有一个可能需要补点气。 ATTENDANT: No problem. 没问题。 注意:Give us a break的翻译: Give me a Break. 饶了我吧 Come on; give me a Break on this. 别这样,你就让点价吧 He graduated with honor from the university? Give me a break. 他以优异的成绩大学毕业了?得了吧! She break off a piece of chocolate and give it to me. 她掰下一块巧克力给我。 Don't give me just a total of your expenses, break them down according to transportation, food, and so forth 不要只告诉我你花费的总数,把你的车资膳费等分别列表。 |
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