英语博客：ESL Podcast 835 – Getting Shocking News
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Karla: You look like you’ve had a shock.
Chris: Yeah, that phone call threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is pregnant and she wants me to take a paternity test.
Karla: Wow, that’s quite a bombshell. Are you going to do it?
Chris: Of course. If the baby is biologically mine, I want to take responsibility for it. I wanted to start a family with my ex: get married and have children – the whole shebang. So if the baby is mine, I’ll provide child support, no question. I might even fight for custody 1.
Karla: Really? That’s astounding 2. Most guys would be hoping that the baby isn’t theirs. What did your ex-girlfriend say when you told her?
Chris: She thought I would be outraged 3 or something. Instead, she was the one who was left stunned 4.
Karla: I’m surprised, too. Not many guys would want to have a child without being married.
Chris: One part of me hopes the baby isn’t mine, only because my relationship with my ex-girlfriend is over and I don’t want to rekindle 5 it. But I’m not getting any younger and another part of me really wants to be a father.
Karla: Well, the DNA 6 test will give you proof, one way or the other. Just cross your fingers...
Chris: I would, but I’m not sure which outcome I want more!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
- There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
- The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
a.震惊的，义愤填膺的
- Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
- He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
v.使再振作；再点火
- Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.她激情已逝,无从心回意转。
- Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢？