Sleepless in Seattle 西雅图夜未眠(精讲之二)
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Dr. Marsha: If you've justtuned in, this is Dr. Marsha Fieldstone and tonight's topic is "Your Wishes and Dreams" and we're on the line now with someone from Seattle.
Sam: Hello?
Dr. Marsha: Hello, Sam. This is Dr. Marsha Fieldstone on Network America.
Sam: OK, what are you selling tonight? The micro hibachis or theginsu knives.
Dr. Marsha: No, I'm not selling anything. I just want to help. I want you to know that your son called and he asked me for some advice on how you might find a new wife.
Sam: Who is this?
Dr. Marsha: Dr. Marsha Fieldstone of Network America and you are on the air.
Sam: You called the radio station?
Dr. Marsha: Sam, Sam, Sam,Are you with me?
Sam: Yeah, yes.
Dr. Marsha: Your son feels that since your wife's death you've been very very unhappy and he's genuinely worried about you.
Sam: Hey, get out here. Get out here! Come on. Now I'm not going to go through this alone.
Dr. Marsha: I think it's very hard for him to talk to you about all this and I thought maybe you and I could talk, maybe it would make Jonah feel a little better, Sam?
Jonah: Talk to her dad, she's a doctor.
Sam: Of what? Her first name could be "Doctor".
Jonah: Please?
Dr. Marsha: Sam. Sam. It's his Christmas wish.
Sam: OK.
Dr. Marsha: OK. Good. Now I know this is difficult, but how long ago did your wife die?
Sam: Abouta year and a halfago.
Dr. Marsha: Have you had any relationships since?
Sam: No.
Dr. Marsha: No? Why not?
妙词佳句,活学活用
在这里要点一下,这可不是turn in而是 tune in,是在广播中经常会听到的一句话,意思是“调台”。这里主持人说if you just tune in意思就是“刚刚听此节目的听众”。
2. The Ginsu knives
Ginsu是在美国比较有名的刀具牌子。因为价钱不贵,样式新颖又耐用,Ginsu很快就成了大众消费品。久而久之当人们说到刀的时候很自然的就说到Ginsu knives。
3. Are you with me?
很地道的表达方式,意思是“你在听我讲话吗?” Are you listening to me?这种讲法也是可以的。
4. A year and a half
“一年半”的意思。我们在表达“半年”这个概念时,会很自然的想到 half a year。然后不假思索的把一年半说成 a year and half a year。其实这是不对的,正确的说法应为 a year and a half.
文化面面观
Network America
全称为:American Urban Radio Networks, the only black-owned radio network in the United States. On January 1, 1992, the two black-owned radio networks in the United States, the National Black Network and the Sheridan (谢里顿)Broadcasting Network, merged 2 to become the American Urban Radio Networks. The merger 3 represented the culmination 4 of the effort by African Americans to participate fully 5 in radio broadcasting.
Based in New York City, the American Urban Radio Networks offer programming to 225 affiliates 6 throughout the United States. The networks include the American Urban Radio Network, offering a news outlet 7; the STRZ Entertainment Network; the SBN Sports Network; and the SPM Urban Network, a promotion 8 and marketing 9 company. The American Urban Radio Networks have news bureaus in major cities and at the White House.
思想火花
这是一部温情的浪漫喜剧。可以说,从电影开始就能猜到结局。但是谁在乎呢?这是一部好的家庭剧。电影中男主人公对已经去世的妻子的深情打动了每一个人。谈话节目结束后,2000个女人追着电台要Sam的电话号码。这是一个人人渴望爱情而又缺乏爱情的年代。但是真爱并非那么难以寻觅,只要你试着打开自己的心门。
考考你
用今日所学将下面的句子翻译成英语。
1. 一年之后我就回来了
2. 你有再听我讲话吗?
3. 刚刚收听的听众,我们现在的话题是浪漫与爱情。
点击收听单词发音
1
tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
参考例句:
He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
2
merged
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
参考例句:
Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
3
merger
n.企业合并,并吞
参考例句:
Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
4
culmination
n.顶点;最高潮
参考例句:
The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。
5
fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
6
affiliates
附属企业( affiliate的名词复数 )
参考例句:
She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。
For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如,这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中,就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。
7
outlet
n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄
参考例句:
The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
8
promotion
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
参考例句:
The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
9
marketing
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
参考例句:
They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
- Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
- The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
- The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
- It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。
- For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如,这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中,就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。
- The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
- Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。