时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:美语三级跳


英语课

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Emily和Peter正在约会,俩人聊到了电影,还有平时喜欢的消遣。


Professor: Winnie, we already know that both of them like going to movies in the theaters. Now let's listen to them talking about other ways to watch movies.


P: Did you do anything fun over the weekend?


E: I didn't want to go out last weekend, so I decided 1 to stay at home and watch a movie.


P: Why didn't you want to go out?


E: I was very tired after working all week. Sometimes on the weekend I don't have enough energy to go out to a movie theater.


P: Did you download a movie or rent it at the store?


E: I downloaded it so that I didn't have to remember to return it.


Professor: So, Winnie, besides going to the movie theater, what are the two other ways to watch movies that Emily and Peter talked about?


两个方法我都记下来了!一个是从商店里租电影看,另一个是直接从网上下载。


Professor: Right. And what's better about renting a movie by downloading it?


这个我有亲身体会,下载电影不用记得去还!这么做的确很方便!


Professor: I agree, Winnie! Now let's listen to Peter talking about the other activity he really likes.


P: Last weekend I didn't want to go out either, so I stayed at home and played video games by myself. It was really fun!


E: Oh yeah, that sounds pretty cool, I guess ...


P: Yeah, I'm really into video games. In fact, all my friends are on the Internet. I've never met any of them in the real world.


E: Oh really ... well you must be very popular on the Internet. But it's true that it's nice to do some things in the comfort of your own home.


不会吧?Peter的朋友都是玩线上游戏时认识的网友?在Emily眼中,这好像不能加分呦!


Professor: I think you're right, Winnie. Emily didn't sound very impressed by Peter's being "into" video games. By the way, saying you're "into" something is a casual 2 way of saying you really like it.


哦,所以,如果我对政治特别感兴趣的话,就可以说"I'm really into politics"?


Professor: Exactly. I wonder if Emily is "into" guys who spend all their time playing video games. Let's listen and find out.


P: You're right. Watching movies at home is way cheaper than going to the theater, too. I like downloading movies too because it's easy and fast.


E: I agree. And it's very convenient 3.


P: Have you ever heard of a movie rental 4 company called Netflix? They send the movies directly 5 to your house in the mail.


E: Really? That's great! I'm going to try that next time.


P: Yeah, but I wish they delivered video games too. Then I would never leave my house!


Professor: Winnie, did you hear Peter say why he likes watching movies at home?


好像是他觉得在家看电影比去电影院便宜。可是,他说"way cheaper"是什么意思呢?


Professor: The word "way" can be slang 6 for "very."


我明白了。前面加个way, w-a-y, 是为了加重语气。那我可以说 "Peter is way into video games"!


Professor: That's it!


P: So Emily, do you still want to see a movie together this weekend?


E: Well, what do you want to see? I don't think there are many good movies out right now.


P: Hmmm ... I know! We can go to a really bad sci-fi movie and sit in the back of the theater and make fun of it. What do you think?


E: Now that's a great plan. It's a date!


大功告成!虽然Peter沉迷于网络游戏,可Emily还是愿意继续跟他约会,两人准备去看最烂的sci-fi movie科幻片,然后一起嘲笑电影的粗制滥造!


Professor: That's right. When you say that a movie is "out," that means 7 that it is playing in the theaters.


对啊!我特别想看布拉德皮特的新片,but it won't be out until next month!So, professor Bowman, do you think Emily and Peter's next date will go well?


Professor: For that, Winnie, we'll have to tune 8 in next time and find out!


这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里

 



1 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 casual
adj.漠不关心,冷漠的;随便的,非正式的;偶然的,碰巧的
  • He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
  • The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。
3 convenient
adj.便利的,方便的
  • I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
  • Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。
4 rental
n.租赁,出租,出租业
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
  • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
5 directly
adv.直接地,径直地;马上,立即
  • I will telephone you directly I hear the news.我一听到消息,马上打电话给你。
  • She answered me very directly and openly.她非常坦率地、开门见山地答复了我。
6 slang
n.俚语,行话;vt.使用俚语,辱骂;vi.辱骂
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
7 means
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
8 tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
  • 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。
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V. G.
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