【大家说英语】集资济贫
英语课
Lesson 9 Around Town
第九课 小城风情
November 21
11月21日
The Food Drive
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Read it!
读读看！
Christmas is coming soon!
圣诞节就快到了！
It's a busy time, but don't forget about people in need!
这是个忙碌的时节，但是不要忘了那些需要帮助的人！
Food banks are always collecting food for poor people.
食物银行救济中心总是在为穷苦民众收集食物。
If you have any extra 1 cans of food, donate 2 them to the food bank.
如果你有多的罐头食品，可以捐到食物银行。
There are also coat and toy drives at this time of year.
在这个时节也有收集大衣和玩具的救济活动，
Give away your old toys, if you have any.
如果你有旧的玩具，就可以送出去。
Then other kids 3 can enjoy them!
那么其他的孩子就可以玩！
Conversation 4 A
会话A
Jim, I heard you're collecting food.
吉姆，我听说你在收集食物。
Yes! My son's school is having a food drive this month.
对！我儿子的学校这个月有个收集食物的活动，
All the food is going 5 to the local 6 food bank.
所有的食物都会送到本地的食物银行救济中心。
That's great! What kinds of food do you need?
那很棒！ 你需要哪种食物？
We need food that comes in cans and bags.
我们需要罐头食物和袋装食物，
That kind of food is good for a long time.
那种可以放很久的食物。
So no fresh 7 fruits or vegetables?
所以不要新鲜的水果或蔬菜？
No. Those things won't stay fresh very long!
不要，那些食物无法长久保鲜！
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Conversation B
会话B
Don't forget that the TV station's coat and toy drive starts this month.
别忘了电视台办的收集大衣和玩具活动从这个月开始。
I know! Every day, we'll ask people to bring winter coats and toys to the station.
我知道！ 每天我们都请人们把他们不用的的冬天大衣和玩具拿到电视台。
Then we'll give the coats to people who don't have any.
这样我们就可以把大衣给那些一件大衣都没有的人。
It gets cold here during 8 the winter!
冬天时这里是很冷的！
And we'll give the toys to kids for Christmas!
而且我们可以把玩具送给孩子作为圣诞节礼物！
Then even 9 very poor families can have a good Christmas.
那么即使非常穷的家庭也可以过个美好的圣诞节。
Conversation C
会话C
We should always remember to donate things.
我们应该时时记得要捐献物品。
Right! There are lots of things we just don't need anymore 10.
没错！有很多东西是我们已经不需要的。
Why keep them when someone 11 else can use them?
如果有人可以用得着，为什么要把它们留在身边？
This year I'm giving away some of my son's old clothes.
今年我要送一些儿子的旧衣服。
He's too big for them now!
他已经太大，穿不下了！
I think I'll donate some old CDs 13.
我想我会捐赠一些旧的CD 12。
Old CDs? You don't listen to them any more?
旧CD？ 你不再听它们了吗？
Not really. I listen to MP3s now.
不太听了， 我现在都听MP3。
第九课 小城风情
November 21
11月21日
The Food Drive
集资济贫
Read it!
读读看！
Christmas is coming soon!
圣诞节就快到了！
It's a busy time, but don't forget about people in need!
这是个忙碌的时节，但是不要忘了那些需要帮助的人！
Food banks are always collecting food for poor people.
食物银行救济中心总是在为穷苦民众收集食物。
If you have any extra 1 cans of food, donate 2 them to the food bank.
如果你有多的罐头食品，可以捐到食物银行。
There are also coat and toy drives at this time of year.
在这个时节也有收集大衣和玩具的救济活动，
Give away your old toys, if you have any.
如果你有旧的玩具，就可以送出去。
Then other kids 3 can enjoy them!
那么其他的孩子就可以玩！
Conversation 4 A
会话A
Jim, I heard you're collecting food.
吉姆，我听说你在收集食物。
Yes! My son's school is having a food drive this month.
对！我儿子的学校这个月有个收集食物的活动，
All the food is going 5 to the local 6 food bank.
所有的食物都会送到本地的食物银行救济中心。
That's great! What kinds of food do you need?
那很棒！ 你需要哪种食物？
We need food that comes in cans and bags.
我们需要罐头食物和袋装食物，
That kind of food is good for a long time.
那种可以放很久的食物。
So no fresh 7 fruits or vegetables?
所以不要新鲜的水果或蔬菜？
No. Those things won't stay fresh very long!
不要，那些食物无法长久保鲜！
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Conversation B
会话B
Don't forget that the TV station's coat and toy drive starts this month.
别忘了电视台办的收集大衣和玩具活动从这个月开始。
I know! Every day, we'll ask people to bring winter coats and toys to the station.
我知道！ 每天我们都请人们把他们不用的的冬天大衣和玩具拿到电视台。
Then we'll give the coats to people who don't have any.
这样我们就可以把大衣给那些一件大衣都没有的人。
It gets cold here during 8 the winter!
冬天时这里是很冷的！
And we'll give the toys to kids for Christmas!
而且我们可以把玩具送给孩子作为圣诞节礼物！
Then even 9 very poor families can have a good Christmas.
那么即使非常穷的家庭也可以过个美好的圣诞节。
Conversation C
会话C
We should always remember to donate things.
我们应该时时记得要捐献物品。
Right! There are lots of things we just don't need anymore 10.
没错！有很多东西是我们已经不需要的。
Why keep them when someone 11 else can use them?
如果有人可以用得着，为什么要把它们留在身边？
This year I'm giving away some of my son's old clothes.
今年我要送一些儿子的旧衣服。
He's too big for them now!
他已经太大，穿不下了！
I think I'll donate some old CDs 13.
我想我会捐赠一些旧的CD 12。
Old CDs? You don't listen to them any more?
旧CD？ 你不再听它们了吗？
Not really. I listen to MP3s now.
不太听了， 我现在都听MP3。
adj.额外的，外加的；特大的
- We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
- You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。
v.捐赠，赠予
- They used to donate to the Red Cross every year.他们每年捐钱给红十字会。
- She is willing to donate money to a worthy cause.她愿为高尚的事业捐款。
n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮
- My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
- The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
n.谈话，交谈
- Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
- We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻
- She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
- He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。
adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流
- The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
- Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？
prep.在…期间，在…时候
- What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
- London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
adv.不再， 再也不
- She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
- He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。
n.光盘(compact disc的缩写)
- I have my CD player.我有CD机。
- Can you tell me how much the CD player is?你能告诉我这激光唱机多少钱吗？
abbr.chemotherapy drugs 化疗药物；cyclodextrins 环糊精；candidate drugs 待选药物；cyclodextrin derivatives 环糊精衍生物n.激光[镭射]唱片，光盘( CD的名词复数 )
- My dad had to buy CDs of all the albums he already owned on vinyl. 我爸爸就是要买他已有的所有黑胶唱片的CD版。
- CDs would be far cheaper to produce without the glossy packaging. 如果没有那些花哨的包装，CD 的生产成本会低得多。 来自《简明英汉词典》