在线听力:英语小达人 6 Hot Air Balloon
英语课
Unit 6 Hot Air Balloon
单元 6 热气球
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below.
有个人驾着热气球，却发现自己迷路了。他降低高度后，发现下面有个人。
He lowers 1 the balloon further and shouts:"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
他把气球降得更低，大喊道："对不起，你可以告诉我我现在的位置吗?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot airballoon, hovering 2 30 feet above this field."
下面那个人说："当然。你在热气球里，盘旋在离地面30英尺的高空上。"
"You must work in Information Technology ," says the balloonist.
"你一定是在信息技术部门工作。驾气球的人说。"
"I do," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"是啊，那个人回答：""你怎么知道?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically 3 correct, but it's no use to anyone."
"这个嘛，驾气球的人说：""你告诉我的每件事技术上来说都是正确的，但不管对谁都派不上用场。"
The man below says, "You must work in Management."
下面那个人说："你一定是在管理部门工作。"
"I do," replies the balloonist , "but how did you know?"
"是啊，驾气球的人回答：""你怎么会知道?"
"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's myfault."
"这个嘛"，那个人说："你不知道你现在的位置，也不知道要往哪里去，却期待我能帮上忙。我们碰面以前，你的位置还是跟现在一样，现在却变成是我的错了。"
v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的第三人称单数 )；削弱；削减；减少
- The reduction in white blood cell counts lowers resistance to disease. 白细胞总数的减少，会降低对疾病的抵抗力。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sun lowers in the west. 太阳从西边落下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫
- The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
- I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
adv.专门地，技术上地
- Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
- The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。