直捷英语(附mp3)(字幕版) Unit 23

DEAN:Hello KEVIN:Dean,are you ready?

[00:13.30]DEAIN:I'll be right down.

[00:15.17]KEVIN:Don't worry.We have plenty of time.

[00:18.26]DEAN:Hi.

[00:35.16]KEVIN:The train to New York doesn't leave till 1:30 or so.

[00:39.77]DEAN:Let's see.

[00:41.16]DEAN:Do you mean the 1:25?

[00:48.46]KEVIN:Yeah,that's it.

[00:51.46]DEAN:Kevin,that's local.See?It's in blue.

[00:57.05]It stops everywhere.It arrives in New York at 7:39 tonight!

[01:03.02]KEVIN:Well,we don't want that.

[01:04.92]KEVIN:Is there an express?I see.They're in red.

[01:11.52]DEAN:The next one leaves at 1:10. Damn 1!

[01:18.60]KEVIN:When's the next train after that? DEAN:4:15.

[01:24.58]DEAN:It's not there.

[01:52.18]KEVIN:The 1:10?It's got a symbol beside it.A square.

[02:04.37]DEAN:What does that mean?This train does not tun on weekends.

[02:22.46]NINA:The menu is so important.

[02:43.75]MILOS:Yes,we're working on it.

[02:46.54]MARIA:We're interviewing for a new chef.

[02:48.82]NINA:Good.Our head chef makes the restaurant very exciting.Jarmusch Blok.

[02:55.90]MILOS:Jarmusch Blok?Jarmusch Blok.Where is he from?

[03:01.97]NINA:Poland.Actually,it's an interesting story.

[03:05.64]He first came to the U.S.with a Polish...

[03:08.14]MILOS:Circus. NINA:Yes.

[03:11.74]MILOS:Jarmusch the Clown.He was a famous juggler 3.

[03:15.94]No. Yes. He used kitchen knives. Really.

[03:20.02]MIAOS:Whatever happened to him?

[03:21.79]NINA:He left the circus and went solo 4.

[03:24.07]MILOS:Ah.Is there much work for knife-jugglers in the United States?

[03:28.66]NINA:Well,he worked in a comedy club in New York.

[03:31.97]He had a routine based on food.

[03:34.46]That's where our C.E.O.Jim Bigelow found him.

[03:38.06]MILOS:Jim Bigelow?

[03:40.25]MARLA:Mr.Bigelow.

[03:41.64]ANNE:Mr.Bigelow?Hm.

[03:43.54]NINA:He found out Jarmusch had worked

[03:49.13]at the Hote Europa in Warsaw as a fully-trained chef.

[03:53.30]But after six months Jarmusch left for the circus.

[03:56.78]MILOS:So Jarmusch the Clown is now Jarmusch the Chef.

[04:01.56]MARIA:But does he still juggle 2 kitchen knives?

[04:04.25]NINA:Not when I'm around!

[04:16.34]NINA:Good morning! GEORGE:Hi

[04:28.34]WENDY:Welcome back.

[04:29.95]GEORGE:Did you have a good trip?

[04:31.25]NINA:Wonderful.Wonderful and very productive 5.

[04:35.23]GEORGE:You didn't work the whole time,did you?

[04:37.61]NINA:No.We had time to explore.We wandered around Prague quite a bit.What a city.

[04:45.60]WENDY:It's supposed to be beautiful.

[04:47.78]NINA:It is. NINA:The hotel was right in the center of the old city.

[04:52.46]We walked everywhere.We shopped.We went to some fine restaurants.

[04:57.74]But even better,we went to a little lake.

[05:00.31]WENDY:Where?

[05:01.70]NINA:About 60 miles northwest of Prague.

[05:05.40]Near Karlovy Vary.It was surrounded by farms and forests.

[05:09.79]And hills,too,though they weren't very high.

[05:13.97]We had a wonderful picnic.No one was there but us.

[05:18.46]GEORGE:Did you work at all?

[05:20.86]NINA:Oh yes.You and I can talk about that right now.

[05:24.86]You don't have plans for lunch,do you?

[05:28.06]WENDY:Time to go