【A】
Molly:Could I have a word with you?
我可以跟你谈谈吗?
Gordon:Sure, what is it?
当然,什么事?
Molly:I am disappointed with your work lately.
我对你最近的工作感到失望。
Gordon:I'm sorry. I've been having some problems.
对不起,我有一些麻烦。
【B】
Mary:A plane crashed yesterday.
昨天有架飞机出事了。
John:Really? Where?
是吗?在哪儿?
Mary:It happened off the coast near Dalian.
在大连附近的海域坠毁了。
John:Are the passangers alright?
那机上的乘客怎么样?
Mary:There were 120 passengers in total. More than 80 people were killed.
飞机上共有一百二十名乘客。有八十多人遇难了。
John:What a terrible disaster.
真是太惨了。
【C】
Jessie:What do you do when you need to pick yourself off the ground?
当你需要“使自己离开地面”的时候,你会做什么?
Tim:What exactly do you mean?
你是什么意思?
Jessie:What do you do when you feel really low and depressed?
当你觉得十分低沉和沮丧的时候会做什么?
Tim:Usually listen to some fun music.
通常听一些有意思的音乐。
Jessie:That's funny, because I usually get lots of junk food and pig-out.
那很有趣,因为我通常会买很多垃圾食品,然后大吃一顿。
Tim:It would be good if we could combine our two ideas.
如果我们能结合两个方法该多好啊!
Jessie:Why can't we?
我们为什么不能呢?
Tim:Because I can't eat and sing at the same time!
因为我不能同时又吃又唱!