英语初级对话(4)

　　第二十九课 Generation gap 代沟

　　WOMAN: Excuse me there's a queue here.

　　抱歉，这里排队。

　　LADY: Oh is there, pardon me, I didn't see it. I'm ever so sorry dear. Excuse me, is this the right platform for Birmingham? Thank you. Sorry, could you tell me what time it is?

　　哦，在那儿，抱歉，我看不到。我很抱歉，亲爱的。打扰一下，这是去伯明翰的站台对吗?谢谢你。抱歉，您可否告诉我现在几点了吗?

　　LEO: It's 12.47.. The train is late. as usual.

　　现在12：47。和往常一样，火车晚点了。

　　LADY: The buses aren't any better. You can wait for ages and then three turn up at once. Prices have gone up, haven't they?

　　公共汽车也好不到哪里去。你可以等几年，然后马上出现。物价上涨了，是吗?

　　LEO: So it seems.

　　的确如此。

　　LADY: A pound doesn't take you anywhere these days. In my day, you could take the railway anywhere for a pound.

　　一英镑在这些天不能带你去任何地方。在我那个年代，你可以用一英镑坐火车去任何地方。

　　LEO: Sometimes you can still get really cheap tickets.

　　有时你仍然可以得到真的很便宜的票子。

　　LADY: Oh really?

　　哦，真的吗?

　　LEO: If you book online.

　　如果你在网上预订。

　　LADY: I'm afraid I didn't catch that.

　　我怕我赶不上。

　　LEO: You should book online for the cheap tickets.

　　你应该在网上预订便宜的票子。

　　LADY: Oh, online!

　　哦，网上!

　　LEO: Yeah.

　　是的。

　　LADY: Well, I don't know anything about that, dear.

　　好吧，我什么都不知道，亲爱的。

　　第三十课 What’s your story? 您有什么经历?

　　LEO: You see so many interesting people on trains. I always wonder where they're going, where they're coming from. It's crazy. Everybody has a different story.

　　你在火车上可以看到许多有趣的人。我总是想知道他们去哪里了，他们从哪里来。太疯狂了。每个人都有各自的故事。

　　EMMA: I like the train. All public transportation is good. It's good for the environment. But sometimes. sometimes I hate the train. People always talk to me!

　　我喜欢火车。所有公共交通都很好。对环境有益。但是有时候... 有时候我讨厌火车。人们总是和我交谈!

　　EMMA: Strange people! Is it something about me? My solution: I listen to it, and people can't talk to me. It always works.

　　奇怪的人!有什么关于我的事吗?我的方法：我倾听，那么人们就不会和我交谈。始终有效。

　　LEO: Some people look like they need to talk, so I talk to them.

　　有些人看上去好像他们需要交谈，所以我才和他们交谈。

　　第三十一课 Sharing news 分享新闻

　　LADY: What's this? Sorry is this yours? Look have you seen, the princes are in the news again. I remember when they were born. Shame about Diana though, she was so beautiful.

　　这是什么?抱歉，这是你的吗?就如你所看到的，王子又一次登上了新闻。我还记得他们什么时候出生的。尽管Diana很羞愧，但是她很漂亮。

　　LADY: That Charles. The royal family isn't what they used to be. But the queen is a lovely lady. Don't you think so? Hope I'm not bothering you with my chit chat?

　　那个Charles。王室不是像他们曾经那样的。但是女王是一位可爱的女士。你不这么认为吗?希望我的闲谈没有打扰到你?

　　EMMA: Not at all.

　　没关系。

　　LEO: Excuse me is this taken?

　　打扰一下，这个位子有人吗?

　　LADY: No.

　　你拿吧。

　　LEO: Thanks

　　谢谢

　　LADY: Have you seen the princes are in the news again.

　　你有在新闻中再次看到王子们吗?

　　LEO: Oh really, could I have a look?

　　哦，真的吗?我能看一下吗?

　　LADY: Of course, it isn't mine, I found it.

　　当然，这不是我的，是我发现的。

　　LEO: Oh here we are.

　　哦，看到了。

　　LADY: You are about Prince Henry's age aren't you?

　　你是说Henry王子的年龄，是吗?

　　LEO: I guess.

　　我猜的。

　　第三十二课 Coincidence 巧合

　　LADY: Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, to see a fine lady upon a white horse, with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes; she shall have music wherever she goes.

　　骑着一匹公马到班伯里大十字架去看一位骑在白马上的漂亮女子，女子手上戴着戒指，脚上挂着铃铛;她走到哪儿都有音乐声。

　　LEO: I remember that one.

　　我记得那个。

　　LADY: And that's why I'm going to Banbury.

　　那就是我为什么我要去班伯里。

　　LEO: Oh really. Interesting. Well I think that the train to Banbury leaves from the other platform.

　　哦，真的吗。真有趣。我想去班伯里的火车从另外的站台离站。

　　LADY: Oh my, so it is! Thank you for sitting and talking to an old lady like me. He's lovely. Well, that's me. Bye bye.

　　哦，真的是这样!谢谢你坐在这儿和我这样一个老女人说话。他很可爱。好吧，那是我。再见。

　　LEO: So we meet again.

　　我们又见面了。

　　EMMA: It's the guy with the table.

　　是桌子旁边的那个人。

　　LEO: Oh. The girl with the broken shoe remembers me?

　　哦。穿着坏掉的鞋的女孩，还记得我吗?

　　EMMA: Another thing you stole?

　　你偷的另一件东西?

　　LEO: Hey I didn't steal the table. This one's a long story.

　　嘿，我没有偷桌子。这是一个漫长的故事。

　　EMMA: OK.

　　好吧。