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A: Jacky,remember your first day of freshman year in high school?
Jacky,还记得你高一第一天的日子吗?
B: [chuckles]My first day of freshman in high school is like 1 million years ago.Your question opens the door to the past.
[笑]高一的第一天,那是很久以前的事儿了。你的话又让我把它们想起来了。
A: Lots of memories of those good old days,huh?
对那些美好的日子有很多回忆对不对?
B: Yeah,You know memories are what make up high school life.What made you laugh and cry are things that you look back on.
是的,你知道高中生活就是回忆。在你回想起来的时候,那些回忆会让你哭,又让你笑。
A: What is your favorite high school memory?
那你最美好的回忆是什么?
B: Well[chuckles]I remember the first day I passed Jenny in the hall.I didn,t know her name .But I was on a mission to find out.Shuffling through a soccer program,I found the most amazing picture.You know for 2 years,she was the woman of my dreams until I met Amanda.
[笑]我记得我第一天在走廊里见到Jenny的时候,我不知道她的名字。但我得把它找出来。我拖着走廊走,看那些足球队员的照片,然后我看到了最美的那张。你知道,整整两年,直到我遇见Amanda之前,她一直是我的梦中情人。
A: [singing]She was my high school sweet heart.
[唱]她是我的高中甜心。
B: No kidding,Marco.She,s a good friend.We still keep in touch now.
别开玩笑。她是个好姑娘,我们还在保持联系呢。
A: Okay.So what,s your first year in high school like?
好吧。那你高中第一年是什么样的?
B: For a freshman,the first year in a new school is certainly exciting.We were excited to get involved in clubs and experiencing high school classes.The first year is a time to get used to a new environment and have fun.
对于高一新生来说,第一年是相当令人兴奋的。我们参加各种社团,去上那些课。通常第一年就是用来适应环境,找找乐子的。
A: What about those upperclass men?What do they do?
那些高年级学生呢?他们都干什么?
B: Senivres live their days differently.They could be spotted sleeping in study hall,dashing to and from the parking lot,or inventing unique excuses to leave classes.They think of their fourth year as a stepping stone to the future.
他们过得不一样。你经常可以看到他们在学习室睡觉,或是从停车场跑进跑出。要么他们就找借口逃课。第四年对他们来说只是未来的踏脚石。
A: Did you play any sports?
参加过什么体育队吗?
B: Well,that,s another story,I,ll tell you when I have time.
那是另外一件事儿了。有时间再告诉你吧。
Attention Please (特别提醒)
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[1]freshman是对高中或是大学新生的说法。二,三,四年级的学生分别是sophomore,junior和senior。高中或大学的第一年自然就称为freshman year。
[2]spot作为动词表示“目击,看见”的意思。通常用作被动式。如: He was spotted smoking.有人看见他抽烟。
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A: Hey,what,s up,Marco?
怎么样啊,Marco?
B: Not much,you?
还好,你呢?
A: Nothing much,I almost didn,t recognize your voice,you sound a little different.
不错,我没听出来是你,你的声音听起来有点不一样。
B: I lost my voice.Well,how did you sleep last night?
我嗓子哑了。你昨晚睡得怎么样?
A: Too bad,I went to bed early,but I couldn,t fall asleep,and when I did,I had a lot of nightmares,I guess I ,ve got the insomnia.
糟透了,我很早就上床了,但我睡不着。等我睡着了,又做了很多恶梦。我想我得失眠症了。
B: What does that mean?
那是什么意思。
A: “Insomnia” means you can,t fall asleep.My roommate Peter slept like a log and he kept snoring,Jesus,I would kill anybody for just 2hour sound sleep.
就是睡不着。我室友Peter睡得跟猪似的,他一直打呼噜。天啊,要是能让我睡两个钟头的话,干什么都行。
B: [chuckles]Interesting.Well ,do you happen to know some sleeping problems?
[笑]有意思,你知道睡眠的问题吗?
A: I am not so sure about them,but I,ll tell you all that I know.
我不太确定,不过我尽量。
B: Okay.
好的。
A:Well,you have already known insomnia,which means the inability to sleep.
你已经知道失眠,意思是睡不着。
B: Yes.
是的。
A: And snoring is another sleeping problem.
打呼噜是另一种。
B: Yes.
是的。
A: Sometimes people talk while sleeping,and we call that sleep talking. There are some people who suddenly wake up at midnight,going around for a while,then go back to sleep again,that,s called sleep walking.
有时人们说梦话,或者睡觉时突然醒过来,然后又睡过去,就是梦游。
B:That,s scaring.
挺吓人的。
A: Kind of. And some people fart,some people grind their teeth or smack their lips…Well,there,re so many of them,I can,t come up with them all,
一点点,有的人放屁,磨牙或是叭几嘴。太多了,我一时想不起来。
B: That,s already too much,speaking of those,I am kind of tired. I am sure you,re sleepy too,so I better let you go sleep.
够多的了,说起这些,我有点困了,我知道你也困了,所以我还是让你睡吧。
A: You bet.Well talk to you later.
当然,再聊。
B:Bye.
再见。
Attention Please (特别提醒)
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[1]How did you sleep last night?你睡得好吗?问候别人睡得怎么样是一个常见的问题,类似的说法还有Did you sleep soundly last night?和Did you sleep well last night?等。
[2]Nightmare是一个常见病,它除了有恶梦的意思之外,还可以表示糟糕的情况,比如说The transportation in BJ is a nightmare。
[3]He slept like a log.表示他睡得跟死猪似的。Log是数学中的对数。它也表示木头,睡得跟木头似的,汉语的最佳解释就是睡得跟死猪似的。
[4]常见的睡眠疾病有insomnia失眠,sleep talking说梦话,sleep walking梦游,wetting the bed尿床,snore打呼噜,nightmare做恶梦,grinding your teeth磨牙等。
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D: Hello, Modern English, Drew speaking. How can I help you?
你好,洋话连篇,我是Drew,您有什么事儿?
A: Hey Drew, can you guess who this is?
嘿,猜我是谁?
D: Allan.
Allan.
A: Right. I,m sorry to ask you this but do you think you could spot me a hundred?
是我,不好意思跟你讲这个,不过你能借我一百块钱吗?