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A Street in Season(1)

http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/02/11 11:42 空中美语

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　　课文内容

　　Conversation A

　　Beth is an American student. Her cousin Dean is visiting her, and she has taken him to Tihua Street market.

　　Dean: This is a happening place. I haven’t seen crowds like this since I went to a World Series game.

　　Beth: Well, it is Chinese New Year, and this street is kind of like an exhibition.

　　Dean: What do you mean?

　　Beth: As a New Year’s shopping street, it goes back more than a century, and no other market in town draws so many people at this time of year.

　　Dean: I don’t see too many people buying stuff right now. Are they waiting till the prices go down at the last minute?

　　Beth: A lot of people are just here to look. They’re here to attend an event rather than go on a serious shopping expedition.

　　Conversation B

　　Dean: I see the food vendors are pretty generous with their samples. That’s nice.

　　Beth: Yeah! My Chinese teacher says it’s possible to stuff yourself3 here without spending a cent.

　　Dean: Wow! No wonder this place is bustling. You can come and eat for free!

　　Beth: Not everyone is here to eat, though, so watch out.

　　Dean: For pickpockets, you mean?

　　Beth: Yes, otherwise you might need to eat for free for the rest of your vacation.

　　Dean: I’ll keep that in mind.

A Street in Season 年货大街(1)

　　翻译

　　Translation-Conversation A

　　贝丝是个美国学生。她的表哥迪安来看望她，她带他去逛蒂华街市。

　　迪安：这地方真热闹。自世界职业棒球大赛后我还没见过像这样的人山人海呢。

　　贝丝：嗯，这是中国的农历新年，这条街就有点像一个展览。

　　迪安：这是什么意思？

　　贝丝：这条街100多年前就是购物街了，每年这个时候城里没有别的市场能吸引这么多人。

　　迪安：我看到很多人并没有马上买东西。他们是不是要等到最后一分钟价格降到最低呢？

　　贝丝：很多人只是来这儿逛逛。他们是来凑热闹而不是真的来这儿购物的。

　　Translation-Conversation B

　　迪安：我看这些卖小吃的小贩们很大方地让大家品尝他们的样品。真好。

　　贝丝：是啊！我的中文老师说在这儿你可以不花一分钱就能吃饱。

　　迪安：哇！怪不得这地方这么热闹。你可以来免费吃东西。

　　贝丝：不过，不是每个人都是来这里吃东西的。所以要小心点。

　　迪安：你是指小心扒手？

　　贝丝：没错，否则剩下的假期你也许只能吃免费食品了。

　　迪安：我会牢记在心的。

　　对话情境专栏

　　kind of是“有点儿…；稍稍…”之意，美国人在口语中常常用到的A sort of也是同样的用法。还可以转成kinda或sorta。(from Conversation A)

　　A: Do you think that Fred’s new girlfriend is beautiful?

　　B: No, but she is kind of cute.

　　A:你觉得弗雷德的新女友漂亮吗？

　　B:不怎么样，但她还算可爱。

　　no wonder“难怪”；“不足为奇的”(from Conversation B)

　　A: George’s wife left him last week.

　　B:No wonder he is looking so unhappy.

　　A:乔治的太太上星期离开他了。

　　B:难怪他看起来这么不开心。

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空中美语专栏

Annotation

1. draw v.
to attract吸引
The new movie theater drew a lot of interest from the locals.
新电影院引起了当地人的很多兴趣。

2. go down phr.v.
to decrease减少
My boss told me that because of the bad economy, my salary may actually go down this year.
我老板告诉我因为经济不景气，今年我的薪水可能会减少。

3. expedition n.
a short journey or outing made for pleasure休闲之旅
We went on a fishing expedition last weekend.
上周末我们去钓鱼了。

4. generous adj.
much larger than is usual or necessary慷慨的；大方的
Thank you for your generous offer.
谢谢你的慷慨。

5. sample n.
a small quantity of sth. to show what it is样品；样本
I need to send the newspaper a sample of my work.
我需要给报纸送一份工作样本。

6. stuff oneself
slang to eat a lot of food吃得很饱
I like to stuff myself at Christmas.
我喜欢在圣诞节吃得饱饱的。

7. bustling adj.
full, busy and lively喧闹的；熙熙攘攘的
The new mall was bustling with eager shoppers.
新购物中心里熙熙攘攘的都是急切的购物者。

8. keep sth. in mind
idiom to remember sth. important牢记在心
Please keep in mind that you have a meeting this afternoon.
请牢记你今天下午要开会。

活用词汇

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Conversation A, B

1. happening slang时髦的，热闹的，令人激动的

2. World Series n.世界职业棒球赛

3. pickpocket n.扒手





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