18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

DIALOG¹ 40

 

laurance--Did you hear how cold it got last night?
soony--I heard the radio announcer² say it was 18 degrees
       below zero.
laurance--That's cold.I could hardly start my car,it was
          so cold this morning!
soony-My car didn't want to start,either,at first.
laurance--Don't you have a garage?
soony--Not in the new apartment.We have to leave the car
       in the parking³ lot.
laurance--How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then?
          You must have to keep it well below zero.
soony--I do.Right now I have it protected to 30 below.
laurance--Does it ever get that cold around here?
soony--Not really.It sometimes gets to 20 below.
laurance--Speaking of cold,how about going for a cup of
          coffee to warm up?
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注解:
1)announcer:播音员
2)garage:车库
3）Not in the new apartment=We don't have a garage in the now apartment
4）parking lot：停车场；停车处
5）anti-freeze：防冻油。
6）that cold：此处that是副词，作“那么”“那样”解。
7）speaking of cold:speak of是“说到”“提到”的意思。这个分词短语是句子的状语。

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听力练习：

DIALOG 79

18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

laurance--Did you hear _____ _____ ___ ____ ______ ______?
soony--I heard the _______ announcer say ___ ____ ___ ________
       _______ ______.
laurance--That's cold.I _______ _______ _______ _____ _____,it was
          so cold this morning!
soony-My car ________ ______ ____ _______,either,at first.
laurance--______ ______ _______ ___ _______?
soony--Not in the new ________.We have to ________ the car
       in the ________ ______.
laurance--_____ ______ anti-freeze do you put in your car then?
          You must have to keep it _______ _______ ______.
soony--I do.______ _____ I have it __________ to 30 below.
laurance--Does it ever get that cold _________ ______?
soony--______ _________.It sometimes gets to 20 below.
laurance--__________ ___ ______,how about going for __ ____ ___
          ________ to _____ ____?

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参考译文：

laurance--你听说昨晚上有多冷吗？
soony--我听广播员说是零下18度。
laurance--那真是冷了。今天早上冷极了。我的车都几乎发动不起来了。
soony--我的车开始也发动不起来。
laurance--你不是有车库吗？
soony--新住房没车库了。我们只好把车放在停车场。
laurance--那你在车里加了多少防冻油？你一定得让车在零下也防冻。
soony--是的，现在我让车在零下30度也防冻。
laurance--这里有过那么冷吗？
soony--没有，偶尔到零下20度。
laurance--说起冷来，去喝杯咖啡暖和暖和怎么样？

1 dialog   

n.对话，对白

参考例句：

• At last there can be a reasonable dialog between our two governments.我们两国最后终于能理智地进行对话了。
• Address every primary view and dialog possible.要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。

2 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

3 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。