【大家说英语】 第175期:去看电影吧!(2)

 May 19 5月19日

Read it! 读读看！

Alex, Rob¹ and Jim are at the theater². 亚力克斯、罗柏和吉姆在电影院，

The movie starts in 5 minutes. 电影再五分钟就要开演了。

Where are the others⁴? They're late! 其他人呢？他们迟到了！

That's not polite⁵. 这样不太礼貌。

Susie is almost⁶ there. 苏希就快到了。

Alex bought a snack⁷ at the store⁸. 亚力克斯在店里买了零食，

Can he eat it in the theater? 他可以在电影院里吃吗？

No! In America, you can't bring your own⁹ food into the theater. 不行！在美国，你不能把外食带进电影院。

The woman sitting behind Abby kept kicking¹⁰ her chair. 坐在雅碧后面的女生一直踢她的椅子，

That's rude¹¹! 真是没礼貌！

Conversation¹² A 会话A

Hey, Alex! I was¹³ looking for you. 嘿，亚力克斯！我刚刚在找你。

Where is everyone? 其他人呢？

They're all late, Rob. 他们都迟到了，罗柏，

And the movie starts in 5 minutes! 而且电影再五分钟就要开演了！

Oh, no! That's not very polite. 糟糕！这样真是不太礼貌。

Did¹⁴ anyone¹⁵ call you? 有人打电话给你吗？

Yes. Susie called. 有，苏希打了电话，

She's almost here. 她就快到了。

I don't know about Taylor and Abby. 我不知道泰乐和雅碧的状况。

Did you see Jim? 你有看到吉姆吗？

Jim is in the bathroom. 吉姆在洗手间，

We came¹⁶ together. 我们是一起来的。

Oh, OK. Maybe the girls will arrive soon. 喔，好。也许女生等一下就会到了。

Conversation B 会话B

Let's buy popcorn¹⁷ and candy¹⁸. 我们去买爆米花和糖果吧。

We don't need to. I bought a snack at the store. 不需要， 我在店里买了零食。

In America, you can't bring your own food into the theater. 在美国，你不能带外食进戏院。

Oh, no. What can I do? 糟糕，那我该怎么办？

Save¹⁹ it. You can eat it at home. 把零食留着， 你可以在家里吃。

OK. Let's buy some popcorn. 好，那我们去买些爆米花吧。

Don't forget to turn off²⁰ your phone, too. 也别忘了把手机关掉。

Look. The girls are here. 看，女生到了。

Let's go watch the movie. 我们去看电影吧。

Conversation C 会话C

That was a great movie! 那部电影真好看！

I agree²¹! I enjoyed it, too. 我同意！我也看得很开心。

But I didn't like one thing. 可是有一件事情我不喜欢。

What was that? 什么事？

The woman behind me was kicking my chair! 坐在我后面的女生一直踢我的椅子！

Really? That's so rude! 真的吗？真没礼貌！

What did you do? 妳怎么做？

I told her to stop. 我请她不要再踢了。

I didn't like one thing, too. 我也有一件事情不高兴。

What was that? 什么事？

Alex ate³ all the popcorn! 亚力克斯把爆米花全部吃光了！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 theater   

n.戏院，电影院，剧场

参考例句：

• Excuse me,where is the entrance to the theater?请问剧院的入口在哪里？
• Her mother never went to the theater.她母亲从不去戏院看戏。

3 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

4 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

5 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

6 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

7 snack   

n.小吃，点心，快餐；vi. 吃零食，吃快餐

参考例句：

• I only have a snack at lunch time.午饭我通常只吃一份快餐。
• Let's have a snack at the nearest restaurant.咱们找个近便的饭馆吃点吧。

8 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

9 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

10 kicking   

n.反撞；（发动机）开动；推出（平面调车）；逆转v.踢( kick的现在分词 )；踢蹬，踢（腿）；（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动

参考例句：

• The club was really kicking last night. 昨晚俱乐部真是热闹非凡。
• The mother was taken to court for kicking the children around. 那位母亲因虐待孩子被送交法院。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 rude   

adj.粗鲁的；无礼的

参考例句：

• How can you be so rude?你怎么可以这么粗鲁呢？
• It is rude to point.指指点点是不礼貌的。

12 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

15 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

16 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

17 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

18 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

19 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

20 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

21 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。