【大家说英语】 第303期:遥控玩具(2)

 December 8 12月8日

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Randy has all kinds of remote-controlled toys. 兰迪拥有各式各样的遥控玩具。

He keeps a tiny helicopter¹ on his desk. 他的桌上放着一架小直升机，

It uses batteries² for power. 是用电池提供动力的。

Besides helicopters³, he also has cars and planes. 除了直升机以外，他还有车子和飞机。

But he doesn't fly the planes indoors⁴. 可是他不会在室内玩遥控飞机，

He flies them in large open areas. 而是在宽阔的开放地区飞。

He can lend Rob⁵ a toy to play with! 他可以把一个遥控玩具借给罗柏玩！

Conversation A 会话A

Thanks for joining us today, Randy. 兰迪，谢谢你今天来到我们的节目。

Thanks! I'm excited to talk about all kinds of remote-controlled toys with you! 谢谢！我很兴奋能够和你谈论各式各样的遥控玩具！

Great! Let's start by talking about remote-controlled cars. 太好了！我们先从遥控汽车谈起吧。

What do they use for power? 遥控汽车是用什么动力？

Some use electricity⁶, and others use gas. 有些用电，有些用汽油。

Cars that use gas are really fast! 那些用汽油的遥控汽车跑得非常快！

But you can't drive those cars indoors, right? 可是那种遥控汽车不能在室内玩，对不对？

Right. That would be a bad idea. 没错，那会是个坏主意。

Conversation B 会话B

Are there any toys you can use indoors? 有什么玩具是可以在室内玩的吗？

Yes. I keep a tiny remote-controlled helicopter on my desk. 有。我的桌上有一架小型遥控直升机，

I can use it anytime I want! 我随时想玩就可以玩！

But aren't you a little too old to play with toys? 可是你这个年纪玩玩具不嫌有点太大了吗？

Not at all! You're never too old to play with remote-controlled toys! 一点都不会！玩遥控玩具几岁都不嫌老！

I can lend you one. You'll see! 我可以借你一个玩具， 你玩了就知道！

Thanks. I'll just ask for one for my birthday! 谢了，我会在我生日的时候请别人送我一台遥控玩具！

Conversation C 会话C

Besides cars and helicopters, do you have other things that are remote-controlled? 除了车子和直升机之外，你还有其他遥控玩具吗？

Of course! I have planes, too. 当然有！我还有飞机。

Some use gas, others use batteries. 有些飞机使用汽油，有些使用电池。

Wow! Where do you fly them? 哇！你都在哪里飞这些飞机？

I fly them in large open spaces. 我都在宽阔的开放空间飞，

I choose places without a lot of people, trees or buildings. 我选择在人、树木还有建筑物都不多的地方玩。

Can you use them in the winter? 遥控飞机可以在冬天飞吗？

Sure. But I don't use them when it's raining or snowing. 当然可以，可是我不会在下雨天或下雪的时候玩。

1 helicopter   

n.直升飞机；vt.用直升飞机载送；vi.乘直升飞机

参考例句：

• The helicopter flying at a height of 5,000 meters.这架直升机正在五千米的高空飞行。
• The pilot landed the helicopter in a rice field.飞行员将直升飞机降落在一片稻田里。

2 batteries   

n.电池；（蓄）电池（组）( battery的名词复数 )；一系列；排炮；层架式鸡笼

参考例句：

• to replace the batteries 更换电池
• He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries. 他肯定这个电视机可以用电池。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 helicopters   

n.直升机( helicopter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Recovery ships and helicopters are headed for the splashdown area. 载回船只和直升飞机正向溅落区进发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There were two helicopters circling around. 有两架直升机在空中盘旋。 来自辞典例句

4 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

5 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。

6 electricity   

n.电；电学

参考例句：

• This room is lighted by electricity.这个房间用电照明。
• We use electricity to run machines.我们使用电力来运行机器。