大家说英语 第581期:法拉利赛车

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: Hey, Rob¹. Are you ready for your show?

阿莱克斯：嗨，罗布。你准备好节目了吗？

Rob: Almost. I'm just reviewing my notes.

罗布：快好了。我在查看我的笔记。

Alex: What's today's show about?

阿莱克斯：今天的节目要谈论什么？

Rob: I'll give you a hint²: Their cars are red, fast and famous.

罗布：我给你一个提示：他们的车子是红色的，不但跑得快，而且很有名。

Alex: Hmm... oh, I know! You re talking about Ferrari.

阿莱克斯：嗯...哦，我知道了!你要说的是法拉利汽车。

Rob: You're right!

罗布：猜对了！

Alex: I really admire their sports cars.

阿莱克斯：我非常欣赏他们的跑车。

Rob: Me, too. Did you know Ferrari is actually a family name?

罗布：我也是。你知道法拉利其实是个姓氏吗？

Alex: No, I didn't know that.

阿莱克斯：我不知道。

Rob: The man who started the company was named Enzo Ferrari.

罗布：这家公司的创始人名叫恩佐·法拉利。

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Ferrari makes cars, but the company is really focused³ on racing⁴.

阿莱克斯：法拉利生产车辆，可是这家公司非常专注于赛车。

Rob: That's true. Their racing team is very successful. They have won more Formula⁵ 1 races than any other team!

罗布：的确，他们的赛车队非常成功。他们赢得一级方程式的冠军比其他队伍加起来都要多！

Alex: I believe it. They are also the only team that makes all of the parts for its cars.

阿莱克斯：这我相信。他们也是唯一一支自己生产车辆所有零件的队伍。

Rob: They must have some amazing engineers!

罗布：他们一定有不少非常棒的工程师！

Alex: Now I want to drive a Ferrari!

阿莱克斯：这下我想开法拉利跑车了！

Rob: Those cars are expensive, Alex. But if you're lucky, you might get to look at one!

罗布：阿莱克斯，他们的车很贵。不过你要是幸运的话，说不定可以看到一辆！

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 hint   

n.暗示，示意；[pl]建议；线索，迹象；v.暗示

参考例句：

• He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.他暗示我在受人欺骗。
• He quickly took the hint.一点他就明白了。

3 focused   

adj.聚焦的v.（使）集中， （使）聚集( focus的过去式和过去分词 )；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清；（光、声等的）焦点；集中（光束于）

参考例句：

• Research has focused on improving the car's aerodynamics. 研究的重点是改善轿车的流线型。
• The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。