大家说英语 第619期:访问几个有趣的人物

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: You're interviewing some interesting people next week, Rob.

苏西：罗布，你下星期要访问几个有趣的人物。

Rob: I am? Who are they?

罗布：真的吗？是哪些人？

Susie: On Wednesday, Professor Isabelle Jones will be on the show.

苏西：伊莎贝尔·琼斯教授会在星期三来上节目。

Rob: Professor Jones is a famous zoologist¹, right?

罗布：琼斯教授是一位著名的动物学家，是吧？

Susie: Yes. She discovered a new kind of caterpillar².

苏西：没错。她发现了一种新的毛毛虫。

Rob: Who else am I interviewing?

罗布：我还要访问谁？

Susie: Well, on Thursday, Captain John Wren³ will be here.

苏西：恩，约翰·瑞恩机长会在星期四来上节目。

Rob: Hmm... I think I know that name...

罗布：嗯，我好像听过这个名字...

Conversation B

对话B

Tina: Taylor, did you hear?

蒂娜：泰勒，你听说了吗？

Taylor: Did I hear what, Tina?

泰勒：蒂娜，听说了什么？

Tina: Captain John Wren is going to be Rob's guest on the show next week.

蒂娜：约翰·瑞恩机长在下星期会到罗布的节目上担任来宾。

Taylor: Really? Do you mean the pilot who flew alone to the North Pole?

泰勒：真的吗？你是说那位独自驾机飞到北极的飞行员吗？

Tina: Yes. I think he's amazing.

蒂娜：是啊，我觉得他很厉害。

Taylor: Well, he must be very brave. He'll make an interesting guest.

泰勒：嗯，他一定很英勇。他会是个很有意思的来宾。

Tina: I agree. Rob can do a great interview with him!

蒂娜：我同意。罗布会和他有一场很棒的访谈！

1 zoologist   

n.动物学家

参考例句：

• Charles darwin was a famous zoologist.查尔斯达尔文是一位著名的动物学家。
• The zoologist had spent a long time living with monkeys.这位动物学家与猴子一起生活了很长时间。

2 caterpillar   

n.毛虫，蝴蝶的幼虫

参考例句：

• A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的。
• A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。

3 wren   

n.鹪鹩；英国皇家海军女子服务队成员

参考例句：

• A wren is a kind of short-winged songbird.鹪鹩是一种短翼的鸣禽。
• My bird guide confirmed that a Carolina wren had discovered the thickets near my house.我掌握的鸟类知识使我确信，一只卡罗莱纳州鹪鹩已经发现了我家的这个灌木丛。