2013年ESL之日常生活 29 Visiting a Construction Site

 

Visiting a Construction Site

Bill: Ma’am! ma’am! 

Estelle: Yes? 

Bill: Ma’am, you’re not supposed to be here. This is a construction site and you’re not allowed. Please don’t step on that scaffolding. It’s dangerous. 

Estelle: Oh, I just wanted a quick look to see how the building is coming along. Look at all this lumber¹ and brick. The foundation is already done and the beams and rafters are going up. This is so exciting! 

Bill: Ma’am, this is a dangerous area, especially for someone not wearing a hard hat. 

Estelle: I won’t stay very long. I just wanted to see the progress. 

Bill: Watch out! 

Estelle: Oh, I almost tripped over these pickaxes and shovels² and landed in the wheelbarrow. Thank you for saving me. 

Bill: You’re welcome. Now let me escort you off the site. 

Estelle: But I wanted to see that bulldozer and crane over there. 

Bill: You can see them just fine from the street. And from the street you won’t be my responsibility! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 lumber   

n.木材，木料；v.以破旧东西堆满；伐木；笨重移动

参考例句：

• The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
• They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。

2 shovels   

n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份

参考例句：

• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
• In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天，我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。 来自辞典例句