【话匣子英语】老妇人的故事

 　　Sample transcript¹

　　Andrew:           Hello everybody. My name is Andrew.

　　Suzanne:        And I’m Suzanne.

　　Andrew:           And we’re back with another Culips episode.

　　Suzanne:        Yay!

　　Andrew:           Suzanne, what’s up?

　　Suzanne:        Nothing much, Andrew. How about you? Anything new?

　　Andrew:           I had something annoying happen to me today that I’d like to get off my chest, if you’re willing to listen to me.

　　Suzanne:        I am here when you need to vent², always.

　　Andrew:           This is a very minor³ thing. It’s just an annoying thing that happened to me today. Because I was on my phone …

　　Suzanne:        Mmhmm.

　　Andrew:           Last week or several days ago, I can’t quite remember. And my Wi-Fi was going really slow. So I just turned my Wi-Fi off to use my mobile data.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。