捷进英语 lesson 15

1 HEATHER:I used to rollerskte all the time.

I loved it when I was little.Did you ?

KEVIN:No.I went straight from my pram¹ to a surfboard.

I used to live in the ocean.No wheels required.

2 HEATHER:Well,you're the first surfing physicist² I've ever met.

KEVIN:Oh,right.Dean told you I used to be a physicist,didn't he? HEATHER:Yes.

3 HEATHER:It's an interesting combination.I like interesting combinations.

A surfing,bartending physicist is very interesting.

KEVIN:Elena told you.

HEATHER:Elena told you.

4 KEVIN:I'm sorry.I didn't mean any harm,Heather.

HEATHER:That's OK.I like a man with a vivid imagination.

KEVIN:That's good.I like someone with a sense of humor.

5 HEATHER:But why would you tell someone you were a physicist?

KEVIN:Well,I used to say I was a doctor.

HEATHER:You didn't.

KEVIN:But people asked me for medical advice.

1 NULA:You see?These are too small.

VENDOR:How big do you want them?

NULA:Twelve inches by eighteen inches.

VENDOR:Twelve by eighteen.Fine.

2 NULA:And not this thin material.It doesn't last.I want thicker cloth.

VENDOR:What about...

NULA:And just plain white.No fancy designs.

VENDOR:OK.

NULA:And finished edges.

3 VENDOR:Would you like anything else?

NULA:Yes.I want a shipment of guest towels. 200 towels.

Sixteen inches by thirty inches. 100%cotton.

In"Warm Cream".With the hotel monogram³.

VENDOR:If you wish.

NULA:I do wish.

4 VENDOR:We have a new line of terrycloth robes.

They're lighter⁴.Very nice for the hot weather.

NULA:Can you send me a sample?

VENDOR:Of course.

NULA:I'll decide then.

5 VENDOR:Always a pleasure doing business with you,NuLa.

NULA:Likewise,Vinny.

VENDOR:I'll call again in two weeks.

NULA:See you then. VENDOR:So long!

NUIA:Good bye!

VENDOR:You always get the last word.

NULA:Yes,I do.

1 PAM:Hey there.How are you doing?

WENDY:Hi Pam.You know George,don't you?

PAM:Sure.Hi.

2 GEORGE:Where are you going?

PAM:Jarmusch gave me the afternoon off.We were working until 2a.m.last night.

WENDY:You weren't cooking,were you?

PAM:No.We were finishing the new menu.

3 PAM:Jarmusch has changed everything.Now it's Class .

We've been planning it for weeks.

GEORGE:It sounds like a lot of work.

PAM:It's been endless.And Jarmusch has been driving me crazy.

4 WENDY:Jarmusch is crazy.

GEORGE:Do you have to show the new menu to anyone?

PAM:Oh yeah.Jarmusch was showing it to Simon asked for it,too.

Everyone has their two cents to put in.

5 GEORGE:So,who was cooking while you were planning?

PAM:Another cook!

6 WENDY:We were just going to lunch.Would you like to join us?

PAM:Thanks,but the last thing I want to do is look at a menu.

1 pram   

n.婴儿车，童车

参考例句：

• She sat the baby up in the pram. 她把孩子放在婴儿车里坐着。
• She ran in chase of the pram. 她跑着追那婴儿车。

2 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

3 monogram   

n.字母组合

参考例句：

• There was a monogram in the corner in which were the initials"R.K.B.".原来手帕角上有个图案，其中包含着RKB三个字母。
• When we get married I don't have to change the monogram on my luggage.当我们结婚后，我连皮箱上的字母也不用改。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。