捷进英语 lesson 41

NANCY:Brr...It good cold so quickly.

RICHARD:Three messages.

NANCY:I'm going to heat up some apple cider.Do you want some?

RICHARD:Yes,please.

CONSTANZA:Hello Richard and Nancy.This is Constanza Fuentes calling.

I wonder if you have plans for the evening of the 17th.

We're having a get-together¹.Quite small.Give me a call at 555-8947.

RICHARD:Do we have plans?

NANCY:Now we do.

JUSTINE:Beth.Are you there?Pick up.

I have by far the best news for you,and his initials² are S.B.Call me!

RICHAD:Who was that?

NANCY:Justine.Beth's friend.

RICHARD:What is she...?

NANCY:I'm fairly sure it has to do with a boy.

HEATHER:Hello.This is message for Richard and Nancy Hobart.

Heather Vialo of WBNN here.We've heard a rather interesting rumor³.

I wonder if you'd like to give us your reaction.

My number is 555-4424.Call anytime.

NANCY:I'd rather not.It's all yours.

DANNY:Nathan,did you read this story about brngee-jumping?

NATHAN:No.I've been collating⁴ these papers since we got here.But I have done it?

DANNY:Bungee-jumping?Are you kidding?

NATHAN:A friend of mine dared me.He said if I actually did it,he'd pay for it.

DANNY:So you've thrown yourself off a building with nothing

but a big rubber band to hold you above the ground.

NATHAN:Yes I have.But it was a bridge,not a building.

DANNY:Do you do things like this all the time?

NATHAN:Occasionally.

DANNY:Don't you think it's strange?

NATHAN:What?

DANNY:That this is how you relax.

People in this article bungee-jump,and mountain climb and skydive.

What happened to checkers?

NATHAN:Haven't you ever done something just for the thrill of it?

DANNY:Of course.But if I want to relax,I want it to be calm and peaceful.

NATHAN:Let me ask you a question.

DANNY:Yeah?

NATHAN:Is your work here fast-paced?

DANNY:No.

NATHAN:Would you call your home life a thrill a minute?

DANNY:No.

NATHAN:How's the social life?

DANNY:You've made your point,Nathan.

NATHAN:Maybe you've had too much peace and quiet,Danny.

Maybe you need to do something a little different.

DANNY:Maybe.Nathan,I got to go.See you later.

NATHAN:Danny.Man,I'll jump off a bridge,but you're the brave one.

1 get-together   

n.(使)聚集；(使)集合

参考例句：

• Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
• Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？

2 initials   

n.首字母，姓名

参考例句：

• a glass tankard with his initials etched on it 刻有他姓名首字母的玻璃大酒杯
• All the towels were personalized with their initials. 所有毛巾上都标有物主姓名的首字母。

3 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

4 collating   

v.校对( collate的现在分词 )；整理；核对；整理（文件或书等）

参考例句：

• An invalid collating element was specified in a [[. name. ]] block. 块中指定了非法的对照元素。 来自互联网
• Selected collating sequence not supported by the operating system. 操作系统不支持选择的排序序列。 来自互联网