实战口语情景对话 第252期:The Prize 获奖

 Todd: Hey, Ian, have you ever met anyone famous? 

托德：嗨，伊恩，你见过名人吗？

Ian: Anyone famous? Ah, yes, I have. I met the Duke¹ of Edinburgh. 

伊恩：名人？嗯，我见过。我见过爱丁堡公爵。

Todd: Mm, who's that? 

托德：嗯，他是谁？

Ian: He is the Queen's husband and I met him at Buckingham Palace. 

伊恩：他是女王的丈夫，我是在白金汉宫见到他的。

Todd: How did that happen? 

托德：那是什么情况？

Ian: Well, it was because I received an award. 

伊恩：嗯，那是因为我得了奖。

Todd: What kind of an award? 

托德：什么奖？

Ian: The award was called the Duke of Edinburgh Award and I completed the bronze² award, the silver award, and the gold award, and if you complete all three, then you can go to Buckingham Palace and he gives you your award. 

伊恩：那个奖名为爱丁堡公爵奖，金奖、银奖和铜奖我都获得过，如果你这三个都获得了，便可以前往白金汉宫，公爵会颁奖给你。

Todd: The award is for what kind of job? 

托德：获得那个奖有什么要求？

Ian: OK, well it's for young people between the ages of, I think it's 14 to 21, but I'm not quite sure, and you have to do different challenges³ for each award. Now, for the gold award you had to do community service, and I visited an old man. I had to do a sport and I played badminton. You had to do an expedition⁴, and we went hiking⁵ in the Brecon Beacons⁶ in Wales⁷ for five days and you had to do a skill and I did driving and you had to do each one for a year. 

伊恩：嗯，这个奖是为年龄在14岁至21岁的年轻人设立的，我对年龄段并不是很确定，每个项都必须要接受不同的挑战。现在，要想获得金奖，你必须要做社区服务，我是去探望了一位老人。还要参与体育运动，我选择了羽毛球。同时还要进行探索活动，我们在威尔士的布雷肯山徒步旅行了五天的时间，同时要想得到这个奖还要具备一项技能，我的技能是开车，每项要求都要坚持一年的时间。

Todd:So what was it like getting the award? 

托德：得到这个奖之后是什么感觉？

Ian: Um, it was exciting and disappointing at the same time because my friends and I, we were waiting at Buckingham Palace for quite a long time and we had all our best clothes on: our ties, our shirts, our trousers. We had very clean shoes. It was quite hot and we were waiting and we were waiting and in came the Duke of Edinburgh. And he gave us our award. He asked us maybe one question each and then he went, so we only actually met him for about five minutes. 

伊恩：嗯，我既兴奋又有些失望，因为我朋友和我在白金汉宫等待了特别长的时间，我们穿上了我们最好的衣服：我们打了领带、穿了衬衫和正式的裤子。我们还穿了洗干净的鞋。当时非常热，我们等了又等，然后爱丁堡公爵来了。他给我们颁了奖。他问了我们每人一个问题，然后就离开了，所以实际上我们和他见面的时间只有5分钟左右。

Todd: So it wasn't the most exciting time, meeting him a famous person. 

托德：所以，见到他，一个名人，并不是最兴奋的时光。

Ian: No, he was a very busy man, but you know, I shook his hand, and that was it, but it was nice to see Buckingham Palace and it was a good day out in London. 

伊恩：不，他非常忙，你知道，我和他握手了，就这样，不过能看到白金汉宫还是很高兴，而且那天的伦敦很适合外出。

Todd: Sounds like it. 

托德：我想也是。 

1 duke   

n.公爵

参考例句：

• His grandfather was a royal duke.他的祖父是王室公爵。
• The duke was the king's most trusted adviser.公爵是国王最信赖的顾问。

2 bronze   

n.青铜；青铜艺术品

参考例句：

• She won a bronze medal.她得了铜牌。
• This statue is made of bronze.这个雕像是青铜做的。

3 challenges   

n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 )；要求；（警卫等）查问口令；怀疑

参考例句：

• Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句

4 expedition   

n.远征，探险队，迅速；

参考例句：

• The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole.这些科学家们将要去南极考察。
• Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?谁将负责探险队的物资供应？

5 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

6 beacons   

灯塔( beacon的名词复数 )； 烽火； 指路明灯； 无线电台或发射台

参考例句：

• A chain of beacons was lit across the region. 整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。
• Lighthouse and beacons flash at night. 晚上灯塔与信号台闪着光。

7 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。