英语听力：听电影学英语-伟大辩手 03

 　　[00:03.12](Professor) Of the 360 students here at Wiley College, 在威利学院的360名学生中

　　[00:06.72]only 45 of you were brave enough to try out for the debate team. 只有45个人能够进入辩论选拔队

　　[00:08.56]Of that 45, only four of you will remain standing¹ 这45个人当中呢，只有4个人

　　[00:13.28]Because debate is blood sport. It's combat. 因为辩论就是一项血腥的运动 是战斗

　　[00:13.64]when the tryouts are over... why? 才能在选拔结束时留在这里，为什么呢？

　　[00:17.12]But your weapons are words. 但是你们的武器就是语言

　　[00:20.04](Knocking) Come on in. 进来吧

　　[00:22.72]Sit down, Mr. Farmer. 坐下吧，法默先生

　　[00:22.80]Now that Mr. Farmer has joined us, we can begin. 现在法默来了，我们可以开始了

　　[00:25.20]Not right there. Over there. 不是那儿，是那边

　　[00:28.96]- Yes, sir. - James. Right this way. - 是的，先生 - 詹姆斯，这边

　　[00:30.08]- Evening. - Excuse me. - 晚上好 - 抱歉

　　[00:30.56]Good evening, Mrs. Tolson. 晚上好，托森太太

　　[00:32.24]We're waiting for you, Mr. Farmer. 我们都在等你，法默先生

　　[00:35.12]I'm going, sir. 我来了，先生

　　[00:35.40]Thank you, Mr. Farmer. You smell very good, Mr. Farmer. 多谢，法默先生 你身上闻起来好香啊，法默先生

　　[00:40.12]- Thank you, sir. - You're very welcome. - 多谢，先生 - 不必客气

　　[00:43.88]Gentlemen and lady. 先生们，女士们

　　[00:45.36]This is... 这里就是...

　　[00:45.56]the hot spot. 焦点所在

　　[00:49.84]You will enter it at your own risk. 你们要自己冒险闯入

　　[00:53.60]Mr. Tolson, what about the debaters from last year? 托森先生, 去年的辩手们怎么样了？

　　[00:56.68]Don't ask a question you already know the answer to. 不要对你已经知道答案的问题提问了

　　[00:59.28]Get right here. Hot spot. 过来吧，到焦点这儿来

　　[00:59.92]Get up here. You'll be first. 站起来，你第一个

　　[01:02.36]With an idea..."Resolved:

　　[01:02.96]Debate starts with a proposition. 辩论首先要从陈述观点开始

　　[01:05.76]Child labor² should be regulated by the federal government." 论题：联邦政府应该对童工加以规范

　　[01:09.00]The first debater argues the affirmative. 第一位辩手做正方

　　[01:11.64]Affirmative means that you are for something. 正方就意味着你支持什么

　　[01:12.60]Mr. Reed will argue the affirmative. 里德先生你来做正方

　　[01:13.12]The second debater argues the negative. 第二位辩手做反方

　　[01:17.08]Negative means that you are what? 反方意味着什么呢？

　　[01:17.08]Against. 反对

　　[01:18.08]Brilliant, Mr. Burgess. 说得好，伯吉斯先生

　　[01:19.68]You shall argue the affirmative, Mr. Reed. Go. 你要陈述正方观点，里德先生，开始吧

　　[01:22.84]Well, sir, I'd begin with a quote from the poet Cleghorn. 好的先生，我想从引用诗人克莱亨的诗作开始

　　[01:29.12]"The golf links lie so near the mill, 高尔夫球场离磨坊是如此的接近

　　[01:31.20]"that almost every day, 因此几乎每天

　　[01:35.68]"the laboring³ children can look out and... 童工们都会向外张望，然后

　　[01:38.36]and..." 然后

　　[01:40.12]# And watch the men at play # 看到那些在玩乐的人们

　　[01:46.44]Is that what you learned from last year, Mr. Reed? 这就是你从去年学到的东西吗，里德先生?

　　[01:47.60]To start something, and not finish it? 开始说一件事情，却不了了之了？

　　[01:50.96]- Is it? - No, sir. - 是吗？ - 不是，先生

　　[01:51.60]Sit down. 坐下吧

　　[01:57.16]Who's next? You? Stand up. 下一个是谁呢？你？站起来

　　[01:60.60]Stand up. 站起来

　　[02:03.92]It's getting late. How much longer can you hide? 很晚了，你还要躲藏多久呢？

　　[02:07.68]I'm not hiding, sir. I transferred from my college 我并没有躲藏 我是从别的学校转学过来的

　　[02:08.68]just to come here and try out for your team. 刚到这儿，想加入你的辩论队

　　[02:09.48]I am deeply moved. What's your name? 深受感动啊，你叫什么名字？

　　[02:12.08]Samantha Booke. 萨曼莎·布可(布可)

　　[02:12.36]- Book? - With an "e." - 书（Book）？（谐音，差一个字母e） - 还有一个“e”

　　[02:14.84]Arise, Miss Booke. With an "e." 请起立，布可小姐，带“e”的

　　[02:20.88]Into the hot spot, Miss Booke with an "e." 到这里来，带“e”的布可小姐，

　　[02:23.76]You know, there's never been a female on the debating team, ever. 你知道的，还从没有女生参加过辩论队

　　[02:28.04]Yes, sir. I know that. 是的，我知道

　　[02:28.84]What makes you think you should be the first? 你为什么觉得自己会成为第一个呢？

　　[02:32.56]Because, sir, I am just as qualified⁴ as... 因为，先生，我觉得我不比...

　　[02:35.92]- quit stammering⁵, Miss Booke. ...anybody else here. - 不要口吃，布可小姐 - 这里的其他人差

　　[02:37.12]- My gender⁶ has nothing... - "Resolved: - 性别应该不是... - 辩题是

　　[02:38.32]Welfare discourages hard work." 福利措施不利于让人努力工作

　　[02:40.68]- You'll argue the negative. - All right. - 你做反方 - 好吧

　　[02:44.48]Welfare takes away a man's strongest reason for working, 福利措施会消磨掉人们 工作欲望中最重要的因素

　　[02:47.56]which is survival. 那就是求生欲

　　[02:49.40]And that weakens the will of the poor. 并会使穷人们意志消沉

　　[02:53.08]How would you rebut⁷ that, Miss Booke with an "e"? 你准备怎么反驳啊，带“e”的布可小姐

　　[02:56.28]Most of the New Deal goes to children, anyway, 多数新的条款都是针对小孩子

　　[02:56.48]I would say it does not. 我会说，并不是这样

　　[02:59.84]and to the handicapped, and to old people... 还有残疾人，以及老人

　　[03:02.76]- Is that fact, or conjecture⁸? - It is a fact. - 是事实还是推断呢？ - 是事实

　　[03:05.76]- Speak up. - It is a fact. - 大点声 - 是事实

　　[03:06.64]- What's your source? - The president. - 信息来源呢？ - 总统？

　　[03:11.72]That's your primary source? You spoke⁹ to President Roosevelt personally? 这是你的主要信息来源吗？ 你跟罗斯福总统亲自谈过？

　　[03:15.68]Of course not. I did not speak to him personally, 当然没有，我没有跟他面对面谈过

　　[03:16.56]but I listened to his Fireside Chat. 但我听过他的“炉边倾谈”

　　[03:17.24]- Oh, a radio broadcast. - Yes. - 哦，是广播啊 - 是的

　　[03:20.12]- Any other sources? - Well... - 还有其他的信息渠道吗？ - 那个...

　　[03:23.20]Any other sources? 其他的信息渠道？

　　[03:28.40]Yes, there are other sources. 是的，还有其他的

　　[03:31.20]Like that look in a mother's eyes when she can't feed her kids. 就像是看到一个母亲无法 抚养自己孩子时的眼神一样

　　[03:33.28]Without welfare, Mr. Tolson, people would be starving. 如果没有了福利措施，托森先生, 人们就会挨饿

　　[03:35.32]Who's starving, Miss Booke? 谁会挨饿，布可小姐

　　[03:37.24]- The unemployed¹⁰ are starving. - Mr. Burgess here. - 没有工作的人啊 - 伯吉斯先生也在这儿呢

　　[03:41.00]He's unemployed. Obviously, he's not starving. 他也没有工作，显然也没有被饿着

　　[03:45.80]I drew you in, Miss Booke. 你被套住了，布可小姐

　　[03:46.16]You gave a faulty premise¹¹, so your syllogism¹² fell apart. 你给出了一个有问题的前提 然后你后面的三段论就分崩离析了

　　[03:49.36]- "Syllogism"? - Your logic¹³ fell apart. - 三段论？ - 你的逻辑出现了问题

　　[03:51.36]Major premise: The unemployed are starving. 主要前提：没工作的人会挨饿

　　[03:53.52]Minor premise: Mr. Burgess is unemployed. 次要前提：伯吉斯先生没有工作

　　[03:57.92]Conclusion: Mr. Burgess is starving. 结论：伯吉斯先生会挨饿

　　[03:59.32]Your major premise was based on a faulty assumption. 你的前提建立在了一个有缺点的假设上

　　[04:01.96]Classic fallacy. Who's next? 典型的谬误，谁来下一个？

　　[04:12.64](Whispers) You were right. 你是对的

　　[04:15.60](Tolson) Tell us your name. 先说说你的名字

　　[04:17.80]I'm Henry Lowe. With an "e." 我叫亨利·罗，也带个“e”

　　[04:19.16]All right, Mr. Lowe. I will name a subject. 好吧，罗先生，我指定一个题目

　　[04:22.28]You speak a few words... a pertinent¹⁴ quote from world literature. 你说几个词 引用自世界名著

　　[04:24.36]Go ahead. 开始吧

　　[04:29.52]Beauty. 美丽

　　[04:32.64]"I heard the old, old men say, 我听很老很老的人说过

　　[04:33.08]all that is beautiful drifts away, like the waters." 所有的美丽都会消逝，就像流水一样

　　[04:37.68]History. And name the author this time. 历史，这次要说出作者

　　[04:37.80]Very good. 很好

　　[04:41.76]"History is a nightmare, from which I am trying to awake." 历史就像是我想努力从中醒来的噩梦一样

　　[04:45.44]James Joyce. 詹姆士·裘伊斯

　　[04:48.32]Self-pity. 自怨自艾

　　[04:55.96]"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself." 我从未见过野蛮的事物会为自己难过

　　[04:58.16]D.H. Lawrence. D.H.罗伦斯

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 laboring   

n.劳动，操劳v.努力争取(for)( labor的现在分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• The young man who said laboring was beneath his dignity finally put his pride in his pocket and got a job as a kitchen porter. 那个说过干活儿有失其身份的年轻人最终只能忍辱，做了厨房搬运工的工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But this knowledge did not keep them from laboring to save him. 然而，这并不妨碍她们尽力挽救他。 来自飘（部分）

4 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

5 stammering   

v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He betrayed nervousness by stammering. 他说话结结巴巴说明他胆子小。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Why,\" he said, actually stammering, \"how do you do?\" “哎呀，\"他说，真的有些结结巴巴，\"你好啊？” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

6 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

7 rebut   

v.辩驳，驳回

参考例句：

• He attempted to rebut the assertions made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳控方证人所作的断言。
• This open letter is to rebut the argument of abstractionism.这封公开信是反驳抽象派论点的。

8 conjecture   

n./v.推测，猜测

参考例句：

• She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
• This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。

9 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

10 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

11 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

12 syllogism   

n.演绎法，三段论法

参考例句：

• The ramifications or the mystery of a syllogism can become a weariness and a bore.三段论证法的分歧或者神秘会变成一种无聊、一种麻烦。
• The unexpected bursts forth from the syllogism.三段论里常出岔子。

13 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

14 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。