新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第117课:谈论报纸和杂志

 　　Lesson 101 At the Post Office

　　第101课 在邮局

　　Tony and Xiao Li are talking about newspapers and magazines.

　　托尼和小李在谈论报纸和杂志。

　　A:Xiao Li,you know Beijing's full of different types of mass media in Chinese,but I can't understand any of it. Is there anything available in English?

　　A：小李，你知道北京中文出版的大众传媒很多，可我一点都不懂……有没有英文的？

　　B:Well, haven't you come across the "China Daily"?

　　B：哦，你看没看过《中国日报》？

　　A:Actually,I did see one old issue... yes. Is it good?

　　A：实际上我看过一期旧的……看过吧。它好吗？

　　B:Yes, I think it is quite good. It's certainly the most popular English language newspaper around. It covers all the usual areas:home news, international news, politics, culture, education,sports and so on.

　　B：好，我觉得那份报纸很好。它肯定是这儿最受欢迎的英文报纸。它的版面涉及常见的方面：国内新闻、国际新闻、政治、文化、教育及体育等等。

　　A:It sounds ideal¹... but how can I get hold of it?

　　A：听起来很理想……可我怎么才能得到它呢？

　　B:You can subscribe² to it at any main post office,I think. I could go with you if you like...

　　B：我想你在各大邮局都可以订阅。如果你想订我可以和你一起去。

　　A:I'm not really going to be here long enough to make a subscription³ worthwhile. But are there any other possibilities?

　　A：我在这儿呆的时间不会太长，订阅不值得。有没有其他可能性？

　　B:Yes... there's "Beijing Review",if you'd prefer a magazine. Ifs published weekly... I'm not sure what it's like but it's probably the oldest English language magazine in China.

　　B：假如你想看杂志的话，还有《北京周报》。它是周刊……我也不太清楚它怎么样，但它可能是中国最早的英文刊物了。

　　A:That's fairly attractive, isn't it? Do you think they have them in the library?

　　A：挺吸引人的，是吧？你说图书馆里有吗？

　　B:Yes. So, if you want,you can go and read it there. Let's go and I can show you where they are.

　　B：有。如果你想看的话，可以到那里去看。我们走，我可以告诉你它们在哪儿。

　　A:Thank you very much.

　　A：非常感谢。

1 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

2 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

3 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。