英语流行口语 27.Explanations解释

[00:03.04]27 解释
[00:06.09]A:I've decided¹ to become a vegetarian².
[00:08.36]A:我决定吃素食了.
[00:10.63]From tomorrow on,I've decided to stop eating meat.B:Why?
[00:13.87]从明天开始我决心不再吃肉 B:为什么?
[00:17.11]A:Because people in Britain eat too much meat and it's healthier to eat less
[00:20.38]A:英国人吃肉太多了,少吃有益健康.
[00:23.64]B:Is this another one of your crazy ideas?
[00:25.86]B:是不是又来了一个怪点子?
[00:28.08]It won't last a week I remember your other ambitious³ schemes;
[00:31.16]一周也坚持不了！你过去雄心勃勃的计划我还记忆犹新
[00:34.25]last month,in order to lose weight,you decided to jog to work every morning
[00:38.03]上个月为了减肥，你决定早晨跑步上班
[00:41.82]That only lasted a week because every day you were late for work!
[00:44.79]可是你天天迟到，跑步只持续了一周！
[00:47.75]A:That's not the reason why I stopped!
[00:49.78]A：这不是我停止跑步的真正原因！
[00:51.80]I stopped jogging because I pulled a muscle in my leg.
[00:54.39]我停下来是因为拉伤了腿部肌肉。
[00:56.97]B:Well what about your bicycle?
[00:58.95]B：那么你的自行车呢？
[01:00.92]A:What bicycle?
[01:02.45]A：什么自行车？
[01:03.97]B：Exactlly!You can hardly remember you own a bike
[01:06.65]B：怎么样！你都记不起来了
[01:09.33]as it's been locked away in the garage ever since you bought it .
[01:12.15]你买车后把它锁在车库里
[01:14.97]A:That's not completely true!
[01:17.04]A：不对，
[01:19.10]As soon as the weather improves,I'm going to start using it again
[01:21.97]天一好我就开始骑。
[01:24.85]B:But do you think it will improve your health?That's the question
[01:27.63]B：你认为能改善你的健康状况吗？
[01:30.41]A:Well,yes,of course.
[01:32.49]A：哦，当然。
[01:34.56]B:I think you should start cycling straight away then,
[01:37.04]B：看到你又开始抽烟了
[01:39.53]seeing that you've begun somking again!
[01:41.56]我想你应该马上开始自行车运动才是。
[01:43.60]A:Oh,I can't stop smoking now that I've began this new diet without meat
[01:46.88]A：噢，既然我已经开始不吃肉了，我不能不抽烟！
[01:50.16]I can be both things at once.
[01:52.24]我不能两面出击。
[01:54.31]My will-power just isn't strong enough .
[01:56.44]我的意志力不够。
[01:58.57]B:Even though you have all these good ideas and intentions
[02:01.35]B:有好的想法和好的打算也长不了.
[02:04.13]these ideas never last!
[02:06.05]也坚持不了好久!
[02:07.97]A:Yes,I know.In spite⁴ of all my perseverance⁵ and strength
[02:11.06]A:我知道.即使我有恒心有力量,
[02:14.14]I don't seem to be able to succeed at anything.
[02:16.62]好像我也干不成事情.
[02:19.10]B:Look,I want to stop smoking too,in order to save some money,
[02:22.28]B:喂,我要戒烟,省点钱
[02:25.45]so why don't we both try and give up together?
[02:27.93]我们干嘛不一块儿来?
[02:30.41]That way,we can help each other!
[02:32.54]这样我们可以互相帮助

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

3 ambitious   

adj.有雄心的，劲头十足的，有野心的

参考例句：

• One may be poor but never ceases to be ambitious.人穷志不穷。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

4 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

5 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。