英语PK台 第6期:你的2015必做清单(2)

 上期中译英答案：

I think the main reason is because there’s no determination that you must finish something. Without determination, you won’t get any action.

听力文本：

Xiao Gao, Happy New Year!

京晶：小高，新年快乐！

Happy New Year, Jing Jing!

小高：新年快乐，京晶！

Last week we looked back at our new year’s resolutions for 2014. I discovered that most people didn’t fulfill¹ theirs.

京晶：上周我们回顾了2014年你的新年愿望，我发现，大多数人并没有完成他们的愿望。

Really? I didn’t either, I’m so ashamed! How could I be like this?

小高：是吗？我竟然也没有，太惭愧了！怎么会这样？

I think the main reason is because there’s no determination that you must finish something. Without determination, you won’t get any action. I’ve got a good way. Let’s invite all of our listeners to tell us their new year’s resolutions for 2015 and write out a “must do list”. When the 2016 New Year comes around, we’ll check and see if we met our goals. What do ya say?

京晶：我看呢，主要是因为没有必须达成的决心，没有决心就没有行动，我有个好办法，今天我们邀请所有的听众朋友们一起来说出2015的新年决心，列出must - do list. 等2016年新年时，我们一起来检查目标是否达成了，好吗？

That sounds really interesting. Let me tell you mine first: My New Year’s resolution for 2015 is to stay on my diet, hit the gym as much as possible, and do a superb job on my thesis.

小高：这个有趣！我先说：我的愿望是2015年继续坚持饮食计划，尽可能地锻炼健身，另外交出一篇完美的毕业论文。

Walking Eric’s New Year resolution is to get his teaching certificate! Mu Chen An wants to write a story that she’s been thinking of for a long time. Ji Huanhuan wants to get a Shanghai advanced interpreter certificate.

京晶：Walking Eric的决心是：2015年一定要考取教师资格证！沐晨安想写出一个她想了很久的故事；冀欢欢想考过上海高级口译资格证书。

And Katherine wants to stop procrastinating² and being late. Doudou wants to study spoken English well. Yahoon Yao wants to take his wife travelling. Bling-Sophie hopes to get higher than 6.5 on her IELTS test. “She” wants to learn to play a piano song. Tingsen wants to lose weight!

小高：还有Katherine一定要改掉拖延症和迟到的坏毛病；豆豆要学好英语口语；yahoon姚要带老婆出门旅游一次；bling-Sophie 希望雅思成绩考过6.5分。“她”要学会弹一首钢琴曲，廷森要减肥！

Meng wants to visit Nepal. Xiao Fan wants to write “How I brought you up” for her daughter. Jasmine wants to keep an eye on her savings³. Yang Menglong wants to pass French level 4 and make some money during the summer by being a tour guide so she can earn tuition fee for her senior year in college. Chuan Ge wants to save up and buy a car. Niu niu Clair, Zhao yi, and Xiao qiao are all determined⁴ to learn their majors well.

京晶：孟要去一趟尼泊尔，小凡要给女儿写成长日记【How I brought you up】jasmine要认真检查自己的存款，杨朦胧要过法语四级，暑假打工带旅游团挣大四学费；川哥要攒钱买车；妞妞Clair、赵毅、小乔都决心把自己的专业知识学好！

Dinosaur⁵, Sally, Su, Deng Boqin, and Ping ting want to follow GFG to the best of their abilities! Lu Ying swears that she will listen to every episode and sent her own WeChat participation⁶ and allow us to correct her.

小高：还有恐龙、sally, 苏，邓博勤、娉婷，要跟着goingforgold认真学英语绝不偷懒！露莹发誓每期必须听，还要发语音，让我们监督。

Edith’s plans change quickly. She wants to sincerely pass by each day. Without wax believes that actions speak louder than words. He’s gonna challenge himself to do just “do it” first.

京晶：Eidith认为计划赶不上变化快，她想认真过好每一天。Without wax认为行动比承诺重要，他要求自己先去做。

Wow! Everyone’s resolution is great! But putting it into practice won’t be easy. So we want everyone to make the promise now and keep an eye on people in the future.

小高：哇！大家的决心都很棒！但实施起来真不容易呢。所以我们要大家一起来许愿，互相监督。

That’s right. Last but not least, it’s my turn. I wanna give simple and free English learning to more people in need. By the time 2016 comes around, I hope we can proudly say: I fulfilled my 2015 New Year’s resolution!

京晶：没错。最后该我了，我希望在2015年把简单免费的英语学习带给更多需要英语的人们。等2016年时，希望我们都能骄傲地说：我2015年的new year resolution 顺利实现了！

That’s awesome⁷! I believe that we’ll be able to do it!

小高：太棒了！我相信我们一定能做到！

New words for dialogue:

Fulfill = 完成, to complete (requirements)Ashamed = 惭愧Determination = 决心Without determination, you won’t get any action=没决心就没行动What do ya say? =好吗？Superb = very good 非常棒Procrastinate = 拖延症Keep an eye on something = 认真检查Actions speak louder than words = 行动比承诺重要Last but not least = finally; the last…最后呢…

1 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

2 procrastinating   

拖延，耽搁( procrastinate的现在分词 )； 拖拉

参考例句：

• Begin while others are procrastinating. Save while others are wasting. 当别人拖延时你开始。当别人浪费时你节约。
• Before adjourning, councillors must stop procrastinating and revisit this controversial issue. 在休会之前，参议员必须停止拖延，重新讨论这个引起争议的问题。

3 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

6 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

7 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.