在线听力:英语小达人 5 Who's Got Brains?

 Unit 5 Who's Got Brains?

单元 5 谁有脑子?

 

In the hospital, where their family member laygravely ill, the relatives gathered in the waiting room. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired andsomber.

 

家属全部聚集在医院的等候室，守着他们病重的家人。最后，医生带着疲倦而严峻的面容出现了。“恐怕有坏消息要告诉你们。他边说边环视”着众人担忧的脸庞：

 

"The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.It's an experimental procedure, risky¹, and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."

 

“到了这个地步，你们亲爱的家人唯一的希望就是进行大脑移植，但这项手术还在实验阶段，风险很大，而且脑袋的钱你们得自行负担。”

 

The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news.At length, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"

 

听到这个消息，家属全都静静地坐着。最后有人问道：“那么，一颗脑袋要多少钱?”

 

The doctor quicklyresponded, "$2,000 for a female brain, and $5,000 for a male brain."

 

医生很快回答：“女人的脑袋一颗2000 元，男人的脑袋一颗5000 元。”

 

The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked².

 

气氛变得很尴尬。等候室的男性家属忍住不笑，避免接触到女性家属的眼神，但还是有些人不太自然地在偷笑。

 

A girl, unable to control her curiosity, blurted³ out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more?"

 

有个女孩控制不了好奇心，大家都想问的问题被她一下子脱口而出："男人的脑袋为什么贵那么多?”

 

The doctor smiled at her childish innocence⁴ and then to the entire group said,"It's a standard pricing procedure. We have to mark the female brains down, because they've been used."

 

“这是标准的定价方式。我们不得不调降女人脑袋的价格，是因为它们一直都在使用。”医生对她的赤子之心报以微笑，接着对全部的人说道：“这是标准的定价方式。我们不得不调降女人脑袋的价格，是因为它们一直都在使用。”

1 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

2 smirked   

v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
• He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼，坐了下来。 来自辞典例句

3 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。