英语杂谈：113 Baby talk

[00:11.00]Hi Sherise.Hello Sherise.Where’s Sherise? 
[00:51.57]Has Sherise gone to the movies? No,she hasn’t. 
[00:57.31]She’s right here! Wuh-wuh-wuh... Excuse me? Oh! Good morning. 
[01:04.76]Good morning,Wendy. Friend of yours? That’s Sherise. 
[01:10.22]Where’s Sherise? Sherise is in the restaurant. 
[01:15.86]The question is,who is Sherise?  Nina’s baby. 
[01:20.61]Oh.And where is Nina? She’s at a meeting. 
[01:26.67]And where’s the meeting? At the Children’s Center. 
[01:33.02]Nina’s gone to a meeting at the Children’s Center,and her baby is here? 
[01:37.99]That’s right. 
[01:40.83]Has Sherise gone to the meeting?  No,she hasn’t. 
[01:46.89]Why isn’t Sherise at the Children’s Center? Or at home,at Sherise’s house? 
[01:52.22]Nina’s baby-sitter is sick,OK? 
[01:55.77]Oh,So the baby-sitter’s gone home.But not Sherise!Sherise is at work. 
[02:03.25]Excuse me? Yes.Can I help...? Can I help you? 
[02:08.81]Do you know where the Children’center is?  Why,yes. 
[02:19.57]Unit 2   Lesson 2   Time flies 
[02:48.33]That’s Thrusday,November 17th,at the hotel. 
[02:52.59]All day?  Yes. We start at 8:30 in the morning. 
[02:57.03]With coffee. Yes.Coffee starts at 8:30 and ends at 9. 
[03:02.39]... eight-thirty to nine. 
[03:05.63]The opening address bigins at 9 o’clock sharp. 
[03:09.07]Workshops run from 9：30 to noon. Then lunch. 
[03:13.44]One hour?  Yes. 
[03:15.68]The second session goes from one to about 4:15. 
[03:20.65]Discussion ends at 4:45,then a small reception. 
[03:24.90]Until what time? Oh...  Sorry. 
[03:29.76]That’s my watch alarm. 
[03:33.11]I have an appointment back at the hotel at eleven o’clock. 
[03:36.16]Is it eleven already? 
[03:38.44]No,no.Actually,it’s 10:30.I set my watch half an hour fast. 
[03:43.90]You’re never late,are you?  Never.I can’t be! 
[04:13.26]Unit 2  Lesson 3   The brochure 
[04:24.91]George,we can talk,but it can’t take long. 
[04:33.16]The baby’s with Wendy. No problem. 
[04:35.51]These are my ideas for the new brochure. 
[04:38.99]Ok. So... what’s this? 
[04:50.22]It’s the cover. I know that. 
[04:53.77]What is this?  Oh! 
[04:55.84]It’s a table,and those are floweres and that’s a cup of coffee. 
[05:00.49]And what’s this here? It’s a computer. 
[05:03.75]That’s a computer? I’m not an artist. 
[05:08.11]Ok.so what’s the idea? 
[05:10.39]The Sheraton Boston is perfect for business meetings. Go on. 
[05:15.43]Great lacation. Facilities. The is technology:computers and modems. 
[05:20.18]And that’s us. We’re the experts. 
[05:23.84]It’s a good thought,George. But I can’t understand the drawings. 
[05:28.10]Use the computer. Use the graphics. 
[05:31.44]Me?  What not? Computers? They’re a mystery! 
 

1 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。

2 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

3 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

4 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

10 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

11 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

12 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

13 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

14 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

15 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

16 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

17 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

18 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

19 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

20 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

21 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

22 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》