直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 15 I used to rollerskte al

HEATHER:I used to rollerskte all the time.
[00:28.20]I loved it when I was little.Did you ?
[00:30.98]KEVIN:No.I went straight from my pram¹ to a surfboard.
[00:35.57]I used to live in the ocean.No wheels required.
[00:39.96]2 HEATHER:Well,you're the first surfing physicist² I've ever met.
[00:43.34]KEVIN:Oh,right.Dean told you I used to be a physicist,didn't he? HEATHER:Yes.
[00:49.54]3 HEATHER:It's an interesting combination.I like interesting combinations.
[00:53.74]A surfing,bartending physicist is very interesting.
[01:17.93]KEVIN:Elena told you.
[01:20.40]HEATHER:Elena told you.
[01:21.79]4 KEVIN:I'm sorry.I didn't mean any harm,Heather.
[01:26.78]HEATHER:That's OK.I like a man with a vivid imagination.
[01:30.58]KEVIN:That's good.I like someone with a sense of humor.
[01:34.66]5 HEATHER:But why would you tell someone you were a physicist?
[01:48.74]KEVIN:Well,I used to say I was a doctor.
[01:50.74]HEATHER:You didn't.
[01:52.51]KEVIN:But people asked me for medical advice.
[01:57.70]1 NULA:You see?These are too small.
[02:10.49]VENDOR:How big do you want them?
[02:12.36]NULA:Twelve inches by eighteen inches.
[02:14.54]VENDOR:Twelve by eighteen.Fine.
[02:18.14]2 NULA:And not this thin material.It doesn't last.I want thicker cloth.
[02:22.94]VENDOR:What about...
[02:24.43]NULA:And just plain white.No fancy designs.
[02:27.53]VENDOR:OK.
[02:29.11]NULA:And finished edges.
[02:30.89]3 VENDOR:Would you like anything else?
[02:32.54]NULA:Yes.I want a shipment of guest towels. 200 towels.
[02:36.53]Sixteen inches by thirty inches. 100%cotton.
[02:43.92]In"Warm Cream".With the hotel monogram³.
[02:49.70]VENDOR:If you wish.
[02:51.31]NULA:I do wish.
[02:52.70]4 VENDOR:We have a new line of terrycloth robes.
[02:56.81]They're lighter⁴.Very nice for the hot weather.
[03:01.30]NULA:Can you send me a sample?
[03:03.05]VENDOR:Of course.
[03:04.44]NULA:I'll decide then.
[03:05.93]5 VENDOR:Always a pleasure doing business with you,NuLa.
[03:09.43]NULA:Likewise,Vinny.
[03:11.33]VENDOR:I'll call again in two weeks.
[03:14.93]NULA:See you then. VENDOR:So long!
[03:16.73]NUIA:Good bye!
[03:18.02]VENDOR:You always get the last word.
[03:20.62]NULA:Yes,I do.
[03:22.61]1 PAM:Hey there.How are you doing?
[03:50.71]WENDY:Hi Pam.You know George,don't you?
[03:53.21]PAM:Sure.Hi.
[03:54.48]2 GEORGE:Where are you going?
[03:55.85]PAM:Jarmusch gave me the afternoon off.We were working until 2a.m.last night.
[04:01.22]WENDY:You weren't cooking,were you?
[04:03.00]PAM:No.We were finishing the new menu.
[04:05.16]3 PAM:Jarmusch has changed everything.Now it's Class .
[04:09.14]We've been planning it for weeks.
[04:11.33]GEORGE:It sounds like a lot of work.
[04:13.70]PAM:It's been endless.And Jarmusch has been driving me crazy.
[04:18.00]4 WENDY:Jarmusch is crazy.
[04:20.18]GEORGE:Do you have to show the new menu to anyone?
[04:22.87]PAM:Oh yeah.Jarmusch was showing it to Simon asked for it,too.
[04:28.56]Everyone has their two cents to put in.
[04:31.06]5 GEORGE:So,who was cooking while you were planning?
[04:34.06]PAM:Another cook!
[04:35.95]6 WENDY:We were just going to lunch.Would you like to join us?
[04:40.85]PAM:Thanks,but the last thing I want to do is look at a menu

1 pram   

n.婴儿车，童车

参考例句：

• She sat the baby up in the pram. 她把孩子放在婴儿车里坐着。
• She ran in chase of the pram. 她跑着追那婴儿车。

2 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

3 monogram   

n.字母组合

参考例句：

• There was a monogram in the corner in which were the initials"R.K.B.".原来手帕角上有个图案，其中包含着RKB三个字母。
• When we get married I don't have to change the monogram on my luggage.当我们结婚后，我连皮箱上的字母也不用改。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。