直捷英语(附mp3)(字幕版) Unit 23

DEAN:Hello KEVIN:Dean,are you ready?
[00:13.30]DEAIN:I'll be right down.
[00:15.17]KEVIN:Don't worry.We have plenty of time.
[00:18.26]DEAN:Hi.
[00:35.16]KEVIN:The train to New York doesn't leave till 1:30 or so.
[00:39.77]DEAN:Let's see.
[00:41.16]DEAN:Do you mean the 1:25?
[00:48.46]KEVIN:Yeah,that's it.
[00:51.46]DEAN:Kevin,that's local.See?It's in blue.
[00:57.05]It stops everywhere.It arrives in New York at 7:39 tonight!
[01:03.02]KEVIN:Well,we don't want that.
[01:04.92]KEVIN:Is there an express?I see.They're in red.
[01:11.52]DEAN:The next one leaves at 1:10. Damn¹!
[01:18.60]KEVIN:When's the next train after that? DEAN:4:15.
[01:24.58]DEAN:It's not there.
[01:52.18]KEVIN:The 1:10?It's got a symbol beside it.A square.
[02:04.37]DEAN:What does that mean?This train does not tun on weekends.
[02:22.46]NINA:The menu is so important.
[02:43.75]MILOS:Yes,we're working on it.
[02:46.54]MARIA:We're interviewing for a new chef.
[02:48.82]NINA:Good.Our head chef makes the restaurant very exciting.Jarmusch Blok.
[02:55.90]MILOS:Jarmusch Blok?Jarmusch Blok.Where is he from?
[03:01.97]NINA:Poland.Actually,it's an interesting story.
[03:05.64]He first came to the U.S.with a Polish...
[03:08.14]MILOS:Circus. NINA:Yes.
[03:11.74]MILOS:Jarmusch the Clown.He was a famous juggler³.
[03:15.94]No. Yes. He used kitchen knives. Really.
[03:20.02]MIAOS:Whatever happened to him?
[03:21.79]NINA:He left the circus and went solo⁴.
[03:24.07]MILOS:Ah.Is there much work for knife-jugglers in the United States?
[03:28.66]NINA:Well,he worked in a comedy club in New York.
[03:31.97]He had a routine based on food.
[03:34.46]That's where our C.E.O.Jim Bigelow found him.
[03:38.06]MILOS:Jim Bigelow?
[03:40.25]MARLA:Mr.Bigelow.
[03:41.64]ANNE:Mr.Bigelow?Hm.
[03:43.54]NINA:He found out Jarmusch had worked
[03:49.13]at the Hote Europa in Warsaw as a fully-trained chef.
[03:53.30]But after six months Jarmusch left for the circus.
[03:56.78]MILOS:So Jarmusch the Clown is now Jarmusch the Chef.
[04:01.56]MARIA:But does he still juggle² kitchen knives?
[04:04.25]NINA:Not when I'm around!
[04:16.34]NINA:Good morning! GEORGE:Hi
[04:28.34]WENDY:Welcome back.
[04:29.95]GEORGE:Did you have a good trip?
[04:31.25]NINA:Wonderful.Wonderful and very productive⁵.
[04:35.23]GEORGE:You didn't work the whole time,did you?
[04:37.61]NINA:No.We had time to explore.We wandered around Prague quite a bit.What a city.
[04:45.60]WENDY:It's supposed to be beautiful.
[04:47.78]NINA:It is. NINA:The hotel was right in the center of the old city.
[04:52.46]We walked everywhere.We shopped.We went to some fine restaurants.
[04:57.74]But even better,we went to a little lake.
[05:00.31]WENDY:Where?
[05:01.70]NINA:About 60 miles northwest of Prague.
[05:05.40]Near Karlovy Vary.It was surrounded by farms and forests.
[05:09.79]And hills,too,though they weren't very high.
[05:13.97]We had a wonderful picnic.No one was there but us.
[05:18.46]GEORGE:Did you work at all?
[05:20.86]NINA:Oh yes.You and I can talk about that right now.
[05:24.86]You don't have plans for lunch,do you?
[05:28.06]WENDY:Time to go

1 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

2 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

3 juggler   

n. 变戏法者, 行骗者

参考例句：

• Dick was a juggler, who threw mists before your eyes. 迪克是个骗子，他在你面前故弄玄虚。
• The juggler juggled three bottles. 这个玩杂耍的人可同时抛接3个瓶子。

4 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

5 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。