DIALOG 35
A GAME OF CHESS
laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix?
soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess.
laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess?
soony--Do you think we'll have time?
laurance--We can play till we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But I'm not very good.
laurance--That's what they all say!
soony--No,seriously.I haven't played very much
at all.
laurance--Well...that doesn't matter.Neither have I!
But I really would like to learn to play well.
soony--"Practice makes perfect"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think I'll ever be able to
practice enough!
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注解:
1)Phoenix:菲尼克斯。美國(guó)城市,亞利桑那州首府。
2)a game of chess:一盤棋。
3)Practice makes perfect:(諺語(yǔ))熟能生巧。
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聽力練習(xí):
DIALOG 90
A GAME OF CHESS
laurance--_____ ______ before we ____ ___ Phoenix?
soony--Oh,i don't know.______ ___ _____, ___ _____.
laurance--Do you want ___ _____ ___ _____ ___ ______?
soony--Do you think ______ _____ ______?
laurance--We can play _____ we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But ____ ____ _____ ______.
laurance--That's _____ _____ ____ ____!
soony--No,_________.I haven't _______ ______ ______
___ ____.
laurance--Well..._____ _____ _______.Neither have I!
But I really would like to ______ __ _____ _____.
soony--"_________ ______ ______"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think _____ _____ ___ ____ ____
_________ _______!
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譯文:
laurance--我們還有多久到達(dá)菲尼克斯?
soony--哦,我不知道。我猜大約還有一小時(shí)。
laurance--你想下盤棋嗎?
soony--你看我們還有時(shí)間下嗎?
laurance--下到我們到菲尼克斯就算了。
soony--行??晌蚁虏缓谩?/p>
laurance--人人都這么說(shuō)。
soony--不,我真的下不好。我不怎么常下棋。
laurance--哦,沒關(guān)系。我也不常下!但我很想學(xué)好下棋。
soony--人說(shuō)“熟能生巧”嘛。
laurance--我知道。我看我永遠(yuǎn)也練不熟。