我最喜歡的雜志
Susan: What's your favorite magazine?
Eddy: Off hand, I'd say the Reader's Digests is my favorite.
Susan: What kind of magazine is it?
Eddy: It's instructive and inspiring.
Susan: Really? It is a weekly, isn't it?
Eddy: No, it's a semimonthly.
Susan: Does it enjoy popularity among the young generation?
Eddy: Yes, it's so popular that it's sold out as soon as it reaches the bookstores.
Susan: Oh, I think I should try to read one.
譯文:
蘇珊: 你最喜歡什么雜志?
艾迪: 這么說吧,我最喜歡《讀者文摘》。
蘇珊: 那是本什么樣的雜志?
艾迪: 它知識(shí)面很廣,具有啟發(fā)性。
蘇珊: 是嗎?它是周刊嗎?
艾迪: 不,是半月刊。
蘇珊: 它在年輕人中很流行嗎?
艾迪: 是的,它很受歡迎,每期一到書店就賣完了。
蘇珊: 哦,我想我也應(yīng)該讀一本。
注解 :
1) instructive (adj) : 增進(jìn)知識(shí)的
2) inspiring (adj) : 激勵(lì)人心的,啟發(fā)靈感的
3) popularity (n) : 流行
4) generation (n) : group of people of the same age一代
例: My mom's generation usually likes different things from mine.
我媽媽這一代人所喜歡的東西與我們不同。
5) as soon as: 一……就……