英語口語突破之情景對話(20):My favorite magazine 我最喜歡的雜志

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My favorite magazine
    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)知識的
    2) inspiring (adj) : 激勵人心的,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……