DIALOG 36
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The other night certainly was an interesting one,wasn’t it?
soony--You enjoyed it,then?
laurance--Immensely.I don’t think I’ve ever been with such a stimulating group of people.
soony--They are lively,aren’t they?I think they’re one of the liveliest groups I’ve ever been with.
laurance--I certainly got my mind stretched!I think it was shrinking!
soony--I find that’s true with me,too.One needs that kind of company now and again just to keep the old gray matter from getting stagnant!
laurance--Will the group be meeting again soon?
soony--Not for another two months.We’re taking a month’s break because so many of us are going to be on vacation.
laurance--Well,let me know when you’re going to meet again.I’d like to join you.
soony--Don’t worry.I will.
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注解
1）immensely:非常地（=I enjoyed it immensely.）
2）stimulating:有激發(fā)性的，激勵(lì)人的。
3）got my min stretched: strech愿意為“伸展”“使開闊”這是與have sth. done類似的結(jié)構(gòu)。
4）shrink:萎縮，退化。
5）company:朋友，伙伴。
6）gray matter:（人腦）白質(zhì)；（俚語）人腦，智力。
7）keep...from getting stagnant":防止頭腦僵化。
stagnant原意為“停滯”；“遲鈍”
8）Not for another two months=The group will not be meeting
again for another two months.
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聽力練習(xí)：
DIALOG 89
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The _______ ______ certainly was ___ ________ ____,wasn’t it?
soony--____ ______ ____,then?
laurance--_________.I don’t think I’ve ever been with _____ ___ _______ _______ ___ people.
soony--_____ ____ ______,aren’t they?I think they’re ____
__ ___ ____ ________ _______ I’ve ever been with.
laurance--I certainly ____ ____ _____ _________! I think
it was __________!
soony--I find ______ _____ ____ ___,too.One needs that
_____ ___ _______ now and again just to _____ the
old gray matter _____ _______ ________!
laurance--_____ ____ _____ ___ ______ ______ ______?
soony--Not for another two months.We’re taking __ _______
_______ because so many of us are going ___ ___ ___
________.
laurance--Well,____ ____ ____ when you’re going to meet
again.____ _____ ___ _____ ____.
soony--Don’t worry.I will.
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參考譯文：
laurance--那天晚上的聚會(huì)非常有意思,你說是嗎?
soony--那么說你很樂意來了.
laurance--非常樂意,我還從來沒和這樣一些思想活躍的人相處過...
soony--他們很活躍,是不?我想他們是我接觸過的活躍的一些人.
laurance--我和他們呆了一晚上,長了不少見識(shí).以前真是思想閉塞.
soony--我也有同樣感覺.人就得時(shí)不時(shí)地結(jié)交一些這樣的朋友,才能防止思想僵化.
laurance--你們不久還會(huì)聚會(huì)嗎？
soony--這兩個(gè)月內(nèi)是不會(huì)聚會(huì)了。因?yàn)樵S多人要去休假，我們中止活動(dòng)一個(gè)月
laurance--哦，你們再聚會(huì)時(shí)告訴我一聲。我很愿意參加。
soony--別擔(dān)心，我會(huì)告訴你的。
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DIALOG 37
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--Did you watch the game last might?
soony--I sure did.I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!
laurance--I think it was one of the best games I’ve ever seen.
soony--Me too.I thought both teams played super ball.Too bad one had to lose.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were evenly matched.It could have gone either way!
soony--That shot that won in the last fifteen seconds was really something.
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注解:
1）I wouldn’t...for anything.此句是虛擬語氣。for anything=no matter what had happened.
2）played super ball:球踢得好極了。
3）evenly matched:勢均力敵。match是“相匹配”之意。
4）It could have gone either way.=Either team could have won or lost.It指的是球賽的結(jié)果。因?yàn)閷?shí)際上輸贏已定，所以此句用了虛擬語氣，反映說話人的看法而已。
5）really someting:意思是“非同尋常的事情?！?BR> ===========================================================
DIALOG 88
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--___ ____ ______ ____ _____ _______?
soony--I sure did.___ ______ _____ ______ ______ for anything!
laurance--I think it was ____ ___ ____ _____ games _____ _____ _____.
soony--Me too.I thought ____ _____ _____ ______ ______.Too
bad one had to _____.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were ________ ______. __ ___________ _____ ________ _____!
soony--That shot ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ _______ _______ was really something.
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參考譯文：
laurance--昨晚你看球賽了嗎？
soony--當(dāng)然看了。說什么我也不能不看這場球賽。
laurance--我認(rèn)為這是我看到的精彩的一場比賽。
soony--我也這么看。我認(rèn)為雙方都踢得極好?？上Э傆幸环降幂?。
laurance--是的。我認(rèn)為雙方勢均力敵，都有可能或輸或贏。
soony--后十五秒時(shí)射進(jìn)的那一球確實(shí)了不起。
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DIALOG 38
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!Somebody’s playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,it sounds nice,doesn’t it?I wish I could play a musical instrument.
laurance--Don’t you play the violin?
soony--No,but my sister does.Actually,she’s pretty good at it.
laurance--I took flute lessons for a couple of years,but I never learned to play very well.I guess I don’t have any musical talent.
soony--Oh,that’s not true.You sing very well.I can’t even do that!
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注解：
1)play the piano:說演奏某種樂器時(shí),樂器前要加定冠詞,下句中還有play the violin.
2)It sounds nice...:sound是系動(dòng)詞,nice是表語.此句與you look happy是同樣的結(jié)構(gòu).
3)wish用以表示愿望,其賓語從句中的動(dòng)詞必須要虛擬語氣.
4)musical instrument:樂器.
5)She’s...good at it:be good at sth.是擅長做某事.
6)took flute lessons:原意是上笛子課.
7)talent:天資,才能.
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聽力練習(xí):
DIALOG 86
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!__________ playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,____ ______ _____,doesn’t it?I wish __ ______ _____ a musical instrument.
laurance--______ ____ _____ _____ _______?
soony--No,but my sister does.________,she’s pretty ______ ___ ___.
laurance--I ______ flute lessons for __ _______ ___ _____,but I never ________ to play very well.I guess I don’t have any ________ _______.
soony--Oh,that’s not _____.You sing _____ _____.I can’t ______ do that!
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參考譯文：
laurance--你聽!有人在彈鋼琴.
soony--是的,真好聽,不是嗎?我要是會(huì)演奏什么樂器就好了.
laurance--你不是會(huì)拉提琴嗎?
soony--不會(huì).我姐姐會(huì)拉.說實(shí)在的,她小提琴拉得相當(dāng)好.
laurance--我學(xué)過一兩年笛子.但我從來沒有吹好過.我想我沒有什么音樂天賦.
soony--噢,那可不是.你歌唱得非常好.我連唱歌都不會(huì).
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The other night certainly was an interesting one,wasn’t it?
soony--You enjoyed it,then?
laurance--Immensely.I don’t think I’ve ever been with such a stimulating group of people.
soony--They are lively,aren’t they?I think they’re one of the liveliest groups I’ve ever been with.
laurance--I certainly got my mind stretched!I think it was shrinking!
soony--I find that’s true with me,too.One needs that kind of company now and again just to keep the old gray matter from getting stagnant!
laurance--Will the group be meeting again soon?
soony--Not for another two months.We’re taking a month’s break because so many of us are going to be on vacation.
laurance--Well,let me know when you’re going to meet again.I’d like to join you.
soony--Don’t worry.I will.
===========================================================
注解
1）immensely:非常地（=I enjoyed it immensely.）
2）stimulating:有激發(fā)性的，激勵(lì)人的。
3）got my min stretched: strech愿意為“伸展”“使開闊”這是與have sth. done類似的結(jié)構(gòu)。
4）shrink:萎縮，退化。
5）company:朋友，伙伴。
6）gray matter:（人腦）白質(zhì)；（俚語）人腦，智力。
7）keep...from getting stagnant":防止頭腦僵化。
stagnant原意為“停滯”；“遲鈍”
8）Not for another two months=The group will not be meeting
again for another two months.
===========================================================
聽力練習(xí)：
DIALOG 89
AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT
laurance--The _______ ______ certainly was ___ ________ ____,wasn’t it?
soony--____ ______ ____,then?
laurance--_________.I don’t think I’ve ever been with _____ ___ _______ _______ ___ people.
soony--_____ ____ ______,aren’t they?I think they’re ____
__ ___ ____ ________ _______ I’ve ever been with.
laurance--I certainly ____ ____ _____ _________! I think
it was __________!
soony--I find ______ _____ ____ ___,too.One needs that
_____ ___ _______ now and again just to _____ the
old gray matter _____ _______ ________!
laurance--_____ ____ _____ ___ ______ ______ ______?
soony--Not for another two months.We’re taking __ _______
_______ because so many of us are going ___ ___ ___
________.
laurance--Well,____ ____ ____ when you’re going to meet
again.____ _____ ___ _____ ____.
soony--Don’t worry.I will.
===========================================================
參考譯文：
laurance--那天晚上的聚會(huì)非常有意思,你說是嗎?
soony--那么說你很樂意來了.
laurance--非常樂意,我還從來沒和這樣一些思想活躍的人相處過...
soony--他們很活躍,是不?我想他們是我接觸過的活躍的一些人.
laurance--我和他們呆了一晚上,長了不少見識(shí).以前真是思想閉塞.
soony--我也有同樣感覺.人就得時(shí)不時(shí)地結(jié)交一些這樣的朋友,才能防止思想僵化.
laurance--你們不久還會(huì)聚會(huì)嗎？
soony--這兩個(gè)月內(nèi)是不會(huì)聚會(huì)了。因?yàn)樵S多人要去休假，我們中止活動(dòng)一個(gè)月
laurance--哦，你們再聚會(huì)時(shí)告訴我一聲。我很愿意參加。
soony--別擔(dān)心，我會(huì)告訴你的。
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DIALOG 37
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--Did you watch the game last might?
soony--I sure did.I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!
laurance--I think it was one of the best games I’ve ever seen.
soony--Me too.I thought both teams played super ball.Too bad one had to lose.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were evenly matched.It could have gone either way!
soony--That shot that won in the last fifteen seconds was really something.
===========================================================
注解:
1）I wouldn’t...for anything.此句是虛擬語氣。for anything=no matter what had happened.
2）played super ball:球踢得好極了。
3）evenly matched:勢均力敵。match是“相匹配”之意。
4）It could have gone either way.=Either team could have won or lost.It指的是球賽的結(jié)果。因?yàn)閷?shí)際上輸贏已定，所以此句用了虛擬語氣，反映說話人的看法而已。
5）really someting:意思是“非同尋常的事情?！?BR> ===========================================================
DIALOG 88
AFTER THE GAME
laurance--___ ____ ______ ____ _____ _______?
soony--I sure did.___ ______ _____ ______ ______ for anything!
laurance--I think it was ____ ___ ____ _____ games _____ _____ _____.
soony--Me too.I thought ____ _____ _____ ______ ______.Too
bad one had to _____.
laurance--Yeah.I thought they were ________ ______. __ ___________ _____ ________ _____!
soony--That shot ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ _______ _______ was really something.
===========================================================
參考譯文：
laurance--昨晚你看球賽了嗎？
soony--當(dāng)然看了。說什么我也不能不看這場球賽。
laurance--我認(rèn)為這是我看到的精彩的一場比賽。
soony--我也這么看。我認(rèn)為雙方都踢得極好?？上Э傆幸环降幂?。
laurance--是的。我認(rèn)為雙方勢均力敵，都有可能或輸或贏。
soony--后十五秒時(shí)射進(jìn)的那一球確實(shí)了不起。
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DIALOG 38
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!Somebody’s playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,it sounds nice,doesn’t it?I wish I could play a musical instrument.
laurance--Don’t you play the violin?
soony--No,but my sister does.Actually,she’s pretty good at it.
laurance--I took flute lessons for a couple of years,but I never learned to play very well.I guess I don’t have any musical talent.
soony--Oh,that’s not true.You sing very well.I can’t even do that!
===========================================================
注解：
1)play the piano:說演奏某種樂器時(shí),樂器前要加定冠詞,下句中還有play the violin.
2)It sounds nice...:sound是系動(dòng)詞,nice是表語.此句與you look happy是同樣的結(jié)構(gòu).
3)wish用以表示愿望,其賓語從句中的動(dòng)詞必須要虛擬語氣.
4)musical instrument:樂器.
5)She’s...good at it:be good at sth.是擅長做某事.
6)took flute lessons:原意是上笛子課.
7)talent:天資,才能.
===========================================================
聽力練習(xí):
DIALOG 86
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!__________ playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,____ ______ _____,doesn’t it?I wish __ ______ _____ a musical instrument.
laurance--______ ____ _____ _____ _______?
soony--No,but my sister does.________,she’s pretty ______ ___ ___.
laurance--I ______ flute lessons for __ _______ ___ _____,but I never ________ to play very well.I guess I don’t have any ________ _______.
soony--Oh,that’s not _____.You sing _____ _____.I can’t ______ do that!
===========================================================
參考譯文：
laurance--你聽!有人在彈鋼琴.
soony--是的,真好聽,不是嗎?我要是會(huì)演奏什么樂器就好了.
laurance--你不是會(huì)拉提琴嗎?
soony--不會(huì).我姐姐會(huì)拉.說實(shí)在的,她小提琴拉得相當(dāng)好.
laurance--我學(xué)過一兩年笛子.但我從來沒有吹好過.我想我沒有什么音樂天賦.
soony--噢,那可不是.你歌唱得非常好.我連唱歌都不會(huì).