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标题: 【流行美语第2课】痛改前非,重新开始! [打印本页]

作者: leyla    时间: 2012-6-21 13:18     标题: 【流行美语第2课】痛改前非,重新开始!

[audio]http://f1.w.hjfile.cn/doc/201107/pa37335.mp3[/audio]
李华和Larry在讨论晚饭吃什么。他们会用到两个常用语:turn a new leaf和take baby steps.
        Larry: I'm starving, Lihua! What should we eat for dinner today?
        LH: 晚饭?只要不吃你的最爱 - 汉堡包和薯条 - 就行!
Larry: What are you talking about? I wasn't planning on eating fast food!
        LH: 我才不信呢。不是汉堡包,那一定是炸鸡!
Larry: Nope. Lihua, I know I used to eat a lot of unhealthy fast food in the past, but now I've turned a new leaf - I'm never going to eat fast food again!
        LH: You turned a leaf? 什么意思?
Larry: To turn a new leaf means to start over fresh - to totally get rid of bad habits and start over new again.
        LH: 哦,to turn a new leaf,就是甩掉坏习惯,从头开始,
Larry: Right. Lately, my bad eating habits have been making me feel just awful. So, I decided to turn a new leaf and start eating only fresh, healthy foods - starting today.
        LH: 你说,因为你一直吃垃圾食品,感觉身体状态很差,所以你要痛改前非,从今天开始吃健康食品!太好了, Larry!
        Larry: Lihua, I have been gaining a little weight lately... But, that will all change now that I turned a new leaf and started living a healthy lifestyle!
        LH: 哈,你要从头开始,过健康生活! Larry, 你真能做到么?
Larry: No problem, Lihua! When I make a decision, I stay with it!
        LH: 是么?我昨天刚买了一大袋你最喜欢的薯片,既然你已经走上了健康生活之路。这些薯片,就由我替你消灭吧!
Larry: Ah? You mean, you bought some Lays Double - Cheese and Sour Cream Potato Chips?
        LH: 对啊,就是你最喜欢吃的,双层奶酪加酸奶油口味! 好可惜啊,早知道你turned a new leaf, 我就不浪费钱了。
Larry: Well, wait a minute, Lihua. We can't just let your money go to waste. Maybe I can just eat a little bit now to hold me over until we have dinner...
        LH: 什么?你想在吃饭前先来些薯片垫垫底?你刚才还说从今天起再也不吃垃圾食品了呢!
Larry: Oh, Lihua! But I can't just turn a whole new leaf all at once - that would be too difficult. Maybe I can just take baby steps towards my goal.
        LH: 你是说,你不可能一下子把生活方式全改变,所以得take baby steps。我猜,这就是慢慢来,循序渐进,对么?
Larry: Yes! I could make slow progress towards my goal. You know, like taking small baby steps.
        LH: 可你的“慢慢来”是指多慢?不会要10年吧!
Larry: Lihua, if I take baby steps, even though the whole process will take a lot more time, it will be a lot less difficult. It's like getting into a swimming pool. First, you have to put your foot in to see if the water is cold. Then, put both legs in. Then, slowly...
        LH: 这也太慢了!直接跳进游泳池,多痛快!
Larry: I don't know how to swim!
        LH: 行啦,Larry! 我看你不用慢慢来,拖拖拉拉地更难受!
Larry: With that bag of chips calling my name over there, I'm already in pain, Lihua! I gotta have some!
        LH: 啊?Larry, 你的健康生活呢?这么快就放弃啦?
(抢薯片袋的声音)
Larry: Give me that bag! I promise I'll only eat a little bit! I'm making baby steps towards my goal of eating healthy!
        LH: 哼,给你给你!
Larry: Thank you very much! Man, I haven't had these in so long - hey, wait a minute. These are...dried banana chips?
        LH: 没错,这些是干香蕉片! Larry, I've turned a new leaf in my live as well.
        Larry: Huh? What leaf?
        LH: 我以前总是纵容你,给你买垃圾食品,现在,我也要从新来过。我发誓:以后再也不给你买这些不健康的吃的了。咱们就一起努力吧!
        今天李华学了两个常用语,一个是to turn a new leaf,意思是“从新开始,痛改前非”。另一个是take baby steps,意思是“慢慢来,循序渐进”。
作者: kobe    时间: 2012-6-21 17:34

现在有音频了!呵呵 这样练口语最好了
作者: kobe    时间: 2012-6-21 17:37

I mean like the kind of conversation
作者: leyla    时间: 2012-6-21 20:03

回复 3# kobe


    I like it too ,so interesting ,thank you
作者: tingroom    时间: 2012-6-22 15:58

对哦,有音频了。
作者: leyla    时间: 2012-6-22 16:03

回复 5# tingroom


    对啊,自从看了那个视频我觉得还是口语最重要,学习这么多关键还是要能说,讨厌大学里面的等级考试。。
作者: 心魔作祟    时间: 2012-6-22 22:43

这种方式很好啊,呵呵,真的很不错,还能看得懂。又学了个短语。
Thanks leyla!
作者: leyla    时间: 2012-6-22 23:21

回复 7# 心魔作祟


   hehe你们喜欢就好,喜欢的话天天来看,不错我还是喜欢看有视频的,以后有什么好的视频会在这里跟你们分享的,谢谢支持哦




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