美语会话实录第85期(MP3+文本):Grand prize!

英文原文:

Tim from purchasing arrives
Tim: Hey, Joice. What a coincidence! Our seats are right next to each other again!
Joice: Huh. I guess I'm just lucky...
Tim: Did you hear what the grand prize is this year? A two-week vacation to America!
Joice: Wow! Who donated that prize!
Tim: Funny that you should ask. Actually, it's from one of the companies I work with! You know, I work with some of the largest travel agencies in Taiwan!
Joice: Oh...well, look! Here comes another dish! I think it's chicken.

参考译文:

采购部提姆到了
提　姆：嘿，乔伊丝。真巧！我们又正好坐在隔壁了！
乔伊丝：呃，大概是我运气好吧……
提　姆：你听说今年的头奖是什么了吗？两星期的美国假期！
乔伊丝：哇！那奖品是谁送的！
提　姆：你真是问对人了。其实，这是跟我合作的一家公司给的。你也知道，我跟一些台湾的大旅行社有往来！
乔伊丝：喔……快看！又要上菜了！我猜八成是鸡。

重点词汇:

coincidence (n.) 　
巧合
A: I just happen to have all the same classes as my ex-boyfriend. 我上的课碰巧跟我前任男友完全一样。
B: What an unfortunate coincidence! 真是不幸的巧合！
donate (v.) 　
捐赠
A: Your father donated one million dollars to our organization! 你父亲捐了一百万元给我们的机构！
B: He's a very generous man. 他是个很慷慨的人。
grand prize 　
最大奖，第一特奖
travel agency 　
旅行社
A: How do you get such cheap airplane tickets? 你是怎么拿到这么便宜的机票？
B: I have a friend that works in a travel agency. 我有个朋友在旅行社工作。