美语会话实录第149期(MP3+文本):Too good to be true

英文原文:

Walking into the laundry room
Beth: I'm in heaven! A Whirlpool dryer!
LL: I love them, too. Let's move into the kitchen. Wait until you see the refrigerator.
Beth: [Opening the refrigerator doors] This is too good to be true.
LL: And the stove is brand new. You know how to use a gas stove, right?
Beth: Yes. We've lived in Taiwan for a while. I had a gas stove in the States, too.
LL: It's better for cooking Chinese food. Well, what do you think?
Beth: We love it. But we'd like to know about the neighbors.

参考译文:

走进洗衣间
贝丝：我到天堂了！惠而浦的干衣机！
房东：我也很喜欢。我们去厨房吧。等看到冰箱，你会更兴奋。
贝丝：（打开冰箱门）这根本是在作梦。
房东：炉子也是全新的。你知道怎么用瓦斯炉，对吧？
贝丝：知道。我们在台湾住一阵子了。我在美国也有一个瓦斯炉。
房东：煮中国菜比较方便。所以，你们的想法如何？
贝丝：我们很喜欢这间房子。不过我们想了解一下邻居。

重点词汇:

laundry room
洗衣间
The laundry room is so steamy I should bring my towel and pretend it's a spa.
洗衣间热气弥漫到我得带条毛巾假装我是在做spa。
Whirlpool
“惠而浦”是美国家电品牌，而whirlpool这个字原本是“漩涡”、“按摩浴池”的意思
Watch me make whirlpools with my boat paddle!
看我用船桨制造出的漩涡！
Wait until...
等到…就知道了。这个句型用在要对方别大惊小怪，接下来要经历的才叫厉害
Yes, he loves her-- wait until you see the engagement ring!
他是爱她没错——等你看到订婚戒指就知道了！