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耶鲁大学校园英语情景对话11:骷髅会(mp3+中英)

2016-10-23来源:和谐英语

A: Hello, James! Why are you in such a hurry?

A:你好,詹姆斯,怎么这么匆忙?

J: I’m going to the library. It closes at 6 o’clock p.m. and now it’s approaching half past five.

J:我要去图书馆。6点钟就闭馆了,现在已经快5点半了。

A: I’m going to renew my books in the library. We can go together. Do you find any interesting book recently?

A:我也要去图书馆续借,我们可以一起走。最近又看到什么有趣的书吗?

J: Yeah. I’m reading a book about the culture of American universities. I'm especially interested about the secret societies in the universities.

J:我最近在读一本关于美国大学校园文化的书。我对那些大学里的秘密组织非常有 兴趣。

A: Secret societies?

A:秘密组织?

J: Yes, like Skull and Bones at Yale University.

J:是啊,比如说耶鲁大学的骷髅会。

A: I never heard about it. What do they do in the secret society?

A:我从没听说过。他们在秘密组织里都做什么呢?

J: Well, there are a lot of speculations about Skull and Bones. But its members are forbidden to talk about it to outsiders. So, it’s still a mystery to the public.

J:现在有很多关于骷髅会的揣测,但是骷髅会禁止其成员跟外人谈论它。所以对大 众来说,骷髅会仍然是个谜。

A: Then who can become the members of the Skull and Bones?

A:那谁有资格成为骷髅会的会员呢?

J: To become a member of Skull and Bones, one must have notable family background, have received good education and have his/her own capabilities.

J:要想成为骷髅会的一员,必须要有显赫的家庭背景,受过良好的教育,同时还具 备超强的个人能力。

A: So the members are all very powerful!

A:所以它的成员都是位高权重的人了?

J: Exactly!

J:没错!

A: Here is the library. Let’s borrow books first.

A:图书馆到了。我们先去借书吧。

J: Ok.

J:好的。