疯狂英语口语现场 Un01_3

[06:37.22]Jill:Yes.He's never said anything so I never told him.
[06:39.95]——是的,他从未说过什么,因此我也从未告诉过他.
[06:42.68]But now that he's getting older…
[06:44.51]但现在他越来越大了……
[06:46.33]Eddie:You think it's better that he should be told?
[06:48.36]——你认为他应该知道实情比较好吗?
[06:50.38]Jill:Yes,he's too old to believe in that type of things.
[06:53.02]——是的,他太大了,不应该相信那种事情.
[06:55.66]And I'd rather tell him before the kids at school do.
[06:58.09]而且我宁愿在学校的孩子们告诉他以前告诉他.
[07:00.52]Eddie:  That happened to my oldest girl.
[07:02.24]——以前我的大女儿也是这样.
[07:03.97]She became really upset when her classmates told her Santa wasn't real.
[07:06.79]当她的同学告诉她圣诞老人不是真的时候,她变得很伤心.
[07:09.61]Jill:  I can understand.I was lucky with my oldest;
[07:12.24]——我能理解.我幸运我的大女儿没有这种麻烦,
[07:14.86]she figured it out by herself and didn't tell my son.
[07:17.64]她自己猜出圣诞老人是假的,但没有告诉我儿子.
[07:20.42]Eddie: Well,when you tell him,be gentle.
[07:22.45]——唔,那你告诉他时,温和一点.
[07:24.47]It's hard for kids to find out something like that.
[07:26.60]对小孩来说,得知那样的事是很难承受的.
[07:28.73]Gary:Ok,honey,time to take down the Christmas tree.
[07:31.67]——行了,亲爱的,该拿走圣诞树上的东西了.
[07:34.61]Martha: Do we have to?
[07:36.14]——必须拿下吗?
[07:37.67]Gary:Come on,it's losing needles all the time and the branches are sagging.
[07:40.30]——快点,它总是往下掉松针,而且树枝已下垂.
[07:42.94]Martha:It's not that bad;besides it really looks nice in that corner.
[07:46.06]——没那么糟糕;况且放在那个角落里看上去确实很好.
[07:49.19]It gives the room a good atmosphere.
[07:51.22]它使房间有个好气氛.
[07:53.26]Gary:A good atmosphere?
[07:54.84]——好气氛?
[07:56.42]The tree is falling apart,and it's messing up the room.
[07:58.75]圣诞树都七零八落了,还使房间里乱糟糟的.
[08:01.07]Martha:But it makes the place feel so much like Christmas.
[08:03.64]——但它使这里感觉像过圣诞节一样.
[08:06.22]I'd really hate to have to take it down.
[08:08.40]我实在不愿拿下它.
[08:10.58]Gary:  But Christmas was two weeks ago!
[08:12.41]——但是圣诞节已经过去两个星期了.
[08:14.24]It's been there only because we've been too busy to get rid of it.
[08:16.72]它还留在那是因为我们一直太忙,没有时间清理它.
[08:19.20]Martha:I know,but it seems like such a shame to have to take it away.
[08:22.03]——我知道,但是拿走它似乎是个遗憾。
[08:24.87]Gary: But it's falling apart,
[08:26.45]——但是它正变得七零八落,
[08:28.03]and the cat keeps playing with the lower branches.
[08:30.16]猫还总是玩弄下面的树枝.
[08:32.29]Martha:I know,I know.
[08:33.91]——我知道,我知道.
[08:35.53]But it reminds me of the great Christmas we just had.
[08:38.16]但它使我想起了我们刚刚度过的快乐的圣诞节.
[08:40.80]All of us were here--my parents,your parents,the kids,and the cousins
[08:44.49]所有的人都在──我的父母,你的父母，孩子们和堂兄弟姐妹们
[08:48.17]-- the food was good,and everybody got what they wanted.
[08:50.65]──食物很好,并且每个人都得到了所想要的.
[08:53.13]Gary:Yeah,it was a good Christmas.
[08:55.05]——是的,是一个愉快的圣诞节.
[08:56.97]It won't always be this good,but we can't make it last longer than it should.
[08:59.79]它不会总是这样好,但我们不能使它持续太长的时间.
[09:02.62]Martha:Ok,fine.We need to take down the tree.
[09:05.24]——是,行.我们需要拿走圣诞树.
[09:07.87]Gary:I'll make a deal with you.
[09:09.38]——我向你说定了.
[09:10.90]We'll leave it up until Sunday,and then we'll take it down after church.
[09:13.56]我们将把它保留至星期天,做完礼拜后再拿下它.
[09:16.23]Martha:Ok,good.
[09:17.66]——行,好吧.
[09:19.10] 4  Words and Expressions
[09:22.44]1. agronomist
[09:24.36]农(艺)学家
[09:26.28]2. date back to
[09:28.36]属于,始于某时期
[09:30.44]3. ornament
[09:32.16]装饰品
[09:33.88]4. clean up
[09:35.66]打扫;整理,清理
[09:37.44]5. wrapping paper
[09:39.32]包装纸
[09:41.20]6. Christian
[09:42.97]基督教的,基督教徒
[09:44.75]7. Jewish
[09:46.44]犹太人的,犹太教的
[09:48.12]8. offend
[09:49.85]冒犯;触怒;伤害...的感情
[09:51.57]9. sag
[09:53.31]松弛,下陷,(物价)下跌,漂流