疯狂英语口语现场 Un03_3

[06:07.70]American:  Yes.  I have three sons.  Actually I also have a grandson.
[06:10.52]——有。我有三个儿子。实际上我还有一个孙子。
[06:13.34]Chinese:  To tell you the truth, sometimes I regret having a baby so early.
[06:16.37]——说老实话，有时候我后悔这么早有个小孩。
[06:19.40]I have been making so many sacrifices
[06:21.53]我做了这么多牺牲就是
[06:23.66]just because my husband insisted on keeping the baby.
[06:26.34]因为我老公坚持要生下这个小孩。
[06:29.02]At that time I couldn’t depend on anyone taking care of the children for me.
[06:33.80]——我可以理解。我以前跟你一样。那时候我不能指望谁帮我照看小孩。
[06:38.58]My husband seldom stayed at home.
[06:40.60]我的丈夫很少在家。
[06:42.63]Chinese:  What about your mother?  Did she help you?
[06:44.75]——你的妈妈呢？她有没有帮你？
[06:46.88]American:  Yes, she did a little.
[06:48.41]——有，她帮过我一点点。
[06:49.94]But you see, Americans are different from Chinese.
[06:52.17]但是你知道的，美国人不同于中国人。
[06:54.41]You can’t depend on your own mother to be a full-time babysitter.
[06:56.98]你不能指望你自己的妈妈做一个全职保姆
[06:59.55]She could baby-sit only once or twice a week.  That’s it.
[07:02.49]她只能一周照看一两次。就这样。
[07:05.43]I had to care for them most of the time.
[07:07.35]大部分时间我还得自己照料。
[07:09.27]Chinese:  I see.  So if my little family goes to America,
[07:11.95]我明白了。所以如果我们去了美国，
[07:14.63]I would end up taking care of my child all the time.
[07:17.15]我就会终日带着我的小孩。
[07:19.67]My husband would have to make the bread for us.
[07:21.69]我老公得去为我们生计
[07:23.72]I just don’t know how I would get some education
[07:26.15]我只是不知道我怎样才会受教育，
[07:28.57]and be able to get a job some day.
[07:30.65]然后有天能够找份工作。
[07:32.73]American:  Don’t worry.   You can take night classes.
[07:34.91]——不要担心。你可以上夜校。
[07:37.09]I did that when I had kids.
[07:38.92]我有小孩的时候，我就是这么做的。
[07:40.75]And soon your child will be old enough to attend kindergarten.
[07:43.33]而且不久你的小孩就会够年龄上幼儿园
[07:45.92]Then you could find a job and work.
[07:47.80]那么你就可以找份工作上班了。
[07:49.68]Chinese:  Sounds not so easy to me.
[07:51.51]听起来不这么简单。
[07:53.34]When that happens, I will be too old to learn.
[07:55.72]当那一天到来时，我都会老得学不了了。
[07:58.09]American:  No.  You see,
[07:59.82]不会的。你知道吗，
[08:01.54]I went back to school to get my Master’s Degree when I was in my thirties.
[08:04.41]我重回学校拿到硕士文凭时都三十多岁了。
[08:07.29]You won't be older than that.
[08:08.87]你不会超过那个年龄的。
[08:10.45]A:  Darling, I have news for you.
[08:12.93]亲爱的，我有个小消息告诉你。
[08:15.41]Bobby and his wife, Evelyn, are going to have a baby soon.
[08:17.84]波比和他的妻子伊芙琳就要生孩子了
[08:20.27]B:  Really?  I thought his wife couldn’t have a baby.
[08:22.45]——真的吗？我原以为他的妻子不能生小孩。
[08:24.63]A:  Actually they’re expecting the baby to come on my birthday.
[08:27.15]——他们的小孩预计竟然会在我生日的那天出生。
[08:29.68]B:  Oh, what a coincidence!  I bet Bobby must be very happy about it.
[08:32.55]噢，这么巧！我猜波比肯定很高兴。
[08:35.42]He likes children and always wants a child of his own.
[08:37.84]他喜欢小孩，而且一直都想有个自己的小孩。
[08:40.25]A:  In fact, they’re both very excited about the coming baby.
[08:42.67]实际上，对于即将要出生的小孩，他们两个都很兴奋。
[08:45.09]Evelyn imagines what their baby would be look like,
[08:47.27]既然一个父母是美国人，另一个又是中国人，
[08:49.45]since one parent is American and the other one is Chinese.
[08:52.08]伊芙琳想象着他们的小孩将会是个什么样子。
[08:54.70]B:  Oh, right.  Now I know why they would want to see our boy.
[08:57.34]噢，是啊。现在我知道他们为什么会想看到我们的小孩了。
[08:59.98]It’s hard to imagine the wonder!  Are they expecting a boy or a girl?
[09:02.76]这种奇迹是很难想象的！他们的小孩会是个男孩还是女孩？