Robert： I bought New Scientist magazine this week, Dad.

罗伯特：爸爸，我买了本周的《新科学家》杂志。
William： Did you? I'll give you the money for that. How much did you pay for it?

威廉：是吗？我把钱给你。你花了多少钱？
Robert： It cost ￡3.70 (three pounds severity).

罗伯特：3.7英镑。
William： Here you are. I enjoy New Scientist, too. I'll read it after you.

威廉：给。我也爱看《新科学家》。你看完我看。
Robert： There's a piece in it about a giant squid. It's on show at the Natural History Museum.

罗伯特：里面有一篇关于巨型鱿鱼的文章。这只鱿鱼在自然历史博物馆展览。
Robert： It's 9 metres long.

罗伯特：它有9米长。
William： Nine metres ... that's about 30 feet. That's as long as a London bus!

威廉：9米……大约30英尺。和伦敦的公共汽车一样长！
Robert： I know. Its eyes are as big as plates, and its suckers are as big as a man's leg.

罗伯特：我知道。它的眼睛有盘子那么大，吸盘像人腿一样粗。
William： That's amazing.

威廉：太不可思议了.
Robert： Can we go and see it, Dad?

罗伯特：我们能去看看吗，爸爸？
William： Yes, of course. We'll go on Sunday morning. The rest of the family will be at the athletics.

威廉：当然。我们周日上午去。到时家里有其他人会去看田径比赛。