Ez talk美语会话志第85期(MP3+双语字幕):Grand prize!
日期:2014-11-07 08:23

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英文原文:

Tim from purchasing arrives
Tim: Hey, Joice. What a coincidence! Our seats are right next to each other again!
Joice: Huh. I guess I'm just lucky...
Tim: Did you hear what the grand prize is this year? A two-week vacation to America!
Joice: Wow! Who donated that prize!
Tim: Funny that you should ask. Actually, it's from one of the companies I work with! You know, I work with some of the largest travel agencies in Taiwan!
Joice: Oh...well, look! Here comes another dish! I think it's chicken.


参考译文:

采购部提姆到了
提 姆:嘿,乔伊丝。真巧!我们又正好坐在隔壁了!
乔伊丝:呃,大概是我运气好吧……
提 姆:你听说今年的头奖是什么了吗?两星期的美国假期!
乔伊丝:哇!那奖品是谁送的!
提 姆:你真是问对人了。其实,这是跟我合作的一家公司给的。你也知道,我跟一些台湾的大旅行社有往来!
乔伊丝:喔……快看!又要上菜了!我猜八成是鸡。


重点词汇:

coincidence (n.)  
巧合
A: I just happen to have all the same classes as my ex-boyfriend. 我上的课碰巧跟我前任男友完全一样。
B: What an unfortunate coincidence! 真是不幸的巧合!
donate (v.)  
捐赠
A: Your father donated one million dollars to our organization! 你父亲捐了一百万元给我们的机构!
B: He's a very generous man. 他是个很慷慨的人。
grand prize  
最大奖,第一特奖
travel agency  
旅行社
A: How do you get such cheap airplane tickets? 你是怎么拿到这么便宜的机票?
B: I have a friend that works in a travel agency. 我有个朋友在旅行社工作。

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重点单词
  • donatevt. 捐赠,转移(电子) vi. 捐款
  • generousadj. 慷慨的,宽宏大量的,丰盛的,味浓的
  • coincidencen. 巧合,同时发生
  • unfortunateadj. 不幸的,令人遗憾的,不成功的 n. 不幸的人