视听原文

Perhaps we'd better try storytelling.
也许我们该试试讲故事。
You tell me one.
你给我讲一个吧。
No, I can't. I'd feel funny.
不，我不会，我觉得很好笑。
You're not a baby.
你已经不是个孩子了。
Well, pretend I am. Don't be silly.
好吧，假装我是小孩不行么。 别傻了。
Go on. No.
来嘛。 不。
You tell me one.
你给我讲一个吧。
I don't know any. There you are, then.
我不会讲故事啊。 那算了吧。
What about a quiz?
猜谜怎么样？
I spy with my little eye... Oh, not that. It's childish, James.
我用我的眼睛寻找... 噢，别说了，那个太孩子气了，James。
Or it says here, "Discuss the changed conditions after an attack,
或者像这样，“讨论袭击过后局势会变成什么样儿，
and consider how to overcome or adapt to them."
以及考虑怎么去克服，或是适应新的情况。”
Well um... um... let's start on that one, dear.
好吧，嗯..嗯..让我们开始做这个吧，亲爱的。
Who's going to start the ball rolling, eh?
谁先开头呢，呃？
Shall I kick off, eh? Eh?
我来吧，嗯？
Right. Here goes.
好的，开始吧。
I think er... we could overcome the changed conditions after an attack
我想..呃..我们能够通过增肥
Um...
唔...
by er... all pulling our weight,
克服袭击后的种种变化，
putting our shoulders to the wheel,
把肩膀转过去，
so that we all pull together, now that our backs are against the wall.
这样我们就靠在一起，现在我们背对着墙。
And we can show these Jerries...
可以让那些德国人..
I mean Russkies, just what we think of them.
我是说俄国人，瞧瞧我们是怎么看待他们的。
And um... Well, that's all, I think.
还有，嗯..好吧，就是这些了，我想的话。
Hooray, James! You ought to be a politician.
真不错，James！你该成为一个政治家。
It says, "Reading aloud to pass the time is a good idea."
这儿说，“大声朗诵以消磨时间是不错的选择。”

重点讲解

重点单词：
1、pretend
vi. 假装，伪装，佯装
adj. 假装的
vt. 假装，伪装，模拟
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.
有时候那个男孩子假装睡着了。
2、overcome
vt. 克服；胜过
vi. 克服；得胜
The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.
考试的前一晚我被恐惧与绝望困扰着。
3、childish
adj. 幼稚的，孩子气的
It's time you gave over such childish behaviour.
该是你停止这类幼稚行为的时候了。
重点短语：
1、kick off
[足球]中线开球；[口]（使）开始；[美，口]死；踢开
They kicked off an hour ago.
他们是1小时前开球的。
2、start on
v. 开始进行
Before you start on these chapters, clear your head.
在你开始这些章之前，先理清思路。
考考你（翻译）：
1、我在情况不好的时候假装一切真地没事。
2、居民们正设法逃出大火，却被烟熏倒了。
3、展览从10月24日开始。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、They have asked the residents to remain in their homes.
2、We already have our core team in place.
3、Such events occur only when the external conditions are favourable.