今天的這段對話,在討論如果中了彩票,
如果你中了彩票會怎么做
來聽今天的講解:
A: James!
詹姆斯!
B: Yo!
嗨!
A: if you had a million dollars...
如果你有一百萬美元……
B: Mm-hm...
嗯……
A: if you won the lottery...
如果你中了彩票……
B: Yes.
是的。
A: What would you do?
你會怎么做?
B: I would buy a small island, build a house there, and invest the rest of my money so that I would never have to work again.
我會買一座小島,在上面建一座房屋,并且把所有的錢都拿來投資,這樣我就不用再工作了。
A: OK, So are you talking a tropical island, or...
好的,你想買熱帶小島,還是……
B: A tropical island, yeah, or maybe I would give it all to charity and have a bridge named after me.
我喜歡熱帶島嶼,也許我會把所有錢都捐給慈善機構(gòu),并且用我的名字捐建一座橋。
A: That's two different things there. How bout the island? Would you want to be alone, on a secluded island or?
這完全是兩碼事。那買小島呢?你是想一個人生活在荒島上,還是?
B: No, I would want all of my friends to come and visit me often.
不,我希望我的朋友能經(jīng)常來看我。
A: OK. Nice. So how would you pass the time on this island?
很棒。你在島上要怎么打發(fā)時間?
B: I would read books. I would study. I would go swimming, go fishing, and play with my dog.
我會讀書,學習。我會去游泳,釣魚,和我的狗一起玩。
A: OK. Do think money can make people happy, can buy happiness?
好的。你覺得金錢能使人高興嗎,能換來幸福嗎?
B: No, but it can sometimes make it easier. It depends on what you buy.
不能,但有時能讓人活得更好。這取決于你怎么花錢了。