英語初級口語對話 10：Ron的媒體選擇

　　英語初級口語對話正常語速10：Ron's Media Choices

　　Mari: Hi, this is Mari. I'm here with Ron. Today, we'll talk about types of entertainment and how often we do these things. Let's first start with watching TV. Ron, how often do you watch TV?

　　Mari：嗨，我是Mari和Ron一起為大家繼續(xù)談?wù)搳蕵泛投嗑脢蕵芬淮巍Ｊ紫葟目措娨曢_始。Ron，你多久看一次電視呢?

　　Ron: Usually I watch TV every day. I don't watch TV very long but I usually watch TV every day. Usually I watch the news.

　　Ron：通常每天都會看。我不會看很長時間，但每天都會看，通常是看新聞。

　　Mari: Why just the news?

　　Mari：為什么只看新聞呢?

　　Ron: I like to know what's going on in the world, so I usually watch CNN or BBC.

　　Ron：我想知道世界發(fā)生了什么?所以我通?？碈NN和BBC。

　　Mari: And that's it. Nothing else?

　　Mari：就這些，沒有了嗎?

　　Ron: Usually, yes.

　　Ron：通常是的。

　　Mari: Usually?

　　Mari: 通常?

　　Ron: Other than that, sometimes I'll watch sporting events such as baseball or football.

　　Ron：除了那個，有時候我還看體育比賽，比如棒球和足球。

　　Mari: But that's it?

　　Mari：就這些?

　　Ron: Yeah.

　　Ron：是的。

　　Mari: OK, next, do you go to the movies? How often do you go to the movies?

　　Mari：好的，接下來，你去看電影嗎?你多久去看一次呢?

　　Ron: I don't go to the movies very often, maybe twice a year, I would say.

　　Ron：我很少去看電影，一年大概就兩次。

　　Mari: That's it.

　　Mari: 就這樣

　　Ron: Yeah.

　　Ron: 恩。

　　Mari: Do you rent movies?

　　Mari：你租看電影嗎?

　　Ron: I rent movies more than I go to the cinema, but also not very often.

　　Ron：租的比看的跟多，但也不會經(jīng)常租。

　　Mari: What kind of movies do you like?

　　Mari：你喜歡什么類型的電影啊?

　　Ron: I like funny movies. Comedies.

　　Ron：我喜歡搞笑的電影，喜劇。

　　Mari: Comedies. What's the most recent movie you watched?

　　Mari：喜劇，你看過的最近一部影片是什么?

　　Ron: I watched Home Alone last night but it was on TV. I didn't rent the movie.

　　Ron：我昨晚在電視上看了獨自在家。沒有租看。

　　Mari: OK. How often do you read books?

　　Mari：好的，你多久一次看書呢?

　　Ron: I don't like reading, so I don't read books very often. The only time I do read books is for school purposes.

　　Ron：我不喜歡看書，很少閱讀，只是上學(xué)的時候看過。

　　Mari: What kind of books do you read for school?

　　Mari：你讀什么樣的書?

　　Ron: Well, my major is International Relations, so usually I read International Relations books, if I have to read.

　　Ron: 額，我的專業(yè)是國際關(guān)系，通常如果我要讀的話，我就看國際關(guān)系方面的書。

　　Mari: If you have to read. So nothing? No books for pleasure?

　　Mari：如果你不得不閱讀，沒有了?沒有什么書是為了休閑嗎?

　　Ron: Not for entertainment.

　　Ron: 不是為了娛樂。

　　Mari: So when you're on the airplane, you don't read?

　　Mari：當(dāng)你坐飛機時，你不看書嗎?

　　Ron: No. I try to watch the movies on the airplane.

　　Ron：不看，在飛機上我看電影。

　　Mari: OK. How often do you go to concerts?

　　Mari：哦，你多久去一次音樂會呢?

　　Ron: I go to concerts once in awhile. In Hawaii, there aren't many concerts so when they're are concerts, I try to go.

　　Ron：我偶爾去。在夏威夷，沒有很多音樂會，一旦有，我就要去。

　　Mari: What do you go see, or what type of concerts?

　　Mari：你去看什么，哪種類型的音樂會?

　　Ron: I like Hawaiian music so I go to Hawaiian concerts, and if a big star from America comes, I usually try to go also.

　　Ron：我喜歡夏威夷音樂。如果有來自美國的明星大腕，我就要去看。

　　Mari: So music concerts.

　　Mari：音樂會。

　　Ron: Right, music concerts.

　　Ron：對，音樂會。

　　Mari: OK, Ron, thanks.

　　Mari：恩，謝謝你，Ron。

　　Ron: You're welcome.

　　Ron：不客氣。

　　Vocabulary

　　詞匯

　　just

　　只是，僅僅

　　Why just the news?

　　為什么只看新聞?

　　The words 'just' and 'only' have the same meaning and are interchangeable. Notice the following:

　　單詞"just"和“only”的意思一樣并可以互換。注意一下幾點：

　　We have just one TV in our house.

　　我們家只有一臺電視。

　　There is just one piece of cake left. Who wants it?

　　只剩下一塊蛋糕，誰想要?

　　purposes

　　目的

　　The only time I do read books is for school purposes.

　　我唯一的讀書時候是為了學(xué)習(xí).

　　A purpose tells us why someone does something. Notice the following:

　　一個purpose告訴我們?nèi)藗冏瞿呈碌哪康?。注意一下幾點

　　I own a computer for business purposes.

　　我有一臺用于商業(yè)目的的電腦。

　　He must grown a beard for religious purposes.

　　因為宗教目的，他必須長胡子。

　　Other than that

　　除此之外

　　I mainly watch the news. Other than that, sometimes I'll watch sport.

　　我主要是看新聞，除此之外，我有時看體育頻道。

　　The phrase 'other than that' means there is nothing more to do or say about something. Notice the following:

　　短語'other than that'的意思是沒有別的東西說的和做的了。注意一下幾點：

　　You need to clean the kitchen. Other than that, all the cleaning is done.

　　你需要清掃一下廚房，出差之外，哪里都掃了。

　　We go to church on Sunday. Other than that, we do not do anything.

　　我們星期天去教堂，除此之外，我們什么都不做。

　　major

　　專業(yè)

　　My major is International Relations.

　　我的專業(yè)是國際關(guān)系。

　　Our major is or was our area of study at college or university. Notice the following:

　　我們的專業(yè)就是我們在大學(xué)里學(xué)習(xí)的領(lǐng)域。注意一下幾點：

　　Computer science is one of the most difficult majors in college.

　　計算機科學(xué)是大學(xué)里最難得專業(yè)之一。

　　English is a popular major at that university.

　　在大學(xué)里，英語是一門受歡迎的專業(yè)。

　　once in awhile

　　偶爾，有時

　　I go to concerts once in awhile.

　　我偶爾去音樂會。

　　The phrase 'once in awhile' is similar in meaning to 'not often'. Notice the following:

　　這個短語“once in a while”和“not often”相似。注意一下幾點：

　　I get out my guitar and play it once in awhile.

　　我取出我的吉他，偶爾彈一下。

　　Once in awhile, my dad cooks dinner for the family.

　　在家里，有時我爸爸下廚。