eather和Jeremy是高中同学.docx

eather和Jeremy是高中同学，俩人一起上数学课。在上课前的几分钟，他们聊了起来。 Professor: Thats right, Winnie. Say, what do students in my class talk about before I arrive? Professor, 我们都在聊您有多好啊.当然了，如果您不给我们留作业，就更好了! Professor: Really? Well, its better to be feared than loved! Jeremy: Hi Heather. Did you have a nice weekend? Heather: Hi Jeremy. Yes, I had a really great weekend. How was your weekend? Jeremy: It was great! I got to have fun on Saturday and Sunday because we didnt have any homework. Heather: Yes we did! We had to read our math textbook and do some math problems. Did you forget? Jeremy: Oh no, I forgot to do the homework! I hope there isnt a pop quiz. Jeremy和Heather谈到刚过去的周末。Jeremy说他周末玩儿得很痛快，因为学校没留作业。可其实并不是这样，是他忘记作业了！ Professor: Thats right Winnie. And what was the homework? Heather提醒说，作业是看math textbook - 数学书，然后do some problems - 作一些练习题。对了Professor, Jeremy说，希望今天没有pop quiz，这是什么呢？ Professor: A pop quiz is a quiz that the teacher did not tell you about beforehand. 哦，pop quiz就是随堂测验，也就是事先没有通知学生，突然进行的小测验！ Jeremy没看书也没作题，要是有pop quiz， 他就惨啦! Heather: You didnt do the homework? Yeah, you will definitely fail if there is a pop quiz. Jeremy: I know! How much time do I have to cram? Heather: Well, class starts in five minutes. I dont think thats enough time. Jeremy: Youre right. Can I just copy your answers? Heather也说，如果老师给他们pop quiz, Jeremy一定会fail - 不及格。 Professor: Thats right. So what does Jeremy ask Heather? Jeremy问她还有多长时间才上课，这样他可以cram - 突击准备一下。 Professor: Correct. Cramming is studying a lot of information in a short period of time. For example, Its best to start studying for the test early so that you dont have to cram the night before. 没错。可惜，还有5 分钟就上课了。cramming也来不及了。所以Jeremy想出最后一招，copy Heathers answers - 抄Heather的作业! Heather: You want me to give you the answers? I think thats cheating. Jeremy: Cheating? Of course not. Just pretend you are my tutor. Heather: I dont know, Jeremy. I worked hard to do those problems. Why should I just give you the answers? Jeremy: Because if you do, I will invite you to my party this weekend. Heather不愿意让Jeremy抄自己的答案，她说这是cheating - 作弊! Professor: Thats right, Winnie. What does Jeremy say? Jeremy说，Heather应该把自己当成他的tutor - 家庭教师，这样，给他抄答案就理所当然了！对了，Professor Bowman, tutor这个词可以当动词么？ Professor: Yes. For example, if you arent good at math, you should find someone to tutor you in math. 我明白了，tutor当动词就是“给别人辅导”的意思。Jeremy想贿赂Heather，说如果Heather让他抄作业，他就请Heather参加周末的派对。 Heather: Really? You will invite me to your party this weekend? Jeremy: Yes. All the coolest people come to my parties. Heather: I know! They sound like a lot of fun. Jeremy: So, will you help me? Heather: Well . OK. But change one or two of the answers so we dont turn in the same homework. Jeremy: Great! 啊？ Heather就这样投降啦？为了能参加这个酷酷的派对，她竟然牺牲原则。 Professor: Thats right. But what does she tell Jeremy he has to do? 她说，Jeremy得把一两道题的答案改一下，以免俩人交上去一模一样的作业，被老师发现是抄的。没看出来，Heather还这么狡猾! 唉，希望Jeremy的派对别让Heather失望，要不她的牺牲就白费了! Professor: Lets listen next time to find out! 这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里。Professor: Amir just became an American citizen, and this year he is voting in his first American election. Today he is having breakfast with his wife, Sharon, and theyre talking about the upcoming election. Amir: So honey, who do you think youre going to vote for in the election? I really like both the Republican and Democratic candidates, but I cant decide who to vote for. Sharon: You like both of them? I think theyre both terrible. For me the question isnt who I like the most, but who I dislike the least! Amir: Well, I guess thats an interesting way to look at it. To be honest I dont care if Virginia is a blue state or a red state. I just want a moderate candidate who will do a good job. Sharon: Yeah, youre right. The only thing I care about is that whoever wins isnt too partisan. 看来Amir和Sharon都是moderate voters - 温和的选民。不过我不明白，Amir说，他不在乎Virginia州变成blue state or red state，这是什么意思呢？ Professor: In America, the color red represents the Republican Party, and the color blue represents the Democratic Party. 哦，红色代表共和党，蓝色代表民主党。所以，Amir意思是，他不在乎州长是由共和党人来作，还是民主党人来作，最好是个温和派、干实事儿的人。 Professor: Right! And Sharon says she doesnt want a candidate who is too partisan. Someone is partisan if he refuses to compromise with the other side. 哦， partisan 就是“党派性的” Amir: Well what do you think the results are going to be? Virginia used to always be a landslide for the Republicans, but these days its a tossup. Sharon: Youre right, its pretty hard to say. But since the incumbent is a Republican, Id have to give him a slight advantage. Amir: Yeah, incumbents always have an easier time with fundraising, and everybody already knows them because theyve been in office for a while. Sharon: Yeah, but judging by what a bad job hes done, I dont think that name recognition is going to help him! 看来这次选举竞争很激烈。现在选举结果是tossup - 就像扔硬币一样，胜选机会是一半一半，哪个候选人都不会有landslide - 压倒性胜利。 Professor: Exactly. But one candidate has an advantage, right? 对，那就是the incumbent - 现在在任的州长。Amir说，他在fundraising - 筹款，和name recognition - 知名度方面，都有优势。 Professor: Thats true, but name recognition isnt always a good thing, right? 对，知名度不一定都是好事，因为不知道是好名还是骂名！ Amir: A lot of analysts are saying that the election is going to be decided by turnout. The more people vote, the more its likely to benefit the Democrat. Sharon: (Sigh) . Amir, can we stop talking about politics? I just want to eat my breakfast in peace. Amir: But Sharon, this is my first time voting in an American election. Cant you understand how excited I am? Sharon: Look, if youre really into the election, why dont you listen to the pundits talk about it? Amir: Come on Sharon, how can you think about eating breakfast at a time