WATCHING TV

DIALOG 34

 

laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something
          important I have to tell you.
soony--Can't it wait?
laurance--Not really.It's pretty important.
jenny--Is it a matter of life and death?
laurance--Well.Not exactly,but allmost.It could affect our
          future drastically¹.
soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from
       the TV!
jenny--Yeah.What's more important then this championship game?
laurance--Just like I said.What we have to discuss.
soony--How long will it take?
laurance--Not more than five minutes.
jenny--Okay.But wait until the next commercial.And
       remember--no more than five minutes!

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注解：

1）interrupt：打断；打扰。
2）affect：影响。
3）drastically：严重地；激烈地。
4）scheme：计划；策划。
5）championship：冠军称号。
6）commercial：电视广告。美国电视上每隔十至十五分钟
就播出一次广告节目。

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听力练习：

DIALOG 91

WATCHING TV

laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something
          important I have to tell you.
soony--Can't it wait?
laurance--Not really.It's pretty important.
jenny--Is it a matter of life and death?
laurance--Well.Not exactly,but allmost.It could affect our
          future drastically.
soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from
       the TV!
jenny--Yeah.What's more important then this championship game?
laurance--Just like I said.What we have to discuss.
soony--How long will it take?
laurance--Not more than five minutes.
jenny--Okay.But wait until the next commercial.And
       remember--no more than five minutes!

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译文：

laurance--嘿，对不起打扰一下。有件重要的事得告诉你们。
soony--等一会儿不行吗？
laurance--不行至关重要。
jenny--是生死攸关的大事儿吗？
laurance--倒没那么严重，不过也差不多。这事儿可能严重影响
我们的前途。
soony--好象是故意不让我们看电视！
jenny--可不！什么大不了的事比这场冠军赛还重复！
soony--就是我说的事儿。这事儿我们得商量一下。
laurance--要多长时间？
soony--至多五分钟。
jenny--好吧，但得等到下个广告时间。别忘了，不超过五分钟。

1 drastically   

ad.极端地，严厉地

参考例句：

• Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。
• Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned. 下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。