【大家说英语】 第128期:先到先得

 Lesson 4 Transportation¹ 第四课 交通工具

March 9 3月9日

I Can Get There First! 先到先赢！

Read it! 读读看！

Ace² Computers is having a big sale. 高手计算机商店正在举办一场大甩卖，

Their earphones are on sale. 他们的耳机正在促销，

The last day of the sale is today! 今天是减价的最后一天。

Alex wants a pair. So does Jim. 亚力克斯想买一副， 吉姆也想买。

They hurry to the store. 他们匆匆赶往商店。

Alex takes a taxi. 亚力克斯搭出租车前往，

But he gets stuck in traffic. 却塞在车阵里。

Who can get to the store first? 谁会先到那家店呢？

Conversation A 会话A

Hey, guys. Ace Computers is having a big sale. 嘿，两位，高手计算机商店正在举行大甩卖，

Today is the last day. 今天是最后一天。

So? 那又怎么样？

All their computers are on sale. 他们全部的计算机都在降价促销呀。

I don't need a new computer. 我又不需要新计算机。

Oh, look. Their earphones are on sale, too. 哦，你们看，他们的耳机也在减价促销中。

They're on sale? 耳机在促销？

They have cool and expensive earphones. 他们那边卖的都是很酷又很贵的耳机。

I know! And they are 50 percent³ off. 没错！现在打五折。

Really? I want a pair! 真的吗？我要买一副。

Conversation B 会话B

They're 50 percent off? 打五折？

I want a pair, too! 那我也要买一副！

Then hurry over there. 那就快去吧。

They only have one more pair of earphones. 耳机只剩下一副了。

I just called the store. 我刚刚打电话到店里，

I want it. 那我要。

Well, I want it, too. 嗯，我也要，

I'm going there now. 我现在就要过去。

So am I. But I'm going to get there first. 我也现在就要过去， 可是我会先到。

No, you're not. 你才不会。

Yes, I am. 我就会。

May the best man get the earphones! 看谁比较厉害，谁就能买到那副耳机！

Conversation C 会话C

Hello? 喂？

Taylor! Did Jim call you? 泰乐！吉姆有没有打电话给妳？

No. Why? 没有呀，为什么这么问？

Good! The first to arrive at the store will call you. 很好！谁先到商店就会打电话给妳，

So Jim didn't get to the store yet! 所以吉姆还没到店里！

Where are you? 你在哪里？

I'm stuck in traffic. 我塞在车阵里。

I'm in a taxi. It's not moving very fast. 我在出租车上， 前进的速度很慢。

Why did you take a taxi? 你为什么搭出租车？

Because the bus is too slow! 因为公交车太慢了！

1 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

2 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

3 percent   

adj./adv.百分之一，(与基数词连用)百分之...；n.百分之...

参考例句：

• The goal was missed by less than one percent.差不到百分之一就完成目标了。
• Forty percent of her money is spent on books.她把百分之四十的钱用来买书。