大家说英语 第486期:新年目标(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: What are your goals for next year, Rob?

泰勒：罗布，你明年的目标是什么？

Rob: I love volleyball. I want to play more.

罗布：我喜欢排球。我想要多打打。

Taylor: That's nice.

泰勒：不错啊。

Rob: I want to do some traveling, too.

罗布：我还想旅旅游。

Taylor: Where do you want to go?

泰勒：你想去哪里？

Rob: France!

罗布：法国！

Taylor: Really?

泰勒：真的吗？

Rob: Yes. I also want to travel to Taipei to see my family.

罗布：是的。我还想去台北去看看我的家人。

Taylor: You should start planning your trips now!

泰勒：你应该从现在起就开始规划旅程了。

Rob: And start saving¹ my money!

罗布：并且开始攒钱！

Conversation B

对话B

Ben: What are you doing, Linda?

本：琳达，你在做什么？

Linda: I'm making a list of books.

琳达：我在列一份书单。

Ben: Why?

本：为什么？

Linda: Reading more books is my resolution.

琳达：我的新年计划是读更多书。

Ben: Good for you! I have a New Year's resolution, too.

本：你好棒！我也有个新年计划。

Linda: What is it?

琳达：是什么呢？

Ben: I want to volunteer this year.

本：今年我想要去做志愿者。

Linda: What kind of work do you want to do?

琳达：你想做什么样的工作呢？

Ben: I don't know. I like working with youth.

本：我不知道。我喜欢和年轻人在一起工作。

Conversation C

对话C

Linda: There are a lot of ways to volunteer. Maybe you can help with an after-school program.

琳达：有很多方式来做志愿工作者。也许你可以到课后班去帮忙。

Ben: That's a great idea.

本：这是个不错的主意。

Linda: You can volunteer to be a coach.

琳达：你可以去志愿当教练。

Ben: Hmm. That might be fun to do.

本：嗯。做教练也许会很有意思。

Linda: Or you can tutor² some kids. Lots of schools have programs for that.

琳达：或者你可以给孩子们当家教。许多学校有这样的项目。

Ben: I like that idea, too.

本：我也喜欢这个点子。

Linda: You'll be great whatever you do!

琳达：无论你做什么，你都会做的很棒的！

1 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

2 tutor   

n.家庭教师，导师，助教，监护人；vt.当…的教师，教，指导，约束

参考例句：

• I think you should get her a tutor.我认为你应该替她请个家教。
• What do you think of your tutor?你觉得你的家庭教师怎么样？