洪恩环境英语第七册 05 I'm Excited About This Story.

　　Lesson 5 I'm Excited About This Story.
我为这个报道兴奋
I was surprised.The students in this school are impressive.
我非常惊讶，这个学校的学生给人的印象非常深刻，
They're excited by school.
他们为学校生活而兴奋，
They're interested in learning.
他们对学习很感兴趣
And their teachers are terrific.
他们的老师也非常优秀。
Well,the thing that I find most interesting about this school is our very,
very diverse student body.
嗯，我发现这所学校最令人感兴趣的是我们多元化的学生群体。
We have people of all ethnic¹ backgrounds,of all economic backguounds,
我们的学生来自各种不同种族背景
all social backgrounds,getting together for--
各种不同的经济背景，各种不同的社会背景。
from 7:30 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon
早上7：30到下午2：00他们都呆在一起，做一些我认为，
and doing what I thik is re--we do remarkably² well together.
呃。。。我们在一起做得非常棒。
How interesting!
真有趣！
Yes.Interesting.It...teaching is the most interesting thing,
是的，非常有趣。教学。。。教学是一件非常有趣的事情，
the most interesting career anybody could have.
是人们所能做的最有趣的职业。
I never am bored.The day passes by quickly.
我从不厌倦，日子过得非常快。
I deal with hundreds of different personalities³ all day.
我整天都接触许多个不同性格的人。
It's an exciting life,and I cannot see anybody who thinks that teaching is dull.
这种生活令人兴奋，我没有见到任何人觉得教学枯燥。
I don't understand it...don't understand it..at all.
我不能够理解教学枯燥。。。我一点都不能理解这种看法。
What interests you?
你对什么感兴趣？
I'm interested in,art.Painting in particular,impressionist painting.
我对，呃，艺术感兴趣，特别是绘画，印象派绘画。
I'm interested in music.
我对音乐感兴趣。
I'm interested in playing the guitar.
我对弹吉他感兴趣
I just started taking lessons about two weeks ago.
我两周前刚开始上吉他课。
But there are still some things students don't like.
但是仍有一些学生不喜欢的事情。
Remember homework?   I think homework is really boring.
还记得家庭作业吗？我觉得家庭作业真烦人
I'm just to bored by it.
我非常讨厌它。
I mean,there are so many other things I'd rather do instead,
我的意思是说，我宁愿干许多其它事情而不愿做作业。
and so I just don't like it.
我真的不喜欢家庭作业。
This is Connie Swift,reporting from Stamford High School.
这是康妮.斯威夫特从斯坦福德中学向你报道。
I'm excited about this story.
这个题材使我很兴奋
I'd like to do a series of reports on education and jobs.
我非常愿意就教育和就业做一系列报道。
I'm interested.It's a good story,Connie.
我非常感兴趣，这是一个很好的题材，康妮。
I have to go downstairs and see Steven.
我得下楼去看史蒂文了。
OK.Thanks,Maria.
好的。谢谢你，玛丽亚。
Isn't that Sam Finch⁴?    Oh,yes.
那不是山姆.芬奇吗？哦，是的。
You have his picture?Maria,what's going on?
你有他的照片吗？玛丽亚，怎么回事呀？
I think he's fascinating.
我认为他非常有魅力。
We went to dinner last week,and we had a wonderful time.
上周我们一起去吃晚饭，我们度过了一段非常美妙的时光。
He's really very interesting.  How nice.I'm happy for you.
他真的非常有趣。   多好啊，我真为你高兴。
I hope you won't b edisappointed in Aspen,Maria.
我希望你在奥斯本不会感失望，玛丽亚。

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

3 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

4 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。