实战口语情景对话 第147期:恐惧 Fear

 Todd: OK, so Nanju, I'm going to ask you about things that people are sometimes afraid of. Are you afraid of flying?

好，Nanju，我想问你些平常人们怕的事情。你害怕坐飞机吗？

Nanju: No

不怕。

Todd: No. Do you fly a lot?

不怕？你经常坐吗？

Nanju: No, if I am getting opportunity I will be very happy.

那倒没有，但如果我有机会的话，我会非常高兴的。

Todd: Really!

是嘛！

Nanju: Yeah sure!

对呀，是的！

Todd: OK, are you afraid of snakes?

好，那你怕蛇吗？

Nanju: No.

不怕。

Todd: No!

你竟然不怕蛇！

Nanju: No.

不怕。

Todd: Now, India has cobras.

现在印度有种眼镜蛇。

Nanju: Yeah, it's a lot of cobras. I have seen a lot of cobras, and fighting with cobras, each other, but run away so I can not.

对呀，是有很多眼镜蛇。我见过很多，还和它们打斗过，我还想和它们打斗来着，但是我跑了。

Todd: So, you're not afraid of cobras?

所以说你不害怕眼镜蛇？

Nanju: No

不怕。

Todd: Like have you ever seen a cobra by your house?

你在你房子边上见过眼镜蛇？

Nanju: Yeah, I have seen a lot of cobras, which is going to be 12 feet.

对呀，见过很多，大概有12英尺。

Todd: Really!

是嘛！

Nanju: Yeah, sure.

对，是的！

Todd: And you are not afraid?

你就不害怕？

Nanju: No, I will get some sticks and go through about from my home or something.

不怕，我会找来几根棍子或一些类似的东西然后试探性地往前走。

Todd: So you get a stick and you go and kill it?

你就拿根棍子往前走然后弄死它？

Nanju: No, I won't kill it. Killing¹ of cobra is very illegal in India. Not legal, it's like god, so we won't.

不，我会弄死它的。在印度杀害眼镜蛇是违法的。它就像上帝一样，所以我们是不会杀害它们的。

Todd: Sin². It's a sin. Oh, wow.

是犯罪啊，天哪！

Nanju: So we won't kill that cobra or something.

所以说我们是不会杀害眼镜蛇或其他的动物。

Todd: Wow, very fascinating. Thank you.

哇，很刺激啊。谢谢你。

语言点

cobra【动物】眼镜蛇属 (Naja或 Ophiophagus) 毒蛇,眼镜蛇

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 sin   

n.罪，罪孽，过失；vi.犯罪，违反

参考例句：

• It's a sin to waste food.浪费食品是一种罪过。
• It's a sin to be indoors on holiday.假期中待在家里实在是罪过。