听播客学英语 142 我不关心

 　　In the last podcast, about Socks and Cookie, I said I do not care what the cat is called.

　　What do we mean when we say “I do not care”?

　　We mean, “That is not important to me.”

　　So, if I say, “I do not care what the cat is called”, I mean, “It is not important to me what the cat is called.”

　　OK? Everybody clear? Then let’s go and find Kevin and Joanne.

　　Many months ago, a friend of Joanne’s invited Kevin and Joanne to come to her weding. And Kevin and Joanne said, yes they would be very pleased to come. But, as I say, that was months ago, and Kevin has forgotten all about it, until Joanne reminds him that the wedding is on Saturday.

　　“But Joanne, there is a football match on TV on Saturday. If I go to the wedding I will miss the match.”

　　“I don’t care about the football”, says Joanne. “We are going to the wedding”.

　　“But, Joanne, its a really important game”.

　　“I don’t care how important the game is. We’re going to the wedding.”

　　“But, Joanne, if United¹ win on Saturday, they will go through to the next round.”

　　“I dont care whether they win or lose, we’re going to the wedding.”

　　“Look, Joanne, it’s Joe’s birthday on Saturday. Me and some of his friends, we have planned a surprise party for him.”

　　“Nice try, Kevin, but I don’t care about Joe’s birthday. We’re going to the wedding.”

　　“But, Joanne, how can I explain to Joe that I can’t come to his party?”

　　“I don’t care what you say to him. We said that we would go to the wedding and that is what we are going to do.”

　　“So, Joanne, you don’t care that Joe will be upset that I can’t go to his party?”

　　“Quite right, Kevin. I don’t care. And Joe won’t be upset”

　　So they go to the wedding. And after the wedding there is a reception in a hotel. Joanne and Kevin chat to some people, and then Kevin disappears. Joanne cannot see him anywhere. An hour later she finds him. He is with the bride’s brother, and 3 or 4 other young men, in a small room at the back of the hotel. And, yes, they are watching the football on the TV and drinking cans of beer. Just as Joanne comes into the room, United score, and then the referee² blows the final whistle³.

　　“Kevin, what are you doing here. You should be at the wedding reception”.

　　But Kevin has a broad smile on his face “I don’t care. United have won.”

　　“But you have missed the wedding cake and the champagne⁴.”

　　“I don’t care about the wedding cake or the champagne. United have won.”

　　“Kevin, you are incorrigible”, says Joanne. And she says lots of other things too, but Kevin knows that she doesn’t really mean them, and anyway United have won. So, he doesn’t care.

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

3 whistle   

n.口哨，汽笛，啸啸声，口哨声；vi. 吹口哨，鸣汽笛，发嘘嘘声；vt.用口哨通知

参考例句：

• We heard the whistle of a train.我们听到了火车的汽笛声。
• He gave a loud whistle of surprise.他吹了一声响亮的口哨表示惊讶。

4 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。