听力每日练习listen 35

DIALOG 35

A GAME OF CHESS

laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix¹?
soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess.
laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess?
soony--Do you think we'll have time?
laurance--We can play till we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But I'm not very good.
laurance--That's what they all say!
soony--No,seriously.I haven't played very much
at all.
laurance--Well...that doesn't matter.Neither have I!
But I really would like to learn to play well.
soony--"Practice makes perfect"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think I'll ever be able to
practice enough!

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注解：

1）Phoenix：菲尼克斯。美国城市，亚利桑那州首府。
2）a game of chess：一盘棋。
3）Practice makes perfect：（谚语）熟能生巧。

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DIALOG 90

A GAME OF CHESS

laurance--_____ ______ before we ____ ___ Phoenix?
soony--Oh,i don't know.______ ___ _____, ___ _____.
laurance--Do you want ___ _____ ___ _____ ___ ______?
soony--Do you think ______ _____ ______?
laurance--We can play _____ we get to Phoenix.
soony--Okay.But ____ ____ _____ ______.
laurance--That's _____ _____ ____ ____!
soony--No,_________.I haven't _______ ______ ______
___ ____.
laurance--Well..._____ _____ _______.Neither have I!
But I really would like to ______ __ _____ _____.
soony--"_________ ______ ______"they say.
laurance--I know,but I don't think _____ _____ ___ ____ ____
_________ _______!

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译文：

laurance--我们还有多久到达菲尼克斯？
soony--哦，我不知道。我猜大约还有一小时。
laurance--你想下盘棋吗？
soony--你看我们还有时间下吗？
laurance--下到我们到菲尼克斯就算了。
soony--行。可我下不好。
laurance--人人都这么说。
soony--不，我真的下不好。我不怎么常下棋。
laurance--哦，没关系。我也不常下！但我很想学好下棋。
soony--人说“熟能生巧”嘛。
laurance--我知道。我看我永远也练不熟。

1 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。