大家说英语 第568期:善用数学(2)（在线收听）

Conversation A

对话A

Rob: Susie, have you seen Taylor here today?

罗布：苏西，你今天在这里见过泰勒吗？

Susie: No, Rob. Are you looking for her?

苏西：没有啊，罗布。你再找她吗？

Rob: Yes, I have some doughnuts for her.

罗布：是啊，我有一些甜甜圈要给她。

Susie: I love doughnuts. Can I have one?

苏西：我喜欢甜甜圈。能给我一个吗？

Rob: Uh... Well, I have a box of 10 doughnuts. They're for Taylor, James and me.

罗布：额...我有一盒十个装的甜甜圈，是要给泰勒，詹姆斯和我的。

Susie: That's perfect. One for me and three for each of you!

苏西：太好了。给我一个，然后你们每人三个！

Rob: Fine. You can have one.

罗布：好吧。可以给你一个。

Conversation B

对话B

Susie: Taylor, here are your three doughnuts.

苏西：泰勒，这是给你的三个甜甜圈。

Taylor: My three doughnuts?

泰勒：我的三个甜甜圈？

Susie: Yes. Rob left them for you. There were 10 for James, Rob and you to divide.

苏西：是啊。罗布给你的。你和詹姆斯、罗布要分十个甜甜圈。

Taylor: And I get three?

泰勒：我分了三个？

Susie: That's correct. Ten minus one is nine. And nine divided by three equals three.

苏西：没错。十减一等于九。九除以三等于三。

Taylor: Wait! Where did the first doughnut go?

泰勒：等一下！那第一个甜甜圈去哪里了？

Susie: I ate it!

苏西：我吃了！

Taylor: Well, Susie, that's some excellent math!

泰勒：好吧，苏西，你的数学真好！