Sleepless in Seattle 西雅图夜未眠（精讲之二）

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Dr. Marsha: If you've justtuned in, this is Dr. Marsha Fieldstone and tonight's topic is "Your Wishes and Dreams" and we're on the line now with someone from Seattle.

Sam: Hello?

Dr. Marsha: Hello, Sam. This is Dr. Marsha Fieldstone on Network America.

Sam: OK, what are you selling tonight? The micro hibachis or theginsu knives.

Dr. Marsha: No, I'm not selling anything. I just want to help. I want you to know that your son called and he asked me for some advice on how you might find a new wife.

Sam: Who is this?

Dr. Marsha: Dr. Marsha Fieldstone of Network America and you are on the air.

Sam: You called the radio station?

Dr. Marsha: Sam, Sam, Sam,Are you with me?

Sam: Yeah, yes.

Dr. Marsha: Your son feels that since your wife's death you've been very very unhappy and he's genuinely worried about you.

Sam: Hey, get out here. Get out here! Come on. Now I'm not going to go through this alone.

Dr. Marsha: I think it's very hard for him to talk to you about all this and I thought maybe you and I could talk, maybe it would make Jonah feel a little better, Sam?

Jonah: Talk to her dad, she's a doctor.

Sam: Of what? Her first name could be "Doctor".

Jonah: Please?

Dr. Marsha: Sam. Sam. It's his Christmas wish.

Sam: OK.

Dr. Marsha: OK. Good. Now I know this is difficult, but how long ago did your wife die?

Sam: Abouta year and a halfago.

Dr. Marsha: Have you had any relationships since?

Sam: No.

Dr. Marsha: No? Why not?

妙词佳句，活学活用

1. tune¹ in

在这里要点一下，这可不是turn in而是 tune in，是在广播中经常会听到的一句话，意思是“调台”。这里主持人说if you just tune in意思就是“刚刚听此节目的听众”。

2. The Ginsu knives

Ginsu是在美国比较有名的刀具牌子。因为价钱不贵，样式新颖又耐用，Ginsu很快就成了大众消费品。久而久之当人们说到刀的时候很自然的就说到Ginsu knives。

3. Are you with me?

很地道的表达方式，意思是“你在听我讲话吗？” Are you listening to me？这种讲法也是可以的。

4. A year and a half

“一年半”的意思。我们在表达“半年”这个概念时，会很自然的想到 half a year。然后不假思索的把一年半说成 a year and half a year。其实这是不对的，正确的说法应为 a year and a half.

文化面面观

Network America

全称为：American Urban Radio Networks, the only black-owned radio network in the United States. On January 1, 1992, the two black-owned radio networks in the United States, the National Black Network and the Sheridan （谢里顿）Broadcasting Network, merged² to become the American Urban Radio Networks. The merger³ represented the culmination⁴ of the effort by African Americans to participate fully⁵ in radio broadcasting.

Based in New York City, the American Urban Radio Networks offer programming to 225 affiliates⁶ throughout the United States. The networks include the American Urban Radio Network, offering a news outlet⁷; the STRZ Entertainment Network; the SBN Sports Network; and the SPM Urban Network, a promotion⁸ and marketing⁹ company. The American Urban Radio Networks have news bureaus in major cities and at the White House.

思想火花

这是一部温情的浪漫喜剧。可以说，从电影开始就能猜到结局。但是谁在乎呢？这是一部好的家庭剧。电影中男主人公对已经去世的妻子的深情打动了每一个人。谈话节目结束后，2000个女人追着电台要Sam的电话号码。这是一个人人渴望爱情而又缺乏爱情的年代。但是真爱并非那么难以寻觅，只要你试着打开自己的心门。

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子翻译成英语。

1． 一年之后我就回来了
2． 你有再听我讲话吗？
3． 刚刚收听的听众，我们现在的话题是浪漫与爱情。

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

3 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

4 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 affiliates   

附属企业( affiliate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。
• For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如，这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中，就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。

7 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

8 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

9 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。