《大城市小世界》第28期:环境问题

Hey there! Hi, Harry¹, come and have a seat!

大家好！哈利，来坐这里！

OK.I'll just get a coffee.Hang on.Where's Tony?

我要一杯咖啡。等等。托尼在哪里？

He's off sick.

他病了。

And you'll notice that there's a new chef² in here!

我们迎来了一位新厨师！

Carlos! What's he doing working here?

卡洛斯！他在这里做什么？

He's taken over while Tony's away.

他将接替托尼的工作。

Well, good on him. He's always wanted his own restaurant! I guess this café will have to do for now.

真棒！他一直想要一间自己的饭店。我想这件咖啡馆现在派上用场了。

Yeah. It's good experience for him!

是的，他会增长不少经验！

Carlos! Hey, Carlos! Could I have a coffee, mate³?

卡洛斯！你好，卡洛斯！我能来杯咖啡吗？

Carlos? Hello!? Well, I hope he's a good chef, because he's a terrible waiter!

卡洛斯？你好！我想他是一名好厨子，因为他并不是一位好服务员！

Oh, go on. Give him a break!

行了，让他休息一会！

Yeah.it's really busy in here right now. Be patient!

那边非常忙！忍耐一些！

Busy? Yeah.tell me about it! Everywhere is today. I couldn't find anywhere to park my car. I had to leave it miles away.

忙？今天到处是车，找不到停车位。我不得不把称停在几英里以外。

Park your car? I thought you took your bike everywhere!

停车?我记得你是骑车！

Well, I used to, but sometimes it's just easier to drive, isn't it?

我过去是，但是有时开车很方便，不是吗？

Lazy!

真懒！

I'm not lazy! I do lots of sport,play football every week.

我不懒！我做运动，我每周都踢足球。

Do you drive to the football pitch⁴?

你开车去球场吗？

Erm, yeah.Usually.

是的，通常。

You should use your bike more often. It's better for you, and for the environment!

你应该经常骑车。这对你身体好，还环保!

Hello, all! Hey, is that Carlos behind the counter⁵?

大家好！柜台后面的是卡洛斯吗？

Yes, it is.

是的。

What's he doing there?

他在做什么？

Long story!

故事很长啊！

Blimey.Have you seen the traffic out there?

天啊，你知道今天的路况吗？

Not you as well?!

你也找不到停车位吗？

Me what?

什么？

Driving!

开车！

Of course I drive. How else would I get around?

我当然开车。不开车我还怎么来？

I always use public transport. It's very good here in London, even if it's quite expensive.

我一般乘交通工具。虽然伦敦的交通费有点贵，但是非常好。

Not as expensive as a car.

没有汽车贵。

That's true.

事实。

You should all cycle more!

你应该多骑车！

I'm not cycling. It's tiring, and dangerous!

我没有汽车。汽车很累，还很危险！

And the weather here is terrible,cycling in the rain isn't any fun!

这里的天气不好，在雨中汽车不好！

That's true. That's why I get the tube⁶ or the bus.

是的。这就是为什么我坐地铁或是坐公交的原因。

Well, I think you should all think about your health and the future of the planet⁷!

我想你应该想想你的健康和地球的未来！

Yeah, yeah, yeah.whatever.

是的，是的，随便你怎么说。

It's important! Cars make so much pollution!

这非常重要！汽车会带来污染！

Yeah. Olivia's right!

是的，奥利维亚是对的！

Scientists are finding⁸ ways to stop pollution.that's their job.

科学家正在寻找办法制止污染，这是他们的工作。

Maybe, but we should all help to help the planet!

或许吧，但是我们应该帮助保护我们的地球！

I don't know about the planet. I just think right now we should try to help Carlos!

我不知道地球。但是我只知道我们现在应该帮助卡洛斯！

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 chef   

n.炊事员，厨师

参考例句：

• He started work as a trainee chef.他开始了见习厨师的工作。
• No one can become a chef without practical experience.没有实际工作经验，谁也当不了厨师长。

3 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。

4 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。

5 counter   

n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击

参考例句：

• This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
• Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。

6 tube   

n.（英）地铁；管，软管，隧道；vt.把…装管，使通过管子

参考例句：

• You may get to the railway station by tube.你可以乘地铁到火车站。
• Take care not to break the test tube!当心别把试管打碎了！

7 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

8 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。