大家说英语 第580期:龙舟比赛(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: I'll interview the team captains about the race.

阿莱克斯：我会采访那些队长对于比赛的感想。

Susie: Why don't you interview them next to their boats?

苏西：你何不到他们的船边采访他们呢？

Alex: Great idea! I'll tell the camera crew.

阿莱克斯：好主意！我去告诉摄影人员一声。

Susie: Be careful, Alex. The dock is wet. Don't slip!

苏西：阿莱克斯，小心。码头很湿，不要滑倒了!

Alex: I'm OK. I'll be fine. Ill be careful when I step onto the dock.

阿莱克斯：我可以，没有问题的。我踏上码头的时候会小心。

Susie: Watch out! The wood is slippery. Don't fall into the river!

苏西：小心！木头很滑。不要跌进河里了！

Alex: Ahhhh!

阿莱克斯：啊！

Conversation B

对话B

Taylor: Did you hear about Alex?

泰勒：你有听说阿莱克斯的事情吗？

Linda: No. What happened to him?

琳达：没有。他怎么了？

Taylor: He fell in the river at the Dragon Boat Race!

他在龙舟比赛现场跌进了河里！

Linda: Uh-oh. Is he OK?

琳达：糟糕，他还好吗？

Taylor: Yes, he's OK. But he really felt dumb. One of the captains pulled him out of the water with an oar¹.

泰勒：他没事，可是他觉得自己很笨很蠢。其中一名龙舟队长用一根桨把他从水里拉了上来。

Linda: Did he still interview the team captains?

琳达：他还是有采访那些队长吗？

Taylor: No. Susie did the interviews. Alex was really disappointed.

泰勒：没有，后来采访由苏西进行。阿莱克斯非常失望。

1 oar   

n.桨，橹，划手；v.划行

参考例句：

• The sailors oar slowly across the river.水手们慢慢地划过河去。
• The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。