洪恩环境英语第七册 04 I'm Looking Forward To...

　　Lesson 4 I'm Looking Forward To My Vacation.
我盼望着去度假
In February,the new company moves to the Midwest.
二月份新公司将搬到中西部。
This is Jake Seltzer reporting from Dallas,Texas.
这是杰克.萨尔茨从德克萨斯州的达拉斯发来的报道。
Good job,Jake.      Jake did very well.
干得好，杰克。   杰克干得非常漂亮。
Yes.He did very well.He's already a good host.
是的，他做得很好。他早已是个优秀的主持人。
I think Jake is becoming a much better reporter too.
我想杰克也快成了一名挺不错的记者了。
That's good.You need some help.You look tired.
这很好，你需要有人帮忙。你看起来挺累的。
I am tired.I'm looking forward to my vacation.
我确实很累，我盼望着去度假。
Vacation?That's great,Maria.You should quit worrying about WEFL.
度假？好极了，玛丽亚。别再为WEFL 操心了。
Where are you going?    I'm going skiing in Colorado.
你准备去哪儿？   我准备去科罗拉多滑雪。
I can imagine skiing through deep snow on a cold morning.
我能想像出在寒冷的早晨滑过厚厚的积雪时的感觉。
I imagine warming my feet near the fire.
我能想像出在炉火边暖脚的样子，
I love walking in the snow.I think about---Stop talking about it.
我喜欢在雪中散步，我想。。。。别再说了。
I really enjoy skiing.
我真的喜欢滑雪。
Are you going alone?   Yes,but I'm seeing friends in Aspen.
你一个人去吗？是的，但我要在奥斯本会朋友。
Who? Sam Finch¹ wants me to ski with him.
谁？山姆.芬奇邀我一块滑雪。
He's going there for a conference.
他要去那儿开会。
I've seen him at the station,but I don't know him.
我在电视台见过他，但我不了解他。
Tell me about him.Well,he's businessman.
跟我说说他的情况吧。好的。他是个商人。
He owns part of WEFL.He has a meeting in Aspen.He's a very nice guy.
他拥有WEFL的一部分。他在奥斯本了。
That's great,Maria.I'd like to go to Aspen too.
太棒了，玛丽亚。我也想去奥斯本了。
Yeah,but right now we have a show to do.What's your story?
好的，但现在我们有节目要做，你的报道是有关什么的？
The story is about education and jobs.
报道是有关教育和就业的。
I'm going to interview high school students this afternoon about their plans for the future.
我打算今天下午采访一下高中学生，问问他们对于将来的打算。
OK.Let me see.
好的，我看看吧。
Educaton and jobs.That's the subject of this report.
教育和就业，这是本次报道的主题。
Almost three million students will graduate from American high schools this year.
今天美国大约有三百万学生即将高中毕业，
Half of them want jobs now.   They need to work.
其中有一半想立刻工作。他们需要工作。
Maybe they can't go to college.
也许他们不能上大学，
Maybe they have to earn money.
也许他们必须挣钱。
All of them have to plan their future.
他们都必须为将来打算，
And they have to do it now.
而且必须现在做打算，
What will they do?Today we're going inside Stamford High School to find out.
他们会做些什么呢？   今天我们将到斯坦福德中学找出答案。
OK,Mike.Let's go inside.
好，迈克，我们进去吧。
I want to shoot some pictures of students in the classroom,
我想在教室里给学生拍几张照片，
and then I want to interview some of the students.
然后我想采访一些学生。
OK.What are your hopes for the future?
那么，你们希望未来是什么样的？
What do you want to do when you graduate from high school or college?
高中或大学毕业后你们打算做什么？
....Yes?
你说？
I hope to join the Peace Corps² and do,uh,research or field work in India.
我想加入维和部队，在印度做，呃，研究或野外考察工作。
I speak Hindi and like---I hope to learn a language a bit more proficiently³.
我会说印地语，而且我喜欢——我希望把一门语言学得再熟练些。
And what do you hope to do?
你希望做什么？
Um....I want to....I hope to become an astronaut,
呃。。。。我想。。。我希望能成为宇航员，
hopefully...um...or some kind of scientist dealing⁴ with space
and astonomy in particular...
但愿。。。呃。。。或者是那种专门研究太空和天文学的科学家。
Do you want to land on the moon?    Yes,I want to land on the moon.
你想登上月球吗？     是的，我想登上月球。
That's interesting,but do you want to work that hard?
这很有意思。但你想为此而用功学习吗？
Well,I don't want to work that hard,
噢，我不想那么用功，
but I'm going to have to.If I want to...if I get my dream.So...
但我将不得不这么做。如果我想。。。如果我要实现梦想。所以。。。
What do you plan to do when you graduate from high school?
你高中毕业后有什么打算？
When I graduate from high school,I'd like to go to...
高中毕业后，我想。。。
go to college and try to get a job in a large company to cecome an accountant
and make a lot of money and just live well off.
然后在大公司里找个会计的工作，赚大钱，过富足的生活。
I plan to be a social worker.
我想成为一名社会工作者。
My best friend is a social worker....
我最好的朋友就是一名社会工作者。。。
What do you want to do?
你打算做什么？
Well,I want to be in the NFL playing football and have my own business.
我想到NFL打橄榄球，并且拥有自己的公司。
What do you want to do?   I'm not really sure.
你打算做什么？   我不确定
I want to go on to college,and I want to study fine arts.
我想继续上大学，我想学美术。
I imagine coaching high school football.
我想在中学当橄榄球教练。
What do you enjoy?
你喜欢做什么？
I enjoy athletics⁵.I enjoy playing field hockey and doing gymnastics.
我喜欢运动。我喜欢打曲棍球和做体操。
Um...I enjoy reading.Uh....I like to read fiction.
呃。。。我喜欢读书。呃。。。我喜欢读小说。
I don't like...um....I don't enjoy science fiction,
我不喜欢。。。呃。。。我不喜欢科幻小说，
but....um...any other kind fo fiction I enjoy.
但是。。。呃。。。其它的小说我都喜欢。
I want to teach English.     That's terrific⁶.
我想教英语。   那太好了！
OK,Mike.Great interviews!Are you ready?
好了，迈克。很棒的采访，你准备好了吗？
In our next report,we'll find out what students really like and don't like.
在下次报道中，我们将了解到学生们究竟喜欢什么，不喜欢什么；
What's interesting,what's exciting,and what's boring.
他们认为什么有趣，什么令人兴奋，什么让人厌烦。
I'm Connie Swift⁷ reporting for WEFL.
这里是WEFL电台的康妮.斯威夫特为您报道。

1 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

2 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 proficiently   

ad.熟练地

参考例句：

• Language Skills: Ability to write and speak English proficiently. 语言要求：有良好的英语读写能力。
• Although not a diplomat, he can proficiently use diplomatic terms. 他虽然不是外交官，却能熟练地使用外交辞令。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

6 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

7 swift   

n.雨燕，大滚筒；adj.迅速的，快的，敏捷的，立刻的；adv.迅速地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He is swift to hear,but slow to speak.他听力敏锐，但不善言辞。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery.他康复得相当快。