洪恩环境英语第七册 09 I've Been Here Since 9:00...

　　Lesson 9      I've Been Here Since 9:00 This Morning.
从早上九点我就在这儿了
OK.Let's start.Let's see pictures from the fast-food restaurant.
好吧，我们开始吧。先来看看从快餐店拍的镜头。
I have them here.
我找到了。
Wait.Where's my script¹?
等等，我的脚本在哪儿？
I handed the script to you the this morning.
早上我把脚本给你了。
No,you didn't.Yes,I did.I handed you the script before this meething.
没有，你没给我。不对，我给你了。开会前我就给你了。
Then where is it?  look in your bag.
那么它在哪儿呢？在你包里找找。
Oh.Here is it.I guess you did give it to me....
噢，在这儿。我想你确实是给我了。。。
You haven't finished the story.
你还没有做完新闻呢。
No,I haven't.I've been busy with something else.
是的，我没有做完。我在忙别的事。
I've worked on it for three hours,and it's still not right.
我已经干了三个小时，但还是不够好。
Tell me about it.We'll look at the pictures.
跟我说说吧。我们再看看拍的镜头。
We're talking about efficiency².
我们在讨论效率问题。
Why pour one soda³ for one customer,when you can pour five sodas⁴ for five customers?
当你可以为五个顾客倒五杯苏打水时，却为什么只为一个顾客倒一杯水呢？
That's a good picture.
画面不错。
The cashier⁵ hits one button.This gives the order to the cook...
收银员按下一个按钮，这就把订单给了厨师。。。
Another person gets the drinks for the customer.
另一个人为顾客准备饮料。
Then she puts the food into a bag.The result is lower⁶ cost and fast food.
然后她把食物放进袋里。结果是成本低，服务快。
They fixed⁷ this meal for me in three minutes.
他们在三分种内为我准备好了食物，
It only cost$4.00.People like it.
仅用四美元。人们喜欢这种方式。
Add it all up and it's a billion dollar business.
积少成多，这就出现了一个10亿美元的行业！
It looks OK.Let me see it when you're finished.
看起来不错，完成后让我看看。
Oh,excuse me.I have a phone call.
噢，对不起，我接个电话。
Hello.Steven,where have you been?  I've been at the doctor's office.
你好，史蒂文，你去哪儿啦？我一直在医院。
At the doctor's office?You're still there? Yes,I've been here forever.
在医院？你还在那儿？是的，我始终在这儿。
How long have you been there? I've been here since 9:00 this morning.
你在那儿多久了？从早上9：00我就在这儿了。
I don't understand.You've been there for three hours.
我真难以想像，你在那儿呆了三个小时了。
Is everything all right? How's Anne?
一切都好吗？安妮怎么样了？
She's fine,but the baby may come early.I have to go.I'll be there in an hour.
她很好，但孩子可能会提前出生。我得离开了。我一小时后回来。
OK.Bye. Steven's at the doctor's office with Anne.
好的，再见。史蒂文在医院陪安妮。
He'll be here in an hour.
他一小时后回来。
How's Anne? Fine.The doctor thinks the baby may come early.
安妮怎么样？她很好。医生说孩子会提前出生。
Yeah.The day before you return.
是的，会在你回来以前出生。
We haven't worked together very often,Connie.I'm looking forward to it.
康妮，我们不常在一起工作，我希望与你合作。
So am I,Steven.How is Anne?You know,I've never met her.
我也是，史蒂文。安妮怎么样？你知道，我从未见过她。
You'd like her.She was a reporter in Dallas.
你会喜欢她的。她在达拉斯当记者。
A television reporter? No,a newspaper reporter.
电视台记者？不，是报社记者。
How long have you been married? We've been married for over a year now.
你们结婚多久了？ 我们结婚一年多了。
Only a year? Yes.It's been a busy year.
才一年？是的，真是忙碌的一年。
Murder at Midinight was very good.
午夜凶杀》拍得很好。
Yes.We're producing some new shows next spring.
是的。明年春天我们将拍一些新的片子。
I love doing"Murder at Midnight." That's why I've stayed at WEFL.
我喜欢拍《午夜凶杀》，那就是我留在WEFL的原因。你在这儿工作快七年了。
How long have you worked here? I've worked here for almost seven years.
你在这儿工作多久了？我在这儿工作快七年了。
I was a writer for two years.
我还当过两年作家。
Well,I have to finish my story on holiday travel.
好了，我得做完关于假日旅行的报道。
And I have to make a phone call.See you later,Connie.
我得打个电话。再见，康妮。

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 efficiency   

n.效率，效能，功效

参考例句：

• We were most impressed with your efficiency.你的效率给我们留下很深刻的印象。
• Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.我们的目标是取得最高的效率。

3 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

4 sodas   

n.苏打( soda的名词复数 )；碱；苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• There are plenty of sodas in the refrigerator. 冰箱里有很多碳酸饮料。 来自辞典例句
• Two whisky and sodas, please. 请来两杯威士忌苏打。 来自辞典例句

5 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

6 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。