英语听力精选进阶版 6673

Diarmuid: Nice to be out in the country, eh Jean?

Jean: Delightful¹, Diarmuid.

Diarmuid: Oh look, some lambs frolicking.

Jean: 正在嬉戏的小羊。

Diarmuid: Honeybees passing overhead.

Jean: 飞向他们的蜂窝去酿蜂蜜。

Diarmuid: How wonderful to feel the cool grass between my toes.

Jean: Away from the busy, dirty city.

Diarmuid: Ah yes, there are the cows out to pasture².

Jean: Mmm, the cows out to…what?

Diarmuid: Out to pasture.

Jean: What on earth is a pasture?

Diarmuid: A pasture is a green field where farmers let their animals eat grass.

Jean: I see. A pasture 是牧场的意思，家禽们可以在那里自由的吃草。

Diarmuid: That's right. And the word pasture is part of today's Authentic³ Real English phrase.

Jean: What's the phrase Diarmuid?

Diarmuid: Today's phrase is pastures⁴ new. That's two words – pastures. P A S T U R E S and new N E W.

Jean: Pastures new 牧场新。What does that mean?

Diarmuid: It's an expression that we use when we are going to enter a new phase of our life, such as getting a new job or moving to a new town.

Jean: I see. 牧场新意思就是重新开始一段新生活。

Diarmuid: We could say something like, "I'm off to pastures new".

Jean: 你是说准备翻开人生旅途新的一页。

Diarmuid: Right. Let's hear some examples.

Examples

A: So you're leaving London and moving to Australia?

B: Yes, that's right. Off to pastures new.

A: I want to quit my job and start a new career.

B: Really? But you've worked in this office for nearly 20 years.

A: That's why. I need to get to pastures new.

Jean: Well, that's very interesting Diarmuid, but you know I'd like to go back to our beautiful green pasture now.

Diarmuid: Let's do it.

Jean: Ah, 这下才好多了。

Diarmuid: Out in the open air. What could be better than that?

Jean: Oh, no. Typical British weather!

Diarmuid: Come on Jean. Let's run for it.

Jean: See you next time.

Diarmuid: Bye.

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 pasture   

n.牧场，牲畜饲养

参考例句：

• This is the place where they used to pasture.这就是他们过去经常放牧的地方。
• The boy got up very early every morning to pasture cattle.这男孩每天起得很早去放牛。

3 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

4 pastures   

牧草地( pasture的名词复数 )； 生活状况； 工作条件

参考例句：

• They move with their flocks to upland pastures. 他们带着牲畜迁往高原上的牧场。
• Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cock crow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. 金鸡初啼，黎明鸟语，那闪烁着朝晖的树木和草原的景色，这一切他认为无可比拟。