英语杂谈：113 Baby talk

[00:11.00]Hi Sherise.Hello Sherise.Where’s Sherise?
[00:51.57]Has Sherise gone to the movies? No,she hasn’t.
[00:57.31]She’s right here! Wuh-wuh-wuh... Excuse me? Oh! Good morning.
[01:04.76]Good morning,Wendy. Friend of yours? That’s Sherise.
[01:10.22]Where’s Sherise? Sherise is in the restaurant.
[01:15.86]The question is,who is Sherise?  Nina’s baby.
[01:20.61]Oh.And where is Nina? She’s at a meeting.
[01:26.67]And where’s the meeting? At the Children’s Center.
[01:33.02]Nina’s gone to a meeting at the Children’s Center,and her baby is here?
[01:37.99]That’s right.
[01:40.83]Has Sherise gone to the meeting?  No,she hasn’t.
[01:46.89]Why isn’t Sherise at the Children’s Center? Or at home,at Sherise’s house?
[01:52.22]Nina’s baby-sitter is sick,OK?
[01:55.77]Oh,So the baby-sitter’s gone home.But not Sherise!Sherise is at work.
[02:03.25]Excuse me? Yes.Can I help...? Can I help you?
[02:08.81]Do you know where the Children’center is?  Why,yes.
[02:19.57]Unit 2   Lesson 2   Time flies
[02:48.33]That’s Thrusday,November 17th,at the hotel.
[02:52.59]All day?  Yes. We start at 8:30 in the morning.
[02:57.03]With coffee. Yes.Coffee starts at 8:30 and ends at 9.
[03:02.39]... eight-thirty to nine.
[03:05.63]The opening address bigins at 9 o’clock sharp.
[03:09.07]Workshops run from 9：30 to noon. Then lunch.
[03:13.44]One hour?  Yes.
[03:15.68]The second session¹ goes from one to about 4:15.
[03:20.65]Discussion ends at 4:45,then a small reception.
[03:24.90]Until what time? Oh...  Sorry.
[03:29.76]That’s my watch alarm.
[03:33.11]I have an appointment back at the hotel at eleven o’clock.
[03:36.16]Is it eleven already?
[03:38.44]No,no.Actually,it’s 10:30.I set my watch half an hour fast.
[03:43.90]You’re never late,are you?  Never.I can’t be!
[04:13.26]Unit 2  Lesson 3   The brochure²
[04:24.91]George,we can talk,but it can’t take long.
[04:33.16]The baby’s with Wendy. No problem.
[04:35.51]These are my ideas for the new brochure.
[04:38.99]Ok. So... what’s this?
[04:50.22]It’s the cover. I know that.
[04:53.77]What is this?  Oh!
[04:55.84]It’s a table,and those are floweres and that’s a cup of coffee.
[05:00.49]And what’s this here? It’s a computer.
[05:03.75]That’s a computer? I’m not an artist.
[05:08.11]Ok.so what’s the idea?
[05:10.39]The Sheraton Boston is perfect for business meetings. Go on.
[05:15.43]Great lacation. Facilities. The is technology:computers and modems³.
[05:20.18]And that’s us. We’re the experts.
[05:23.84]It’s a good thought,George. But I can’t understand the drawings.
[05:28.10]Use the computer. Use the graphics⁴.
[05:31.44]Me?  What not? Computers? They’re a mystery!
 

1 session   

n.会议，开庭期，市盘，学期；adj.短期的

参考例句：

• This matter will go over until the next session.这件事将留待下次会议讨论。
• Congress is now in session.国会现在正在开会。

2 brochure   

n.假订本，小册子，小册

参考例句：

• Can I have a tour brochure?能给我一个观光册子吗？
• I want you to read the brochure completely.我想让你把这个小册子看完。

3 modems   

n.调制解调器( modem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Yes, floppy day, as did 9600 baud dial up modems. 是的，当时软件是最主要的工具，还有9600波特拨号调制解调器。 来自互联网
• Extra settings for configuring BAD modems that cannot identify proper disconnect tone. 额外的设置，配置不好的调制解调器不能确定适当的断开的语调。 来自互联网

4 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。