直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 30

BETH:OK.Did Cavett say we would have any essay questions?
[00:18.41]JUSTINE:No.Just multiple choice.
[00:21.31]BETH:We must be sone.
[00:23.62]JUSTINE:We must be.I can't think of anything else to study.
[00:28.70]BETH:Great. JUSTINE:Great.
[00:32.81]BETH:So the question is...
[00:37.42]...should I have big party for my birthday?
[00:39.91]JUSTINE:Absolutely.Can I wear your red dress?
[00:44.30]BETH:Justine.The party may not even happen and you already want to wear my clothes.
[00:49.39]JUSTINE:But I look so good in that dress.Where is it?Here it is.
[01:00.58]BETH:Anyway,my parents would like to throw a party for me.
[01:07.06]JUSTINE:Uh huh?
[01:08.54]BETH:I don't know.Do you think it's stupid.Sweet sixteen?
[01:12.94]JUSTNE:Oh yeah.Sweet sixteen.Well,you don't have to wear a sign or anything.
[01:19.61]BETH:Yeah.We don't have to call it a sweet sixteen party.
[01:24.19]Try it with a necklace.
[01:31.70]JUSTINE:I like it with the necklace.
[01:34.70]JUSTINE:That tea party your mom did was great.
[01:38.09]BETH:Yeah,it could be really nice.
[01:40.87]On the other hand,a bunch of us could just go out.
[01:44.76]JUSTINE:That would be fun,too.Beth,your birthday's not for a few months,right?
[01:50.86]BETH:Six weeks.
[01:52.32]JUSTINE:So you have time to decide.You never wear this.I'm taking it.OK?
[01:58.61]BETH:OK.Are you hungry?
[02:01.90]JUSTINE:I could eat.
[02:03.65]BETH:So could I.Let's do it.
[02:17.83]NANCY:This article is so positive.It's glowing.
[02:40.94]I can't believe I didn't notice it this morning.
[02:44.04]I love this part:
[02:45.84]"Some public servants do serve the public.State Prosecutor¹ Hobart is one."Wow.
[02:55.44]RICHARD:What do you think?
[02:58.01]NANCY:What can I think?It says here,
[03:01.99]"Hobart won an important victory for public health in Massachusetts."
[03:06.19]You're my hero.
[03:08.09]RICHARD:Yeah?
[03:09.60]NANCY:I heard Beth boast about you to Justine.
[03:17.28]In a very cool way,of course.
[03:19.56]RICHARD:I impressed the house critic.That is impressive.
[03:23.74]NANCY:It's just the age,honey.It's her job to make us feel old and useless.
[03:29.11]You were fifteen once,don't you remember?
[03:31.97]RICHARD:I'm afraid that was a long time ago.And I was never...
[03:36.24]RICHARD:Did you hear her yesterday?
[03:38.83]She told someone on the phone,"My parents are so middle-class."
[03:44.33]What does that mean?
[03:46.82]NANCY:I'm sure we were just as bad.
[03:48.94]NANCY:So...
[03:59.14]RICHARD:Yes?
[04:03.62]NANCY:You do this fabulous² job.You win this case.
[04:08.40]RICHARD:Mm-hmm.
[04:09.98]NANCY:People love you.You get glowing reviews.
[04:13.08]You get praise from your colleagues.I have just one question.
[04:18.38]RICHARD:Yes?
[04:19.27]NANCY:Do you get a raise?
[04:27.77]DANNY:Come on,man.Help me do this.
[04:58.15]NATHAN:No,no.Let's get this straight.
[05:02.74]I am not going to help you leam you learn to juggle³.
[05:06.82]I'm not going to waste my time.
[05:09.22]NATHAN:You don't listen.
[05:11.69]DANNY:What?
[05:15.26]NATHAN:See?You never listen.You're not really interested.
[05:19.94]Lately you're on some other planet,Danny.
[05:25.44]Your body is here,but your mind is on Pluto⁴.
[05:30.02]I'd rather teach someone who wants to learn.
[05:33.53]DANNY:Nathan,it's not brain surgery.It's juggling⁵.
[05:37.03]NATHAN:And guess what?You still can't do it.
[05:40.03]DANNY:OK,OK,OK.I'm sorry.I'll listen better.I'll work harder.
[05:45.91]DANNY:Oh no.It's the 2 am rush.
[05:50.30]NATHAN:Kinko's.This is Nathan.Can I help you?
[05:54.10]We're open all night.Yes,we do bulk copies.
[05:59.28]Sure.Let me get you the price list...
[06:03.67]DANNY:Ahh,tell them we're busy.We're swamped.Tell them to go away.
[06:12.36]NATHAN:You know what?It's your lucky night.
[06:16.06]Let me hand you over to my colleague.
[06:18.74]He's our vice-president in charge of bulk copies and he can answer
[06:23.23]all of your questions.His name is Danny.
[06:28.13]DANNY:Hello.Yep.7 cents.100.Sure.Yep.Bye

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

3 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

4 Pluto   

n.冥王星

参考例句：

• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。

5 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。