直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 41

NANCY:Brr...It good cold so quickly.
[00:21.50]RICHARD:Three messages.
[00:23.90]NANCY:I'm going to heat up some apple cider.Do you want some?
[00:28.70]RICHARD:Yes,please.
[00:30.31]CONSTANZA:Hello Richard and Nancy.This is Constanza Fuentes calling.
[00:36.22]I wonder if you have plans for the evening of the 17th.
[00:40.20]We're having a get-together¹.Quite small.Give me a call at 555-8947.
[00:46.78]RICHARD:Do we have plans?
[00:50.06]NANCY:Now we do.
[00:53.35]JUSTINE:Beth.Are you there?Pick up.
[01:00.24]I have by far the best news for you,and his initials² are S.B.Call me!
[01:06.62]RICHAD:Who was that?
[01:08.42]NANCY:Justine.Beth's friend.
[01:11.02]RICHARD:What is she...?
[01:14.52]NANCY:I'm fairly sure it has to do with a boy.
[01:17.11]HEATHER:Hello.This is message for Richard and Nancy Hobart.
[01:25.10]Heather Vialo of WBNN here.We've heard a rather interesting rumor³.
[01:29.59]I wonder if you'd like to give us your reaction.
[01:32.06]My number is 555-4424.Call anytime.
[01:37.03]NANCY:I'd rather not.It's all yours.
[01:51.72]DANNY:Nathan,did you read this story about brngee-jumping?
[02:08.52]NATHAN:No.I've been collating⁴ these papers since we got here.But I have done it?
[02:14.59]DANNY:Bungee-jumping?Are you kidding?
[02:18.48]NATHAN:A friend of mine dared me.He said if I actually did it,he'd pay for it.
[02:24.26]DANNY:So you've thrown yourself off a building with nothing
[02:28.15]but a big rubber band to hold you above the ground.
[02:30.62]NATHAN:Yes I have.But it was a bridge,not a building.
[02:35.21]DANNY:Do you do things like this all the time?
[02:37.42]NATHAN:Occasionally.
[02:39.50]DANNY:Don't you think it's strange?
[02:42.41]NATHAN:What?
[02:44.62]DANNY:That this is how you relax.
[02:47.21]People in this article bungee-jump,and mountain climb and skydive.
[02:53.40]What happened to checkers?
[02:55.87]NATHAN:Haven't you ever done something just for the thrill of it?
[02:59.06]DANNY:Of course.But if I want to relax,I want it to be calm and peaceful.
[03:03.96]NATHAN:Let me ask you a question.
[03:05.83]DANNY:Yeah?
[03:07.20]NATHAN:Is your work here fast-paced?
[03:10.30]DANNY:No.
[03:12.89]NATHAN:Would you call your home life a thrill a minute?
[03:16.58]DANNY:No.
[03:18.67]NATHAN:How's the social life?
[03:21.67]DANNY:You've made your point,Nathan.
[03:23.86]NATHAN:Maybe you've had too much peace and quiet,Danny.
[03:28.63]Maybe you need to do something a little different.
[03:31.32]DANNY:Maybe.Nathan,I got to go.See you later.
[03:47.81]NATHAN:Danny.Man,I'll jump off a bridge,but you're the brave one

1 get-together   

n.(使)聚集；(使)集合

参考例句：

• Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
• Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？

2 initials   

n.首字母，姓名

参考例句：

• a glass tankard with his initials etched on it 刻有他姓名首字母的玻璃大酒杯
• All the towels were personalized with their initials. 所有毛巾上都标有物主姓名的首字母。

3 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

4 collating   

v.校对( collate的现在分词 )；整理；核对；整理（文件或书等）

参考例句：

• An invalid collating element was specified in a [[. name. ]] block. 块中指定了非法的对照元素。 来自互联网
• Selected collating sequence not supported by the operating system. 操作系统不支持选择的排序序列。 来自互联网