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发表于 2006-3-21 22:01
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赖世雄中级美语mp3-听写内容-第一课
Lesson One Rome Was Not Built in a Day
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English is an international language.
Therefore,it's necessary for us to learn it.
It can be rewarding or just a waste of time.
It's up to you.
It depends on how you study it.
Here're some tips about learning English.
First,don't be afraid to make mistakes,you'll learn from them.
Second,you must not be shy,be thick-skinned,and speak up.
Finally,you must be patient.
Remember,Rome wasn't built in a day.
Peter: Rome wasn't built in a day.为什么用wasn't,不用isn't?
Bruce: Well,Rome doesn't refer to the city of Rome.It refers to the Rome Empire.That's the Great country thatwas built more than 2000 years ago.It was a great empire and of course you can't build anything good or great in just short time.
Peter: Now,I have this question.In one situation,we'll use this expression'Rome wasn't built in a day'.Please give us an example.
Bruce: Well,let's say that your friend wants to learn how to do something,like typing,or swimming,and at first your friend feels a little discouraged because it's not easy to learn a new skill.But you tell him 'Hey,come on,'Rome wasn't built in a day'.We want to encourage our friends with this saying.
Peter: 为什么说“English is an international language”?主要含义是什么意思?
Bruce: Well,we say that English is an international language because English is spoken around the world.Of couse,there're more speakers of Mandarin than English,but English is spoken by more people in more countries than Mandarin is. So when you travel,or do business,or study overseas,you can always find English speakers and English TV programmas and English newspapers.
Peter: In other words,English is a universal language.
Peter: English is a universal language,that's why we learn it.
Peter: We can say Bruce speaks beautiful Mandarin.
Peter: you staying here is only a waste of time.
Bruce: Exercise is very rewarding for our health.
Peter: It pays to exercise.It is rewarding to exercise.
Peter: 怎么使用“it's up to you”?
Bruce: Well,if Peter asks me 'Do you want to go to a restaurant first or see a movie first tonight?',I might say 'It's up to you.'
Peter: But I know the true answer. He enjoys eating.
Bruce:More than anything
Peter: So let's go to a restaurant first.In our stdio,we have a small stdio here,and we have only two people here that's Bruce and me,but Bruce is much too big,so we have little room left here.
Peter: You'll get nowhere if you learn English by fits and starts.
Bruce: My brother studied accounting by fits and starts,so he failed.
Peter: If you give me a tip,I'll give you some tips about/on how to learn English.
Bruce: 'If you give me a tip'的tip 是小费。If you are in a restaurant,and you leave a little money for the waitor,we say that's a tip.But then Peter said 'I'll give some tips about learning english' 的tip 是建议,some advice about learning english.
Peter: He gives me some advice on learning english
Peter: Mr. Bruce,before leaving,don't forget to tip me.
He tiped me on how to learn English.
Bruce: tipped 小心
Peter: I am afraid to talk to him or I am afraid of talking to him.
Peter: This is a very good piece of advice.
Bruce: Well,if you have to speak or write a language to really learn it,if you make mistakes while speaking,usually the listener will understand you anyway,because usually your mistake is just a grammar mistake or maybe a vocabulary mistake.but usually we understand you. But if we don't understand you we'll ask'huh',or 'what do you mean'.Then you can try again.
Peter: Only by making mistakes can we learn something.
Bruce: Children are usually shy around strangers.
Peter: Well,this is often the case,but there is some situation in which adults are shy.For example,each time Bruce is with me,he is shy.
Peter: That's not shy,Peter,that's embarrassed.
Peter: Peter,you stink.
Peter: A good teacher must be patient with his students.
Just for reference
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