温哥华英语口语 第 226 课： Guess what, Mike. 猜猜怎么着， 迈克

Jim: Maria? I'm at a phone booth at the Nature Center. I've done the interview. . . You want another story? 玛丽亚？ 我在自然中心的电话亭里， 我已经做了采访...... 你想要其它的报道？

I don't think there are any other stories here, Maria. . . Maria, it's cold. There aren't very many people here. 我认为这里不会有其它的题材， 玛丽亚...... 玛丽亚， 这儿挺冷的， 人也不多。

All I see are ducks--hundreds of ducks--Do a story on ducks. Are you kidding? How can I do a story on ducks? . . . OK. OK. Well, I'll see. Goodbye. 我所能见到的只有鸭子—— 成百上千的鸭子—— 做一个关于鸭子的报道， 你在开玩笑吧？ 我怎么能做关于鸭子的报道？......好， 好， 嗯， 我去看看吧。再见。

Jim: Guess what, Mike. . . 猜猜怎么着， 迈克......

Jim: What are we going to do, Mike? I can't do a story on ducks . 我们该做些什么呢， 迈克？ 我不能做关于鸭子的报道。

Jim: Huh. These ducks are funny. . . The gooses are funny too. 啊， 这些鸭子很有趣...... 鹅也非常有趣。

Jim: Look at that one! It's a very strange looking goose. There's another one just like it. 看那只鹅！ 它是只长相很奇怪的鹅， 还有一只非常像它。

Jim: The big ones are Canadian geese. They're the biggest geese. They chase the others. 大的是加拿大鹅， 它们是最大的鹅， 它们在追其它的鹅。

Jim: The white ones with orange bills are very beautiful. They live here all year. 长着橘红色嘴的那些白鹅长得非常美丽， 它们整年都生活在这儿。

Jim: I like the little green ducks . Those little green ones are mallards. 我喜欢这些绿色的小鸭子， 这些小东西是野鸭。

Jim: That one is mean! The others run away when it fights. 那只很自私！ 它把其它的鸭子全赶跑了。

I like that little gray one. The kids like that one too. They like to feed it. See, they throw it bread. 我喜欢那只灰色的小鸭子， 孩子们也喜欢那只。他们喜欢喂它。看， 他们扔面包给它吃。

But the other one steals it. . Let's do a story on the little gray duck. The kids'll love it. 但是另外一只把面包给偷吃了...... 让我们做个关于这只小灰鸭的报道， 孩子会喜欢的。

Jim: Look, there's a little boy. Let's see what happens. 看， 那里有一个小男孩， 让我们看看发生了什么？

Jim: Where are the geese? There's one. Here's another. . . Now the others see the little boy. . . . and the little boy runs the other way. 鹅在哪儿？ 那儿有一只， 这儿还有一只...... 现在其它的鹅看见了这个小男孩...... 小男孩从另一条路上跑了。

Jim: Look out. Here comes another one! Let's shoot some more, Mike. 注意， 又来一只！ 我们再多拍一些， 迈克。

Jim: OK, Maria, we've finished the story on ducks. . . Yes, you were right. . . Yes, they are interesting. . . Yes, there were children. 好了， 玛丽亚， 我们已经完成了关于鸭子的报道...... 是的， 你是对的......是的， 它们非常有趣......对， 这儿有孩子。

We're done here, Maria. We're coming home. . . Otters? There are otters here? You want a story on otters? I can't do a story on otters. . . 我们已经干完了， 玛丽亚， 我们打算回家......水獭？ 这里有水獭吗？ 你想要一个关于水獭的报道， 我不能做一个关于水獭的报道......