开口英语

A: Wow! Look at that elephant. It's gigantic!
甲：哇！看那头大象，好大喔！
B: It sure is.
乙：的确是。
A: Can I feed it?
甲：我可以喂它吗？
B: No. There's a no-feeding sign over there.
乙：不行。那儿有一个禁止喂食的标志。
A: Poor elephant.
甲：可怜的大象。
B: There aren't many elephants left in the world, are there?
乙：世界上所剩的大象不多了，不是吗？
A: People kill them for their tusks. Now they are an endangered species.
甲：人们为取得象牙而杀害它们，现在它们成了濒临绝种的动物。
B: Man sometimes behaves worse than animals.
乙：人类的行为有时候连禽兽都不如。

A: Wow! Look at that elephant. It's gigantic!
甲：哇！看那头大象，好大喔！
B: It sure is.
乙：的确是。
A: Can I feed it?
甲：我可以喂它吗？
B: No. There's a no-feeding sign over there.
乙：不行。那儿有一个禁止喂食的标志。
A: Poor elephant.
甲：可怜的大象。
B: There aren't many elephants left in the world, are there?
乙：世界上所剩的大象不多了，不是吗？
A: People kill them for their tusks. Now they are an endangered species.
甲：人们为取得象牙而杀害它们，现在它们成了濒临绝种的动物。
B: Man sometimes behaves worse than animals.
乙：人类的行为有时候连禽兽都不如。

A: Can I take a picture with the lion, Dad?
甲：我可以和狮子照张相吗，老爸？
B: Sure. But don't go too near the cage.
乙：当然可以。不过不要太靠近笼子喔。
A: I'll stand behind the railing.
甲：我会站在栏杆后面。
B: OK. Are you ready? Say "Cheese!"
乙：好了，准备好了吗？说"Cheese"！
A: Cheese!
甲：Cheese!
B: That's a good one.
乙：这张照得很棒。
A: Lions are beautiful, aren't they?
甲：狮子好漂亮喔，对不对？
B: They sure are. After all, the lion is "king of the beasts."
乙：当然啰。毕竟，狮子是"万兽之王"啊。

A: Can I take a picture with the lion, Dad?
甲：我可以和狮子照张相吗，老爸？
B: Sure. But don't go too near the cage.
乙：当然可以。不过不要太靠近笼子喔。
A: I'll stand behind the railing.
甲：我会站在栏杆后面。
B: OK. Are you ready? Say "Cheese!"
乙：好了，准备好了吗？说"Cheese"！
A: Cheese!
甲：Cheese!
B: That's a good one.
乙：这张照得很棒。
A: Lions are beautiful, aren't they?
甲：狮子好漂亮喔，对不对？
B: They sure are. After all, the lion is "king of the beasts."
乙：当然啰。毕竟，狮子是"万兽之王"啊。

53. Try-Outs 选拔赛

Paul hated sports. He was very bad at them, too. Yet, suddenly, he started practicing for football and basketball try-outs. "Why are you doing this?" asked Robert. "I need to be more active," replied Paul.

保罗讨厌运动，而且也不擅长。然而，突然之间，他开始为橄榄球和篮球选拔赛而练习了。“你干嘛要练习啊？”罗伯特问道。“我要变得更活跃”保罗说。

Robert didn't believe Paul. Still, he wanted to support his friend. Robert went with Paul to the try-outs. That was when Robert figured out why Paul suddenly cared about sports. Paul kept looking over to the cheerleaders. His crush, Susan, had just joined the squad.

罗伯特不相信他，但是他还是想支持他的朋友。罗伯特和保罗一起去了选拔赛，到那罗伯特才知道为什么保罗会突然关心起运动了。保罗一直盯着拉拉队哪里看，他喜欢的女孩苏珊刚刚加入了拉拉队。

Paul was the worst player at try-outs. He got tackled very hard in football. Then, he got hit in the head by the basketball. He had no chance of making the team.

保罗在选拔赛中表现是最差的，他在打橄榄球时被狠狠绊倒；接着，又被篮球砸中了头。他没机会被选进队伍了。

1. Maroon 5 - Sugar
2. BWO - Sunshine In The Rain
3. Stereophonics - Indian Summer
4. The Parlotones - Shake It Up
5. H.I.M - Gone With The Sin

A: Can I take a picture with the lion, Dad?
甲：我可以和狮子照张相吗，老爸？
B: Sure. But don't go too near the cage.
乙：当然可以。不过不要太靠近笼子喔。
A: I'll stand behind the railing.
甲：我会站在栏杆后面。
B: OK. Are you ready? Say "Cheese!"
乙：好了，准备好了吗？说"Cheese"！
A: Cheese!
甲：Cheese!
B: That's a good one.
乙：这张照得很棒。
A: Lions are beautiful, aren't they?
甲：狮子好漂亮喔，对不对？
B: They sure are. After all, the lion is "king of the beasts."
乙：当然啰。毕竟，狮子是"万兽之王"啊。

53. Try-Outs 选拔赛

Paul hated sports. He was very bad at them, too. Yet, suddenly, he started practicing for football and basketball try-outs. "Why are you doing this?" asked Robert. "I need to be more active," replied Paul.

保罗讨厌运动，而且也不擅长。然而，突然之间，他开始为橄榄球和篮球选拔赛而练习了。“你干嘛要练习啊？”罗伯特问道。“我要变得更活跃”保罗说。

Robert didn't believe Paul. Still, he wanted to support his friend. Robert went with Paul to the try-outs. That was when Robert figured out why Paul suddenly cared about sports. Paul kept looking over to the cheerleaders. His crush, Susan, had just joined the squad.

罗伯特不相信他，但是他还是想支持他的朋友。罗伯特和保罗一起去了选拔赛，到那罗伯特才知道为什么保罗会突然关心起运动了。保罗一直盯着拉拉队哪里看，他喜欢的女孩苏珊刚刚加入了拉拉队。

Paul was the worst player at try-outs. He got tackled very hard in football. Then, he got hit in the head by the basketball. He had no chance of making the team.

保罗在选拔赛中表现是最差的，他在打橄榄球时被狠狠绊倒；接着，又被篮球砸中了头。他没机会被选进队伍了。

1. Maroon 5 - Sugar
2. BWO - Sunshine In The Rain
3. Stereophonics - Indian Summer
4. The Parlotones - Shake It Up
5. H.I.M - Gone With The Sin

A: Can I take a picture with the lion, Dad?
甲：我可以和狮子照张相吗，老爸？
B: Sure. But don't go too near the cage.
乙：当然可以。不过不要太靠近笼子喔。
A: I'll stand behind the railing.
甲：我会站在栏杆后面。
B: OK. Are you ready? Say "Cheese!"
乙：好了，准备好了吗？说"Cheese"！
A: Cheese!
甲：Cheese!
B: That's a good one.
乙：这张照得很棒。
A: Lions are beautiful, aren't they?
甲：狮子好漂亮喔，对不对？
B: They sure are. After all, the lion is "king of the beasts."
乙：当然啰。毕竟，狮子是"万兽之王"啊。