开口英语

88. What an Idiot!

真是个白痴

Lucy is talking to her boyfriend, Vic, about their friend, Randy.
露西和她的男朋友维克讨论他们的朋友朗迪。
L: Did you hear that Randy's got AIDS?
露西：你听说朗迪得艾滋病了吗？
V: Oh my God! Really? How come?
维克：我的天啊！真的吗？怎么会呢？
L: He became infected after having sex with a call girl.
露西：他和一名应招女郎发生性行为后感染到的。
V: What an idiot! Where's he now?
维克：真是个大笨蛋！他现在在哪里？
L: He's in a hospital. When I went to see him, I found him trembling in fear.
露西：他在医院。我去看他的时候，他害怕得一直发抖。
V: What did he say?
维克：他说了些什么？
L: Not much. He seemed tired. He lay in bed with his eyes staring up at the ceiling.
露西：没说很多。他似乎很疲倦。他躺在床上两眼直瞪着天花板。
V: Gee! Poor guy.
维克：哎！可怜的家伙。
L: Let that be a lesson to you.
露西：你要从那件事吸取教训。
V: You're right. I'll never do that again.
维克：你说得对。我再也不做那种事了。
L: What! So you've done it before!
露西：什么！那么说来，你以前干过啰！
V: Uh oh!
维克：糟了！

87. AIDS

艾滋病

Each day, more than 6,000 people around the world fall victim to HIV.
每天，全世界有超过6000人成为艾斯病毒的受害者。
That's how serious the problem is.
问题就是这么严重。
The World Health Organization has estimated that about 17 million people have already been infected with this disease.
世界卫生组织估计大约有1700万人已经感染了这个疾病。
The news is that the virus is now spreading fastest in Asia.
消息是该病毒在亚洲蔓延得更为迅速。
It's high time some steps were taken.
现在该是采取一些措施得时候了。
Two proven methods should be followed.
有两个已经证实得的方法应该遵循。
One way is to teach people how to avoid catching the virus sexually through condom promotion.
其中一个方法是籍由提倡使用保险套来教导人们避免从性行为而感染到该病毒。
The other way is to encourage people to stop having casual sex.
另外一个方法则是鼓励人们停止性滥交。
A word to the wise is sufficient, so don't take this warning lightly.
智者一点就通，所以不要忽视这项警告。

86. Bon Voyage!

一路顺风

Joe is standing in the check-in line at the airport. He has two bags to check in and one carry-on.
乔正在办理登记手续的地方排队。他有两件行李要托运，一件随身携带。
A: Hello, sir. May I have your passport and ticket, please?
服务员：先生，你好。请把护照和机票给我一下好吗？
J: Here you are, I'd like to have an aisle seat in the smoking section, please.
乔：在这里。我想要抽烟区靠近走道的座位。
A: I'll see what I can do. I'm sorry. They've all been taken. How about a window seat?
服务员：我看看。对不起。那些座位都有人了。靠近窗户的座位如何？
J: Sure. It really doesn't matter. What gate does my flight depart from?
乔：当然好。其实也没关系。我要从几号口登机？
A: Gate two. Here's your boarding pass. We'll begin boarding in about an hour.
服务员：二号口。这是您的登记牌。我们大约一小时后开始登机。
J: Good. That will give me time to take advantage of the duty-free shop.
乔：很好。那样我就有时间去免税店看看。
A: Bon voyage!
服务员：祝您一路顺风！
J: Thank you!
乔：谢谢！

85. Traveling by Plane

乘飞机去旅行

Traveling by plane is exciting, but it can also be very tiring.
搭乘飞机旅行很刺激，但也可能很累人。
There are so many things to be done.
因为有一堆事情要办。
You have to pay the airport tax, check in your bags and then get to the departure gate.
你得付机场税、办理行李托运，然后前往登记口。
So it's best to arrive at the airport at least two hours before your plane is scheduled to take off.
因此，你最好再你的班机预定起飞前两个小时到达机场。
When you check in, the attendant will ask you to show her your passport, ticket and airport-tax receipt.
办理登机手续时，柜台服务人员会要求你出示护照、机票和机场税收据。
After you have done that, she will weigh your luggage.
办完这些后，她会将你的行李称重过磅。
If it's overweight, you'll have to pay an extra fee.
如果超重的话，你就必须额外付费。
Then she will give you your boarding pass.
然后，她会把登记证交给你。
On your way to the gate, don't pass up the chance to buy something at the duty-free shop.
在你往登机口的图中，别错过了在免税商店买东西的机会。
Things are a lot cheaper there.
那里卖的东西比外面便宜多了。
The key is to give yourself plenty of time and everything should run as smooth as clockwork.
其中的要诀是给自己充分的时间，那么事事都会非常顺利。