开口英语

12. Stop the Noise 别吵了

Mr. Chen is talking to his neighbor Mrs. Wang. (C=Mr. Chen; W=Mrs. Wang)
陈先生正在和他的邻居王太太谈话。
May I have a word with you?
我可以和你说句话吗？
Sure. What's the problem?
当然。有什么问题吗？
It's about your son.
是关于贵公子的。
I'm tired of his making so much noise at all hours of the day.
我对他一天到晚制造噪音已经感到很厌烦了。
I'm sorry. I'm sure he's not doing it on purpose.
对不起。我确信他不是故意那么做的。
I'm sure he's not.
我确信他不是。
But we can do without the noise pollution, you know?
可我们没有噪音污染也可以活的, 你知道吗？
You're absolutely right.
你完全正确。
By the way, how was your party last night?
哦, 对了, 你们昨晚的派对怎么样呢？
It sure sounded like you had a great time.
听起来你们好像玩得很开心嘛。
Uh...
呃……

54.Don't Be a Racist

A: The police need our help finding a robber.
B: How do you know?
A: The TV news is reporting a bank robbery.
B: Do they know what the robber looks like?
A: Yes, he's 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, black hair, and about 30 years old.
B: What race is he?
A: They didn't say.
B: The TV news doesn't tell us the race anymore.
A: Of course not. That would be racist.
B: But how can we identify someone if we don't know their race?
A: Don't ask me.
B: Then they also shouldn't tell us if the robber is male or female, because that is sexist.

54.不要当种族主义者

警察需要我们帮忙找到一个抢劫犯。
你怎么知道？
电视新闻正在报道一起银行抢劫。
他们知道劫匪长什么样吗？
是的，他有6尺高，体重200磅，黑头发，大约30岁。
他是什么种族的？
他们没说。
电视新闻现在不再告诉我们种族了。
当然不了，因为那就会是种族歧视。
但是如果我们不知道种族怎么能认出某人呢？
别问我。
那他们就也不应该告诉我们抢劫犯是男的还是女的，因为那是性别歧视。

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And life will go on. You should be the hand of the king. That's an honor I can do without. Their days are too long. Their lives are too short.

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Oh wait a minute, this...where's the rubber band? this paper has b
een read. don't worry, we won't tell you what's in it. that is not the point.

11. Power without Pollution 只要能源，不要污染

Pollution is a big problem in almost all the big cities of the world.
污染几乎是全世界各大城市的一大问题。
City people are, therefore, becoming more and more worried about how they can get rid of pollution.
因此，居住在城市的人对他们如何能消除污染也愈来愈担心。
They are also concerned about whether the government is doing enough to protect the environment.
他们也很关心政府对环境保护是否尽心。
However, people in Ireland don't have these worries.
然而，住在爱尔兰的人就没有这些忧虑。
They are sure that they have found the answer to the problem.
他们确信他们已经找到了解决问题的办法：
They use windmills.
他们使用风车。
These windmills can create power without creating pollution.
这些风车能够产生能源而不制造污染。
This method is so successful
这个方法那么成功，
that other countries are thinking of doing the same.
因此其他国家纷纷想要效法。
Why not? What works for Ireland can work for any other country.
这有何不可呢？在爱尔兰行得通，那么在其他国家也可以行得通。

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We buried and empty coffin, because her body was at the bottom of the ocean where you left her. it should have been you. I know that it's too late to say this, but I'm sorry.

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Oh face it. You're afraid of commitment. i'm not afraid of commitment. I commit to things all the time. It's the following through on that commitment that I take issue with.

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Bonne Douche. I'm, I'm sorry? It's French for "good shower ". It's a sentiment I can express in six languages. Save it for your blog, Howard.

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Wait till you see this. It's fantastic, unbelievable. See what? It's a Stephen Hawking lecture from MIT in1974. This isn't a good time. It's before he became a creepy computer voice. That's great, you guys have to go. Why? It's just not a good time. Lenard has a lady over. Yeah, right, your grandmother back in town?

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Ellen：I don't believe it!

Philip：What's wrong?

Ellen：Carter Boswell!

Philip：Who's Carter Boswell?

Ellen：He's running4 for the school board. The election's5 next month.

Philip：What's wrong with wanting to be on the school board?

Ellen：Nothing . But he wants to cut the school budget6!

Philip：Maybe it needs cutting 7.

Ellen：Cutting the budget is fine, but he wants to do it by cutting all the cultural programs. No music, no dance, no concert, no stage presentations8.

Philip：Why does he want to do that?

Ellen：He says it's to save9 the taxpayers 10 money and I think he believes that the taxpayers will vote for him if he spends less on the cultural programs.

Philip：He's probably right. Lots of people want their taxes used for new books and a new paint job in the schoolrooms.

Ellen：Maybe some of us would like to pay a little bit more and keep the cultural programs for our kids.

Philip：Well , I'm not sure, Ellen. I hear it from my patients. Lots of people are tired of higher taxes.11

Ellen：[She and Philip start to set the table12.] I know, but if Boswell wins he'll be an important decision-maker 13 on the school board, and he doesn't know anything about our children's education.

Philip：Who's running against him?14

Ellen：Nobody That's the problem.

Philip：Well, it sounds to me like Carter Boswell is going to win this seat15 on the board.

Ellen：Oh, not if can stop him16!

Philip：And how are you going to stop him?

Ellen：I don't know.[She thinks for a moment.]

Maybe I'll run against him.

Philip：[He thinks she is joking.] Well, you've got my vote.

Ellen：I'm serious, Philip. Why shouldn't I run ? 17

Robbie：[He enters.] Why shouldn't you run for what, Mom?

Philip：Your mother is thinking of running for the school board.

Robbie：Hey, that's terrific, Mom!

[Richard and Marilyn enter.]

Richard：Against Carter Boswell ? Great!

Ellen：Well, if I run for office 18, the voters19 will have a clear choice 20. I Stand for 21 everything Boswell doesn't .

Marilyn：I think a lot of people will vote for you against Boswell, Ellen. I'll vote for you.

Ellen：Will you help me if I do run ?

Marilyn：Absolutely.

Ellen：The trouble is it takes a little bit of money22to run23 a campaign24.

Philip：I think you can make a difference25, Ellen.And in a short campaign you wouldn't need as much money. You know something. Ellen?Why not give26 the people of Riverdale a clear choice? I'm with you .27 You can make a difference.In a newspaper office in Riverdale. The editor, Charles Maxwell, is sitting behind his desk. Ellen knocks on the door and enters.

Maxwell ：Come in.

Ellen：Mr. Maxwell?

Maxwell：[He looks up. ] Yes, Charles Maxwell.

Ellen：My name is Ellen Stewart.

Maxwell：Hello. Please, sit down. You asked to see me. What would you like to see me about?

Ellen：I'd like your help.

Maxwell：Well, I'm editor of the most influential 28newspaper in Riverdale. Actually, it's the only newspaper. [He smiles.] A lot of people would like my help. Do you have a story?

Ellen：I'm planning to run for the school board.

Maxwell：Against Carter Boswell?

Ellen：Yes.

Maxwell：Well, that is news29.

Ellen：Will you announce that I'm running?

Maxwell ：Sure. But I need some information.

Ellen：Of course.

Maxwell：[ He gets a pad30 and a pen .] Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell,Mrs. Stewart?

Ellen：Because I care31.

Maxwell：“Vote for Ellen Stewart. She cares. ” Not a bad slogan32. But what do you care about?

Ellen：Well, I care about the children of our town. I don't want them to grow up without cultural programs in our school.

Maxwell：Do you have a plan?

Ellen：I want our children to learn more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. I want to keep the after-school programs-the music, the concerts.

Maxwell：It's not a bad plan. But who's going to pay for all of this?

Ellen：We are. The citizens of Riverdale, of course. I plan to get help from the businessmen and the corporations of Riverdale.

Maxwell：That's fair enough.33 Exactly what do you want from me, Mrs. Stewart?

Ellen：You don't know me. I can't expect you to take my side34 against Boswell. But I do need some publicity35 so that the people of our town know that I'm running for office and that I care about our children.

Maxwell：Fair enough. I certainly can print36 the news. And you are now making news.