新概念英语第一册精讲：Lesson 137 A pleasant dream
June: Are you doing the football pools(赌注), Brian?Brian: Yes, I’ve nearly finished, June. I’m sure we will win something this
week.
June: You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if
you win a lot of money?
Brian: If I win a lot of money , I shall buy you a mink coat.
June: I don’t want a mink coat! I want to see the world.(见世面)
Brian: All right. If we win a lot of money, we shall travel around the
world and we shall stay at the best hotels. Then we shall return home and buy a
big house in the country. We shall have a beautiful garden and…
June: But if we spend all that money we shall be poor again. What shall we
do then?
Brian: If we spend all the money, we shall try and win the football pools
again.
June: It’s a pleasant dream, but everything depends on “if”!
New Word and expressions 生词与短语
football
n. 足球
pool
n. 赌注
win (won, won)
v. 赢
world
n. 世界
poor
adj. 贫穷的
depend
v. 依靠(on)
本文参考译文
朱 莉：布赖恩，你正在下足球赛的赌注吗?
布赖恩：是的。我这就做完了。朱莉。我敢肯定这星期我们会赢一点的。
朱 莉：你老是那样说，但是我们从来没赢过!要是你赢了许多钱，你打算做什么呢?
布赖恩：要是我赢了许多钱，我给你买件貂皮大衣。
朱 莉：我不要貂皮大衣。我要去见风世面。
布赖恩：好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱，我们就去周游世界，并且住最好的旅馆。然后我们返回家园，在乡下买幢大房子。我们将有一个漂亮的花园和……
朱 莉：但是如果我们把所有钱都花光了，我们又会变穷的。那时我们怎么办呢?
布赖恩：如果我们花光了所有钱，我们设法在足球赛赌注上再赢一次。
朱 莉：这是个美好的梦，但一切都取决于“如果”!
(兼职编辑：张博)
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