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口语练习
Nicholas：What are you reading, Linda?
你在看什么呀，琳达?
Linda：I’m reading a novel The Mill on the Floss, written by the famous novelist, George Eliot。
我在读小说《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》，是由著名小说家乔治.艾略特写的。
Nicholas：What’s it about?
是关于什么的?
Linda：It is mainly about the relationship about a brother and a sister, who live in a mill on river Floss. It describes their childhood and a dispute that causes them to separate. The book ends with them happily together again, but they were both killed in the flood。
主要写了住在弗洛斯和尚磨房里的一对兄妹之间的关系。小说描写了他们的童年生活，以及一次争论最终导致他们各奔东西。这部小说以他们愉快的团聚作为结尾，但是他们却在一场洪水中双双丧生。
Nicholas：Is it difficult to understand?
很难看懂吗?
Linda：Not really, I would consider it easy。
不是，我觉得很容易懂。
Nicholas：Besides novels, are there any other types of literary works that you indulge in?
除了长篇小说外，你还喜欢读什么其他类型的文学作品吗?
Linda：I really like short stories。
还喜欢读短篇小说。
Nicholas：Have you read anything else besides literature?
除了文学作品以外，你读其它的书吗?
Linda：Certainly I have. I like to read books on various subjects, and I read everything I can get my hands on in my spare time. I don’t want to idle away and waste my time。
当然读了，我喜欢看各种题材的书，在空闲时我拿到什么书就看什么书。我可不想闲呆着浪费时间。
Nicholas：I agree. People who don’t read are no better off than people who can’t read. I also agree that “Books are like food for the mind。”
我赞同。不读书的人并不比不能读书的人强。我还认为“书籍是人类精神的粮食”。
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重点句子
这是最好的杂志。This is the best magazine。
我喜欢读短篇小说。I really like short stories。
比起诗歌，我更喜欢散文。I prefer essays to poems。
我建议你读《红楼梦》。I advise you to read A Dream in Red Mansions。
我想订一份《昂秀英语》。I’d like a subscription to Onshow English。
我想续订。I’d like to renew my subscription。
你知道这份报纸的发行量吗?Do you know the circulation of this newspaper?
你对此报的评价如何?How would you comment on this paper?
请给我晨版的。Morning edition, please。 |
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发表于 2016-7-29 08:21:20