新概念英语第一册听力Lesson 139 Is that you, John?
Listen to the tape then answer this question.Which John Smith does Graham Turner think he is talking to?
听录音,然后回答问题。格雷厄姆.特纳以为他在和哪一个约翰.史密斯通话? Mr Grimes: Is that you, John? 格雷厄姆.特纳:是你吗,约翰? John Smith: Yes, speaking. 约翰.史密斯:是我,请讲。
Mr Grimes: Tell Mary we shall be late for dinner this evening. 格雷厄姆.特纳:你告诉玛丽,今晚吃饭将晚到一会儿。 John Smith: I’m afraid I don’t understand. 约翰.史密斯:恐怕我还不明白您的意思。 Mr Grimes: Hasn’t Mary told you? She invited betty and me to dinner this evening. 格雷厄姆.特纳:玛丽没有告诉你吗?她邀请我和夏洛特今晚去吃饭。
I said I would be at your house at six o’clock, but the boss wants me to do some extra work.
我说过我6点到你家,但老板要我加班。
I’ll have to stay at the office. I don’t know when I shall finish. 我不得不留在办公室,不知道什么时候才能结束。
Oh, and by the way, my wife wants to know if Mary needs any help. 喔,顺便问一问,我妻子想知道玛丽是否需要帮忙。
John Smith: I don’t know what you’re talking about. 约翰.史密斯:我不知道您在说些什么。
Mr Grimes: That is John Smith, isn’t it? 格雷厄姆.特纳:你是约翰.史密斯,对吗? John Smith: Yes, I’m John Smith. 约翰.史密斯: 是的,我是约翰.史密斯。
Mr Grimes: You are John Smith, the engineer, aren’t you? 格雷厄姆.特纳:你是工程师约翰.史密斯,对吗? John Smith: That’s right. 约翰.史密斯:对。
Mr Grimes: You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you? 格雷厄姆.特纳:你在海外工程公司上班,是吗? John Smith: No, I don’t. I’m John Smith the telephone engineer and I’m repairing your telephone line.
约翰.史密斯:不,不是。我是电话工程师约翰.史密斯,我正在修理您的电话线。 New words and Expressions生词和短语 extra
adj. 额外的 overseas
adj. 海外的,国外的 engineering n. 工程
company n. 公司 line n. 线路
Notes on the text课文注释 1 Is that you, John? Yas, speaking.
这两句话是朋友问打电话时的常用语。speaking可译作’‘请讲”。 2 Tell Mary we'll be late…
句中we will be late…是一个宾语从句,作动词tell的宾语。这个宾语从句省略了引导词that。
3 She invited Charlotte and me to dinner this evening.她邀请我和夏洛特令晚去吃饭。在英语中,为了表示客气常常把其他人的姓名放在“我”之前,请注意中英文不同的语序。
4 I don't know when I'll finish.
本句中也有一个宾语从句,从句中的引导词when不能省略。类似的例子还有:My wife wants to know if Mary needs any help;I don't know what you're talking about等。 5 by the way, 顺便(问,说)。
新概念英语第一册听力Lesson 139 Is that you, John



