上期中譯英答案:
I think the main reason is because there’s no determination that you must finish something. Without determination, you won’t get any action.
聽力文本:
Xiao Gao, Happy New Year!
京晶:小高,新年快樂!
Happy New Year, Jing Jing!
小高:新年快樂,京晶!
Last week we looked back at our new year’s resolutions for 2014. I discovered that most people didn’t fulfill theirs.
京晶:上周我們回顧了2014年你的新年愿望,我發(fā)現(xiàn),大多數(shù)人并沒有完成他們的愿望。
Really? I didn’t either, I’m so ashamed! How could I be like this?
小高:是嗎?我竟然也沒有,太慚愧了!怎么會這樣?
I think the main reason is because there’s no determination that you must finish something. Without determination, you won’t get any action. I’ve got a good way. Let’s invite all of our listeners to tell us their new year’s resolutions for 2015 and write out a “must do list”. When the 2016 New Year comes around, we’ll check and see if we met our goals. What do ya say?
京晶:我看呢,主要是因為沒有必須達成的決心,沒有決心就沒有行動,我有個好辦法,今天我們邀請所有的聽眾朋友們一起來說出2015的新年決心,列出must - do list. 等2016年新年時,我們一起來檢查目標是否達成了,好嗎?
That sounds really interesting. Let me tell you mine first: My New Year’s resolution for 2015 is to stay on my diet, hit the gym as much as possible, and do a superb job on my thesis.
小高:這個有趣!我先說:我的愿望是2015年繼續(xù)堅持飲食計劃,盡可能地鍛煉健身,另外交出一篇完美的畢業(yè)論文。
Walking Eric’s New Year resolution is to get his teaching certificate! Mu Chen An wants to write a story that she’s been thinking of for a long time. Ji Huanhuan wants to get a Shanghai advanced interpreter certificate.
京晶:Walking Eric的決心是:2015年一定要考取教師資格證!沐晨安想寫出一個她想了很久的故事;冀歡歡想考過上海高級口譯資格證書。
And Katherine wants to stop procrastinating and being late. Doudou wants to study spoken English well. Yahoon Yao wants to take his wife travelling. Bling-Sophie hopes to get higher than 6.5 on her IELTS test. “She” wants to learn to play a piano song. Tingsen wants to lose weight!
小高:還有Katherine一定要改掉拖延癥和遲到的壞毛??;豆豆要學好英語口語;yahoon姚要帶老婆出門旅游一次;bling-Sophie 希望雅思成績考過6.5分?!八币獙W會彈一首鋼琴曲,廷森要減肥!
Meng wants to visit Nepal. Xiao Fan wants to write “How I brought you up” for her daughter. Jasmine wants to keep an eye on her savings. Yang Menglong wants to pass French level 4 and make some money during the summer by being a tour guide so she can earn tuition fee for her senior year in college. Chuan Ge wants to save up and buy a car. Niu niu Clair, Zhao yi, and Xiao qiao are all determined to learn their majors well.
京晶:孟要去一趟尼泊爾,小凡要給女兒寫成長日記【How I brought you up】jasmine要認真檢查自己的存款,楊朦朧要過法語四級,暑假打工帶旅游團掙大四學費;川哥要攢錢買車;妞妞Clair、趙毅、小喬都決心把自己的專業(yè)知識學好!
Dinosaur, Sally, Su, Deng Boqin, and Ping ting want to follow GFG to the best of their abilities! Lu Ying swears that she will listen to every episode and sent her own WeChat participation and allow us to correct her.
小高:還有恐龍、sally, 蘇,鄧博勤、娉婷,要跟著goingforgold認真學英語絕不偷懶!露瑩發(fā)誓每期必須聽,還要發(fā)語音,讓我們監(jiān)督。
Edith’s plans change quickly. She wants to sincerely pass by each day. Without wax believes that actions speak louder than words. He’s gonna challenge himself to do just “do it” first.
京晶:Eidith認為計劃趕不上變化快,她想認真過好每一天。Without wax認為行動比承諾重要,他要求自己先去做。
Wow! Everyone’s resolution is great! But putting it into practice won’t be easy. So we want everyone to make the promise now and keep an eye on people in the future.
小高:哇!大家的決心都很棒!但實施起來真不容易呢。所以我們要大家一起來許愿,互相監(jiān)督。
That’s right. Last but not least, it’s my turn. I wanna give simple and free English learning to more people in need. By the time 2016 comes around, I hope we can proudly say: I fulfilled my 2015 New Year’s resolution!
京晶:沒錯。最后該我了,我希望在2015年把簡單免費的英語學習帶給更多需要英語的人們。等2016年時,希望我們都能驕傲地說:我2015年的new year resolution 順利實現(xiàn)了!
That’s awesome! I believe that we’ll be able to do it!
小高:太棒了!我相信我們一定能做到!
New words for dialogue:
Fulfill = 完成, to complete (requirements)Ashamed = 慚愧Determination = 決心Without determination, you won’t get any action=沒決心就沒行動What do ya say? =好嗎?Superb = very good 非常棒Procrastinate = 拖延癥Keep an eye on something = 認真檢查Actions speak louder than words = 行動比承諾重要Last but not least = finally; the last…最后呢…