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新英語900句視頻版 第13課:閱讀與溫習 文本如下：
It isn't a large room, and the furniture in it isn't expensive.
房間不大, 里面的家具也不昂貴.
At one end of the room, there is a small window.
在房間的末尾有個小窗戶.
Next to the window is a large bed.
窗戶旁邊是張大床.
In fact, the only large thing in the room is the bed.
事實上, 在這房間里唯一的大東西就是床.
There are other things, too; a bookcase, a small night table, a desk and chair, a dresser, and clothes.
也有其他的東西一個書柜, 一張小床頭幾, 一張桌子和椅子, 化妝臺, 被褥.
There are shoes and socks under the bed; shirts, pants, and sweaters on the chair; dirty underwear and ties on the floor; suits, jackets, and a coat in the small closet.
鞋子, 襪子放在床下;襯衣, 褲子、和毛衣搭在椅上; 臟內衣和領帶擱在地板上; 西裝、夾克和外衣, 掛在小衣櫥里.
There are several cameras, five maybe six, and photographs of women, hundreds of them -- large ones and small ones -- on the desk and on the walls.
有幾架照相機, 五架也許是六架, 有大大小小數以百計的女性照片擺在桌上或掛在墻壁上.
The photographs are smiling, laughing, crying, standing, and sitting.
這些照片上的人有的微笑, 有的大笑, 有的哭泣, 有的站著, 有的坐著.
One thing is very clear. Pedro likes women very, very much.
很明顯的一件事實, 佩德羅非常非常喜歡女性.
Pedro's mother doesn't like to go into his room.
佩德羅的母親不喜歡到他的房間.
She does, of course, because she wants to clean, but she is not happy about it. "The room is full of women. He doesn't need me." she says.
當然, 她還是會去, 因為她必須加以清理, 但是, 她是不十分愉快的, 她說 "房子里滿是女人, 他根本就不需要我".
How old is Grandfather? I don't know. He never talks about his age.
爺爺多大了? 我不知道, 他從不提他的年齡.
He's around seventy, maybe seventy-five.
他大概在七十歲上下, 或許是七十五歲.
Years ago he was a strong man.
多年前, 他還是個健壯的人.
He was a farmer, a soldier, and a wrestler.
他以前是個農夫、軍人與角力選手,
He was the pride of his village.
他常以他的鄉村為榮.
Now he's getting old. He doesn't see without his glasses, and he can't lift heavy things.
現在, 他漸漸老了, 不戴眼鏡便看不見東西, 他無法搬動笨重的東西,
His hair is thin and almost all white.
他的頭發稀疏而且幾乎全白了,
But he has a strong face.
倒是他有個健康的臉色.
Grandfather loves his store. He needs the store. It's his only joy. He has friends, but they are all old.
爺爺很喜歡他的商店, 他需要這商店, 那是他唯一的享受. 他有朋友, 但他們都老了.
Oh, yes, he has us, the family, and I guess he loves us, but he doesn't show it.
噢, 對了, 他有我們這些家人, 我猜他是愛我們的, 只是他從不表現出來.
He lives in the past. All of his friends are living in the past. At least the past can't change.
他活在往事里, 所有他的朋友都活在往事里, 至少往事不能改變.
They can't take it away from you.
你無法把過去拿走,
It's always there, and you can close your eyes and see it.
它總是在那兒, 即使你閉上眼睛, 仍能看得見.
Grandma was a kind lovely lady, and Grandfather's world is not the same without her.
奶奶是個仁慈可愛的女人, 沒有她, 爺爺的世界就不一樣了.
Pedro is attractive. There's no doubt about it. Women are crazy about him. But he's spoiled.
無可置疑的, 佩德羅是很迷人的, 女孩們都為他癡狂, 但他被寵壞了.
I don't like that.
我不贊成如此.
It's not right to break a date.
失約是不對的,
But, it's funny, I don't feel bad about it.
但說來奇怪, 我卻不覺得那是壞事.
I'm sure he breaks dates with women all the time. That's the way he is.
我確知他經常是對女孩子失約, 那是他的一貫作風.
Why did I want to go to the party with him?
為什麼我要跟他去參加宴會呢?
Why not?
為什麼不去呢?
Why did I change my mind?
我為什麼要改變主意呢?
A feeling. That's not an answer, I know.
是一種直覺, 我知道, 那不算是個答案.
But my feeling was right. I didn't really want to go out with him. He didn't really care about me.
不過, 我的直覺是對的, 我并不真的要跟他出去, 他并不真的在乎我.
I was only a date for the evening. All right, it wasn't nice, but he certainly didn't die of a broken heart.
我只是那天晚上一個約會的對象而已, 好吧, 算是不對, 但是他也沒有傷心而死.
Didn't he go to the party anyway?
他最後不是去了嗎?
Yes, I think he did. I'm sure he did.
對! 我想他去了, 我相信他去了.
Miguel is different. He is serious and considerate. But he's young, and he doesn't know the ways of the world. And he's going home soon.
米蓋爾便不同, 他正經而體貼, 只是年輕而不夠世故, 而且他沒事便回家,
Oh, well.
噢, 對了!
He isn't very handsome, but he has a beautiful smile.
他不十分英俊, 但他有個很美的微笑.
