評論
打印
Read a letter that a student has written to the campus newspaper.
請閱讀這封學生寫給校報的信。
You have 50 seconds to read the letter. Begin reading now.
你有50秒的時間閱讀這封信。現(xiàn)在開始計時。
Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
兩個學生正在討論這封信，請聽他們的對話。
W: Hey, Ted, you're a runner. Did you see this letter in the paper?
女：Ted，你是個跑步運動員。你看過報紙上的這封信了嗎？
M: Yeah, I did, and I use those.
男：看過了。而且我也用這些。
W: And?
女：怎么樣？
M: I think it's a terrible idea.
男：我覺得這個主意糟透了。
W: How come?
女：怎么會呢？
M: Well, she really hasn't thought it through.
男：她實在是沒有從頭到尾好好想過。
Like, the thing about making them safer, what's she's not thinking about is the long-term consequence of running on a hard surface.
就拿把它們變得更安全這件事來說吧。她沒有仔細想過在堅硬的地面跑步的長期后果。
W: What do you mean?
女：什么意思？
M: I mean, it's not good for you. It's too hard on your bones and joints.
男：我的意思是這樣對身體不好。太損傷骨頭和關節(jié)了。
If you run repeatedly on hard surface, it can lead to injuries or, that's what I've been taught anyway, it's better to run on a soft surface. It does less damage to your body.
如果經(jīng)常在堅硬的地面上跑步的話，可能會受傷的，反正我們老師是這么教的，在柔軟的地面上跑步比較好。對身體的傷害要小一些。
W: Oh, I wasn't aware of that.
女：哦，原來是這樣。
M: Yeah, so actually it wouldn't be safer. And her second point...
男：對，所以事實上按照她的建議反而不會變得更安全。還有她的第二個觀點......
W: About changing the way they look?
女：關于改變它們的外觀？
M: Yeah, I don't think people will like it.
男：是的，我覺得大家不會喜歡那個樣子的。
W: So they'd use them less?
女：這樣的話他們就不會經(jīng)常使用這些了？
M: Yeah, I mean, one of the main reasons people enjoy them now was it's a way of taking a break from the rest of the campus, from buildings and streets and stuff.
男：沒錯。大家現(xiàn)在喜歡它們的一個主要原因就是，這里讓他們有種離開了學校其他地方比如教學樓和街道的感覺。
It's, you know, a chance like you're out in the nature.
這是一個讓你感覺自己身在大自然中的機會。
W: Oh, so you wouldn't get that effect anymore.
女：哦，所以按照她的想法來的話，就再也沒有那種效果了。
M: Right! It'd be just like you're on a regular street or sidewalk. It wouldn't be as relaxing.
男：對！如果那樣的話，跟在尋常街道上沒什么兩樣。就沒那么放松了。
