DIALOG 34

WATCHING TV

laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something

important I have to tell you.

soony--Can't it wait?

laurance--Not really.It's pretty important.

jenny--Is it a matter of life and death?

laurance--Well.Not exactly,but allmost.It could affect our

future drastically.

soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from

the TV!

jenny--Yeah.What's more important then this championship game?

laurance--Just like I said.What we have to discuss.

soony--How long will it take?

laurance--Not more than five minutes.

jenny--Okay.But wait until the next commercial.And

remember--no more than five minutes!

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注解：

1)interrupt：打断;打扰。

2)affect：影响。

3)drastically：严重地;激烈地。

4)scheme：计划;策划。

5)championship：冠军称号。

6)commercial：电视广告。美国电视上每隔十至十五分钟

就播出一次广告节目。

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听力练习：

DIALOG 91

WATCHING TV

laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something

important I have to tell you.

soony--Can't it wait?

laurance--Not really.It's pretty important.

jenny--Is it a matter of life and death?

laurance--Well.Not exactly,but allmost.It could affect our

future drastically.

soony--Sounds to me like a scheme to get us away from

the TV!

jenny--Yeah.What's more important then this championship game?

laurance--Just like I said.What we have to discuss.

soony--How long will it take?

laurance--Not more than five minutes.

jenny--Okay.But wait until the next commercial.And

remember--no more than five minutes!

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译文：

laurance--嘿，对不起打扰一下。有件重要的事得告诉你们。

soony--等一会儿不行吗?

laurance--不行至关重要。

jenny--是生死攸关的大事儿吗?

laurance--倒没那么严重，不过也差不多。这事儿可能严重影响

我们的前途。

soony--好象是故意不让我们看电视!

jenny--可不!什么大不了的事比这场冠军赛还重复!

soony--就是我说的事儿。这事儿我们得商量一下。

laurance--要多长时间?

soony--至多五分钟。

jenny--好吧，但得等到下个广告时间。别忘了，不超过五分钟。