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Kathryn: Are you still watching that movie? It’s been over three hours!
凯瑟琳:你还在看那个电影吗?已经看了三个小时了!
Martin: Yeah, it’s a little long for a feature film.
马丁:是的,对故事片来说有点长。
Kathryn: A little long?! It’s interminable. How can you continue to watch it?
凯瑟琳:有点长?是冗长。你怎么能一直在看呢?
Martin: Well, the first half was interesting and moved at a clip. The middle section did drag a little, but it’s picked up again. It’s nearly over.
马丁:呃,前半部分很有趣,情节进展很快;中间部分有些拖拉,但是情节又恢复快节奏,快结束了。
Kathryn: I would’ve turned it off long before this. I like movies that are short and sweet. After about 90 minutes, my mind starts to wander, and after two hours, I check out.
凯瑟琳:在看到结局之前我就会关掉了。我喜欢看短小、甜美的电影。90分钟后,我的大脑就开始走神;两小时后,我就难以集中注意力了。
Martin: It depends on the movie. Sometimes I watch a movie and it’s so engrossing that time zips by. With other movies, though, time moves at a snail’s pace. This movie is somewhere in between.
马丁:取决于看什么电影。我看有趣的电影,就不会注意到时间的流逝。至于其他的电影,时间就好像蜗牛爬一样,而这部电影介于两者之间。
Kathryn: Hey, the credits are rolling. You missed the ending.
凯瑟琳:嗨,字幕已经在滚动了,你错过了结局。
Martin: No big loss. I knew how it was going to end after the first hour.
马丁:没什么损失。第一个小时后,我就知道结局是怎样了。
Kathryn: Then why did you stick it out and watch the rest of the movie?
凯瑟琳:那你为什么坚持看到最后,还要看电影的其它部分呢?
Martin: One word: procrastination.
马丁:一个字:拖沓。
Kathryn: Ah, enough said.
凯瑟琳:呃,已经足够说明。
听力原文
Kathryn: Are you still watching that movie? It’s been over three hours!
Martin: Yeah, it’s a little long for a feature film.
Kathryn: A little long?! It’s interminable. How can you continue to watch it?
Martin: Well, the first half was interesting and moved at a clip. The middle section did drag a little, but it’s picked up again. It’s nearly over.
Kathryn: I would’ve turned it off long before this. I like movies that are short and sweet. After about 90 minutes, my mind starts to wander, and after two hours, I check out.
Martin: It depends on the movie. Sometimes I watch a movie and it’s so engrossing that time zips by. With other movies, though, time moves at a snail’s pace. This movie is somewhere in between.
Kathryn: Hey, the credits are rolling. You missed the ending.
Martin: No big loss. I knew how it was going to end after the first hour.
Kathryn: Then why did you stick it out and watch the rest of the movie?
Martin: One word: procrastination.
Kathryn: Ah, enough said.