参考译文
A Boating Accident
划船事故
Liset: I should never have gotten on this boat. We’re going to sink. I know it!
Liset:我真不应该上这艘船!我们要沉下去了!我就知道会这样。
Mark: Calm down. The water is a little rough today, but there’s nothing to worry about. You have your life jacket on, right?
马克:镇定。今天有点风浪,但是不要担心。你穿上救生衣了,是吗?
Liset: Oh my God, water is splashing into the boat. We need to start bailing right now!
Liset:天呀。水在拍打船。我们现在立刻需要求救。
Mark: Don’t be ridiculous. That’s just a little sea spray. Sit down and relax.
马克:别胡言乱语了!只是溅了点小波浪。坐下来放松。
Liset: Look out! There’s another boat over there!
Liset:小心!那有一条船!
Mark: It’s just passing by. We might feel its wake, but we’re not going to capsize. I promise you that.
马克:它只是路过。我们可能感觉震动点,但是不会翻船的。我保证。
Liset: How long do you think we can survive adrift on the water?
Liset:你认为我们会在水面上漂着,会活多久?
Mark: We are not going to sink. I’m telling you.
马克:我们不会沉的。我保证。
Liset: I wonder how long we’ll be marooned on an island. I hope to see my family again someday.
Liset:我想我们会在岛上困多久啊。我希望在未来的某一天能见到我的家人。
Mark: All right, we’re return to the shore. It’s clear that you’re not enjoying this.
马克:好吧。我们现在就回到岸上去。很明显,你不享受现在的状态。
Liset: I didn’t know we’d be sailing in the middle of a squall.
Liset:我不知道我们会在暴风中航行。
Mark: There’s a gentle breeze today, that’s all. I’m sorry I didn’t wait for a completely calm day to take you out on your first boat ride.
马克:今天只是有点威风。很抱歉。你第一次乘船,我应该挑个风平浪静的日子。
Liset: My first and last!
Liset:这是我第一次乘船,也是我最后一次乘船了。
注释:
life jacket.n.救生衣
例句:His life jacket buoyed him up.
救生衣使他浮在水面.
spray.n.浪花;
例句:Spray rose up from the surface of the water.
水面溅起水花。
capsize.vt.& vi.使(船或车)翻; 倾覆
例句:The boat will capsize if you don't sit down.
你要是不坐下,船就要翻了.
听力原文
A Boating Accident
Liset: I should never have gotten on this boat. We’re going to sink. I know it!
Mark: Calm down. The water is a little rough today, but there’s nothing to worry about. You have your life jacket on, right?
Liset: Oh my God, water is splashing into the boat. We need to start bailing right now!
Mark: Don’t be ridiculous. That’s just a little sea spray. Sit down and relax.
Liset: Look out! There’s another boat over there!
Mark: It’s just passing by. We might feel its wake, but we’re not going to capsize. I promise you that.
Liset: How long do you think we can survive adrift on the water?
Mark: We are not going to sink. I’m telling you.
Liset: I wonder how long we’ll be marooned on an island. I hope to see my family again someday.
Mark: All right, we’re return to the shore. It’s clear that you’re not enjoying this.
Liset: I didn’t know we’d be sailing in the middle of a squall.
Mark: There’s a gentle breeze today, that’s all. I’m sorry I didn’t wait for a completely calm day to take you out on your first boat ride.
Liset: My first and last!