突破英文對(duì)話——I Want to See the World 我想周游世界
W: Can I talk to you for a moment, Tom?
M: Of course, Julia. Sit down. What is it?
W: I’ve decided to leave.
M: Leave?
W: Yes.
M: Oh, no. Is it because we’re moving out of London?
W: Well, yes. But there are other reasons.
M: I see. You never liked working here.
W: No, no. I’ve enjoyed working here. But ...
M: But what?
W: Well, I haven’t had time for other things. I’ve worked here for four years. And I’d love to do something different.
M: What do you mean, something different?
W: I want to travel. You know, I have never been to other countries.
M: Haven’t you?
W: No, I haven’t. I want to live abroad and learn to speak a different language.
M: Well, what can I say? I’m really sorry. But I understand.
W: Thank you, Tom.
-------1998年廣東省高考聽力試題
參考譯文
W：湯姆，我能跟你談一下嗎？
M：當(dāng)然可以了，朱麗葉。請(qǐng)坐，什么事？
W：我決定辭職。
M：辭職？
W：對(duì)。
M：哦，這不可能。是因?yàn)槲覀円獜膫惗匕嶙吡藛幔?/p>
W：是的，但是還有其他的原因。
M：我知道了。你一直就不喜歡在這里工作。
W：不，不，我喜歡在這里工作，只是……
M：只是什么？
W：我沒有時(shí)間做其他的事情。我在這已經(jīng)干了四年，我想換個(gè)新環(huán)境。
M：你是什么意思，什么新環(huán)境？
W：我想去旅行。你知道嗎，我從來沒去過別的國家。
M：是嗎？
W：從來沒有。我想到國外去住住，學(xué)一種新的語言。
M：哦，我能說什么呢？很遺憾，但我可以理解。
W：謝謝你，湯姆。
