英語小達人每天10分鐘 316 What If…

[00:00.01]What If... 如果……怎么樣 [00:11.41]Tom is applying for a job as a signalman for the local railroad. 湯姆在應聘做地方鐵路系統(tǒng)的信號員。 [00:16.11]The inspector decides to give Tom a quiz, 督察決定考考他， [00:20.06]asking, "What would you do if you realized that two trains were heading towards each other on the same track?" 于是問道，“如果你意識到兩列火車正在同一條軌道上面對面行駛，你會怎么做?” [00:29.55]Tom says, "I would switch one train to another track." 湯姆答：“我會把其中的一列轉到另一條軌道?！? [00:34.38]"What if the lever broke?" asks the inspector. “如果控制桿不起作用了呢?”督察接著問道。 [00:39.52]"I'd run down to the tracks and use my manual lever," answers Tom. 湯姆答：“我會跑到軌道邊用手動控制桿搬動道岔?！? [00:45.30]"What if that had been struck by lightning?" challenges the inspector. “如果手動控制桿遭雷擊壞了呢?”督察繼續(xù)考驗他。 [00:51.50]"Then," Tom continues, “那么，”湯姆接著說， [00:54.11]"I'd run back up here and use the phone to call the next signal box." “我會跑回來打電話通知下一個信號房?！? [00:59.25]"What if the phone was busy?" “如果電話占線怎么辦?” [01:02.22]"In that case," Tom argues, “那樣的話，”湯姆爭辯道， [01:06.07]"I'd run to the street level and use the public phone near the station." “我會跑到街上打車站旁邊的公用電話?！? [01:10.43]"What if that had been vandalized?" “如果那里的電話壞了呢?” [01:14.57]"Oh, well," says Tom, “這樣啊，”湯姆說， [01:17.29]"in that case I'd run back home and get my grandpa." “如果是這樣我就會跑回家把我爺爺叫來?！? [01:21.40]This puzzles the inspector, 這下督察不明白了， [01:24.34]so he asks, "Why would you do that?" 問道：“你為什么要這么做?” [01:28.31]"Because he's 78 years of age but he has never seen a train crash!" “因為我爺爺78歲了，可還沒見過火車相撞呢!”

00:00

00:00

MP3下載 文本下載