美語情景對話 第486期:20 Questions 20個問題
Akane: Hey, Ruth, let's play a game?
茜:嗨,魯斯,我們來玩遊戲吧?Ruth: Oh, great idea.
魯斯:哦,好主意。Akane: So, you think of one person in your head and I'll ask you questions and I'll try to guess who you're thinking of.
茜:你現在先想一個人,然後我會問你問題,我要試着猜出你想的人是誰。
Ruth: So does it need to be a famous person?
魯斯:要想個名人嗎?Akane: Yes, make it a famous person.
茜:對,得是名人。Ruth: OK. OK, I've got one.
魯斯:好。好,我想好了。Akane: OK, is this person an athlete?
茜:好,這個人是運動員嗎?Ruth: No.
魯斯:不是。Akane: Is this person a movie star?
茜:是電影明星嗎?Ruth: No, not that either.
魯斯:也不是。Akane: Is this person a politician?
茜:那是政治家嗎?Ruth: No.
魯斯:不是。Akane: Is this person a singer?
茜:是歌手嗎?Ruth: Yes.
魯斯:是的。Akane: Oh, OK. Now, is this person a man or a woman?
茜:哦,好。那這個是男性還是女性?Ruth: It's a woman.
魯斯:女性。Ruth: Oh, OK. Is it a child or an adult?
茜:哦,好的。是兒童還是成年人?Ruth: An adult.
魯斯:成年人。Akane: Oh, I see. So a woman, and an adult. Is this person from Asia?
茜:哦,我知道了。是一個女性成年人。是亞洲人嗎?Ruth: No, definitely not.
魯斯:不是,肯定不是。Akane: Is she from North America?
茜:那是來自北美嗎?Ruth: No.
魯斯:不是。Akane: Hm. Is she from Africa?
茜:嗯,是非洲人嗎?Ruth: Not Africa either.
魯斯:也不是非洲人。Akane: Is she from Europe?
茜:那是歐洲人?Ruth: Nope.
魯斯:不是。Akane: Oh, dear. Is she from Australia?
茜:哦,天哪。那她是來自澳大利亞嗎?Ruth: That's right.
魯斯:沒錯。Akane: Oh, Australia. OK. Let me think about this. Does she have brown hair?
茜:哦,澳大利亞。好,讓我想想。她的頭髮是不是褐色的?Ruth: Kind of brown, kind of blond.
魯斯:偏褐色,類似金髮。Akane: Kind of brown. OK. Does she have big eyes?
茜:偏褐色。好,那她的眼睛是不是很大?Ruth: Yes she does.
魯斯:對。Akane: Oh, big eyes, blond hair. Is she very beautiful?
茜:哦,大眼睛,金髮。她是不是很漂亮?Ruth: Yes.
魯斯:對?Akane: Is she muscular?
茜:她有肌肉嗎?Ruth: I think she's got a good body.
魯斯:我認為她身材很好。Akane: Has this person been famous for a very long time?
茜:那她是不是很長時間一來一直很出名?Ruth: Yes, as far as I can remember, actually.
魯斯:對,就我記得的情況來説,是這樣的。Akane: For a very long time. And is she popular amongst older people?
茜:很長時間。她在老人中很受歡迎嗎?Ruth: Not very old people but popular among twenty and thirty year olds, I think.
魯斯:不是年紀很大的人,我想大概是二三十歲的人很喜歡她。Akane: Twenty and thirty year olds. OK. Alright. Is this person on TV a lot?
茜:二三十歲。好。她不是經常上電視?Ruth: Yes, and she used to be on TV even more than she is now.
魯斯:對,以前她經常上電視,現在不常在電視中出現了。Akane: Oh, I see. So does that mean she used to be an actress?
茜:哦,我知道了。那是不是説她以前做過女演員?Ruth: Yes she did.
魯斯:對,沒錯。Akane: Well, I think I know who she is.
茜:嗯,我想我知道她是誰了。Ruth: Go on then. You have a guess.
魯斯:説吧。你可以猜猜看。Akane: Kylie Minogue.
茜:凱莉·米洛。Ruth: Correct. You got it.
魯斯:回答正確。你説對了。
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重點講解:
1. think of
想到;想起;想出;
eg. I can't think of any reason why he should do that.
我想不出來他為什麼非要那樣做。
eg. We'll have to think of a way to solve the problem.
我們得想個法子解決這個問題。
2. as far as
就……而言;據……;
eg. That's the problem as far as I can see.
在我看來,那就是問題所在。
eg. As far as I know, he is kind.
就我所知,他人不錯。
3. used to do sth.
過去常常;過去曾;
eg. Back in Nigeria we used to play a lot of tennis.
我們以前在尼日利亞經常打網球。
eg. The place used to be a stretch of barren land.
早先這裏是一片不毛之地。
4. go on
繼續説下去;
eg. Meer cleared his throat several times before he went on.
梅爾清了幾次嗓子,又接着往下説。
eg. 'Go on,' Chee said. 'I'm interested.'
“接着説啊,”奇説道,“我很想聽。”