eather和Jeremy是高中同學(xué)

1、eather和Jeremy是高中同學(xué)，倆人一起上數(shù)學(xué)課。在上課前的幾分鐘，他們聊了起來。 Professor: Thats right, Winnie. Say, what do students in my class talk about before I arrive? Professor, 我們都在聊您有多好啊.當然了，如果您不給我們留作業(yè)，就更好了! Professor: Really? Well, its better to be feared than loved! Jeremy: Hi Heather. Did you have a nice weekend? Heather:

2、 Hi Jeremy. Yes, I had a really great weekend. How was your weekend? Jeremy: It was great! I got to have fun on Saturday and Sunday because we didnt have any homework. Heather: Yes we did! We had to read our math textbook and do some math problems. Did you forget? Jeremy: Oh no, I forgot to do the h

3、omework! I hope there isnt a pop quiz. Jeremy和Heather談到剛過去的周末。Jeremy說他周末玩兒得很痛快，因為學(xué)校沒留作業(yè)。可其實并不是這樣，是他忘記作業(yè)了！ Professor: Thats right Winnie. And what was the homework? Heather提醒說，作業(yè)是看math textbook - 數(shù)學(xué)書，然后do some problems - 作一些練習(xí)題。對了Professor, Jeremy說，希望今天沒有pop quiz，這是什么呢？ Professor: A pop quiz is a qui

4、z that the teacher did not tell you about beforehand. 哦，pop quiz就是隨堂測驗，也就是事先沒有通知學(xué)生，突然進行的小測驗！ Jeremy沒看書也沒作題，要是有pop quiz， 他就慘啦! Heather: You didnt do the homework? Yeah, you will definitely fail if there is a pop quiz. Jeremy: I know! How much time do I have to cram? Heather: Well, class starts in fiv

5、e minutes. I dont think thats enough time. Jeremy: Youre right. Can I just copy your answers? Heather也說，如果老師給他們pop quiz, Jeremy一定會fail - 不及格。 Professor: Thats right. So what does Jeremy ask Heather? 1 / 5Jeremy問她還有多長時間才上課，這樣他可以cram - 突擊準備一下。 Professor: Correct. Cramming is studying a lot of informat

6、ion in a short period of time. For example, Its best to start studying for the test early so that you dont have to cram the night before. 沒錯。可惜，還有5 分鐘就上課了。cramming也來不及了。所以Jeremy想出最后一招，copy Heathers answers - 抄Heather的作業(yè)! Heather: You want me to give you the answers? I think thats cheating. Jeremy: C

7、heating? Of course not. Just pretend you are my tutor. Heather: I dont know, Jeremy. I worked hard to do those problems. Why should I just give you the answers? Jeremy: Because if you do, I will invite you to my party this weekend. Heather不愿意讓Jeremy抄自己的答案，她說這是cheating - 作弊! Professor: Thats right, W

8、innie. What does Jeremy say? Jeremy說，Heather應(yīng)該把自己當成他的tutor - 家庭教師，這樣，給他抄答案就理所當然了！對了，Professor Bowman, tutor這個詞可以當動詞么？ Professor: Yes. For example, if you arent good at math, you should find someone to tutor you in math. 我明白了，tutor當動詞就是“給別人輔導(dǎo)”的意思。Jeremy想賄賂Heather，說如果Heather讓他抄作業(yè)，他就請Heather參加周末的派對。 He

9、ather: Really? You will invite me to your party this weekend? Jeremy: Yes. All the coolest people come to my parties. Heather: I know! They sound like a lot of fun. Jeremy: So, will you help me? Heather: Well . OK. But change one or two of the answers so we dont turn in the same homework. Jeremy: Gr

10、eat! 啊？ Heather就這樣投降啦？為了能參加這個酷酷的派對，她竟然犧牲原則。 Professor: Thats right. But what does she tell Jeremy he has to do? 她說，Jeremy得把一兩道題的答案改一下，以免倆人交上去一模一樣的作業(yè)，被老師發(fā)現(xiàn)是抄的。沒看出來，Heather還這么狡猾! 唉，希望Jeremy的派對別讓Heather失望，要不她的犧牲就白費了! Professor: Lets listen next time to find out! 這次的美語三級跳就播送到這里。Professor: Amir just beca

11、me an American citizen, and this year he is voting in his first American election. Today he is having breakfast with his wife, Sharon, and theyre talking about the upcoming election. Amir: So honey, who do you think youre going to vote for in the election? I really like both the Republican and Democ

12、ratic candidates, but I cant decide who to vote for. Sharon: You like both of them? I think theyre both terrible. For me the question isnt who I like the most, but who I dislike the least! Amir: Well, I guess thats an interesting way to look at it. To be honest I dont care if Virginia is a blue stat

13、e or a red state. I just want a moderate candidate who will do a good job. Sharon: Yeah, youre right. The only thing I care about is that whoever wins isnt too partisan. 看來Amir和Sharon都是moderate voters - 溫和的選民。不過我不明白，Amir說，他不在乎Virginia州變成blue state or red state，這是什么意思呢？ Professor: In America, the col

14、or red represents the Republican Party, and the color blue represents the Democratic Party. 哦，紅色代表共和黨，藍色代表民主黨。所以，Amir意思是，他不在乎州長是由共和黨人來作，還是民主黨人來作，最好是個溫和派、干實事兒的人。 Professor: Right! And Sharon says she doesnt want a candidate who is too partisan. Someone is partisan if he refuses to compromise with the

15、 other side. 哦， partisan 就是“黨派性的” Amir: Well what do you think the results are going to be? Virginia used to always be a landslide for the Republicans, but these days its a tossup. Sharon: Youre right, its pretty hard to say. But since the incumbent is a Republican, Id have to give him a slight adva

16、ntage. Amir: Yeah, incumbents always have an easier time with fundraising, and everybody already knows them because theyve been in office for a while. Sharon: Yeah, but judging by what a bad job hes done, I dont think that name recognition is going to help him! 看來這次選舉競爭很激烈?，F(xiàn)在選舉結(jié)果是tossup - 就像扔硬幣一樣，勝選

17、機會是一半一半，哪個候選人都不會有l(wèi)andslide - 壓倒性勝利。 Professor: Exactly. But one candidate has an advantage, right? 對，那就是the incumbent - 現(xiàn)在在任的州長。Amir說，他在fundraising - 籌款，和name recognition - 知名度方面，都有優(yōu)勢。 Professor: Thats true, but name recognition isnt always a good thing, right? 對，知名度不一定都是好事，因為不知道是好名還是罵名！ Amir: A lot

18、 of analysts are saying that the election is going to be decided by turnout. The more people vote, the more its likely to benefit the Democrat. Sharon: (Sigh) . Amir, can we stop talking about politics? I just want to eat my breakfast in peace. Amir: But Sharon, this is my first time voting in an American election. Cant you understand how excited I am? Sharon: Look, if youre really into the election, why dont you listen to the pundits talk about it? Amir: Come on Sharon, how can you think about eating breakfast at a time like this? This election is go