Unit 43At a Movie Rental Store II 在影碟出租店(下)整档节目节目收听
Part 1 Ken is Working at Movie Time Ken在电影时光的工作
Dialogue Script 1 对话原文 1
Susan: Hi! I wanted to check and see if you had Babe. Ken: Part one or two? Susan: One. I was wondering if you could hold it for me until tonight. Ken: Sure. We're expecting it in today. I'll hold it for you until eleven P.M. Should I call when it comes in? Susan: Thanks. My name is Susan. My phone number is 3560-4409. Ken: Great. Call you later.
讲解:
1. 对话中,Susan打电话来问现在店里是否还有电影Babe的带子出租。Babe是以一只名叫“宝贝”的猪为主角的系列电影,第一集的英文片名是Babe,拍摄于1995年,中文的译名是《我不笨,所以我有话说》;第二集是Babe: Pig in the City 《我很乖,因为我要出国》,拍摄于1998年。
2. 所以Ken问Susan是要租第一集还是第二集,Part one or two? Susan说是第一集,她想请Ken帮她保留到今晚。I was wondering if...,这个表达方式的意思是“我在想可不可以…”,在客气的询问的时候使用。hold something for someone,表示“替某人保留某物”,可不是替某人拿着某物。
3. Ken回答说没有问题,因为今天会有人来还这部片子。We're expecting it in today. 也可以说成We're expecting it to come in today. Ken会帮Susan把这部片子留到晚上十一点,并且片子回来之后,Ken还会给 Susan打电话。