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Unit23
Quite tall...and quite striking!
Daisy: ...so, Cleo, thats the news. Can you send me your New Faces file?
Cleo: Of course, Daisy. Ill send a messenger.
Cleo: How far is it to your house from here?
Daisy: Its about 45 miles.
Cleo: Thats not far. Youll have the pictures by two oclock.
Daisy: Good. What are they like?
Cleo: Well, all the girls are quite young. One of them is very young. Her mother comes with her.
Daisy: I get the picture. Is there anyone special?
Cleo: Theres Sandy. Shes quite tall.
Daisy: How tall?
Cleo: Shes one metre eighty-two.
Daisy: What height is that? Just a moment ... OK, its about five foot eleven. Thats very tall.
Cleo: Yes, shes quite striking. Ill send the file now.
Daisy: Thanks, Cleo. Ill have a look. Ill call you tomorrow.
Cleo: Thanks, Daisy. Bye!
译文
黛西:……好,克利奥,就是这个消息。 你能把你的“ 新面孔”文件送来吗?
克利奥:当然,黛西。我会派人送去。
克利奥:你住的地方离这有多远?
黛西:大约45英里。
克利奥:并不远。你两点前会拿到照片。
黛西:好。她们如何?
克利奥:嗯,女生们都非常年轻,其中一个年龄非常小,她母亲和她一块儿的。
黛西:我了解了。有哪些特别的吗?
克利奥:桑迪。她相当高。
黛西:多高?
克利奥:1米82。
黛西:那是多高?稍等……哦,大约5英尺11英寸。特别高。
克利奥:是的,她相当引人注目。我目前就送文件。
黛西:谢谢,克利奥。我会看看的。明天给你打电话。
克利奥:谢谢,黛西。再见。
Unit24
A quiz
Robert: Lucy, Im writing a quiz for my class, and I want to try it out. Can I try itout on you, please?
Lucy: OK.
Robert: Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?
Lucy: Its Ben Nevis, of course!
Robert: Whats the longest river in the world?
Lucy: Im not sure. Is it the Nile, or the Amazon?
Robert: Its the Nile. I looked it up yesterday. The Nile is longer than the Amazon.
Lucy: Is it?
Robert: Yes. Theyre both long rivers. It isnt obvious, is it?
Lucy: No. Its a good question.
Robert: Which continent has the lowest population density?
Lucy: Goodness, Robert! I dont know! Australia?
Robert: No! Its a trick question. Australias a continent, and it has only six people tothe square mile.
Robert:But obviously, the answer is Antarctica!
译文
罗伯特:露西,我在给大家班写一份测试,想尝试一下,你能来尝试一下吗?
露西:好。
罗伯特: 不列颠群岛上的山是什么?
露西:当然是本尼维斯山。
罗伯特:世界上最长的河流是什么?
露西:我不太确定。是尼罗河还是亚马孙河?
罗伯特:是尼罗河。我昨天查过了的。尼罗河比亚马孙河长。
露西:是吗?
罗伯特:是的。这两条河都非常长,答案不太明显,是吧?
露西:是的。这个问题很好。
罗伯特: 什么洲人口密度最低?
露西:天啊,罗伯特,我不了解!是澳大利亚吗?
罗伯特:不是!这是个陷阱问题。澳大利亚是一块陆地,每平方英里只有6个人。
罗伯特:但非常明显,答案是“南极洲”!