2分鐘英語(yǔ)課堂：討論時(shí)事或新聞 Discussing Current Affairs or Talking about the news

Introduction

簡(jiǎn)介

In this lesson we will discuss current affairs or what’s happening in the world right now.

本節(jié)課我們將學(xué)習(xí)討論時(shí)事和世界上發(fā)生的事情

What’s on the News

新聞在說(shuō)什么

Jack: Hey Sam, did you check out what happened in Connecticut recently?

杰克：嘿，山姆，你關(guān)注康涅狄格州發(fā)生什么事了嗎?

Sam: No Jack. I’ve been busy. I couldn’t keep track of the news.

山姆：杰克，我沒(méi)有，我一直很忙。我不能一直關(guān)注這新聞。

Jack: Oh, but you must’ve heard about the shootout in Newtown last month. Pres Obama is taking some solid steps to reduce gun violence.

杰克：哦，但你一定聽(tīng)說(shuō)上個(gè)月在新城發(fā)生的槍擊事件了。奧巴馬總統(tǒng)要對(duì)減少槍支事件采取措施了。

Sam: I’m glad our government is getting serious about that. Lunatics shouldn’t be allowed to buy guns!

山姆：我們的政府開(kāi)始重視這件事我很高興，不應(yīng)該允許瘋子買(mǎi)槍支的。

Financial News

經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞

Sam: It’s been a long time since I watched the news. Do you know what’s happening on the NASDAQ?

山姆：離上次看新聞很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了，你知道最近納斯達(dá)克(美國(guó)全國(guó)證券交易商協(xié)會(huì)自動(dòng)報(bào)價(jià)系統(tǒng))有什么新聞嗎?

Jenny: Well, you should keep yourself updated Sam. You have a lot of money in the stocks.

珍妮：好吧，山姆你要讓自己緊跟局勢(shì)好嗎?你在股票上套了好多錢(qián)呢。

Sam: You’re right. I know I do. But I’ve been very busy lately.

山姆：你說(shuō)的對(duì)，我知道，但是我最近很忙。

Jenny: Well, there’s some good news for you. I know you put money in Citibank, and today’s bulletin says it’s up by 5%.

珍妮：對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)，有一些好消息。我知道你把錢(qián)投在了Citi銀行，今天它上漲了5%。

Sam: That’s great news Jenny! I think I will sell those shares and exit Citibank.

山姆：這真是一個(gè)好消息，珍妮!我覺(jué)得我要把這些股票賣(mài)掉退出Citi銀行。

On the news

新聞

Jack: Hey Sam, let me tell you something good I saw on the news tonight.

杰克：嘿，山姆。我告訴你一些我今晚看新聞時(shí)看到的好消息吧?

Sam: Something good on the news? That’s a change! What is it?

山姆：新聞里的好消息?有變化啊!什么事?

Jack: Well, I heard that Polio is eradicated from the world. I think there are only a handful of new cases.

杰克：這樣的，我聽(tīng)說(shuō)現(xiàn)在可以根除小兒麻痹癥了。我想應(yīng)該只有極少部分新病例。

Sam: Yeah, I heard that! It’s an incredible thing. I think we should all thank Bill Gates.

山姆：是的，我聽(tīng)說(shuō)了。這件事太不可思議了。我局的我們都應(yīng)該感謝比爾蓋茨。

Jack : Bill Gates? What for?

杰克：比爾蓋茨?為什么?

Sam : Well, I saw on the news that it was him who financed most of the polio vaccination drive in the world from his own fortune.

山姆：這樣的，我看新聞上說(shuō)他資助了世界上大多數(shù)小兒麻痹癥疫苗接種的的人。

Jack : That’s an amazing thing Sam. I didn’t know that!

杰克：這件事太不可思議了，山姆。我以前不知道。

Discussing a documentary

討論紀(jì)錄片

Jenny: Jack, turn on the TV and go to CNN.

珍妮：杰克，打開(kāi)電視到CNN頻道。

Jack: Why? Is there something important going on?

杰克：為什么?有什么重要的事嗎?

Jenny: Well nothing new, but there’s a documentary on Japan’s earthquake which talks about how the old people there volunteered to work in radioactive areas.

珍妮：沒(méi)什么新鮮的。但是有一個(gè)日本地震的紀(jì)錄片講老人支援去輻射區(qū)做志愿者。

Jack: Really? They came up on their own to work on containing the leak?

杰克：真的嗎?自己主動(dòng)來(lái)負(fù)責(zé)清理泄露嗎?

Jenny: Yes. They helped contain it, and they checked the entire system while exposing themselves to radiation so that the young people don’t have to.

珍妮：他們幫助清理這個(gè)，他們把自己暴露在輻射區(qū)去檢查整個(gè)系統(tǒng)，這樣年輕人就不用去了。

Jack: That’s amazing Jenny. Maybe that’s why Japan has done well.

杰克：太不可思議了，珍妮。難怪日本發(fā)展那么好。

Jenny: You are right, Jack. When people put the country’s interest before their own, progress is fast.

這你：你說(shuō)的對(duì)，杰克。當(dāng)人們把國(guó)家利益放在個(gè)人利益之前時(shí)，國(guó)家發(fā)展會(huì)很快。

Jack: Yep! I just hope those guys are okay.

杰克：是的，我只希望這些人平安。

Jenny : Me too Jack.

珍妮：我也是，杰克。