英语初级口语对话 10：Ron的媒体选择
Mari: Hi, this is Mari. I'm here with Ron. Today, we'll talk about types of entertainment and how often we do these things. Let's first start with watching TV. Ron, how often do you watch TV?
Mari：嗨，我是Mari和Ron一起为大家继续谈论娱乐和多久娱乐一次。首先从看电视开始。Ron，你多久看一次电视呢?
Ron: Usually I watch TV every day. I don't watch TV very long but I usually watch TV every day. Usually I watch the news.
Ron：通常每天都会看。我不会看很长时间，但每天都会看，通常是看新闻。
Mari: Why just the news?
Mari：为什么只看新闻呢?
Ron: I like to know what's going on in the world, so I usually watch CNN or BBC.
Ron：我想知道世界发生了什么?所以我通常看CNN和BBC。
Mari: And that's it. Nothing else?
Mari：就这些，没有了吗?
Ron: Usually, yes.
Ron：通常是的。
Mari: Usually?
Mari: 通常?
Ron: Other than that, sometimes I'll watch sporting events such as baseball or football.
Ron：除了那个，有时候我还看体育比赛，比如棒球和足球。
Mari: But that's it?
Mari：就这些?
Ron: Yeah.
Ron：是的。
Mari: OK, next, do you go to the movies? How often do you go to the movies?
Mari：好的，接下来，你去看电影吗?你多久去看一次呢?
Ron: I don't go to the movies very often, maybe twice a year, I would say.
Ron：我很少去看电影，一年大概就两次。
Mari: That's it.
Mari: 就这样
Ron: Yeah.
Ron: 恩。
Mari: Do you rent movies?
Mari：你租看电影吗?
Ron: I rent movies more than I go to the cinema, but also not very often.
Ron：租的比看的跟多，但也不会经常租。
Mari: What kind of movies do you like?
Mari：你喜欢什么类型的电影啊?
Ron: I like funny movies. Comedies.
Ron：我喜欢搞笑的电影，喜剧。
Mari: Comedies. What's the most recent movie you watched?
Mari：喜剧，你看过的最近一部影片是什么?
Ron: I watched Home Alone last night but it was on TV. I didn't rent the movie.
Ron：我昨晚在电视上看了独自在家。没有租看。
Mari: OK. How often do you read books?
Mari：好的，你多久一次看书呢?
Ron: I don't like reading, so I don't read books very often. The only time I do read books is for school purposes.
Ron：我不喜欢看书，很少阅读，只是上学的时候看过。
Mari: What kind of books do you read for school?
Mari：你读什么样的书?
Ron: Well, my major is International Relations, so usually I read International Relations books, if I have to read.
Ron: 额，我的专业是国际关系，通常如果我要读的话，我就看国际关系方面的书。
Mari: If you have to read. So nothing? No books for pleasure?
Mari：如果你不得不阅读，没有了?没有什么书是为了休闲吗?
Ron: Not for entertainment.
Ron: 不是为了娱乐。
Mari: So when you're on the airplane, you don't read?
Mari：当你坐飞机时，你不看书吗?
Ron: No. I try to watch the movies on the airplane.
Ron：不看，在飞机上我看电影。
Mari: OK. How often do you go to concerts?
Mari：哦，你多久去一次音乐会呢?
Ron: I go to concerts once in awhile. In Hawaii, there aren't many concerts so when they're are concerts, I try to go.
Ron：我偶尔去。在夏威夷，没有很多音乐会，一旦有，我就要去。
Mari: What do you go see, or what type of concerts?
Mari：你去看什么，哪种类型的音乐会?
Ron: I like Hawaiian music so I go to Hawaiian concerts, and if a big star from America comes, I usually try to go also.
Ron：我喜欢夏威夷音乐。如果有来自美国的明星大腕，我就要去看。
Mari: So music concerts.
Mari：音乐会。
Ron: Right, music concerts.
Ron：对，音乐会。
Mari: OK, Ron, thanks.
Mari：恩，谢谢你，Ron。
Ron: You're welcome.
Ron：不客气。
Vocabulary
词汇
just
只是，仅仅
Why just the news?
为什么只看新闻?
The words 'just' and 'only' have the same meaning and are interchangeable. Notice the following:
单词"just"和“only”的意思一样并可以互换。注意一下几点：
We have just one TV in our house.
我们家只有一台电视。
There is just one piece of cake left. Who wants it?
只剩下一块蛋糕，谁想要?
purposes
目的
The only time I do read books is for school purposes.
我唯一的读书时候是为了学习.
A purpose tells us why someone does something. Notice the following:
一个purpose告诉我们人们做某事的目的。注意一下几点
I own a computer for business purposes.
我有一台用于商业目的的电脑。
He must grown a beard for religious purposes.
因为宗教目的，他必须长胡子。
Other than that
除此之外
I mainly watch the news. Other than that, sometimes I'll watch sport.
我主要是看新闻，除此之外，我有时看体育频道。
The phrase 'other than that' means there is nothing more to do or say about something. Notice the following:
短语'other than that'的意思是没有别的东西说的和做的了。注意一下几点：
You need to clean the kitchen. Other than that, all the cleaning is done.
你需要清扫一下厨房，出差之外，哪里都扫了。
We go to church on Sunday. Other than that, we do not do anything.
我们星期天去教堂，除此之外，我们什么都不做。
major
专业
My major is International Relations.
我的专业是国际关系。
Our major is or was our area of study at college or university. Notice the following:
我们的专业就是我们在大学里学习的领域。注意一下几点：
Computer science is one of the most difficult majors in college.
计算机科学是大学里最难得专业之一。
English is a popular major at that university.
在大学里，英语是一门受欢迎的专业。
once in awhile
偶尔，有时
I go to concerts once in awhile.
我偶尔去音乐会。
The phrase 'once in awhile' is similar in meaning to 'not often'. Notice the following:
这个短语“once in a while”和“not often”相似。注意一下几点：
I get out my guitar and play it once in awhile.
我取出我的吉他，偶尔弹一下。
Once in awhile, my dad cooks dinner for the family.
在家里，有时我爸爸下厨。
