地道美语听力播客709: 害怕生物恐怖袭击（双语）

Natalie: Why are you wearing that gas mask?

娜塔莉：你为什么戴着防毒面具?

Anton: I’m getting used to it. If we ever have a bioterrorist attack, I’ll be ready. Want to try one on?

安东：我正在适应，如果我们遭遇生物恐怖袭击，我会做好准备，你想戴个试试吗?

Natalie: No, thanks. If we get involved in biological warfare, I think we’ll have some warning.

娜塔莉：不用了，谢谢!倘若我们卷入生化武器战争中，我想我们会得到一些警报。

Anton: That’s what you think. Airborne toxins, bacteria, or viruses could be in the air right now, and you and I wouldn’t be able to detect it. It could infect you in the blink of an eye.

安东：那是你认为的。现在空气中就有毒素、细菌、病毒，我没有办法发现，一眨眼的功夫就能让你感染。

Natalie: Then I’ll be sick or dead anyway. So who cares?

娜塔莉：那样的话无论如何都会生病或死亡，谁在乎呢?

Anton: I said we wouldn’t be able to detect it, but there are agencies with early detection equipment that could. As soon as they sound the alarm, we can put on our gas masks and take other precautions.

安东：我说我们没有办法察觉到，但是有些拥有检测设备的机构能够察觉到。只要他们拉响警报，我们戴上防毒面具，采取其他预防措施。

Natalie: If we’re really attacked by bioterrorists, what good is early detection? It’s not like you can really escape the toxins.

娜塔莉：如果我们确实被生物恐怖袭击，提前探测到有什么用?我们也不可能摆脱毒素危害。

Anton: Don’t pooh- pooh these preparations. They could be the difference between life and death when the time comes.

安东：不要不屑这些准备，确实发生的时候，生与死会有很大区别。

Natalie: Right. In the meantime, I think I’ll just get dressed – without the stylish gas mask.

娜塔莉：是，同时，我认为需要穿上衣服——不戴那个防毒面具了。