2分钟英语课堂：讨论时事或新闻 Discussing Current Affairs or Talking about the news

Introduction

简介

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

本节课我们将学习讨论时事和世界上发生的事情

What’s on the News

新闻在说什么

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

杰克：嘿，山姆，你关注康涅狄格州发生什么事了吗?

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

山姆：杰克，我没有，我一直很忙。我不能一直关注这新闻。

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，但你一定听说上个月在新城发生的枪击事件了。奥巴马总统要对减少枪支事件采取措施了。

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

山姆：我们的政府开始重视这件事我很高兴，不应该允许疯子买枪支的。

Financial News

经济新闻

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

山姆：离上次看新闻很长时间了，你知道最近纳斯达克(美国全国证券交易商协会自动报价系统)有什么新闻吗?

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

珍妮：好吧，山姆你要让自己紧跟局势好吗?你在股票上套了好多钱呢。

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

山姆：你说的对，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：对你来说，有一些好消息。我知道你把钱投在了Citi银行，今天它上涨了5%。

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

山姆：这真是一个好消息，珍妮!我觉得我要把这些股票卖掉退出Citi银行。

On the news

新闻

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

杰克：嘿，山姆。我告诉你一些我今晚看新闻时看到的好消息吧?

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

山姆：新闻里的好消息?有变化啊!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：这样的，我听说现在可以根除小儿麻痹症了。我想应该只有极少部分新病例。

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

山姆：是的，我听说了。这件事太不可思议了。我局的我们都应该感谢比尔盖茨。

Jack : Bill Gates? What for?

杰克：比尔盖茨?为什么?

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：这样的，我看新闻上说他资助了世界上大多数小儿麻痹症疫苗接种的的人。

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

杰克：这件事太不可思议了，山姆。我以前不知道。

Discussing a documentary

讨论纪录片

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

珍妮：杰克，打开电视到CNN频道。

Jack: Why? Is there something important going on?

杰克：为什么?有什么重要的事吗?

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：没什么新鲜的。但是有一个日本地震的纪录片讲老人支援去辐射区做志愿者。

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

杰克：真的吗?自己主动来负责清理泄露吗?

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：他们帮助清理这个，他们把自己暴露在辐射区去检查整个系统，这样年轻人就不用去了。

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

杰克：太不可思议了，珍妮。难怪日本发展那么好。

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

这你：你说的对，杰克。当人们把国家利益放在个人利益之前时，国家发展会很快。

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

杰克：是的，我只希望这些人平安。

Jenny : Me too Jack.

珍妮：我也是，杰克。