Listen to the tape then answer this question. What would Julie like to do, if she had the money?
听录音,然后回答问题。如果朱莉有那笔钱,她想做什么呢?
JULIE: Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
BRIAN: Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie.
Julie. I'm sure we'll win something this week.
JULIE: You always say that, but we never win anything!
What will you do if you win a lot of money?
BRIAN: If I win a lot of money I'll buy you a mink coat.
JULIE: I don't want a mink coat!
I want to see the world.
BRIAN: All right. If we win a lot of money We'll travel round the world and we'll stay at the best hotels. Then we'll return home and buy a big house in the country. We'll have a beautiful garden and …
JULIE: But if we spend all that money we'll be poor again.
What'll we do then?
BRIAN: If we spend all the money we'll try and win the football pools again.
JULIE: It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if'!
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
football['futbɔ:l]n.足球
pool[pu:l]n.赌注
win[win]v.赢
world[wə:ld]n.世界
poor[puə]a.可怜的; 贫穷的
depend[di'pend]v.依靠
参考译文
朱 莉:布赖恩,你正在下足球赛的赌注吗?
布赖恩:是的。我这就做完了。朱莉。我敢肯定这星期我们会赢一点的。
朱 莉:你老是那样说,但是我们从来没赢过!要是你赢了许多钱,你打算做什么呢?
布赖恩:要是我赢了许多钱,我给你买件貂皮大衣。
朱 莉:我不要貂皮大衣。我要去见风世面。
布赖恩:好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱,我们就去周游世界,并且往最好的旅馆。然后我们返回家园,在乡下买幢大房子。我们将有一个漂亮的花园和 ……
朱 莉:但是如果我们把所有钱都花光了,我们又会变穷的。那时我们怎么办呢?
布赖恩:如果我们花光了所有钱,我们设法在足球赛赌注上再赢一次。
朱 莉:这是个美好的梦,但一切都取决于“如果”!