高级休闲英语Unit 2 Gatherings and Celebrations The 21st

高级休闲英语Unit 2 Gatherings and
Celebrations The 21st
点此试听[by:][00:00.00]Unit 2 Gatherings and Celebrations The 21st Birthday
Party[00:04.37]第二单元聚会和庆祝生日聚会
[00:08.75]Hi, Jenny, how are you?Oh hi, Xiao Li! I’m fine, how are you? Okay, thanks.[00:12.71]你好，詹妮，你好吗？你好，小李我很好，你呢？谢谢，我也很好。

[00:16.67]Oh, I see you’ve got a letter
today.Well,it’s an invitation actually .Sounds good.[00:19.80]我知道你今天已经收到信了。

这实际上是一个邀请，听起来不错。

[00:22.93]An invitation to what? To a twenty-first birthday party. Oh, how
nice![00:25.85]什么邀请？去一个21 生日聚会。

多好阿[00:28.76]Is it someone you know well?Well, not really. It’s a girl in my class.[00:31.77]你和她关系很好吗？不是很确定，这是我班上的一个女孩。

[00:34.77]Jenny, what’s special about being twenty-one ?Ah. Well, these days nothing.[00:37.96]詹妮，21有什么特别的吗？这些
无关紧要。

[00:41.15]But traditionally it was the age one became an adult,[00:43.25]但是传统上来说这是一个变为成年人的年纪，[00:45.36]so we say you were given the key to the door.Which door?[00:47.44]因此我们说你会被给予门的钥匙。

哪个门？[00:49.53]Well, I suppose it meant the door of your family home,[00:51.49]我想会是家里门的钥匙，[00:53.46]so that you could come and go as you want. You were no longer a
child.[00:55.98]以便于你能随时进出。

你不再是一个孩子。

[00:58.50]It also meant you could inherit property.[01:00.13]也意味着你能继承财产。

[01:01.77]But I thought eighteen was the age of adulthood now?[01:03.26]但是我想现在18岁是成人的年纪吧[01:04.76]It is, and these days more people have eighteenth birthday parties than[01:07.35]是的。

现在更多的人是过18岁生日聚会，而不是
[01:09.94]twenty-first’s. But some families are traditional[01:11.44]21岁。

但是有些传统的家庭[01:12.93]and still like to celebrate their children’s twenty- first.[01:14.33]仍然喜欢庆祝他们孩子的21岁。

[01:15.74]So, if it’s for families, I wonder why I’m invited.[01:17.24]如果是对于家人，我
想为什么我会被邀请呢。

[01:18.75]Well, it’s not really just for families. The birthday girl or
boy[01:21.31]这不只是针对家人。

过生日的女孩或男孩[01:23.86]usually invites all her or his friends as well as relatives.[01:26.35]通常邀请所有她或者他的
朋友们，也有亲属。

[01:28.83]And sometimes it’s just for friends and not for relatives at all.[01:31.57]
有时候只是朋友们，并不是亲属。

[01:34.30]Mm ... I see. It says here ‘Black Tie’, what does that
mean?[01:37.51]我知道了?癇lack Tie” 是什么意思？[01:40.71]Oh, they really are a traditional family. That means everyone has to wear evening[01:44.09]他
们真的是一个传统的家庭。

那是说所有人都要穿上晚礼服[01:47.48]dress- that is, men wear a formal black evening suit with a black bow tie,[01:50.56]男士穿上正式的黑色礼服带领带，[01:53.63]and women wear a long evening dress.Oh dear! I don’t think I have an evening dress.[01:57.22]女士穿长长的晚礼服。

哦天阿我想我没有晚礼服。

[02:00.80]Do you have a smart silk dress?Yes. Well, I’m sure that will do.[02:03.25]你有漂亮的丝
绸裙子吗？是的，我有。

我想那就可以了。

[02:05.69]And what sort of things happen at such a party?[02:07.08]
这样一个聚会上会有什么样的事情发生呢？[02:08.46]Oh, usually lots of drink, food -- not usually a sit-down dinner,[02:11.99]通常有很多的饮料，食物－通常不是一个静坐的宴会，[02:15.52]but more like a buffet , where the food is all out on the table[02:17.55]但是更多象一个小卖部，食物都在桌子上[02:19.59]and you walk round and help yourself. You mean you have to eat standing up?[02:21.75]你可以自取。

你是说你必须站着
吃东西吗？[02:23.91]Yes maybe, but there are usually some chairs scattered around[02:26.08]或许是的，但是通常周围会有一些分散的椅子[02:28.26]that you can
sit on while you’re actually eating.What about dancing?[02:30.57]当你吃东西的时候可以坐下。

跳舞
呢？[02:32.87]Oh, yes, certainly. There’ll be a lot of dancing. Either a live band[02:35.62]哦，是的，肯定的。

这里会有很多的舞蹈，或者是现场的乐队
[02:38.38]or a disc jockey will play music and everyone will dance.[02:40.02]或是disc乐师放音乐，大家跳舞。

[02:41.65]Mm, that’s good, I like dancing. How long do such parties usually last?[02:44.77]那不错，我喜
欢跳舞。

聚会通常会持续多长时间？[02:47.88]Oh, well into the small hours of the morning usuallyl
Well,[02:50.49]通常会到凌晨[02:53.10]are you looking forward to it? Mm ... I’m not sure.[02:54.79]你期待吗？不是很确定。

[02:56.48]I think I’d better find out who else is going,so I can arrange to go with
them.[02:59.49]我想我能找到谁要去，我可以和他们一起。

[03:02.49]Y es, that’s a good idea. It’s always better to go in a crowd to these things.[03:05.34]那是个好主意。

和一群人一起去会更好。

[03:08.18]You can ask what they’re planning to wear too.[03:09.62]你
可以问问他们打算穿什么。

[03:11.06]Just let your hair down and have fun! Well, I’ll try.[03:12.95]把你的
头发放下来会更好我会试试。

[03:14.84]Task 2 The Stag Party Exercise 1 Hi, Xiao Li, How are you?[03:34.26]社交晚会练习1 你好，小李，你好吗？[03:53.68]I’m fine, Tom. You’re looking very smart, where are you off to?[03:55.72]我很好，汤姆。

你看起来非常漂亮，你要去哪里？[03:57.75]Ah, I’m off to my cousin’s stag party tonight.Stag party? What’s that?[04:00.88]我要去我
表妹的社交晚会。

社交晚会？那是什么？[04:04.02]Oh it’s a terrible thing men do before they get married. Why is it terrible?[04:06.79]是男人们在结婚前做的无聊的事情。

为什么无聊？[04:09.56]Because the man
getting married ...the bridegroom ... gets together with[04:11.72]因为男人结婚，新郎..[04:13.88]all his young male friends -- you know, like a herd of stags ... you know,[04:16.40]与他年轻的男性朋友们一起－你知道，一群男人.. .你知道，[04:18.92]male deer- and has one last fling as a bachelor.What do you mean by last fling?[04:21.87]作为一个单身汉最后的活动。

最后的活动是什么意思？[04:24.82]Well, you know, a last night of freedom, before he’s chained to his wife in marriage.[04:27.94]你知道，自由的最后一晚，在他被他的妻子用婚姻链住以前。

[04:31.05]That’s a very negative way of looking at marriage, isn’t it? Yes, I know,[04:34.11]这是看待婚姻非常负面的看法，不是吗？我知道，[04:37.17]that’s what I mean by
‘terrible’. You see, the men all get completely drunk ...[04:39.65]那就是我说的无聊。

你知道，男人全都喝酒[04:42.14]they usually meet in a pub or a club of some sort ...[04:43.63]他们通常会在一个PUB 里见面或者一些俱乐部里[04:45.12]and they often play some nasty trick on the bridegroom. What sort of
trick?[04:47.27]他们经常对新郎做一些恶作剧。

什么样的恶作剧？[04:49.41]Well, I remember an old
schoolfriend of mine,[04:51.17]我记得我的一位老校友，[04:52.93]who very nearly missed his own wedding, because at his stag night,[04:54.68]差点错过他的婚礼，因为在他聚会的晚上，[04:56.43]his mates got him drunk ...then they put him on a train to
Aberdeen ...[04:58.60]他的朋友让他喝醉了，然后把他放在去Aberdeen 的火车上...[05:00.78]and his wedding was in London the next day.[05:01.99]他的婚礼第二天在伦敦举行。

[05:03.19]He woke up the next morning at Aberdeen railway station, not knowing where he was.[05:05.85]他第二天早上在Aberdeen 的火车站醒来，不知道自己在哪里。

[05:08.50]You know, it’s several hours from Aberdeen to London. Anyway,[05:10.75]你知道，从Aberdeen到伦敦需要几个小时。

总之[05:13.00]he had to get the next train to London and only just got there in time.[05:15.20]他必须坐下一趟火车去伦敦，只有这样才能及时赶到。

[05:17.39]How awful!Yes, and he looked terrible -- not even time to shave or change his clothes![05:21.34]太可怕了是的，而且他看起来很糟糕－甚至没有时间刮脸或换衣服[05:25.28]Oh dear, his poor bride!Yes, she wasn’t too pleased. In
fact,[05:27.87]哦天阿，他可怜的新娘她不是很高兴。

事
实上，[05:30.46]she never spoke to the Best Man again.I’m not surprised.[05:32.55]她没有再对他说话。

我不惊讶。

[05:34.64]But what about the bride, does she have a stag party?[05:36.42]新娘怎么样呢？她没有聚
会吗？[05:38.20]Ha, ha ... Well, not a stag party, as that’s only for men.[05:40.52]哈哈，没有聚会，那只为男士准备。

[05:42.84]But she has what we call a hen party. Hen party?[05:45.02]但是她有一个女性聚会。

女性聚会？[05:47.20]Yes, that’s when she meets up with all her female friends and[05:49.21]她和所有的女性朋友见面[05:51.21]they go off somewhere together ... er, it might be a restaurant or a pub.[05:53.75]她们一起去某个地方，或许是饭店，或许是 pub。

[05:56.29]They are usually more civilised than stag parties. Although these days, 她们通常比男性的聚会文明。

[06:01.22]some young women have fairly wild hen nights too with a lot of drinking.[06:03.38]有一些年轻的女士也很疯狂，喝
很多酒。

[06:05.54]So, these take place the night before the wedding?[06:07.52]这些发生在婚礼的前一天晚上
吗？[06:09.50]Well,traditionally,yes .But for practical reasons,[06:11.51]传统上是的，但是实际的
原因，[06:13.53]many couples try and organise them a
few days before,[06:15.01]许多夫妇试图在几天以前就组织，[06:16.48]so they have time to.. you know...recover... and look their best on the
day.[06:18.96]因此他们有时间.. .你知道.. .在那天看起来。

[06:21.45]Do all parties in Britain revolve around drinking alcohol? Basically, yes.[06:24.69]在英国所有的聚会都要围绕喝酒吗？基本上是的。

[06:27.93]You see,in China,our parties put more emphasis on eating.[06:30.61]你知道，在中国，我们的聚会把重点放在吃上。

[06:33.29]We usually organise a large dinner in a restaurant for our important celebrations[06:36.26]我们通常在饭店组织一个大聚会来过重大的庆??[06:39.23]Ah, much more civilised! Well, I’m afraid I’d better be off to meet my[06:42.16]更文明化一些我想我去见[06:45.10]fellow stags for our very primitive celebration of manhood.[06:46.86]我的伙伴了，为了非常简单的成年庆??[06:48.63]Well, have a nice time and try not to get too drunk![06:50.64]玩的开心点，不要喝太多酒[06:52.66]I’m afraid that’s just not possible![07:21.76]我想那是没有可能的点击下载Word文档。