芝华士英语口语第 20 课: A Seminar讨论课

Teacher : OK, you guys. Break into six groups and discuss the questions on the sheet I gave you. 好了，同学们。分成六组，讨论我发给你们的纸条上的问题。

Diana : Have you finished the novel, Vera? 你念完这本小说了吗，薇拉?

Vela : Yes, haven't you? 念完了，你没念完吗?

Diana : No, not a bit. I was .... 没有，一点也没念。我……

Teacher : Which question are you discussing, girls? 你们在讨论哪个问题呢，女孩子们?

Vera : Oh, the first one, Mr. Fox. 第一个问题，福克斯先生。

Teacher : Good. What sarcastic statements did you find in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying?...Diana? 很好。在威廉·福克纳的『当我死去时』这本书中，你们找到什么讽刺的论点?……黛安娜?

Diana : Er...well .... 呃……这……

Teacher : Why did he choose As I Lay Dying as the title? 他为什么选这个书名?

Diana : Well, Mr. Fox .... 呃，福克斯先生……

Teacher : It has nothing to do with me, Diana. 这和我可没关系，黛安娜。

Vera : Mr. Fox, I think .... 福克斯先生，我想……

Teacher : If you don't mind, Vera, I'm talking to Diana. 如果你不介意的话，薇拉，我是在和黛安娜讲话。

Diana : Well, Mr. Fox, I can't answer you. 福克斯先生，我没办法回答你。

Teacher : Why not? 为什么?

Diana : Because I didn't finish reading the novel. 因为我没念完这本小说。

Teacher : Meet me at my office after class, Diana. 下课后到我的办公室来见我，黛安娜。

Diana : Yes, Mr. Fox....He is so mean. 是的，福克斯先生。……他真凶。

Vera : You can't blame him, Diana. You never finish any of the assignments he gives us. 你不能怪他，黛安娜，他指定的作业，你从来就没做过任何一件。