美语情景对话 第206期:最喜欢的事情 Favorites

Todd: OK, Shawn, I'm going to talk about your favorites.

托德：好的，肖恩，来谈一下你最喜欢的事情吧。

Shawn: Sure.

肖恩：好的。

Todd: What's your favorite color?

托德：你最喜欢什么颜色？

Shawn: I say, green.

肖恩：绿色。

Todd: Green.

托德：嗯，绿色。

Shawn: Yes.

肖恩：没错。

Todd: OK. And what's your favorite fruit?

托德：那你最喜欢什么水果？

Shawn: My favorite fruit: orange.

肖恩：我最喜欢的水果是橙子。

Todd: Orange!

托德：橙子！

Shawn: Oranges. I love oranges. Very sweet and good for the body.

肖恩：对，橙子。我喜欢橙子。很甜，而且对身体有好处。

Todd: Yeah, have you had any of the oranges in Japan?

托德：对。你在日本买过橙子吗？

Shawn: I've had a couple. Much better than the ones I have back in Canada.

肖恩：买过。比我在加拿大买的好多了。

Todd: Oh, really. OK. Um, what's your favorite season?

托德：哦，是吗。那，你最喜欢什么季节？

Shawn: I'd say spring, cause it's a combination of warm weather, at the same time it's not hot like it is in the summer. In spring it's a bit cool. You can walk around very relaxed. It the best. It's a combination of all the seasons in one.

肖恩：春天，因为天气很暖和，同时又不会像夏天那么热。春天稍微凉爽些。你可以悠闲地四处转转。这非常好。春天把所有季节的优点集合起来了。

Todd: OK. what's your favorite movie?

托德：好的。那你最喜欢的电影是什么？

Shawn: My favorite movie! I'd have to say "Gladiator." Russel Crow. It's a tragic movie about a very strong leader who, how-should-I-say, triumphs over, how-should-I-say, over very overpowering conflicts. It's, um, plus, I'm a bit of an action movie buff. I know it's sad to hear but, it's definitely an interesting movie.

肖恩：我最喜欢的电影！那一定是《角斗士》了。拉塞尔·克劳主演的。那部电影讲述了一名强大领袖的悲剧，要怎么说呢，他战胜了强大的对手。嗯，另外，我热衷于动作电影。我知道这听起来很悲伤，不过那绝对是一部有意思的电影。

重点讲解：
1. a combination of
结合；联合；混合；
eg. Their method of negotiating is a combination of the carrot and the stick.
他们谈判的方法是软硬兼施。
eg. A combination of these two tricks makes for some interesting effects.
这两种戏法的结合会产生一些有趣的效果。
2. at the same time
同时；然而；不过；
eg. She was somehow able to look sad and cheerful at the same time.
她能够做出又悲又喜的神情。
eg. I don't think I set out to come up with a different sound for each album. At the same time, I do have a sense of what is right for the moment.
我不觉得我一开始就特意为每张专辑设定了不同的曲风。然而，我确实知道当时想要的是什么感觉。
3. triumph over
战胜；克服；
eg. The whole world looked to her as a symbol of good triumphing over evil.
全世界都把她视为正义战胜邪恶的象征。
eg. She was confident that she would ultimately triumph over adversity.
她相信自己最终能战胜逆境。