05 业余充电
05 业余充电 借书就去图书馆 dialogue it's sunday. susan got up early in the m and called her colleague jao go to the library together. she wants to learn more about eiow they are in the library. 今天是星期天。苏珊早上起得很早，她给同事简打电话让她一起去图书馆。她想学习更多经济学方面的知识。现在她们就在图书馆。 susan: i'm sorry to make you get up so early, jane. 苏珊：很抱歉这么早就叫你起床了，简。 jane: you're wele. i don't mind it in the least. 简：你太客气了，我一点儿也不介意。 susan: you majored in eics. retly i am very ied in iional ey. you reend me some reference books to read? 苏珊：你是学经济学的。最近我对国际经济很感兴趣，你能给我推荐一些参考书读读吗？ jane: sure, my pleasure. this iionaleics is useful for you to get the knowledge about the ey. you may read it. 简：当然，我很乐意。这本《国际经济学》对你了解经济很有帮助，你可以读读。 susan: thank you. i will. 苏珊：谢谢，我会读的。 jane: oh, i find it, the introdu to iional eics. the book ispiled by dominick salvatore, who has e out 35 works about ey. 简：哦，我找到了，《国际经济学基础》。这本书是由多米尔克·萨尔瓦多编写的，他已经出版了35本有关经济的书。 susan: it sounds very useful. 苏珊：听起来这本书挺有用的。 jane: of course. you also read magazines or journals in the library which tain some ents on the current ey development. 简：那是当然。你也可以在图书馆读一些杂志和期刊，里面有一些关于当今经济发展的评论。 susan: good idea. thank you so much! 苏珊：好主意。太感谢你了。 notes 1. in the least 一点儿，丝毫 2. pile [k?m'pail] v. 编译；编制，编纂 3. e out 出版，发表；结果是；出现 4. journal ['d??:nl] n. 日志，日记；期刊，杂志 小贴士 1. i'd like to re for ahree days. 我想再续借三天。 2. i'm sorry it has bee out. 真抱歉，此书已借出。 也可以这样说： i'm sorry. the book you want has been taken. 3. i'd like to borrow these five books. 我想借这五本书。 4. have you got your library card? 你带借书证了吗？ 也可以这样说： you show me your library card? 5. i want to check out two books on iional trade. you show me where i find them? 我想借两本有关国际贸易的书，你能告诉我在哪儿可以找到吗？ 6. you must return them within a month. 请你务必在一个月内归还。 7. how long may i keep these books? 这些书可以借多长时间？ 8. what would happen if i've not finished reading them within a month? 如果我一个月内没有归还会怎样？ 培训班里学习忙 dialogue sarah joins an english training class and is talking with her colleague about it. 莎拉参加了一个英语培训班。现在正和同事谈论这件事。 jane: what are you studying all day for? we are rather tired after work every day. 简：你成天学习为了什么？我们每天下班后就够累了。 sarah: i know! but you know my oral english is extremely poor. i want to improve it. so i have to join a training class. 莎拉：我知道。但是，你知道的，我的英语口语非常差，我想提高口语能力。因此我不得不参加一个培训班。 jane: what have you learned from the training course? 简：你参加培训课有哪些收获？ sarah: you see any improvement of my speaking? 莎拉：你觉得我口语有提高吗？ jane: yeah, you speak english much more fluently that before. 简：是的，你讲英语比以前流利多了。 sarah: not surprisingly, we only speak english there. no ese is allowed! 莎拉：这没什么奇怪的。在培训班里我们只能讲英语，不准说中文。 jane: i see. you are really a person of perseverance, sarah. nothing is impossible to you. 简：我明白了。你真有恒心，莎拉。对你来说，没有什么是不可能的。 sarah: i am impelled by circumstances, so i have to. therefore, i'm trying to learn more skills. it makes me more qualified for the present job. 莎拉：我也是受形势所迫，不得不这样。因此，我想学更多的技能。这可以让我更有资格胜任目前的工作。 jane: oh, i have beed a lot from your words. 简：噢，我从你的话里受益匪浅啊。 notes 1. training class 培训班 2. impel [im'pel] v. 驱使；激励；迫使；推动 3. circumstance [?s?:k?mst?ns] n. 环境，形势；（复数）境况 小贴士 1. to study ei the college has been my dream for a long time. 在大学里学习经济学是我长久以来的梦想。 2. i want to apply for a night class to prepare for my adult college entrance exam. 我想报名上夜校，为我的成人高考做准备。 3. he went to evening classes in art every week even if he had got a position in bank. 尽管他已经在银行找到了工作，他仍然每周去夜校上艺术课。 4. attending training class has boosted my fidend brought positive results for my work. 参加培训班增强了我的自信心，并给我的工作带来了积极效果。 5. it is oo old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 6. i don't want to be stu a rut, so i'd like to study further to improve my abilities. 我不想止步不前，所以我想继续学习以提高能力。 7. my pany has been very supportive about my further education. and has cut back my w hours in order to aodate my studies. 我的公司非常支持我再深造，而且已减少了我的工作时间，以便我有更多的时间学习。 书店新书上架了 dialogue after lunch, sue and maggie decide to wander about the bookstores because they heard that some new books are on the market. 吃过午饭后，苏和麦琪打算去书店逛逛，因为她们听说一些新书上市了。 sue: yi zhongtian's books are best-sellers now. i heard that his new book has just appeared iores. i really like his books very much. 苏：易中天的书现在非常畅销。我听说他的一本新书刚刚上市。我特别喜欢他的书。 maggie: me too. i thought history is a drag before and i hated to read history books, but somehow i like it now. 麦琪：我也是。我以前觉得历史很枯燥乏味，还很讨厌看历史方面的书，但是现在我有点喜欢历史了。 sue: he covers historical subjects in such a way that is both erid expressive. 苏：他讲历史的方式很新颖，也很生动。 maggie: absolutely, all his analyses are based upoe reasoning and proofs that are very pelling. 麦琪：的确，他做的所有分析都有理有据，让人觉得很信服。 sue: yeah. i also got the hat professor yi zhongtian was going to sign his new book at the wangfujing book store. hurry up, or we won't get a book with his signature. maybe his books have been all sold out. 苏：是呀，我听说易中天教授要在王府井书店签名售书。快点，否则我们就拿不到他亲笔签名的新书了。或许他的书已经售完了。 notes 1. drag [dr?g] v. 拖，拉；迫使；缓慢行进； n. 拖，拉；累赘；阻力；令人厌倦的事物（或人） 2. erii:?u'terik] adj. 现代的，新近的；新式的；n. 现代人；现代作家 3. pelling [k?m'peli?] adj. 引人注目的；令人信服的 4. sell out 卖完；背叛，出卖 小贴士 1. it's helpful to read many books. 读书有益。 2. there are always advantages in opening a book. 开卷有益。 3. reading to the mind is what exercise to the body. 读书有益于精神，运动有益于身体。 4. reading is not only beneficial to widen our horizon but also helpful to master the language. 读书不仅有益于开阔视野，也有助于我们驾驭语言。 5. reading books every day bes our study. 每天读书非常有益于我们的学习。 6. reading is a great resource. 读书是一种极好的消遣。 7. i never grow weary of reading. 我对读书永远也不会厌倦。