中級(jí)美語對(duì)話 (第8講)

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8. No Hearts or No Brains? P.52
     Helen and Dick are talking about the previous article.
     H: I don't understand how people can think Dr. Kevorkian is doing the right thing.
     D: Well, helping people die with dignity is not that bad, in it?
     H: Don't you know ? Where there is life, there is hope.
     D: Come on. Be realistic. Those people who want to die are suffering. It's better that they go quickly and painlessly.
     H: All you men have no hearts.
     D: And all you women have no brains.
     We teach our children to momerize/remenber their telepphone number by heart. 默背
     Peter is really a kind of man at heart. at heart 本性上
     beat one's brains 絞盡腦汁 I stayed up all night and beat my brains, but I couldn't think of the answer.
     understanding = considerate = thoughtful 體諒的
     To my understanding, …… = To my knowledge, …… (放句首)就我所知
     kangaroo 袋鼠
     that bad = so bad
     Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者,事竟成