PETS-2每日對話練習(xí) 233

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Linger calls her American language exchange partner
    Linger: I need your help.
    Amanda: Sure thing. Anything for my favorite language partner.
    Linger: I need you to convince my brother Aduh to take Taiwanese politics seriously.
    Amanda: Why me? I don't know anything about Taiwanese politics.
    Linger: But you know about American politics.
    Amanda: Yeah. But I don't see how that helps with Aduh.
    Linger: America is the most democratic country. If you can't convince him democracy is important, who can?
    (續(xù)上期,下期續(xù))
    玲 兒:我需要你的幫忙。
    亞曼達:當(dāng)然好啰。我最愛的語言交換伙伴要我干嘛都好。
    玲 兒:我需要你去說服我弟弟阿德,讓他認真看待臺灣的政治。
    亞曼達:為什么是我?我對臺灣的政治一竅不通。
    玲 兒:但是你了解美國的政治啊。
    亞曼達:對,但我不明白那樣對阿德會有什么幫助。
    玲 兒:美國是最民主的國家。如果你不能使他相信民主很重要,誰能呢?
    重點解說:
    ★ language exchange (n.) 語言交換
    ★ partner (n.) 伙伴
    ★ sure thing (n.) 必然之事。用于回復(fù)別人的要求,表示‘沒問題’
    ★ favorite (a.) 特別喜歡的
    ★ take...seriously 認真看待…
    ★ not know anything about... 對……一點都不懂。
    ★ democratic (a.) 民主的