专业四级英语听力自学教程-Lucky Break；Mellow

会计考友

　　L：今天教授把考卷发回给我们了，Michael，你考得好吗？
　　M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.
　　L：你考得比你预期的好，那太好了。不过，你说什么又是lucky，又是break的？Lucky不是好运气吗？Break是休息，对不对？
　　M: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting.
9 }  [; O( _% K4 b8 G3 d　　L：噢，lucky和break这两个词放在一起，它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael，你刚才那句话是怎么说来着？
　　M: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.
, I) a* ]6 i- ^- n  W6 y　　L：我懂了。你是说，你没有想到运气会那么好，大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。
! c( {  o6 i9 Z8 g# u" w. u# K　　M: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example.
　　L：哼，我当然懂了，你还要考考我呐？那天我开车开的飞快，警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告，而没有给我罚单，我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧？
$ M$ t' x* k3 I7 i4 X# B　　M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive.
　　L：警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票？你别开玩笑了！不过，那次可运气，否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以用lucky break这个说法的。
9 G: x5 }  T. F: j- ^: y7 C( l　　M: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I...
　　L：对了，教授要我们在两天后交报告，Michael，你还没有开始动手吧！幸好教授推迟了限期，让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧？
　　M: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck.
  i9 C$ \3 }% Q　　L：好呀，去吃午饭，庆祝我们的好运气。
　　（Michael和李华到了吃饭的地方）
7 v; ^$ m( R) }8 t　　L：啊呀，这个地方太闹了！
　　M: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow.
1 {1 i1 f3 j9 Z4 J* J" \8 ^) k　　L：对，在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael，你刚才讲什么more mellow?
　　M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.
/ X* ?/ V! B" \1 L% v　　L：噢，more mellow的意思是比较平静，比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去，对不对？
- e+ J& X8 u# h+ `, v　　M: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too.
1 {7 h. {) p0 U: L　　L：Mellow也可以用来形容一个人，那今天我们的教授很平静，我可不可以说：She was mellow today!
　　M: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library.
; K/ c8 {1 u8 u2 ~' x/ J6 t/ q　　L：太好了，这个地方很安静。我们来看看菜单。哟，你看，再过五分钟就开始减价了，三明治今天半价。我们运气可真好呀！
5 s0 k9 z& c9 u3 v. G6 q　　M: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too.
　　L：对，找到安静的地方，还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧，晚饭就别吃了。
/ c3 s% x. e8 n* Q- i3 J　　M: Ok. Good idea!
　　这俩个小年轻还在狼吞虎咽地吃三明治。今天他们在讲话中用了lucky break和mellow这两个常用语，这是美国人在日常生活中经常用的，大家不妨也在口语中试着用用。