《新概念英语》（美音）I-137

Lesson 137

A pleasant dream

美好的梦

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What would Julie like to do, if she had the money?

听录音，然后回答问题。如果朱莉有那笔钱，她想做什么呢？

JULIE: Are you doing the football

pools, Brain?

BRIAN: Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie.

Julie. I'm sure we'll win

something this week.

JULIE: You always say that,

but we never win anything!

What will you do

if you win a lot of money?

BRIAN: If I win a lot of money

I'll buy you a mink coat.

JULIE: I don't want a mink coat!

I want to see the world.

BRIAN: All right.

If we win a lot of money

We'll travel round the world

and we'll stay at the best

hotels. Then we'll return home

and buy a big house in the

country. We'll have a beautiful

garden and …

JULIE: But if we spend all that money

we'll be poor again.

What'll we do then?

BRIAN: If we spend all the money

we'll try and win the football

pools again.

JULIE: It's a pleasant dream

but everything depends on 'if'!

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

football

n. 足球

pool

n. 赌注

win (won, won)

v. 赢

world

n. 世界

poor

adj. 贫穷的

depend

v. 依靠（on）

参考译文

朱 莉：布赖恩，你正在下足球赛的赌注吗？

布赖恩：是的。我这就做完了。朱莉。

我敢肯定这星期我们会赢一点的。

朱 莉：你老是那样说，但是我们从来没

赢过！要是你赢了许多钱，你打算

做什么呢？

布赖恩：要是我赢了许多钱，我给你买件

貂皮大衣。

朱 莉：我不要貂皮大衣。我要去见风世面。

布赖恩：好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱，我们

就去周游世界，并且往最好的旅馆。

然后我们返回家园，在乡下买幢大

房子。我们将有一个漂亮的花园和

……

朱 莉：但是如果我们把所有钱都花光了，

我们又会变穷的。那时我们怎么

办呢？

布赖恩：如果我们花光了所有钱，我们设法

在足球赛赌注上再赢一次。

朱 莉：这是个美好的梦，但一切都取决于

“如果”！