新概念英语第一册MP3教程附字幕 lesson137

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”！