04 游乐
nd julie had an appointment to go to the aquarium together at 9:00 a.m. on sunday. now they meet outside the aquarium.
苏珊和朱莉约好在周日上午9点去海洋馆。现在她们在海洋馆外面碰面了。
susan: hi, julie. i'm sorry for being late. have you waited for a long time?
苏珊：嗨，朱莉。很抱歉我迟到了。你在这等了很久吗？
julie: i've been here for an hour.
朱莉：我已经在这等一个小时了。
susan: what? that's impossible. i couldn't have been late for so long.
苏珊：什么？不可能的。我不可能迟到这么长时间的。
julie: ha-ha, just kidding. i arrived here just now, then you appeared. let's get in. i have bought two tickets.
朱莉：哈哈，开个玩笑。我前脚刚到，你后脚就跟着来了。我们进去吧。我已经买了两张票。
susan: oh, julie. i am at a loss whether to cry or to laugh.
苏珊：噢，朱莉。你真是让我哭笑不得。
julie: look at this! it's so cute! what on the earth is it? it's only about three centimeters long. and more interestingly, it has wings, looks like an angel.
朱莉：看这个！好可爱呀！这到底是什么东西？差不多只有3厘米长。更有趣的是，它还有翅膀，看起来像个天使。
susan: i know it's called a sea angel!
苏珊：我知道这叫海洋天使！
julie: it swims by flapping its wings. wow…it's so beautiful!
朱莉：它靠拍动翅膀来游动。哇……太美了！
susan: yeah, it's also intelligent.
苏珊：是呀，还特别有灵性呢。
notes
1. aquarium [?'kw??ri?m] n. 水族馆；养鱼缸
2. at a loss 困惑，不知所措
3. fla [fl?p] n.拍打，拍打声；片状垂悬物；v. 拍打；鼓翼而飞
4. intelligent [in'telid??nt] adj. 聪明的，智能的；有理性的
小贴士
have you ever seen a whale in an aquarium? “of course”, you may answer.and have you even seen a whale that can talk? a japanese researcher says he has taught a beluga whale called nack to “talk” by using sounds to identify three different objects. isn't it wonderful? nack emits a short, hig
苏珊和朱莉约好在周日上午9点去海洋馆。现在她们在海洋馆外面碰面了。
susan: hi, julie. i'm sorry for being late. have you waited for a long time?
苏珊：嗨，朱莉。很抱歉我迟到了。你在这等了很久吗？
julie: i've been here for an hour.
朱莉：我已经在这等一个小时了。
susan: what? that's impossible. i couldn't have been late for so long.
苏珊：什么？不可能的。我不可能迟到这么长时间的。
julie: ha-ha, just kidding. i arrived here just now, then you appeared. let's get in. i have bought two tickets.
朱莉：哈哈，开个玩笑。我前脚刚到，你后脚就跟着来了。我们进去吧。我已经买了两张票。
susan: oh, julie. i am at a loss whether to cry or to laugh.
苏珊：噢，朱莉。你真是让我哭笑不得。
julie: look at this! it's so cute! what on the earth is it? it's only about three centimeters long. and more interestingly, it has wings, looks like an angel.
朱莉：看这个！好可爱呀！这到底是什么东西？差不多只有3厘米长。更有趣的是，它还有翅膀，看起来像个天使。
susan: i know it's called a sea angel!
苏珊：我知道这叫海洋天使！
julie: it swims by flapping its wings. wow…it's so beautiful!
朱莉：它靠拍动翅膀来游动。哇……太美了！
susan: yeah, it's also intelligent.
苏珊：是呀，还特别有灵性呢。
notes
1. aquarium [?'kw??ri?m] n. 水族馆；养鱼缸
2. at a loss 困惑，不知所措
3. fla [fl?p] n.拍打，拍打声；片状垂悬物；v. 拍打；鼓翼而飞
4. intelligent [in'telid??nt] adj. 聪明的，智能的；有理性的
小贴士
have you ever seen a whale in an aquarium? “of course”, you may answer.and have you even seen a whale that can talk? a japanese researcher says he has taught a beluga whale called nack to “talk” by using sounds to identify three different objects. isn't it wonderful? nack emits a short, hig