2017年11月

English

1. A: 万圣节快乐！但是说实话，我对这些喧闹和造势已经厌倦了。你别误解我，我是年纪越大，越想批判万圣节。
   B: 你说的对，我也不像以前那样热衷于万圣节了，但是我对小孩子庆祝万圣节没有任何意见。为了带孩子去要糖果，我还特地请假早走了一会。
   A: 祝你们玩的开心！

   A: Happy Halloween! To be honest, I'm pretty tired of all the hype and buzz. Don't get me wrong. The older I get, the more critical I am of Halloween.
   B: You do have a point. I'm not that big on Halloween either, but I have nothing against kids enjoying Halloween. To take the kids trick-or-treating, I'm leaving work a bit earlier just to do that.
   A: Have a blast !
   
   

2. 今天天气有点凉，但还不是太冷，我们来一杯南瓜风味的拿铁吧，或者是焦糖摩卡星冰乐？
   It's a little chilly out but not too cold, how about the Pumpkin Spice Latte? Or Camarel Mocha Frap ?
   
   

3. 许多人喜欢脱脂牛奶，同时也喜欢喝脱脂拿铁咖啡。
   Many people like skinny milk and skinny latte.
   
   

4. 在万圣节，孩子们通常会去敲邻居家的门，并且问“trick-or-treat?” trick的意思就是恶作剧。
   Children often knock on neighbours' doors with the question "trick or treat?" Trick means performing mischief on homeowners.
   
   

5. 我正在读Richard Thaler的《助推》，他是今年诺贝尔经济学奖的获得者。他主主攻的方向是行为经济学。
   I'm reading the book Nudge, he's the recepient of this year's Nobel Prize in economics. He specilizes in behavioral economics.
   
   

6. A: 你知道吗，中国近几年也有2位荣誉获奖者吗？
   B: 莫言获得了文学奖，屠呦呦获得了医学奖。
   A:

   A: Do you know there are two recent Chinese laureates as well?
   B: Yes, Moyan in Literature and Tu Yoyo in medicine.
   
   

7. 当我超速被抓后，警察给我开了一张罚单。
   The police officer issued me a ticket after I got caught speeding.
   
   

8. 摇滚乐流行于20世纪50年代。
   Rock music caught on in the 1950s.
   
   

9. 当充电的地点多起来时候，电动汽车就真的会流行起来。
   Electric vehicles will really catch on when there are more places to charge the batteries.