Ⅳ.对话篇
Beth: Did you watch the game last night?
贝丝:你看昨晚的比赛了么?
Sally: What game? You know that I don't watch much TV.
萨丽:什么比赛?你知道我是不怎么看电视的。
Beth: The team that our company sponsors was playing.
贝丝:是咱们公司赞助的队在比赛。
Sally: Oh! I got an email about that but forgot all about it. Did we win?
萨丽:噢!我收到一封email是讲这个的,但我给忘了。咱们赢了么?
Beth: No, the other team beat us by a long way.
贝丝:没有。另外的那个队赢了我们一大截呢!
Sally: Will they have an affect on our sales and marketing campaign?
萨丽:那对我们的销售和广告计划会有影响么?
Beth: No way! The team might not be winners but the company is.
贝丝:绝对不会。运动队可能不是赢家,但公司绝对是。
Sally: I just hope they win next time.
萨丽:我希望他们下次能赢。
Beth: Don't worry - you will probably forget to watch them anyway.
贝丝:别担心。反正你可能仍会忘记观看的。