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美语情景对话第497期:ELLLO Mail Bag 网站的信件袋

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So, Todd, you run and operate this site, elllo.org, yeah?
托德，你运作ello这个网站，对吧？

Yes.
对。

How long have you been doing that?
你运营这个网站多长时间了？

I've been doing it now for about two years.
我现在大概做了两年的时间。

Two years. OK, and I've been on the site and there's a place where I can send a comment to you, right? (Right)
两年。好，我一直在用这个网站，我可以在网站上发布评论，对吧？（对）

Do people ever send, send you comments, or?
人们有没有发布过评论？

Yeah, actually, I get, I do, I get about five letters a day, usually, from people all over the world, some days more, some days less,
实际上，我每天会从世界各地收到五封信，有时候多一些，有时候少一些，

and usually people are very sweet and they say, oh you know, Nice Job
通常人们都很友善，他们会说，干得好，

and sometimes they give me suggestions for how to improve the site.
有时他们会提出一些改进网站的建议。

Really! Do they ever, is anyone ever critical or say any negative things?
真的吗？那有没有人曾经提出过批评或说些负面的事情？

Well, the one, the main critical thing I get a lot, often is, Why don't you have real authentic speech?
嗯，我收到的批评主要是问：你们为什么没有原汁原味地道的演讲？

Like, why don't you have people talking natural. And actually, there's quite a few reasons why?
或者是：你们为什么没有那种自然的谈话？类似于这种问题，实际上他们会问这种原因。

OK, well, I don't understand exactly because right now, you and I are talking (right)
嗯，其实我不太理解，因为现在你和我就在谈话，（对），

and this is not scripted, we're basically talking (right)
而且我们没有照稿子念，我们就是在自然的谈话（对），

we're talking off the top of our head, so how is this not natural?
我们在即兴谈话，这样怎么会是不自然的呢？

Well, this conversation actually probably is more natural because I'm really explaining why I don't have natural conversations.
对，现在这个对话实际上要更自然一些，因为我一直在解释为什么我们没有自然谈话的原因。

It's kind of ironic, but I think because a lot of the conversations are staged.
这有点讽刺，我想是因为许多对话都有设定。

They're unscripted, but I do just sit down and ask two people to talk about something,
那些对话是有文本的，不过我只是坐下来让人们谈论一些事情，

and because I tell them to talk about it, it's not as natural as it would be in real life.
可能因为我给他们设定了谈论的主题，所以看起来不像现实生活中那样自然。

Ah, I see, because they're not, they didn't think of that topic on their own.
啊，我明白了，因为不是他们自己想的主题。

They're given the topic and then, sort of, they must say something about that topic.
你给了他们主题，而他们必须要谈论那个主题。

Right. And also there's a problem with just the recordings.
没错。还有个问题就是录音。

You know when you record audio, you have to have the mic equal distance to both speakers,
你知道你在录制音频时，麦克风离两个谈话者的距离要一样，

and so that means both people have to sit down and put on the headsets to get good quality audio,
这意味着两个人必须要坐下来，而且要戴上耳机，以保证音频的高质量，

so in order to get people speaking naturally in real life, I would have to follow them around with a microphone,
为了让人们像在日常生活中那样自然的说话，我必须要拿着麦克风在他们之间不断传递，

and it's, technically it's just too hard to do.
从技术上来讲这非常难。

So what do you do to try to, is that, well let me ask you, actually, is that the only criticism that you get?
我想问你，你就收到过这一种批评吗？

Ah, no, there's, well, there's quite a bit.
不是，实际上还有一些。

The other criticism is that, this is the funny part, it's either too easy, or it's too difficult, so usually.
有的批评很有意思，有人说我们的内容太简单了，也有说太难的。

So you need more intermediate.
所以你要进行更多的平衡。

Well, I guess that's what they say, they say that there's not enough stuff for low level listeners, and there's not enough stuff for the advanced listeners.
我想这就是他们的想法，他们认为供低级别听众和高级别听众学习的材料都不够。

So what do you think your gonna do in the future to address those needs?
那你要如何满足这些需求？

Well, hopefully by next year, I'll be able to have enough that I can do both.
我希望明年我能为这两类人提供更多的材料。

For the people who really want high listening, or more advanced listening I think they should just go to the links page
我认为那些想进行高级听力训练的人可以点击网站链接，

and listen to authentic stuff, because if you're listening is that good then, that's probably the best thing to do,
听一些更地道的材料，因为如果你的听力水平很好，那可能是最适合你的事情，

but I do need to start working on stuff for beginners soon.
我马上会开始为初学者准备更多材料。

Thank you for answering us questions.
谢谢你回答我们的问题。

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重点讲解：
1. off the top of one's head
不加思索地；来不及思索地；
eg. It was the best I could think of off the top of my head.
这是我一时所能想到的最好的办法#V]p5=YDIPy7aii。
eg. Jane can tell you the correct amount off the top of her head.
简可以一下子把准确的数量告诉你LXBuPP|LkC%R=10。
2. on one's own
独立地；依靠自己地；
eg. John quit his job and struck out on his own as a traveling salesman.
约翰辞掉工作去做旅行推销员，独立闯新路V26Z|#jEzRLJ[#8BHI。
eg. I'm well able to manage on my own.
我完全能够独自处理dd#YxmJ5hJe;lf32c&k。
3. quite a bit
相当多，很多；
eg. He has got quite a bit salted away .
他攒了不少钱l_h^#2_lIA9VO]A3d。
eg. He has knocked about quite a bit.
他经历过很多漂泊不定的生活8vKlt^Bv*N。

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重点单词		查看全部解释
ironic	[ai'rɔnik]	想一想再看 adj. 说反话的，讽刺的
comment	['kɔment]	想一想再看 n. 注释，评论; 闲话 v. 注释，评论	联想记忆 X 单词comment 联想记忆： com共同，ment闷他：大家一起用激烈的评论把他闷的投不过气来。
authentic	[ɔ:'θentik]	想一想再看 adj. 可信(靠)的，真实的，真正的	联想记忆 X 单词authentic 联想记忆：源于author作者－属于原创作者的－真正的
microphone	['maikrəfəun]	想一想再看 n. 麦克风，扩音器	联想记忆 X 单词microphone 联想记忆： micro小+phone声音→小声音变大声音→麦克风
negative	['negətiv]	想一想再看 adj. 否定的，负的，消极的 n. 底片，负	联想记忆 X 单词negative 联想记忆： negat否认+ive表形容词→否认的
address	[ə'dres]	想一想再看 n. 住址，致词，讲话，谈吐，(处理问题的)技巧
operate	['ɔpəreit]	想一想再看 v. 操作，运转，经营，动手术
conversation	[.kɔnvə'seiʃən]	想一想再看 n. 会话，谈话	联想记忆 X 单词conversation 联想记忆： con共同+vers转→[两个齿轮对着]一起转→谈话+ation→谈话
advanced	[əd'vɑ:nst]	想一想再看 adj. 高级的，先进的
critical	['kritikəl]	想一想再看 adj. 批评的，决定性的，危险的，挑剔的 a