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第一段
1 .LISA:Hi Tony, thanks ever so much for coming. You know we've been asked to organize something for Johns farewell?
丽莎：嗨，托尼，非常感谢你能来。你知道我们被要求为约翰的告别准备一些东西吗？
2 .TONY:Yeah, sure, it's about time we started working out details.
托尼：是的，当然，我们是时候开始解决细节问题了。
3 .LISA:Exactly.We don't want to leave it so late that it's double the work.
莉莎：没错。我们不想把它拖到这么晚，那会使工作量增加一倍。
4 .TONY:Mmm, right, do you want me to take notes?
托尼：嗯，好的，你想让我记笔记吗？
5 .LISA:That'd be great, thanks.
丽莎：那太好了，谢谢。
6 .TONY:Right, first thing is, when is the best time to hold it?
托尼：好的，第一件事是，什么时候举行最好？
7 .LISA:Well, he leaves on the twenty-fourth of December.
丽莎：嗯，他在十二月二十四日离开。
8 .TONY:So what about the twenty-second?
托尼：那么二十二号怎么样？
9 .LISA:Yeah. I think that's about right.We want it quite near the time, don't we?
丽莎：是的。我认为这是正确的。我们希望它非常接近时间，不是吗？
10 .TONY:Sure, and what about a venue? In college? A hotel?
托尼：当然，场地怎么样？在大学里？一家酒店？
11 .LISA:I think a hotel will probably work out rather expensive, and I've been looking at the College Dining Room; that seems pretty reasonable.
丽莎：我想旅馆可能会很贵，而且我一直在看学校的餐厅。这似乎很合理。
12 .TONY:Fine, yeah, why not?
托尼：很好，为什么不呢？
13 .LISA:And then we ought to be thinking about invitations ... Who mustn't we forget to invite?
丽莎：然后我们应该考虑邀请……我们不能忘记邀请谁？
14 .TONY:Well, obviously John and his wife.
托尼：嗯，显然是约翰和他的妻子。
15 .LISA:Right.
丽莎：对。
16 .TONY:And the Director.
托尼：还有导演。
17 .LISA:Ah ha.
丽莎：啊哈。
18 .TONY:The office staff.
托尼：办公室职员。
19 .LISA:Yep, and all the teachers and all the students.
丽莎：是的，还有所有的老师和所有的学生。
20 .TONY:Anyone else?
托尼：还有其他人吗？
21 .LISA:Faculty Heads?
丽莎：系主任？
22 .TONY:No.better draw the line. I don't think it's necessary.
托尼：不，最好划清界限。我认为没有必要。
23 .LISA:Yeah, you're right.
丽莎：是的，你是对的。
24 .TONY:I don't mind writing the invitations.When shall we get them out for?
托尼：我不介意写请柬。我们什么时候把他们弄出来？
25 .LISA:Enough time but not too early.What about the fifteenth of December?
丽莎：时间足够，但不要太早。那十二月十五号呢？
26 .TONY:Well, there are exams on the sixteenth - better avoid them.
托尼：嗯，十六号有考试，最好避开。
27 .LISA:Tenth?
丽莎：第十个？
28 .TONY:Yeah, that should do it.
托尼：是的，应该可以了。
第二段
1 .LISA:So what does that leave? Oh yes, a present.
丽莎：那还剩下什么？哦，是的，一份礼物。
2 .TONY:Would you mind doing that?
托尼：你介意这么做吗？
3 .LISA:No.not at all; we usually go round with an envelope during coffee break, don't we?
莉莎：不，一点也不。我们通常在喝咖啡休息时带着信封走来走去，不是吗？
4 .TONY:Yeah, coffee breaks always the best time, 'cos people have got their money handy.
托尼：是啊，喝咖啡休息时间总是最好的时间，因为人们手头都有钱。
5 .LISA:Yeah, exactly. Do we suggest an amount? Or does it seem a bit unfair?
丽莎：是的，没错。我们建议的金额是多少？还是看起来有点不公平？
6 .TONY:No. I think people welcome it.We suggested six dollars last time, is that OK?
托尼：没有。我认为人们欢迎它。上次我们建议六美元，可以吗？
7 .LISA:Yeah, plenty I would have thought, which should leave us with about ninety dollars.
丽莎：是的，我想应该有很多，我们应该还剩下大约九十美元。
8 .TONY:Have you any ideas for presents?
托尼：你对礼物有什么想法吗？
9 .LISA:Well, I've been having a little think.I thought, you know, he loves music.
托尼：你对礼物有什么想法吗？我想，你知道，他喜欢音乐。
10 .TONY:Yeah, and books.
托尼：是的，还有书。
11 .LISA:So, I thought I'd check on prices for, well, perhaps CD players.
丽莎：所以，我想我应该查一下CD播放器的价格。
12 .TONY:Yeah, that's a, that's a good idea, and also I thought maybe, you know, a set of dictionaries.I heard him say he needed a good one.
托尼：是的，这是一个，这是一个好主意，而且我想，你知道，也许，一套字典。我听到他说他需要一个好的。
13 .LISA:The other thing he was saying last week was that his computer printer had broken.
丽莎：他上周说的另一件事是他的电脑打印机坏了。
14 .TONY:Umm. No. I'd be really frightened about getting the wrong type.
托尼：嗯。不。我真的很害怕弄错类型。
15 .LISA:OK, yeah.
丽莎：好的，是的。
16 .TONY:The other thing is something for the home - Jill suggested a coffee maker.
托尼：另一件东西是家用的——吉尔建议买一个咖啡机。
17 .LISA:Oh yeah. I'll certainly find out what they cost.OK, have you got all that down?
丽莎：哦，是的。我一定会弄清楚它们的价格。好的，你都记下来了吗？
18 .TONY:Yes.
托尼：是的。
19 .LISA:Now we need to think a little more about the money.I know we've got a set amount from the Social Fund.
丽莎：现在我们需要多考虑一下钱的问题。我知道我们从社会基金中得到了一笔固定的金额。
20 .TONY:Right, what does that cover?
托尼：好的，那包括什么？
21 .LISA:It's meant to cover the cost of the room.
丽莎：这是用来支付房费的。
22 .TONY:Yeah.
托尼：是的。
23 .LISA:And a certain amount for food.
丽莎：还有一定数量的食物。
24 .TONY:And also drinks?
托尼：还要喝酒吗？
25 .LISA:Oh yeah, certainly.
丽莎：哦，是的，当然。
26 .TONY:But will it be enough?
托尼：但这就够了吗？
27 .LISA:What we've done in the past is to ask guests to bring some snacks.
丽莎：我们过去所做的是让客人带一些小吃。
28 .TONY:Right.
托尼：对。
29 .LISA:We don't ask them to bring more drinks because we figure that's ... that should come from the Social Fund.
丽莎：我们不要求他们多带饮料，因为我们认为那是……这应该来自社会基金。
30 .TONY:OK. Anything else for the guests to bring?
托尼：好的。还有什么要客人带的吗？
31 .LISA:Well, some music, because there'll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on.
莎：嗯，一些音乐，因为房间里会有一个磁带卡座，我们稍后可以跳舞。
32 .TONY:Anything else?
托尼：还有别的吗？
33 .LISA:Well, it's just a thought, but a couple of years ago we had a really good party where we set up, you know, some simple games.
丽莎：嗯，这只是一个想法，但几年前我们有一个非常好的聚会，你知道，我们在那里设置了一些简单的游戏。
34 .TONY:Yeah, great. Wasn't it based on photos, from the students and teachers?
托尼：是的，很好。它不是基于学生和老师的照片吗？
35 .LISA:That's right.
丽莎：没错。
36 .TONY:So we should ask the guests to bring photos.OK. I'll put it on the invitations.
托尼：所以我们应该让客人带照片来。好的。我会把它写在请柬上。
37 .LISA:Now the last thing is, who shall we ask to do the speech?
丽莎：现在最后一件事是，我们请谁来做演讲？
38 .TONY:Don't you think it might be nice to have one of the students?
托尼：你不觉得有一个学生会很好吗？
39 .LISA:Well then, the student leader?
丽莎：那么，学生主席呢？
40 .TONY:Yeah, much better than the director giving speeches again.
托尼：是啊，比导演再次演讲好多了。
41 .LISA:OK then, I'll ask her. Lovely! So, is that all?
丽莎：那好吧，我去问问她。很可爱！那么，就这些吗？
42 .TONY:Looks like it.
托尼：看起来是的。
43 .LISA:Great. Thanks ever so much...
丽莎：太好了。非常感谢..