2月18日聊天室

央視國際 2004年02月19日 12:49

　　一． 媒體路路通

　　1．The wave of influenza that had been characterized last month as an epidemic across the United States has waned considerably.This flu season started early, and the virus struck every state.In its weekly report, the CDC also said it received reports of 121 deaths associated with flu among children under 18.

　　Language Points:

　　---flu:流感

　　---epidemic流行病

　　---CDC疾病控制和預防中心

　　---I’m going to be sick. I’m going to throw up. 我要吐了。

　　2．Language Points:

　　---avian flu or bird flu 禽流感

　　--- poultry家禽

　　--- fowl 就是鳥的意思

　　3．Language Points:

　　---Mad Cow Disease瘋牛病

　　二． 看電影學英語

　　Fred, that feed you sold me is no good.

　　The chicken feed.

　　Well it’s just no good; the chickens won’t eat it.

　　They’re always hungry. I opened a sack for them when I got home and they just wouldn’t touch it. Now you know chickens as well as I do, and when they won’t eat there’s just something wrong with what they’re being fed, that’s all.

　　No, they’re not fussy chickens.

　　The feed you sold us—

　　Oh… well maybe I’d better go over and see him.

　　You don’t think there is something going around, do you?

　　Language Points:

　　1. feed 這裡是當作一個名詞來用的。Feed就是飼料的意思。

　　2. wouldn’t touch it 對什麼東西厭惡至極，碰都不願意碰它。

　　3. fussy 大驚小怪的，事多的

　　4. there is something going around 一定是出了什麼事了

　　三． OUTLOOK BBS

　　問題：身體不舒服有哪些表達方式

　　I’m not very well. I feel ill. I feel sick.