Unit 6 Hot Air Balloon 单元 6 热气球
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. 有个人驾着热气球,却发现自己迷路了。他降低高度后,发现下面有个人。
He lowers1 the balloon further and shouts:"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?" 他把气球降得更低,大喊道:"对不起,你可以告诉我我现在的位置吗?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering2 30 feet above this field." 下面那个人说:"当然。你在热气球里,盘旋在离地面30英尺的高空上。"
"You must work in Information Technology ," says the balloonist. "你一定是在信息技术部门工作。驾气球的人说。"
"I do," replies the man. "How did you know?" "是啊,那个人回答:""你怎么知道?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically3 correct, but it's no use to anyone." "这个嘛,驾气球的人说:""你告诉我的每件事技术上来说都是正确的,但不管对谁都派不上用场。"
The man below says, "You must work in Management." 下面那个人说:"你一定是在管理部门工作。"
"I do," replies the balloonist , "but how did you know?" "是啊,驾气球的人回答:""你怎么会知道?"
"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. "这个嘛",那个人说:"你不知道你现在的位置,也不知道要往哪里去,却期待我能帮上忙。
You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault." 我们碰面以前,你的位置还是跟现在一样,现在却变成是我的错了。"
1 lowers ['ləʊə] 第4级 | |
v.(使)降低, (使)跌落( lower的第三人称单数 );削弱;削减;减少 | |
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2 hovering ['hɒvərɪŋ] 第7级 | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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3 technically [ˈteknɪkli] 第8级 | |
adv.专门地,技术上地 | |
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