公共口语指导:二级口语对话练习(29)
Two neighboring office workers are looking at pictures on the internet
Ajie:Look at these pictures. These soldiers are peeing on this prisoner.
Beth:That’s disgusting. How could they do such a thing?
Ajie: This is even worse.They’ve beating him with the butts of their guns.
Beth: I thought thosesoldiers were supposed to be liberating Iraq, not destroying it.
Ajie: As anAmerican, how does it make you feel to see your country’s troops acting thisway?
Beth: Well, when you give people the power over life and death, you’vebound to create a lot of problems.
Ajie: No offense, but it sure makes theAmerican and British armies look bad.
Beth: None taken. Things will get alot tougher for Bush and Blair now.
两个坐隔壁的同事在看网络上的照片
阿杰:看看这些照片。这些士兵在这个犯人身上尿尿。
贝丝:那真恶心。他们怎么可以做这种事?
阿杰:这张更糟哩。他们在用枪柄打他。
贝丝:我还以为这些军人是要去解放伊拉克,而非摧毁它。
阿杰:身为一个美国人,看到贵国军队这种行径,你做何感想?
贝丝:这个嘛,当你赋予人生杀大权时,你就一定会制造出很多问题。
阿杰:无意冒犯,但这件事实在让美国和英国军队尊严扫地。
贝丝:我不在意。这下情况对布什和布莱尔会越来越棘手了。
重点解说
★ pee (v.) 尿尿,小便
★ liberate (v.) 解放,使获自由
★ troop (n.)军队
★ the power over... 支配……的权力