[00:00.00]LESSON 2
[00:-1.00]I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE
[00:-1.50]希望我没犯错误
[00:-2.00]I have some nice pictures here to show you.
[00:-2.50]我有些精彩的片子给你看。
[00:-3.00]What's wrong?Is it the TV or the video camera?
[00:-3.50]怎么了？是电视机出毛病了还是摄影机有问题？
[00:-4.00]Maybe I forgot to put film in the camera.
[00:-4.50]可能我忘了往摄影机里放带子了。
[00:-5.00]Mike,you'd never make a mistake like that.
[00:-5.50]迈克，你从未犯过这样的错误了。
[00:-6.00]There's always a first time... Ah!Here's the problem.
[00:-6.50]总有一次......啊，问题找到了。
[00:-7.00]Oh,look!I'm homesick already.
[00:-7.50]哦，快看，我都开始想家了。
[00:-8.00]Tell me.cnnie.how was it,growing up on a farm?Was it fun?
[00:-8.50]告诉我，康妮，在农场长大是什么感觉？有趣吗？
[00:-9.00]Fun?Mostly it was a lot of work.Our days started very early.
[00:-9.50]有趣？大部分时候都得干活。我们每天起得很早。
[00:10.00]My mother made breakfast before the sun came up.
[00:10.50]妈妈在天亮之前就把饭做好了。
[00:11.00]My borther and sister and I always did chores before we left for school.
[00:11.50]哥哥、姐姐和我在去学校前还要做许多家务。
[00:12.00]What chores did you do in the moring?
[00:12.50]你们早晨做些什么家务？
[00:13.00]We had to make our beds as soon as we got up.
[00:13.50]一起床我们就要把被子叠好，
[00:14.00]We also had to feed the aimals.
[00:14.50]还得去喂牲口。
[00:15.00]So your mother made breakfast for you,
[00:15.50]也就是说你妈妈给你们做早饭，
[00:16.00]and you made breakfast for the animals?Right.
[00:16.50]而你们给牲口做早饭？对。
[00:17.00]Did you whole family work on the farm?
[00:17.50]你们全家都在农场上干活吗？
[00:18.00]Yes,Everyone pitched in.My father did most of the heavy work.
[00:18.50]是的，每个人都得拼命干活。爸爸把大部分重活都包了。
[00:19.00]He did the plowing.My mother did the housework.
[00:19.50]他耕地，妈妈做家务，
[00:20.00]She also did the yard work.She took care of the garden.
[00:20.50]打扫院子。她不得照料花园。
[00:21.00]Did your family make a good living on the farm?
[00:21.50]你家在农场生活富裕吗？
[00:22.00]We didn't make a lot of money,but we did well enough.
[00:22.50]我们没赚多少钱。但我们过得还可以。
[00:23.00]We had to do without a lot of things,like a TV.
[00:23.50]那时家里缺很多东西，比如电视什么的，但也照样生活。
[00:24.00]What did you do at night?
[00:24.50]那你们晚上干什么？
[00:25.00]My brother and I did the dishes in the evening.
[00:25.50]我和弟弟晚上刷碗，然后做功课。
[00:26.00]Then we did our homework.It was a quiet life.I miss it sometimes.
[00:26.50]那一段安宁的日子，有时还挺怀念的。
[00:27.00]Well,then come on.Let's get on that farm.
[00:27.50]那么，走吧。我们去那个农场看看。
[00:28.00]I wonder how they lived on farms years ago.
[00:28.50]不知道前些年人们是怎么在农场生活的。
[00:29.00]How did they do the laundry without washing machines?
[00:29.50]没有洗衣机他们怎么洗衣服？
[00:30.00]How did they do the ironing without electricity?
[00:30.50]没有电，他们怎么熨衣服？
[00:31.00]How did they make phone calls without telephones?
[00:31.50]没有电话机他们怎么打电话？
[00:32.00]Come on.Let's find out.I made an appointment to interview somene at three.
[00:32.50]走吧，我们一起去看看。我三点钟有个采访约会。
[00:33.00]A good journalist always does his homework.
[00:33.50]好的新闻工作者总有许多准备工作要做。
[00:34.00]I've been reading all the newspapers.I've been making phone calls all day.
[00:34.50]我已经翻遍了所有的报纸，整天都在打电话，
[00:35.00]I'm doing my best to find out about Abbott Larkin.
[00:35.50]想尽办法搜集阿尔伯特。拉金的情况。
[00:36.00]I'm giving it my best shot.but so far I haven't made any progress.
[00:36.50]我已尽了全力，但目前还是没有任何进展。
[00:37.00]I did a good job with the story about the merger of International Computer and NIT
[00:37.50]关于国际计算机公司和NIT合并的报道，我做得不错
[00:38.00]I'd like to make an appointment to speak with Abbott Larkin...
[00:38.50].....我想约阿尔伯特。拉金谈一下......
[00:39.00]Hmmm...Connie's been at the farm a long time.
[00:39.50]嗯......康妮去农场采访已经有一段时间了。
[00:40.00]I passed up that story...
[00:40.50]我把那个节目推了......
[00:41.00]I hope I didn't make a mistake...I hope I did the right thing.
[00:41.50]希望没做错......我希望自己做对了。