第47期:I Need More Time 我需要更多时间
「晨读音频」
Good morning, English learners! Welcome back to our channel. I'm Lily.
大家早上好,欢迎回到我们的频道,我是Lily。
And today we're bringing you a great lesson about time.
今天我们一起给大家带来了一堂关于时间的课。
So I'm gonna be teaching you how you can ask for more time.
我会教你“如何要求更多时间”的表述。
If you're working on a project at work and you can't finish it on time, you'll need to ask your boss for more time, right?
如果你在工作中做一个项目,不能按时完成,你需要向老板要求更多的时间,对吗?
So today in our dialogue, Casey needs more time to put together a press kit.
今天我们的对话中,Casey需要更多的时间来准备一个新闻资料。
So let's listen to the dialogue and then we'll come back later and talk about some of the key language.
让我们来听一下对话,然后再来讨论一些语言要点吧。
「对话文本」
A: So, Casey, how are things going with the photos for the press kit?那么,凯西,这组新闻资料配这张照片处理得怎么样呢?
B: Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. I might need to ask for an extension on that deadline.嗯,我刚才正想跟你说这件事。我可能需要延长截止时间。
A: You've had over a month to get this finalized! Why are things delayed?你有一个多月的时间来完成!为什么事情还要延迟?
B: Well, the thing is, we ran into a lot of problems. . .嗯,问题是,我们遇到了很多的问题……
A: I'm not looking for excuses here. I just want to get this finished on time!我不想听理由。我只想要事情准时完成!
B: I know, and I apologize for the delay. But some things were just beyond my control. I had trouble booking the photographer, and then Michael was sick for three weeks, so I couldn't include him in the photos, and the design team lost all the files, so I had to re-do the pictures.我知道,延迟了实在抱歉。但是有些事不是我能控制的。预约摄影师遇到了麻烦,接着迈克尔生病休息了三周,以致于不能拍他的照片,还有设计团队丢失了所有资料,我需要再重新处理招聘。
A: I'm not going to put this off any longer, Casey! I want those photos ASAP!我不会再把这个延期了!凯西,我现在拿上要拿到照片!
「重要发音技巧」
Alright, let's look at some pronunciation tips in this dialogue.
接下来我们来看看对话中的发音要点。
1. We ran into a lot of problems…
连读分析:ran 和 into 之间是辅元连读,可以读作
/ ræn / / ˈɪntu /。
2. I had trouble booking the photographer, and then Michael was sick for three weeks,so I couldn't include him in the photos.
重音要点:
photographer / fəˈtɑːɡrəfər / 单词的重音在第二个音节。
连读分析:
couldn't 和 include之间是辅元连读,couldn't 的 /t/ 和 include的 / ɪn / 可以连起来读作 / ˈkʊd(ə)nt / / ɪnˈkluːd /。
连读分析:
include 和 him 之间的连读,him 的/h/没有发音,连在一起读成了 / ɪnˈkluːd / / ɪm /。
「核心单词掌握」
Alright, let's see some key words in the dialogue.
好的,接下来我们来看一看重点词汇。
The first word.
第一个单词。
1. deadline / ˈdedlaɪn / n. 最后期限,截止日期
So, deadline is the last possible date to do something.
deadline 是做某事的截止日期。
So, for example, when we were in school, our teacher would send us homework and say it was for Friday.
比如我们上学的时候, 老师会把作业发给我们,说这是星期五的。
So, the deadline was Friday.
星期五就是deadline。
Or when you're at work you have projects that you have to finish by a certain date. That's your deadline.
或者当你在工作时,你有项目,必须在特定的日期完成。这个是你的deadline。
固定搭配:
meet a deadline 截稿 ; 赶上截止时间
miss the deadline 错过截止日期
例句:
We'll still be able to meet the deadline.
我们还是可以赶上截止日期的。
I don't want to miss the deadline.
我不想错过截止日期。
Okay, let's look at our next word.
我们来看下一个单词。
2. extension / ɪkˈstenʃn / n. 延期
If you can't make your deadline, you will need to ask for an extension.
如果你不能在截止日期前完成任务,你需要要求延期。
It means you ask for more time.
意思是你要求更多的时间。
Let's listen to some examples.
让我们来听几个例子.
例如:
It is also required an extension to your visa.
你的签证也需要延期。
He missed the deadline but was granted an extension.
他错过了截止日期但被同意延期。
Alright, let's look at our next word.
好的。让我们来看看我们的下一个单词。
3. ran into 遇到 ( 原形:run into)
run(原形)-ran(过去式)-run(过去分词)
Ran into some problems.
遇到一些问题。
Let's listen to some more examples of run into.
让我们再听一些“run into”的例子。
例如:
If you're not careful now, you're going to run into a lot of problems later.
如果你现在不小心,以后会碰到很多问题。
I ran into some trouble with my computer.
我的电脑出了点故障。
Okay. And our last word.
好的。我们最后一个单词。
4. delayed / dɪˈleɪd / adj. 延误的,延迟的
It means "happening at a later time than expected"。
意思是比预计的时间要晚。
The opposite is “on time”.
它的反义词是“准时”。
例如:
Your flight was delayed.
你的航班延误了。
The project was delayed.
项目被延迟了。
「实用口语表达」
Okay, so, there were some really useful phrases that we saw in this dialogue.
好的,我们在对话中看到了一些非常有用的短语。
Some wonderful phrases that you can use when you want to ask for more time.
一些当你想要求更多的时间时很棒的短语。
Okay, so, let's look at the first one.
好的,让我们来看第一个。
1. I've been meaning to (do something) 我一直想 (做某件事)
I've been meaning to talk to you.
我一直想和你谈谈来着。
Okay, we have some really great examples of how you can combine “I've been meaning to” with different verbs.
好的,我们有一些很好的例子,告诉你如何把I've been meaning to和不同的动词结合起来。
例如:
I've been meaning to see that film for a while.
我一直想看那部电影。
I've been meaning to go to that restaurant, but I haven't had time.
我一直想去那家餐馆,但一直没时间。
So, you've been wanting to for a long time.
这个短语就想要表达你早就想要这么做了。
Right. You've been thinking about it. You've been planning to do it. You just haven't done it.
是的,你一直在想这件事。一直在打算这么做。只是还没有做。
Okay. Good phrase. Our next one.
好的。很棒的短语。我们来看下一个。
2. beyond my control 超出我的控制范围
It means that I can't control it.
意味着我不能控制它。
You can't do anything about it.
你什么都做不了。
例如:
The weather is beyond my control.
天气是我无法控制的。
The word beyond means “out of reach”.
beyond的意思就是“触及不到”。
衍生:
beyond my comprehension 超出我的理解
例句:
This was utterly beyond her comprehension.
这完全超出了她的理解。
衍生:
beyond my expectations 超出我的预期
例句:
It had been a success far beyond my expectations.
成功远远超过我的预期。
Okay. And our last phrase.
好的。我们的最后一个短语。
3. put off 延期
When you put something off, you leave it for later.
当你put something off,就是把这件事留到以后的意思。
So, maybe I have to write a report today, but I'm gonna put it off till tomorrow.
也许我今天得写份报告, 但我打算推迟到明天。
So, let's listen to some more examples.
让我们来听听更多的例子。
例如:
I've been putting off this project for a week and it's due tomorrow!
这个项目我拖了一周,明天就要交!
Can we put off our meeting to next week; I'm too busy right now.
我们能把会议推迟到下周吗?我现在很忙。
I've been putting off my e-mail all day and now I have fifty messages to respond to!
我一整天都在推迟我的电子邮件,现在我有50封要回复!
「今日所学回顾」
Okay, so we've seen some great words and some really good phrases, now let's review what've learned today.
好的,我们已经看了一些非常棒的词汇和短语,现在一起来回顾一下。
1.发音要点:
We ran into a lot of problems…I had trouble booking the photographer, and then Michael was sick for three weeks, so I couldn't include him in the photos.
2.核心词汇:
deadline / ˈdedlaɪn / n. 截止日期extension / ɪkˈstenʃn / n. 延期 run into 遇到delayed / dɪˈleɪd / adj. 延误的,延迟的
3.口语表达:
I've been meaning to 我一直想 (做某件事)beyond my control 超出我的控制范围put off 延期
Alright, that's all for today. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for coming and see you next time!
好了,这就是今天的全部内容了。感谢收听,我们下期见!
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