Lesson 137 A pleasant dream 美好的梦
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What would Julie like to do, if she had the money? 听录音，然后回答问题。如果朱莉有那笔钱，她想做什么呢？
听录音三遍，再对照原文后，搞懂前面没有听懂的地方；大声朗读课文三遍，可以帮助你的记忆和口语的熟练。
【听力原文】
JULIE: Are you doing the football pools, Brain?BRIAN: Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie. I'm sure we'll win something this week.JULIE: You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if you win a lot of money?BRIAN: If I win a lot of money I'll buy you a mink coat.JULIE: I don't want a mink coat! I want to see the world.BRIAN: All right. If we win a lot of money We'll travel round the world and we'll stay at the best hotels. Then we'll return home and buy a big house in the country. We'll have a beautiful garden and …JULIE: But if we spend all that money we'll be poor again. What'll we do then?BRIAN: If we spend all the money we'll try and win the football pools again.JULIE: It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if'!
【参考译文】
JULIE: Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
朱 莉：布赖恩，你正在下足球赛的赌注吗？
BRIAN: Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie. I'm sure we'll win something this week.
布赖恩：是的。我这就做完了。朱莉。 我敢肯定这星期我们会赢一点的。
JULIE: You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if you win a lot of money?
朱 莉：你老是那样说，但是我们从来没 赢过！要是你赢了许多钱，你打算 做什么呢？
BRIAN: If I win a lot of money I'll buy you a mink coat.
布赖恩：要是我赢了许多钱，我给你买件 貂皮大衣。
JULIE: I don't want a mink coat! I want to see the world.
朱 莉：我不要貂皮大衣。我要去见风世面。
BRIAN: All right. If we win a lot of money We'll travel round the world and we'll stay at the best hotels. Then we'll return home and buy a big house in the country. We'll have a beautiful garden and …
布赖恩：好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱，我们 就去周游世界，并且往最好的旅馆。 然后我们返回家园，在乡下买幢大 房子。我们将有一个漂亮的花园和 ……
JULIE: But if we spend all that money we'll be poor again. What'll we do then?
朱 莉：但是如果我们把所有钱都花光了， 我们又会变穷的。那时我们怎么 办呢？
BRIAN: If we spend all the money we'll try and win the football pools again.
布赖恩：如果我们花光了所有钱，我们设法 在足球赛赌注上再赢一次。
JULIE: It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if'!
朱 莉：这是个美好的梦，但一切都取决于 “如果”！
【New Word and expressions 生词和短语】football n. 足球pool n. 赌注win (won, won) v. 赢world n. 世界poor adj. 贫穷的depend v. 依靠（on）
football pools 英国流行的一种赌博方式，靠在足球比赛的结果上的赌注来决定输赢。