ACT 3-2 “你領(lǐng)先了，那總比落后好。”
【故事梗概】
選舉當(dāng)天，Stewart一家人圍在電視前看投票的直播。Ellen的票數(shù)暫時(shí)領(lǐng)先。Ellen很緊張。
Richard: And guess what? I called channel five. Their TV news is going to cover it. "Housewife campaignsin appliancestores." And I’ll bet some magazine will pick up the story, too.
Robbie: Mom, you’re going to win! I know it!
Philip: Hold it, Robbie! Just cool down. I know we’re getting some attention now, but in the end the voters will have to decide.
Grandpa: You’re going to win. Trust me!
[Election Night. The family is watching the news on television. ]
Reporter: In the hotly contested race for the one seat on the Riverdale School Board, Mrs. Ellen Stewart has taken an early lead.
Robbie: She’s winning! Mom, you’re winning!
Peporter: Now returning to other local news …Riverdale High School beat its rivalHorace Mann in baseball today …
Ellen: It’s too soon to know for certain.
Philip: You’re ahead. That’s better than being behind.
Reporter: More sports after this.
Ellen: It’s not over yet. Let’s just all calm down, and wait for the final results.
Grandpa: Ellen, why don’t you go out to the backyardand get some fresh air?
Ellen: Thank you, Grandpa. I need some.
【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】
1. Their TV news is going to cover it.
他們的電視新聞將報(bào)導(dǎo)這件事。
cover: 這里是對(duì)某一事件進(jìn)行采訪報(bào)導(dǎo)的意思。cover近來(lái)常用作“涵蓋，包括，包覆，掩護(hù)，負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用，保證”等意思，都是從最基本的“覆蓋上”化出的。
2. And I’ll bet some magazine will pick up the story, too.
我敢打賭有些雜志也會(huì)報(bào)導(dǎo)這條新聞。
I’ll bet: 我相信。
pick up the story: 報(bào)道這條新聞。pick up除了接人、取物等意外，還有“(偶然)撿拾”的意思，因此化出了“偶然結(jié)識(shí)，(警方)在路上拘捕，染上傳染性疾病，養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣，學(xué)到本領(lǐng)，(開(kāi)車(chē))半路上搭載生人，獲得(獎(jiǎng)賞，聲譽(yù)，錢(qián)財(cái)，可貴的東西等)，嗅到或聽(tīng)到、接收到”等等。
3. Hold it, Robbie! Just cool down. I know we’re getting some attention now, but in the end the voters will have to decide.
Robbie，沉住氣，冷靜點(diǎn)。我知道我們現(xiàn)在吸引了一些注意力，但是歸根結(jié)底還是得由選民們來(lái)決定。
hold it: 沉住氣。hold在這里是“停止，等一下”的意思，it指當(dāng)時(shí)正在做的事。
cool down: 冷靜點(diǎn)。用于 叫人冷靜下來(lái)，不要過(guò)分激動(dòng)或過(guò)分樂(lè)觀。
get attention: 吸引注意力。
4. In the hotly contested race for the one seat on the Riverdale School Board, Mrs. Ellen Stewart has taken an early lead.
在爭(zhēng)奪聯(lián)合校董會(huì)唯一空缺席位激烈的選舉戰(zhàn)中，Ellen Stewart已初步領(lǐng)先。
hotly contested race: 激烈的競(jìng)賽或選舉戰(zhàn)。
take an early lead: 初步領(lǐng)先。
5. Riverdale High School beat its rival Horace Mann in baseball today.
里弗代爾中學(xué)今天在棒球比賽中擊敗了對(duì)手霍勒斯·曼中學(xué)隊(duì)
beat one’s rival: 擊敗了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。
6. You’re ahead. That’s better than being behind.
你領(lǐng)先了，那總比落后好。
ahead: 領(lǐng)先。
7. More sports after this.
稍候是體育新聞。
More …after this: 這是在廣播或電視節(jié)目中，一個(gè)較長(zhǎng)的節(jié)目沒(méi)有完，中間穿插一小段廣告、簡(jiǎn)明新聞或音樂(lè)時(shí)，廣播員慣用的話。this指下面插入的節(jié)目。對(duì)于前面的節(jié)目稱(chēng)為that，如在新聞節(jié)目完了以后常說(shuō)：“That was John Smith with the world news.”等。
