英语口语短对话

A: Do you believe in free will, Frank? Or do you think that everything a person does is determined in advance?

B: I think that man always has free choice.

A: But look. Suppose you knew everything about someone, where he was born, what his parents were like, everything that happened to him since he was a baby, even what he had for breakfast and how his shoes were tied. If you know all those things, don't you think you could predict his behavior?

B: Stated that way I might be tempted to agree. But surely you don't believe one can ever know all these things about people. For all practical purposes, you'd have to say man has free will.

A：你相信自由意志吗，弗兰克?或者你认为一个人做的每件事都是事先定好的?

B：我想每人都可能随时做出选择。

A：但是，假定你知道某人的一切：他在何处出生，他的父母是什么模样，从幼儿起他所经历的一切事，甚至他早餐吃些什么和他鞋如何系鞋带。如果你知道所有这些事，难道你不认为你能预知他的行为吗?

B：在这个意义上，我会同意你的说法。但是你肯定不会认为一个人能够了解到有关别人的所有这些细节。因此，现实地说，你还是应该承认人有无法预计的自由行动的可能。

I Have His Ear in My Pocket 他的耳朵在我衣兜里

Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"

伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事?”

"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.

“一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.

“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问。

"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."

“他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。”

tommy: how is your little brother, johnny?

汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗?

johnny: he is ill in bed. he hurt himself.

约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。

tommy: that's too bad. how did that happen?

汤姆：真糟糕，怎么回事儿?

johnny: we played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won.

约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。

爱因斯坦：what i admire most about your art is that's universal. you don't say any word and the whole world understands you!

对于你的艺术，我最惊奇的就是它如此的国际化，你一个字也不说，但是全世界的人都懂得起。

卓别林：true. but your glory is greater! the world admires you while no one understands you!

这个我承认，但是你的荣誉更大，你的东西全世界发的人都懂不起，但他们还是如此敬佩你。