140 New & Old (ii)

 

Ni, Hao, This is Mark. Sitting next to me is Xxx.

欢迎你来到英语世界。xxx和马可老师又在这儿和你碰头了。

Xxx, notice anything new about me?

Mark, It seems to me that you have a new haircut. 看来你剪了新发。

So you noticed? I had the same old hairstyle for a long long time, I just had it trimmed short.

Well, I like it. 你看起来年轻十歲.You look 10 years younger. OK, it’s my turn. Notice anything new about me?

Mmmm, not really. Should I notice anything?

Of course, I am your “new” partner. 我是你的新搭档。

That’s right. And today we are bringing our listeners another lesson on

new and old.

Right on the target. 今天我们再来和朋友你谈到新与旧的主题。

Coming up, it’s time for…

 

Vocabulary 123 生词鲇滴

 

 new book 新书 used book 旧书

 new items 新货 second-hand stuff 二手货

 New Testament 新約圣经 Old Testament 旧約圣经

 newly wed 新婚夫妇 old couples 结婚多年夫妻

 

 新西兰 （ Xin-xi-lan） New Zealand

 旧金山（Jiu-jin-shan） San Francisco

 

 

Xxx, Why do you mention San Francisco? What does It have to do with new or old?

Mark, 你有所不知. We call San Francisco 旧金山. In Chinese, it literally means Old Gold Mountain. During the 19^th century Gold Rush period, many Chinese immigrated to San Francisco.

They were In hope of finding gold and becoming rich?

That’s right. 十九世纪的採金热，吸引了许多中国人移民到旧金山。

Now, it makes more sense to me. So San Francisco is the Old Gold Mountain! I wonder where is being considered the new Gold Mountain?

 

Culturally Speaking 话說文化

 

 Mark, I have heard of the Garage Sale 车库大拍卖in America. That

 Doesn’t mean one is selling his garage, does it?

No, not at all. For Americans, a Garage Sale is putting out all the old and used things one doesn’t need anymore in their garage and selling them with a cheap price.

 美国人喜欢在自家的车库裡摆放已经不用了的旧东西，廉价大拍卖。

It’s a way to get rid of the junk, and earn a little money.

 所得的收入虽然不多，卻可以清掉许多不要的物品。

 I see. Well, we don’t have the concept of Garage Sale. But we do

 Have many 旧书 店second-hand bookstores where one can buy or even

 Rent used books.

 That is a strange idea for us. Who would want to buy an old, used book?

 Okay, but in America, don’t you have second-hand clothes stores? 你们不

 是也有卖旧衣服的古董店吗？

Sure.

 So you think it’s strange to buy used books, but perfectly normal to wear

 Someone else’s used clothes! 这不是自相矛盾吗？

You are right. I never realized how contradictory that is.

 

 

接下来是 Dialogue of the Day. 还记得 John and Joani吗?

In our last program, they bumped into each other and had a discussion about cell-phones.

上回他们两人碰了面，谈起了新近流行的手提电话大哥大。

Let’s continue to listen to their conversation.

我们继续来听他们的对话。

 

 Dialogue

J: It’s been a while since we last met. Should we grab something to eat?

Jo: Sure. I’m hungry. Where should we go?

J: I heard there’s a new restaurant in downtown. The food is quite

 interesting.

Jo: Well, I prefer to go to an old and familiar diner, like “Grandma Sally’s”.

 Nothing can go wrong there.

J: Let’s not go somewhere old. We’ve “been there, done that”. Let’s try

 something new.

Jo: What kind of food do they have in the new place?

J: They serve all kinds of newly invented foods with tastes and flavors that

 no one has ever experienced before.

Jo: Are you kidding?

J: No, we should really try it out.

Jo: That makes it sound like we are the guinea pigs. I don’t want new food

 to be tried out on me. I want to eat something that people have been

 eating for thousands of years.

J: I think you’re afraid of new things.

Jo: No, I just like what’s “tried and true”.

 

 

 

When it comes to food, there’s always arguments.

True. Where do you think they should go, Xxx? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of a Chinese restaurant?

How did you guess that?

Well, let’s help the listeners by reviewing some phrases.

好，让我们先来熟悉一些单字词。

 

grab something to eat 找些东西来吃 ， I’m hungry 饿了

new restaurant 新开的餐厅 ， old diner 经营多年的老店

been there, done that 去过那儿，做了那事

 

Let’s listen to the first part of their dialogue.

 

J: It’s been a while since we last met. Should we grab something to eat?

 好久不见了，找个地方一起吃个饭吧？

Jo: Sure. I’m hungry. Where should we go?

 好啊， 我肚子饿了。 去哪儿好呢？

J: I heard there’s a new restaurant in downtown. The food is quite interesting.

 我听說市中心新开了一间餐馆，那儿的饣物蛮特別的。

Jo: Well, I prefer to go to an old and familiar diner, like “Grandma Sally’s”. Nothing can go wrong there.

 我倒是想去老店吃，像”Sally 老妈店”，去那儿吃絕不会让人失望。

J: Let’s not go somewhere old. We’ve “been there, done that”. Let’s try

 something new.

 还是不要去什麼老店旧餐厅吧。 我们曾经”去过那儿，吃遍那儿”了。 该试试新地方新饣物了吧。

 

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Talking about eating, Xxx, do you like to eat out?

Of course.谁不喜欢上馆子呢？But most of the time, I cook for my family. Eating out is a treat for me. How about you, Mark?

 

 

I love eating out. One of my favorite restaurants is “Connie’s”. They have the best pizza in town.

So you like pizza. Well, do you agree with what Joanie says?

You mean “eating new foods is like being someone’s guinea pig” ?

Un Mmmm

I don’t know. But let’s help our listeners review some more new words and phrases.

ＯＫ。

 

What kind 哪一种 serve 供应

newly-invented 新发明的 tastes and flavors 滋味

kidding 开玩笑 guinea pigs 供医学生物实验用的天笁鼠

try out 尝试看看 tried and true 信用可靠的

 

 

Jo: What kind of food do they have in the new place?

 新餐厅有哪些菜色呢？

J: They serve all kinds of newly invented foods with tastes and flavors that

 no one has ever experienced before.

 那儿供应各樣新发明的饣品，滋味絕对是沒有人尝过的。

Jo: Are you kidding?

 你是当真的，不是开玩笑？

J: No, we should really try it out.

 当然不是玩笑，我们真的该试试那儿。

Jo: That makes it sound like we are the guinea pigs.

 那我们岂不成了供人实验的试验品了。

 I don’t want new food to be tried out on me.

 我可不要作新饣品的试尝者。

 I want to eat something that people have been eating for thousands of

 years.

            我要吃那种千年以来人们就一向在吃的东西。

J: I think you’re afraid of new things.

 我看你是害怕尝试新事物。

Jo: No, I just like what’s “tried and true”.

 不尽然。我只是喜欢信用可靠的饣物。

 

 

Xxx, do you think they will ever agree on where to eat?

I have no idea. But what’s “tried and true” sounds good to me.

That goes without saying. Now, let’s listen to the dialogue again.

重新再来听一回以上的对话。

 

 

J: It’s been a while since we last met. Should we grab something to eat?

Jo: Sure. I’m hungry. Where should we go?

J: I heard there’s a new restaurant in downtown. The food is quite

 interesting.

Jo: Well, I prefer to go to an old and familiar diner, like “Grandma Sally’s”.

 Nothing can go wrong there.

J: Let’s not go somewhere old. We’ve “been there, done that”. Let’s try

 something new.

Jo: What kind of food do they have in the new place?

J: They serve all kinds of newly invented foods with tastes and flavors that

 no one has ever experienced before.

Jo: Are you kidding?

J: No, we should really try it out.

Jo: That makes it sound like we are the guinea pigs. I don’t want new food

 to be tried out on me. I want to eat something that people have been

 eating for thousands of years.

J: I think you’re afraid of new things.

Jo: No, I just like what’s “tried and true”.

 

(Music)

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Coming back to our topic of new and old, Mark, a new appearance on the outside doesn’t necessarily means one is changed inside. 外貌改变，並不表示一个人內在有了改变，是吧？

That’s true. Real change only comes from the inside. If a person has a

life-changing experience, his action will show it.

            真正的改变出自內在，同时也表现在一个人的讠行举止上。

           

So, here is the …        

 

Verse of the Week. 每週金句

 

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

不要彼此說谎，因你们已经脫去旧人，和旧人的行为，

 

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

穿上了新人，这新人在知识上渐渐更新，正如造他主的形像。

 

Colossians 3:9,10 歌罗西书3章9,10 节

(English again)

 

 

Xxx, this Bible passage means a real change inside involves many aspects.

是阿， 这段经文就是說，真正的改变包括了许多的层面。

When Jesus Christ turns someone into a new person, he will get rid of the wrong doings, no more lying and cheating.

一个被耶稣基督改变成为新人的，他会放棄过往的错误行径，不再欺骗說谎。

And his mind and behaviors are being transformed.

並且他的心思意念，行为举止都被转換。

The verses remind me of the story of John Newton. Have you heard of him?

John Newton?

哦，你想到他的生平故事了。 他写了那首动人的诗歌 “Amazing Grace” 不是吗?

That’s right. In the 18th century, Newton-an Englishman-used to travel from country to country buying and selling human beings.

这位約翰牛顿先生是18世纪的一位英国人，常常旅行到各个国家做买卖奴隸的勾当。

He bought African people, put them on ships, and sold them in other countries.

他买下非洲黑人，把他们用船运到其他国家，然后卖他们为奴。

He became rich by treating people like animals and destroying their lives. And he felt no shame for all this evil.

他把人当动物对待，毀了他们的一生，而且靠这个方法致富。从事这樣的邪恶勾当，他卻一鲇儿都不觉得羞愧。

But one day he faced a fierce storm，almost lost his life. And he began to read a book written by a Christian.

但是有一天他遇到一场大风暴，几乎要丧命。这使他开始读一本基督徒写的书。

As he read, God showed Newton that his life was evil.

当他读这本书时，神开啟他的心眼让他看到自己的生命充满了恶。

Newton asked God to forgive him. God then began to change Newton’s life, making him into a completely different person, a new person.

牛顿先生请求神的赦罪。从此之后，神开始改变他，使他成为一个絕然不同的人，一个新造的人。

Newton stopped being involved in slavery and began fighting against slavery from then on.

牛顿先生不再参与买卖奴隸，从此一生致力废止奴隸制度的存在。

He wrote ”Amazing Grace” to thank God for forgiving him and giving him a new life.

他写了”“奇異恩典”这首诗歌，感谢神的赦罪之恩，赐给他新的生命。

 

Just like John Newton, we also experience the amazing grace of

God when we received Jesus Christ in faith.

 

就像約翰牛顿一樣，当我们以信心接受耶稣基督，我们也体验到奇異恩典。

And this new life in Christ needs to grow and mature.

在基督裡的这个新生命需要长大成熟。Mark, that’s what the verses talk about.      

Exactly, taking off the old self, putting on the new self.

就如经文所說的，脫去救人，穿上新人。

 

Well, time really flies. We have to say goodbye to our listeners.

时光飞逝，又要和你說再见了。

Don’t forget, if you have any questions concerning English, write to us.

別忘了，你如果有任何英语方面的问题，都欢迎你来信。

Thank you for spending time with us today.

 很高兴我们可以共度这一刻钟的时间。

Until next time. Zai-Jian.

下回再见。

 

 

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So, Mark, with the new and short hairstyle, you must feel much lighter.

 But I feel like an inch shorter. However, I use less shampoo nowadays.

That’s economical….