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汽车专业毕业设计翻译thewatercar
THEWATERCAR
AninteractivestorybyMarkWhite
studyenglishwithmark@.au
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CONTENTS
1.TheUniversityStudent(“be”verbs)
2.TheBeautifulWoman(thereis/are)
3.TheDate(presentsimple)
4.TheChange(presentcontinuous)
5.TheReturnee(presentperfect)
6.Employment(“would”conditional)
7.TheBusinessDeal(future“goingto”)
8.SeeingtheBeautifulWomanagain(gerunds)
9.Brazil(adjectiveplusinfinitive)
10.TheWaterCar(comparatives)
11.TheMurderousLoggers(mixedpatterns)
12.TheBar(mixedpatterns)
13.AHappyEnding(mixedpatterns)
1.THEUNIVERSITYSTUDENT(“be”verbs)
ItisearlyinthemorninginasmallapartmentinJapan.Astudentisasleep.Hisalarmclockrings.Isitloud?
Hewakesup.Helooksattheceiling.Heisstilltired.Isheverytired?
Thestudentgoesbacktosleep.Hewakesupanhourlater.Ishestilltired?
Ishelazy?
Isheabadstudent?
Hegetsup.Hegoestothebathroom.Isitcleanordirty?
Hewasheshisface.Isthewatercold?
Hecleanshisteeth.Hecombshishair.Ishishairlong?
Whatcolorisit?
Thestudentgoestothekitchen.Heopensthefridge.Thereisacartonofjuiceinthefridge.Whatkindofjuiceisit?
Theguydrinksit.Itisbad.Itisveryold.Howoldisit?
Theguygoestothesink.Hespitsthebadjuiceintothesink.Hewasheshismouthout.Hedrinkssomewaterthenhecleanshisteeth.Whatcolorishistoothbrush?
Isitsoft,hardormedium?
Whatsortoftoothpasteisit?
Thestudentputshisclotheson.Aretheyclean?
Heleaveshisapartmentandhewalkstothestation.Howfarisit?
Whatisthenameofthestation?
Thetrainislate.Itfinallycomes.Itisveryverycrowded.Thestudenthastostandup.Finallyhegetstoschool.Heisverylateforclass.Histeacherisangry.Heshoutsatthestudent.Isthestudentsad?
Isheangry?
Afterclassthestudentgoestothecafeteria.Heeatslunch.Isitexpensive?
Isithealthy?
Heseessomefriends.Theytalk.Intheafternoontheguyhasanotherclass.Hegoestotheclassbuthefallsasleepinclass.Istheclassinteresting?
Isitimportant?
Afterclassthestudentgoeshome.Onthetrainheseesareallybeautifulwoman.Isherhairlong?
Sheisreadingabook.Whatlanguageisitin?
Isitathickbook?
ThatnightthestudentwatchesTV.Hewatchesaserial.Isitinteresting?
Isitthefirstepisode?
Istheendingexciting?
2.THEBEAUTIFULWOMAN(thereis/are)
AyoungJapaneseuniversitystudentisasleepinhisapartment.Heisdreaming.Isthereabeautifulwomaninhisdream?
Theguywakesup.Helooksoutthewindow.Itismorning.Arethereanycloudsinthesky?
Isitaniceday?
Theguygetsupandwasheshisfaceandputsonhisclothes.Hegoestothefridge.Isthereanyfoodinthefridge?
Thereisacartonofjuiceinthefridge.Itisveryold.Howoldisit?
Whatkindofjuiceisit?
Theguytipsthejuiceintothesinkthenhethrowsthecartonintothegarbagebin.Hemakesacupoftea.Whatkindofteaisit?
Atthestation,theguyseesafriend.Hetalkstothefriend.Theygetonthetrain.Therearetencarriagesonthetrain.Thetrainisreallyreallyfull.Therearenoemptyseats.Therearealotofstudentsonthetrain.Arethereanyoldpeopleonthetrain?
Arethereanybabies?
Arethereanyforeigners?
Suddenlytheguyseesabeautifulwoman.Sheisreallyreallyattractive.Sheislikeanangel.Hereyesarelikestars.Herskinislikemilk.Herhairislikecoal.Hercheeksareredlikeapples.Hersmileislikesunlight.Theguystaresather.Arethereanyotherbeautifulwomanonthetrain?
Thetrainstopsandthestudentsgototheuniversity.Theguywalkstoclass.Hecanseethewomaninfrontofhim.Shedropssomekeys.Theguyrunsahead.Hepicksthemup.Theyareonasmallkeyring.Thereisanornamentonthekeyring.Whatisit?
Howmanykeysarethereonthekeyring?
Arethereanyotherornaments?
Theguyhurriesafterthegirl.Hegivesherthekeys.Shethankshim.Heaskshertohavecoffeewithhimafterclass.Shesmilesandshesays“Yes”.
Theguygoestoclass.Howmanystudentsarethereinhisclass?
Howmanyareabsentthatday?
Howmanyarepresent?
Isitaninterestingclass?
Arethereanygirlsintheclass?
Arethereanyforeignstudents?
IstheteacherJapanese?
Afterclasstheguyhurriestothecafeteria.Isitcrowded?
Hesitsdown.Hewaitsforthebeautifulwoman.Helooksathiswatch.Whattimeisit?
Isitanexpensivewatch?
Howbigisit?
3.THEDATE(presentsimpletense)
AJapaneseguyissittingatthecafeteriaathisuniversity.Heiswaitingforabeautifulwoman.Suddenlyshearrives.Shesitsdown.Isshelate?
Sheputsherbagdown.Howmanybooksarethereinherbag?
Isitheavy?
Shesmiles.Shetalkstotheguy.Whatdotheytalkabout?
Howlongdotheytalkfor?
Doesthewomanhaveanotherclassthatday?
Doestheguyhaveanotherclassthatday?
Theguyreallylikesthewoman.Doesshelikehim?
Hemakesanotherdatewithher.Thatnighthethinksaboutherandhehasastrangedream.Hedreamsthatheisinabigcity.Thereisalotoftraffic.Itisnoisyanddirtyandcrowded.Suddenlythecarsstop.Everybodydies.Helooksinthecars.Allthepeoplearedead.
Theguywakesup.Howdoeshefeel?
Doesherememberhisdream?
Doyourememberyourdreams?
Doyoudreammuch?
Twodayslatertheguymeetsthewomanagain.Whattimedotheymeet?
Theygotoarestaurant.Isitexpensive?
Whatkindofrestaurantisit?
Whatdoestheguyorder?
Whatdoesthewomanorder?
Whattimedotheyarrive?
Howlongdotheystay?
Whattimedotheyleave?
Theguyandthewomantalkabouttheenvironment.Thewomanisagreenie.Shelovesnature.Sheworriesaboutpollution.IspollutionaprobleminJapan?
Sheworriesaboutthefutureofplanetearth.Isglobalwarmingabigproblem?
Sheeatsnaturalfood.Isorganicfoodcheap?
Shedoesnoteatfastfood.Isconveniencestorefoodhealthy?
Theguyisverydifferentfromher.Theguyeatsalotoffastfood.Whichconveniencestoredoeshelikebest?
Hedoesnotthinkabouttheenvironment.Helikesshopping.Wheredoeshegoshopping?
Hewatchestelevisioneverynight.Whatishisfavoriteprogram?
Afterdinnertheguyandthewomanwalkthroughthestreets.Theydonottalk.Theguyishappybutthewomanisbored.Thewomanwantstotalkbuttheguyisboring.Theguywantstoseethewomanagainbutshedoesnotwanttoseehimagain.Shedoesnotlikehim.
ThatnighttheguygoeshomelateandhewatchesTV.Whatdoeshewatch?
Isitanintelligentprogram?
4.THECHANGE(presentcontinuoustense)
ItisearlyinthemorninginaJapaneseguy’sapartment.Heisasleepinhisbed.Heisdreamingaboutglobalwarming.Theiceatthenorthpoleismelting.Theiceatthesouthpoleismelting.Thesealevelisrising.Isthesealevelreallyrising?
Therearetyphoonsandtornadoes.AretheretornadoesinJapan?
Theearthischanging.Isitgettingcooler?
Manypeoplearedying.
Suddenlytheguywakesup.Helooksoutthewindow.Thesunisshining.Isitraining?
Itisabeautifuldaybutitisveryveryhot.Theguygetsreadyforuniversitythenheleaveshishouse.Hewalkstothestation.Howlongdoesittake?
Atthestationheseesafriend.Whatisthefrienddoing?
Whatishewearing?
Dotheytalk?
Onthetraintheguyseesthebeautifulwoman.Sheiswearingacolorfulshirt.Isshewearingjeans?
Whatkindofshoesisshewearing?
Isshewearingaheadscarf?
Isshewearingmake-up?
Isshewearinganyear-rings?
Sheiswearinganecklace.Whatisonit?
Theguytalkstothewoman.Heasksherforadatebutshedoesnotwanttogoonadatewithhim.Shedoesnotlikehim.Shethinksheisboring.Sheisinterestedinenvironmentalproblemsandpoliticalproblemsbutheisonlyinterestedinshoppingandmoney.Shethinksheissuperficial.
Atschoolthatdaytheguyhasthreeclasses.Oneclassischemistry.Anotherclassisdesign.Duringtheclasshelooksaround.Alotofthestudentsaresleeping.Whatpercentageofthemaresleeping?
ThethirdclassisanEnglishclass.DuringthatclassalotofthestudentsspeakJapanese.Duringtheclasstheguythinksaboutthebeautifulwoman.Atonepointhelooksaround.SomeofthestudentsaresleepingandsomeofthemarespeakingJapanese.Theyarewastingtheirtime.OnlyafewofthemarespeakingEnglish.Onlyafewofthemareusingtheirtimewisely.Howmanypeoplearethereintheclass?
Howmanyofthemaresleeping?
HowmanyofthemarespeakingJapanese?
Afterclasstheguytalkstoanotherstudent.ThestudentspeaksreallygoodEnglish.Healwaysasksquestionsinclass.Heisdifferentfromtheothers.Heisnotlikeeverybodyelse.Areyoudifferentfromotherpeople?
5.THERETURNEE(presentperfecttense)
ItisWednesdayafternooninthecafeteriaatalargeJapaneseuniversity.Astudentissittingatatablewithaclassmate.Hehasnottalkedtotheclassmatebefore.Theclassmateisareturnee.HehasbeentoEuropeandAmericaandAustralia.HehaslivedinAustralia.Hehasstudiedthere.HespeaksgoodEnglish.
Thetwoguysaredrinking.Whatisthereturneedrinking?
Whatistheotherguydrinking?
ThereturneetalksaboutlifeinSydney.HastheotherguybeentoAustralia?
Doeshewanttogo?
HashebeentoAmerica?
Doeshewanttogothere?
HashebeentoEurope?
Doeshewanttogothere?
HashebeentoanyothercountriesinAsia?
Whichcountriesdoeshewanttogoto?
HashetraveledinJapan?
Whichprefectureshashebeento?
DoeshewanttogotoAfricaorSouthAmerica?
Thetwoclassmatestalkaboutthefuture.Thereturneehastalkedaboutthistopicalotwithhisfather.Hastheotherguytalkedab