uchino英语口语中级训练 (lesson 25)

2021年1月13日发(作者：戚厚华)
英语口语中级训练 (lesson 25)

Lesson 25
Don't They Feel Ashamed of Themselves？
Text A
We were at the terminus and as a bus had just left, there were only the two
of us. sure to get good seats,I thought to myself confidently. But soon there
was a crowd and nobody seemed to have the least intention of forming a line. In fact
everybody was trying to crane forward and soon they were almost standing in the middle
of the road so as to be in the best strategic position. I realized I had been
over- optimistic about getting seats. So I said to Granny：
good time, Granny. I'll get on first to find a seat for you.
at the idea ： you don't ！ Never mind about the seat. The important thing
is to get on the bus. I'll never manage it by myself.
Looking at all the young men around us, I realized Granny was right. All the
young men had intent faces just like soldiers ready to go into action. And when a
bus did finally arrive, everybody rushed forward to meet it so as to be just in front
of one of the doors, and people ran along with the bus, keeping as near to a door
as possible until finally the bus came to a halt and the doors opened.
The mad scramble that followed defies description. It was almost a
free-for-all： people fought, jostled, pushed and elbowed their way forward,
accompanied by shouts and curses all around. I had great difficulty in pushing Granny
into the bus. I was really afraid that her old bones might crack Had a lot of
difficulties in getting on myself too. People behin me pushed, people beside me
elbowed, and people in front of m seemed to have formed a block of solid wall.
Actually there wa plenty of roam in the bus. After all the seats had been
taken people who got on just stood near the doorway and refused t move in, blocking
the way for all those behind who had not ye got on. After what seemed to me to be
an eternity of pushin and shouting, all the passengers managed to get on and th doors
finally closed.
I looked around, hoping somebody woul have the decency to give up his seat
to Granny. But they a seemed to be glued to their seats, those
young men and ladies, looking happy and smug, apparentl proud of the fact that they
were smart enough to be ahead c everybody else.
After the bus started, Granny began to wobble on her feet and I had to hold
her tight to prevent her from falling.
lady a seat？
seemed to have suddenly dozed off, and others seemed to be captivated by something
very interesting outside the bus window.
In the end it was a middle-aged lady who stood up and gave Granny her seat.
After thanking the lady, I helped Granny sit down and looked at those young
people again, trying to detect some traces of shame on their faces. But I found none.
Text B
Vietnam？ Isn't that a shame？ （Laughs softly. ） I saw a file on Vietnam,
it showed the actual fighting. It looked ridiculous, just a bunch of kids. It was
actually embarrassing to watch that, people were actually shooting and shouting. I
saw Vietnam. .I looked at a map once. I'm concerned with Vietnam if my brother has
to go, otherwise, no.
My interest in life is me. It's a shame. I wish I could pick up a newspaper
and read it. What I hear about things is heard from other people. I hope I'll make
it. I think it's marriage, to someone who is successful. Highland Park, a couple of
kids. I'm not too crazy about children, though. You're sitting in a room, and all
of a sudden five kids'll come in and they'll go to another girl in the room. Same
with dogs.
I'm worried about the next couple of years. Here I'm putting all this time
and feeling into this relationshp with Steven, and to have it not work out, it would
be terrible. I don't know what I'd do. I'd probably find someone else and be just
as happy. We have to have war, there's been wars through all the ages , apparently