137_A_pleasant_dream
Lesson 137 A pleasant dream¶
Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie. I'm sure we'll win something this week.
You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if you win a lot of money?
If I win a lot of money I'll buy you a mink coat.
I don't want a mink coat! I want to see the world.
All right. If we win a lot of money we'll travel round the world and we'll stay at the best hotels. Then we'll return home and buy a big house in the country. We'll have a beautiful garden and...
But if we spend all that money we'll be poor again. What'll we do then?
If we spend all the money we'll try and win the football pools again.
It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if' !
你在买足球彩票吗，布莱恩？
是的，差不多填完了，朱莉。这星期我们肯定会赢点什么。
你老是那么说，但我们从来没赢过！要是你赢了很多钱，你打算做什么？
要是我赢了很多钱，我就给你买一件貂皮大衣。
我不要貂皮大衣！我要去见见世面。
好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱，我们就去环游世界，住最好的旅馆。然后我们回家，在乡下买幢大房子。我们要有个漂亮的花园和……
但如果我们把所有的钱都花光了，我们又变穷了。那时我们怎么办？
如果我们把钱都花光了，我们就再试着赢足球彩票。
这是个美梦，但一切都取决于"如果"！
Words¶
- football /ˈfʊtˌbɔl/ 足球
- pool /pul/ 赌注；池
- win /wɪn/ 赢
- won /wʌn/ 赢（过去式）
- world /wɝld/ 世界
- poor /pʊr/ 贫穷的
- depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ 依赖
Expressions¶
- do the football pools 买足球彩票
- win a lot of money 赢很多钱
- see the world 见见世面
- travel round the world 环游世界