Teaching you English through two-minute lessons.

通過兩分鐘的課程教你學英語。

In this lesson, we will discuss current affairs or what's happening in the world right now.

在本課中，我們將討論時事或當前世界上發生的事情。

Hey Sam!

嘿，山姆

Did you check out what happened in Connecticut recently?

你知道康涅狄格州最近發生了什麼嗎？

No Jack.

沒有傑克

I've been busy.

我一直很忙。

I couldn't keep track of the news.

我無法追蹤新聞。

Oh, but you must have heard about the shootout in Newtown last month.

哦，但你一定聽說了上個月在紐敦發生的槍戰。

President Obama is taking some solid steps to reduce gun violence.

奧巴馬總統正在採取一些堅實的措施來減少槍支暴力。

I'm glad our government is getting serious about that.

我很高興我們的政府正在認真對待這件事。

Lunatics shouldn't be allowed to buy guns.

瘋子不應該被允許買槍。

It's been a long time since I watched the news.

我已經很久沒有看新聞了。

Do you know what's happening on the NASDAQ?

你知道納斯達克發生了什麼嗎？

Well, you should keep yourself updated Sam.

山姆，你應該隨時更新自己的資訊。

You have a lot of money in the stocks.

你有很多錢在股票上。

You're right.

你說得對。

I know I do.

我知道我是這麼想的。

But I've been very busy lately.

但我最近很忙。

Well, there is some good news for you.

那麼，有一個好消息要告訴你。

I know you put money in Citibank and today's bulletin says it's up by 5%.

我知道你把錢存入花旗銀行，今天的公告說它上漲了 5%。

That's great news Jenny!

珍妮，這真是個好消息！

I think I'll sell those shares and exit Citibank.

我想我會賣掉這些股票，退出花旗銀行。

Hey Sam!

嘿，山姆

Let me tell you something good I saw on the news tonight.

讓我告訴你們一件我今晚在新聞上看到的好事。

Something good on the news?

有好消息嗎？

That's a change.

這是一個變化。

What is it?

是什麼？

Well, I heard that polio is eradicated from the world.

嗯，我聽說小兒麻痺症已經從世界上根除了。

I think there is only a handful of new cases.

我認為新案例屈指可數。

Yeah, I heard that.

是的，我聽說了。

It's an incredible thing.

這是一件不可思議的事情。

I think we should all thank Bill Gates.

我想我們都應該感謝比爾-蓋茨。

Bill Gates?

比爾-蓋茨？

What for?

為什麼？

Well, I saw in the news that it was him who financed most of the polio vaccination drive in the world from his own fortune.

我在新聞中看到，正是他用自己的財富資助了世界上大部分脊髓灰質炎疫苗接種活動。

That's an amazing thing Sam.

這是一件了不起的事，薩姆。

I didn't know that.

我不知道。

Jack, turn on the TV and go to CNN.

傑克，打開電視，轉到 CNN。

Why?

為什麼？

Is there something important going on?

有什麼重要的事情嗎？

Well, nothing new, but there is a documentary on Japan's earthquake which talks about how the old people there volunteered to work in radioactive areas.

好吧，這不是什麼新鮮事，但有一部關於日本地震的紀錄片講述了那裡的老人是如何自願到放射性地區工作的。

Really?

真的嗎？

They came up on their own to work on containing the leak?

他們是自己想辦法控制洩漏的？

Yes, they helped contain it.

是的，他們幫助遏制了它。

And they checked the entire system while exposing themselves to radiation, so that the young people don't have to.

他們一邊檢查整個系統，一邊把自己暴露在輻射之下，這樣年輕人就不必這樣做了。

That's amazing Jenny!

珍妮真了不起！

Maybe that's why Japan has done well.

也許這就是日本表現出色的原因。

You're right Jack.

你說得對，傑克。

When people put the country's interest before their own, progress is fast.

當人們將國家利益置於個人利益之上時，進步就會很快。

Yep.

是的。

I just hope those guys are okay.

我只希望那些人沒事。

Me too Jack.

我也是，傑克。

I've been busy.

我一直很忙。

I couldn't keep track of the news.

我無法追蹤新聞。

Do you know what's happening on the NASDAQ?

你知道納斯達克發生了什麼嗎？

Let me tell you something good I saw on the news tonight.

讓我告訴你們一件我今晚在新聞上看到的好事。

Something good on the news?

有好消息嗎？

That's a change!

這是一個變化！

What is it?

是什麼？

When people put the country's interest before their own, progress is fast.

當人們將國家利益置於個人利益之上時，進步就會很快。

That's a change!

這是一個變化！