I'm Sorry I Love You V
对不起我爱你
对话 Dialogue
Honey, of course I forgive you! I love you so much! I’ve really missed you. I was wrong to get upset over nothing.
亲爱的，我当然原谅你！我太爱你了！我真的很想你。我不该为小事生气，是我错了。
I’m sorry I haven’t called or anything, but right after you decided you wanted a break, I was called up north to put out some major forest fires! I was in the middle of nowhere, working day and night, trying to prevent the blaze from spreading! It was pretty intense.
对不起我没打电话什么的，但就在你说想冷静一下之后，我被叫到北方去扑灭几场大森林火灾！我在荒郊野外，日夜不停地工作，试图阻止火势蔓延！真的很紧张。
Oh, honey, I’m glad you’re okay! But I have some exciting news... I think I’m pregnant!
哦，亲爱的，你没事就好！但我有个好消息……我好像怀孕了！
Really? Wow, that’s amazing! This is great news! I’ve always wanted to be a father! We’ll go to the doctor first thing in the morning!
真的吗？哇，太棒了！真是好消息！我一直想当爸爸！我们明天一早就去看医生！
We have your test results back and, indeed, you are pregnant. Let’s see here... everything seems to be in order. Your approximate due date is October twenty-seventh two thousand and nine, so that means that the baby was conceived on February third, two thousand and nine.
你的检查结果出来了，确实怀孕了。我们看看……一切似乎正常。你的预产期大约是2009年10月27日，也就是说孩子是在2009年2月3日怀上的。
Are you sure? Are these things accurate?
你确定吗？这些检查准确吗？
Well, yes sir, they are.
呃，是的先生，很准确。
What’s wrong? Why are you asking these questions?
怎么了？你为什么要问这些问题？
This baby isn’t mine! I was away the first week of February at a training seminar!
这孩子不是我的！二月的第一周我出差参加培训去了！
I... I... no, it can’t be...
我……我……不，不可能……
完整节目 Full Program
Hello English learners! Welcome back to EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
And I’m Erica.
And we’re gonna be looking at our fifth episode of our famous love story.
Yes, I’m sorry I love you.
I’m sorry I love you.
Part five.
Okay. Hehe. Part five. So if you haven’t listened to the first four I suggest you go do that first, because…
You’re gonna be a little bit lost.
But it’s getting really good.
Yeah, and so so good that I don’t think we can even say what…
What’s gonna happen next. Hehe.
No, we can’t say what the key language is.
Oh, yeah, we can’t preview anything because it’s… we want to surprise you.
Yes.
But we can tell you this, wha… what’s going on?
Last time we saw Veronica and Steven, um, they broke up, right?
Right.
And Veronica was with her friend and feeling really terrible and then Steven suddenly came to sing a beautiful song.
So this is continuing on that.
Right.
Okay. So let’s listen to the dialogue and then we’ll come back and talk about some of the difficult vocabulary you might find.
Alright, so more drama in our love story.
Oh my god.
Thing were going well and now more bad news.
Yeah, or good news.
Or good news.
I…
We’re not sure yet.
Yeah.
Okay, let’s take a look at the vocabulary first in “language takeaway”. Voice: Language takeaway.
Well, we’re gonna looking four words now, um, the firs one, blaze.
Blaze.
Blaze.
Blaze.
So this noun is, um, another word for a fire, right?
For a big fire.
A really big fire.
Uhu, the blaze.
Uhu.
So basically it’s like a flame of the fire.
Yes, this one is a little bit difficult, so I think we can use some examples to show us how to use this word. Voice: Example one.
The blaze is spreading quickly, we need to evacuate these people. Voice: Example two.
We have to go in there and save those people from the blaze.
Okay, so, it’s clear now, blaze.
Uhu.
Let’s look at our next word, conceived.
Conceived.
The past of conceive.
Right, conceive.
Conceive is a nice fancy word.
Yes, and what does it mean, Marco?
To create.
Oh, like how you side stepped.
So, it means to create. You can conceive a baby.
Yes.
You can conceive an idea.
Yes.
So, it basically means to create.
Yes, um, most commonly with the baby, okay.
Yeah, yeah, conceive. So, after the baby was conceived.
Yep.
We have a due date.
Yes.
We all know that it’s nine mounts later.
Yes.
Approximately.
Yep, due date.
So, the due date is the date of birth, basically.
It’s the doctor’s guess when the birth would be.
Would be.
Yeah.
Okay.
When you go to the doctor and say "when will my baby be born", he’ll… he’ll say "well, your due date is… bla-bla-bla".
Nine mounts latter.
Yeah.
Okay. And our last word in language takeaway, accurate.
Accurate.
Accurate.
Accurate.
Now, the due dates aren’t accurate.
Right.
That means they’re not one hundred percent sure.
Uhu.
Or precise.
Yes. So, when something is accurate it’s absolutely certain.
Absolutely precise.
Yes.
One hundred percent. Okay, so, accurate. Let’s listen to some more examples of how we can use accurate. Voice: Example one.
A blood test is the most accurate way of finding out if you’re pregnant. Voice: Example two.
These reports are not accurate, John. We checked and discovered a lot of mistakes. Voice: Example three.
This new software helps us calculate costs in a very accurate way.
With those examples I think we’re ready to listen to this dialogue again. This time we’re gonna slow it down, right?
Yeah, in case you, um, were so shocked by what happened that you couldn’t follow. DIALOGUE, SECOND TIME (slow)
Alright, so continuing on without drama, let’s take a look at some interesting phrases in “fluency builder”. Voice: Fluency builder.
Well, we’ve got three phrases for you, um, the first one is the middle of nowhere.
Middle of nowhere.
Middle of nowhere.
Middle of nowhere.
This is, ah, kind of a funny one, but, um, I think if we listen to some examples, it will help us to understand the meaning of this phrase. Voice: Example one.
We are in the middle of nowhere. How can we find our way back home? Voice: Example two.
I was in the middle of nowhere, so I couldn’t even use my mobile phone. Voice: Example three.
It takes me two hours to drive to your house. It’s in the middle of nowhere!
Alright, so middle of nowhere, it means that you’re lost.
Yeah, you’re in a… in a place with no cities or people or anything nearby.
Okay, so… just imagine yourself in the dessert. That would be the middle of nowhere.
Yes, or, ah, in Canada.
In Canada. Hehe.
That would be the middle of nowhere.
Alright, let’s take a look at our next phrase, first thing in the morning.
First thing in the morning.
First thing in the morning.
First thing in the morning.
So, when we talk about the first thing it means…
Really really early in the morning.
Really early.
Yep.
So. I can change it a little bit and say, first thing in the afternoon.
Early in the afternoon.
Or first thing tomorrow morning.
Right.
Right?
So, really early tomorrow.
Okay. So, it’s a very common way of referring to "very early".
Yeah, it’s not like… first thing in the morning is like six o’clock in the morning, right?
Right.
But if you say "okay, I’ll take care of that first thing in the morning", you’ll do it right away in the morning.
Right away.
Uhu.
Right when you get to the office ???.
Right.
Okay. Let’s look at our last phrase, seems to be in order.
Seems to be in order.
Everything seems to be in order.
Uhu, so, everything is okay, everything’s normal.
Everything seems to be normal.
Yep.
Everything looks okay.
Yes.
So, this is a very common phrase when… people check your documents…
Aha, yeah, that’s true.
Or the reports.
Yep.
Ah, they’ll say "okay, all the papers seem to be in order".
Uhu.
Very common.
Yes, good news when you pregnant that everything seems to be in order.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Everything is normal. Alright, so let’s listen to this dramatic dialogue one more time and we’ll come back and talk some more.
Well, Marco, um, what do you think about the situation? Wha… what would you do if you were this guy?
It’s complicated.
I know.
Ah, I don’t know what I would do. It seems like something, ah, very typical of soap operas.
Yes.
Hehe. Well, I don’t know because she didn’t really deny it…
Uhu.
In the end. She didn’t say, no, right away.
Yeah, and… but she didn’t say like… oh.
Yeah, she didn’t really accept it.
Yeah.
So, it still a little bit difficult to see if maybe she cheated on him.
Yes.
Or something.
Hey, guys, what do you think? Do you think Veronica cheated on Steven?
Do you think is his baby? Maybe it’s not. Maybe the doctor is wrong.
Maybe it’s the doctor’s baby.
Maybe it’s… Hehe.
Hehe.
Anything could happen here at EnglishPod, so send us your ideas and tell us what you think happens next… Ah, come to englishpod.com where you can leave your questions, your comments.
Yeah, and Marco and I are always around to, ah, answer your questions, respond your comments.
Exactly and we want to know what you think will happen next.
Yes.
Alright guys, so until next time… Bye!
Bye!
复习 Review
The EnglishPod audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
A large, strong, dangerous fire.
Blaze.
Far from a city or town.
In the middle of nowhere.
Temporary stop in a romantic relationship.
Break.
Early in the morning.
First thing in the morning.
Everything is okay.
Everything is normal.
Everything seems to be in order.
Date when the doctor thinks the baby will be born.
Do date.
Be created.
Conceived.
Having no mistakes or errors.
Accurate.
An appointment to see the doctor to make sure the person is healthy.
Checkup.
A medical test done to see if a woman is pregnant.
Pregnancy test.
Early in the afternoon, before anything else.
This thing in the afternoon.
A place far from cities or towns, informal.
The boonies.
A person whose job is to put out fires, male or female.
Fire fighter.
Let's try that faster.
An appointment to see the doctor to make sure the person is healthy.
Checkup.
A person whose job is to put out fires, male or female.
Fire fighter.
A place far from cities or towns, informal.
The boonies.
Everything is okay.
Everything is normal.
Everything seems to be in order.
Far from a city or town.
In the middle of nowhere.
A medical test done to see if a woman is pregnant.
Pregnancy test.
Having no mistakes or errors.
Accurate.
Early in the afternoon, before anything else.
First thing in the afternoon.
A large, strong, dangerous fire.
Blaze.
Every stop in a romantic relationship.
Break.
Early in the morning.
First thing in the morning.
Date when the doctor thinks the baby will be born.
Do date.
Be created.
Conceived.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Blaze.
The family escaped the blaze just in time.
Minutes later, the house burnt down.
Blaze.
The fireman rescued two kittens from the blaze.
Blaze.
More people were injured in the blaze after the stove caught fire.
Accurate.
Are you sure that your watch is accurate?
Accurate.
This data isn't accurate because it's five years old.
Accurate.
I need you to be more accurate when exactly did this happen?
In the middle of nowhere.
I have no idea where the nearest town is.
We're in the middle of nowhere.
In the middle of nowhere.
We were in the middle of nowhere when the car ran out of gas.
In the middle of nowhere.
What?
You want to move to Kansas?
That's in the middle of nowhere.
First thing in the morning.
I'll call you first thing in the morning.
Will you be awake at seven?
First thing in the morning.
We left first thing in the morning to avoid traffic.
First thing in the morning.
He sent me the email first thing in the morning.
Everything seems to be in order.
I've checked your files and everything seems to be in order.
Everything seems to be in order.
Everything seems to be in order for your visa application.
Everything seems to be in order.
The doctor told me everything seemed to be in order.