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英语博客：ESL Podcast 835 – Getting Shocking News

时间：2012-11-14 06:02:34

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（单词翻译）

 　　Karla: You look like you’ve had a shock.

 
　　Chris: Yeah, that phone call threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is pregnant and she wants me to take a paternity test.
 
　　Karla: Wow, that’s quite a bombshell. Are you going to do it?
 
　　Chris: Of course. If the baby is biologically mine, I want to take responsibility for it. I wanted to start a family with my ex: get married and have children – the whole shebang. So if the baby is mine, I’ll provide child support, no question. I might even fight for custody1.
 
　　Karla: Really? That’s astounding2. Most guys would be hoping that the baby isn’t theirs. What did your ex-girlfriend say when you told her?
 
　　Chris: She thought I would be outraged3 or something. Instead, she was the one who was left stunned4.
 
　　Karla: I’m surprised, too. Not many guys would want to have a child without being married.
 
　　Chris: One part of me hopes the baby isn’t mine, only because my relationship with my ex-girlfriend is over and I don’t want to rekindle5 it. But I’m not getting any younger and another part of me really wants to be a father.
 
　　Karla: Well, the DNA6 test will give you proof, one way or the other. Just cross your fingers...
 
　　Chris: I would, but I’m not sure which outcome I want more!
 
　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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1 custody Qntzd     
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
2 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句：
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 outraged VmHz8n     
a.震惊的，义愤填膺的
参考例句：
  • Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
  • He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
4 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
5 rekindle eh3yx     
v.使再振作；再点火
参考例句：
  • Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.她激情已逝,无从心回意转。
  • Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢？
6 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

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