中级美语L32

32. Goldfish, Souls and Coffee Table 第32课 金钱、灵魂和茶几 Ms. Smith, an American, is talking to Mr. Ting, an expert on feng shui. 美国籍的史密斯小姐正和风水专家丁先生交谈。 S: What changes would you suggest for my house? 你建议我房子应该做些什么改变？ T: I think that you should get an aquarium with goldfish. 我认为你应该买个水族箱，里面养些鱼。 S: Why? 为什么？ T: Goldfish bring good luck. 金鱼会带来好运。 S: Ok. Anything else? 好啊。还有什么？ T: You should also get rid of that mirror in front of your bed. 你还应该把你床前的那面镜子拿走。 S: Why? 为什么？ T: Your soul travels at night. It must find its way back to the body. The soul might see your body in the mirror and get confused. 你的灵魂晚上会出来游荡。它必须找到回躯壳的路。你的灵魂可能会看到你镜子里的躯壳而搞糊涂。 S: Hmm…really? What else? 呃……真的吗？还有呢？ T: Um… (He bumps into a coffee table.) ouch! And get rid of this table. 呃……（他撞到茶几。）哎哦！把这张茶几也拿走。 S: Why? It's just a coffee table. 为什么？只是张茶几嘛。 T: It's dangerous. It will bring you bad luck. 那东西很危险，会给你带来厄运的。 S: Uh… are you sure? 呃……你确定吗？