杰克去了一个田园,这是贵族的私产,他和一群奴隶为这个贵族建造一个房屋,在施工的过程中,发生了下面的英语口语对话,你知道杰克和贵族有了什么矛盾吗?一起来看看:
Noble: Hi, Jack, don't
you need a rest?
贵族:你好,杰克,你不需要休息会吗?
Jack: No need.
杰克:不需要。
Noble: It's hot, you
need some water.
贵族:天气很热,你需要喝点水。
Jack: No, I mean, I
just want to finish the work as soon as possible.
杰克:不,我的意思是,我只想尽快把工作做完。
Noble: If you have any
request, you can say it. I can't be too hard on the workers.
贵族:如果你有什么要求,可以提。我不能对工人太苛刻。
Jack: I mean, it's so
hot, you care about my health, but I don't care about these labors.
杰克:我是觉得,天气这么热,你只关心我的健康,却丝毫不关心这些劳工。
Noble: Labor? No,
they're slaves. They're my assets.
贵族:劳工?不,他们是奴隶,是我的资产。
Jack: You seem to be
proud of it.
杰克:你似乎因此而自豪。
Noble: I'm just
telling the truth.
贵族:我只是说事实。
Jack: The truth? I
think slavery is wrong. It's not fair!
杰克:事实?我觉得奴隶制其实是错误的,它没有任何公平可言!
Noble: Fair? Do you
think whites and blacks are equal?
贵族:公平?你认为白人和黑人是同等的?
Jack: Of course, we
are all human beings.
杰克:当然,我们都是人,没有区别。
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