新英语900句视频版 第36课:比赛 文本如下：
LESSON 1
第1课
Joana and Mrs. Farias are in the kitchen talking.
（乔安娜和菲里亚斯夫人在厨房谈话）
MRS. FARIAS: When is Michael coming to pick up?
米其尔什么时候来接你？
JOANA: He said seven. [The door bell ring.] Would you get the door please, Mama? [Mrs. Fanas goes to the door and opens it.]
他说七点钟。[门铃响了]妈妈，您帮我开一下门好吗？[菲里亚斯夫人走去把门打开]
MRS.FARIAS: Hello, Micheal. How are you?
噢，米其尔，你好？
MICHAEL: Fine, thank you, Mrs. Farias. And you?
好，谢谢您，菲里亚斯太太。您好吗？
MRS.FARIAS: Well, as a matter of fact, I'm not feeling very well today.
好！不过说实在的，今天我有些不舒服。
MICHAEL: What's the matter?
怎么了？
MRS. FARIAS: Oh, I'm sure that it's nothing serious. Joana, Michael's here! [Joana enters]
噢，没什么大不了的。乔安娜，米其尔来了！[乔安娜进屋来]
JOANA: Hi, Michael.
你好，米其尔！
MICHAEL: Hi, you look great!
你好！看起来你挺高兴。
JOANA: Thank you.
谢谢！
MRS. FARIAS: Will you two please excuse me? I have some things to do in the kitchen.
你们俩聊吧，我要到厨房去干点活。
MICHAEL: Certainly. [to Joana ] What's up?
您请便！[对乔安娜]什么事那么高兴。
JOANA: I have some exciting news.
我有些激动人心的消息。
MICHAEL: What is it? I hope you aren't going back home.
什么消息？我可不希望是你准备回老家的消息。
JOANA: No.Right now I can't think of any place I'd rather be than here. But ...
不是。我不能马上想出什么地方比这里更好。不过……
MICHAEL: What is it, then?不过什么？
说下去。
JOANA: How would you like to go to Brazil for two years?
第2课
MICHAEL: What? How? With whom?什么？
怎么去？和谁一起去？
JOANA: The Brazilian Pavilion is holding an art competition. The person who wins gets a grant to study and paint anywhere in Brazil.
世界博览会的巴西馆正在举办美术大赛，获胜者将得到奖学金，到巴西的任何地方学习和绘画。
MICHAEL: Really? How do you apply?
真的？那怎么办呢？
JOANA: All you have to do is submit a painting to the Brazilian Pavilion by December 1. You'll love Brazil. I'll show you all the sights. We'll have a wonderful time.
你所要干的就是在12月1日以前必须交巴西馆一幅画。你会爱上巴西的。我可以领你看巴西所有的风景名胜。我们将有一段美好的时光。
MICHAEL: Hold on. I can enter. That doesn't mean I'll win.
说干就干，我可以参加。但这并不等于我能取胜。
JOANA: Michael, no one else has a chance!
米其尔，没人能有这个机会！
MICHAEL: Oh, come on.
噢，得啦。
JOANA: No, really. Name one modern artist whose pain tings are better than yours? Name one artist whose paintings the judges could possibly like more than yours.
不，真的，尽管现代画家的作品比你的要好。但裁判们也许更喜欢你的画。
MICHAEL: It's nice to have someone who believes in you. Too bad you're not one of the judges.
有人信任你这的确很好。糟糕的是你并不是这次比赛的裁判。
JOANA: Which picture are you going to send in?
你打算画哪张画？
MICHAEL: I don't know. I'll have to do something new-something totally new--something spectacular.
我不知道。我得画几张新的——全新的——能够吸引人的作品。
