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Too Close for Comfort
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/09/03 13:39  空中美语

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  Conversation A

  The Johnsons are hosting Dale, a Chinese exchange student living with them for the summer in Toronto. Lani and Peter are their children.

  Dale:Have you seen Peter around?

  Lani:No. He took off after the trip to the lake.

  Dale:Do you mind if I ask you something?

  Lani:Go ahead.

  Dale:I’m worried I did something that bothered him.

  Lani:Why? What’s going on?

  Dale:I think Peter is avoiding me.

  Conversation B

  Lani: Hmm. He probably just felt uncomfortable when you kept putting your arm around his shoulders.

  Dale: Uncomfortable? But in China, good friends often do that. It shows that we’re close. I wasn’t trying to make him feel uncomfortable.

  Lani: I know, but Peter probably doesn’t understand that you don’t want to be his boyfriend.

  Dale: Oh my God! I certainly didn’t mean anything like that!

中西文化差异篇:注意保持距离啦!

  约翰逊一家人在招待从中国来的交换学生戴尔,他会在多伦多和他们共住一个暑假。兰妮和彼得是约翰逊的子女。

  戴尔:你看到彼得了吗?

  兰妮:没有,他从湖边回来后就不见了。

  戴尔:你介意我问你一些事吗?

  兰妮:问吧。

  戴尔:我担心我做了什么让他觉得困扰的事。

  兰妮:为什么?发生了什么事?

  戴尔:我觉得彼得在躲我。

  兰妮:嗯,也许他只是对你一直把手搭在他肩膀上感到不自在吧。

  戴尔:不自在?可是在中国,好朋友通常会那么做啊。那表示我们很亲近。我无意使他感到不自在。

  兰妮:我知道,不过彼得可能不知道你并不想当他的男朋友。

  戴尔:哦,我的天啊!我绝对没有那个意思!

  词汇小补帖:

  ●exchange student交换学生

  Sentence 4U

  Go ahead.好啊(表示允许对方的要求),例如:

  A:Can I borrow your CD player?

  B:Go ahead. I’m not using it.

  A:我可以借你的CD机吗?

  B:好啊,我现在用不着它。




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Annotation

1.comfort
n. the state of feeling safe and secure舒适
The big soft sofa gives me a lot of comfort.
这个柔软的大沙发让我很舒适。

2.host
v. to invite a guest to one’s home and take care of him or her招待
The Johnsons hosted me while I stayed in the United States to learn English.
当我在美国学英语的时候,约翰逊一家人了招待我。

3. bother
v. to upset sb.打扰
My dog always bothers me when I am eating.
我的狗总是在我吃东西时打扰我。

4.probably
adv. maybe可能
I’ll probably go to the movie with you tonight, but I’m not sure.
我今晚可能会和你一起去看电影,但是我不确定。


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