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 课文翻译

  1Dialogue对话……………………………

  Wang Bing (WB) and Carl areshavingslunch in a cafe in Los Angeles.

  王兵(WB)和卡尔正在洛杉矶一家饭店吃午餐。

  WB:Hi, Carl. Have you ordered yet?

  王兵:喂,卡尔,你点菜了吗?

  CARL:No, I'm just looking at the menu. Are you hungry?

  卡尔:还没有,我正在看菜单。你饿了吧?

  WB:Yes, I sure am. I got up late and went without breakfast. Right

  王兵:当然饿了。我早上起床晚了,没吃早饭就走了。

  now I could eat an ox.

  现在我可以吃下一头牛。

  CARL:OK. I'll get the waiter.

  卡尔:好,我去叫侍应生来。

  A few moments later

  几分钟后

  WAITRESS:Just let me wipe your table and then I'll take your order. OK?

  侍应生:让我先把桌子擦一擦再听你点菜,好吗?

  CARL:I'll have a ham salad, please.

  卡尔:请给我来一份火腿沙拉。

  WB:And I'll have a hot dog, with a potato salad.

  王兵:请给我来一份热狗,外加一份土豆沙拉。

  WAITRESS:Anything to follow?

  侍应生:还要什么吗?

  CARL:Banana ice cream with hot chocolate sauce for me, please.

  卡尔:请给我来一份浇上热巧克力汁的香蕉冰琪淋。

  WB:I'll have apple pie with ice cream and jam sauce.

  王兵:我要一份苹果派,要淋上冰淇淋和果酱。

  WAITRESS:OK.

  侍应生:好的。

  CARL:So how are you, Wang Bing? Are you excited about your new job?

  卡尔:你过得怎么样,王兵?找到新工作你兴奋吗?

  WB:Yes, I'll start work at the Farm Institute next month. I'm looking

  王兵:是的,下个月我将开始在农学院工作。我一直

  forward to that. My only regret is that it's quite a long way from

  盼望得到这份工作。惟一的遗憾是所有的朋友都

  all my friends.

  离我太远了。

  CARL:All the same, I expect you'll enjoy coming /into/ town now and again.

  卡尔:我也有同感,我希望你能时不时到镇上来玩玩,开开心。

  WB:Yes. I'd like to invite you to dinner at my flat before I move.

  王兵:好。我想在搬家前请你到我家吃饭。

  CARL:That would be nice. Let's fix a date.

  卡尔:那太好了。我们定一个日期吧。

第十三课:解决世界温饱问题

 

 重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

  1order订购;预定;点菜

  Father ordered milk, eggs, and butter from the grocer.

  父亲向食品商订购了牛奶、鸡蛋、黄油。

  2I sure am.

  在美国英语中,sure常用来表示“当然(可以)”,相当于英国英语中的of course/certainly。这时,用sure或surely都可以。

  ①—Is he tall?他个子高吗?

  —Yes, he sure is.当然高了!

  ②—Can I use your pen?我能用用你的钢笔吗?

  —Sure/Surely.当然可以。

  3right now就在此刻;马上;立刻

  I'm talking with my brother right now.

  此刻我正在和我哥哥谈话。

  短语链接:right away(off)马上;立刻;一下子

  4Anything to follow?还要什么吗?

  这是一个口语常用的省略句,其完整形式为:Do you want anything to follow?

  5be excited about为……而激动;为……而兴奋

  We are excited about the news of our success.

  我们正在为我们成功的消息而兴奋。

  6My only regret is that...我惟一的遗憾是……

  My only regret is that it is too far from my hometown.

  我唯一的遗憾是离家乡太远了。

  7all the same尽管如此;虽然,然而;完全一样,毫无区别

  She is not very clever, but I like her all the same.

  她不太聪明,尽管如此,我还是喜欢她。

  The rich and the poor are all the same in the eyes of the law.

  从法律角度看贫富完全一样。

  8come /into/ town进城

  How often do you come /into/ town?你多长时间进一次城?

  短语链接:go to town上城里去;be out of town不在城里

  ◆注意◆在这些短语中,town前面不能加冠词。

  9now and again时而;不时地

  He drops in on me now and again.他时常来看我。

  同义词链接:now and then; from time to time; occasionally

  10invite sb. to邀请某人……

  Will you be free on Saturday? I'd like to invite you to dinner.

  星期六你有空吗?我想请你吃饭。

  11fix a date确定一个日期

  Let's fix a date for the meeting.我们把会议的日期定下来吧。




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