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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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