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第二十九课：一个意志坚强的人

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　　课文翻译

　　1. Dialogue对话………………………………

　　Jane and Kate are leaving the swimming pool.

　　简和凯特正要离开游泳池。

　　JANE: See you next Friday.

　　简：星期五见。

　　KATE:Next Friday? Why, what's happening? I'm going away for the weekend.

　　凯特：星期五?嗨，到底有什么事?我要外出过周末。

　　JANE: But you said you'd come out to dinner with me. We fixed it.

　　简：但你说过愿意出来和我共进晚餐的。我们已决定了。

　　KATE:No, we didn't fix anything. We thought we might go out, but we said

　　凯特：不，我们没有决定任何事情。我们认为我们可能出去，但我们说

　　we'd check with each other first. And now I'm telling you I can't

　　好要互相通通气。现在我正要告诉你星期五没

　　manage this Friday. Another time, possibly, but not Friday.

　　办法(出来)。换个时间还有可能，但不要在星期五。

　　JANE:You don't keep your word. Why didn't you tell me then? I've been

　　简：你不守信用。为什么你那时不告诉我呢?我一直

　　looking forward to it. How can you change your mind at last minute?

　　盼望着它呢。你怎么在最后时刻改变主意呢?

　　KATE:I'm sorry about that.

　　凯特：这件事我很抱歉。

　　JANE: You just don't consider anyone but yourself.

　　简：你除了自己外从不替别人考虑。

　　KATE:That's not true. I don't want to argue about it any more. Anyhow,

　　凯特：我不想就这件事再跟你争吵。无论如何，

　　I'll see you next week.

　　我们下星期还会再见面的。

　　A fortnight later

　　两星期后

　　JANE: Kate, I'm sorry about that argument. I apologize for being so angry with you.

　　简：凯特，那次争吵我很抱歉。我为自己发火向你道歉。

　　KATE:You were very angry!

　　凯特：你火气可真大!

　　JANE: Yes, I'm sorry about that. I think we just had a misunderstanding

　　简：是的，那件事我很抱歉。我想我们只是对于外出计划有误解

　　about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out.So I

　　罢了，不过没能外出我很失望。所以我

　　got angry and started shouting at you.

　　就生气了，开始对你大吼大叫。

　　KATE:You certainly did!

　　凯特：你吼得好凶啊!

　　JANE: I'm sorry to have done that. I didn't mean to be so rude.

　　简：我为那样做感到抱歉。我并不想那么粗鲁。

　　KATE:It doesn't matter.

　　凯特：没关系。

　　JANE: I feel rather ashamed.

　　简：我感到很不好意思。

　　KATE:There's no need for that. We'll have dinner another time.

　　凯特：不必为那件事内疚。我们换个时间共进晚餐。

　　JANE: Thanks, I'd like that.

　　简：谢谢，我非常乐意。

第二十九课：一个意志坚强的人

　　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1keep one's word遵守诺言；守信用

　　The Chinese people always keep their word.中国人民说话是算数的。

　　短语链接：hold one's word守信；break one's word食言；eat one's words

　　(被迫)收回前言，承认说错;leave word留言；give one's word保证；word comes

　　that...有消息说……

　　同义词链接：keep one's promise

　　2but除……外

　　Nobody knew it but me.除了我之外，没有人知道这事。

　　同义词链接：except

　　注意but用作介词，后面跟动词不定式时，注意其用法：句子中有实义动词do,

　　but后面的不定式不带to,否则but后的不定式带to。

　　3argue about sth.辩论；争论

　　He and his sister always argue about politics.

　　他和他姐姐经常就政治问题辩论。

　　4apologize for就……道歉

　　I apologize to you for taking your book by mistake.

　　我就拿错了你的书向你道歉。

　　短语链接：make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.

　　5I am sorry to have done...……，真对不起

　　I'm sorry to have said that to you.对你说那样的话，我很抱歉。

　　短语链接：be sorry for sb. /sth.为……难过，为……后悔；be sorry about

　　为……而不安；be sorry that...……而不安

　　6I didn't mean to...我不是有意……

　　I didn't mean to hurt you. I meant to help you.

　　我不是想伤害你。我是想帮助你。

　　句型链接：What do you mean by Ving你……是什么意思? Do you mean to

　　say...你难道是说……? Mean what one says说真心话。

　　7rather很；非常

　　That match was rather boring.那是一场非常乏味的比赛。

　　8There is no need...没有必要……

　　There is no need for a meeting/to hold a meeting/for holding a meeting.

　　没有必要召开会议。

　　短语链接：have (no) need of...不需要……；in need of...急需……

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