【正文】 ve got a degree in nuclear physics,haven39。s the matter with it?=What39。 19 DIALOG 23 BORROWING A BOOK lauranceWhose is this? soonyIt39。re making a lot of progress. lauranceNo,I39。m glad somebody39。這是定語從句。t agree with me. lauranceWas it that new restaurant over on Fourth Street? soonyAs a matter of fact,it do you ask? lauranceBecause,Jerry ate there last week and had the same kind of was sick the next day, too. soonyThat39。 3） den：私房；地下室 4） remain=continue to be。ve even looked in the car. lauranceWell,the last time I saw it,it was on the table in the living room. soonyMother said she put it in the den,but it isn39。 3） piic：野餐。 high hope 是 ―奢望 ‖。t,but it doesn39。T GET YOUR HOPES TOO HIGH lauranceThey39。t like to sit during the week, but she might make an exception. lauranceWell,do that,and then call me at the office if you have any luck. soonyOkay,but don39。 4） workaholic：過分賣力的工作，不知休息的人。t think of anything at the moment. LaurenceWell, maybe I could run errands or something. soonyYou could if I needed something. lauranceI feel so useless just hanging around with nothing to do. soonyDon39。m going on a trip this ,I want to buy some traveler39。你了解斯坦的為人。 4） help me out with a problem I had： 幫助我解決難題。t there all the time, but still I think he saw enough to give some valuable insight on the matter. 1Do you think I should call him? Would he be willing to help? 2No problem. You know Stan. He39。 3嘿，沒錯(cuò)兒。 5） give hime a call=phone him/call him ================================= 譯文： 1你是唯一了解真情的人。s always willing to go the extra mile. 3Hey. That39。s a little don39。ll do. Thanks a lot. Soony You39。s get started! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 注解 : a flat tire:輪胎癟了 Could you have telephoned?此句用虛擬語氣 ,有 你該做而沒有做 的責(zé)備之意 . change:零錢 .這里指硬幣 . a pay phone:公用電話 .公用電話是收費(fèi)的 ,所以也稱 a pay phone. went flat=became flat,went 在這里是系動(dòng)詞 . get started(口語 )=begin work Dialogue 8 WHERE ARE WE? LauranceWhere on earth are we? Soony Judging by all the traffic, I39。T CALL US? LauranceWhen did you get here? Soony Just a few minutes ago. Ikea We39。t think much of the food and drinks. C) They knew none of the other guests at the party. D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests. 2. A) To the bookstore. C) To the market. B) To the dentist39。s. D) To the post office. 3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness. B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions. C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting. D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician. 4. A) Tom is usually talkative. C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to. B) Tom has a very bad temper. D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues. 5. A) To pickup the woman from the library. B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend. C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar. D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman. 6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways. B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore. C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore. D) The man doesn39。t have any change for a pay phone. Ikea You could have gotten some change in a store. Soony Not really. The tire went flat out on the edge of town. There wasn39。downtown area 指繁華的商業(yè)區(qū) . If I may offer a suggestion:直譯為 如果我可以提個(gè)建議的話 . Dialogue 9 CATCHING A BUS Laurance Is this where I catch the bus for the zoo? Soony You can take a T30 from here, but then you have to walk about six blocks. Laurance That doesn39。s what it used to be. lauranceYeah,I39。t know that. 2Well, actually, he wasn39。 3） willing to go the extra mile： 意思是樂意做任何事情來幫助別人。 1你看我是不是該給他打個(gè)電話？他會(huì)樂意幫忙嗎？ 2沒問題。re the only person who knows what really happened. 2That39。ll give him a call today, then. =================================== 注解 : 13 1） Stan Bailey：人名。 3哦，他也在場？這我可不知道。我想我今天就給他打電話。 gas=gasoline。 2） feel useless：感到無聊，無所事事。 Dialogue 16 FINDING A BABYSITTER lauranceCan you get a babysitter for tonight? soonyI don39。 make no exception：概部例外。t say anything and they didn39。 5） optimism：樂觀主義（態(tài)度、情緒） 6） Don39。re getting things ready in the house,I39。 that OK? 6） pack the car：把物品裝入車內(nèi)。t th remotest idea.=I don39。t you feeling well? soonyNot was sick most of the might .I didn39。m not feeling very well. 3） sick：有病的，感到惡心的。m just worried,I guess I have to take a history exam next week. 注解： 1） I am happy：注意重音在 am 上，以示強(qiáng)調(diào)。m worried:此句中 worried 是過去分詞作表語，不是被動(dòng)語態(tài)。與 keep up trying是一對反義詞組。s that author does a good job of 39。s school going? soonyJust finally got the grant to go to graduate school. lauranceGreat!Are you starting your doctorate? soonyThat39。ve always p。 5） improbable：不可能的。s not as good as they say. lauranceWhat39。t give don39。s the matter=What39。s happy. soonyWhy?What39。t just be coincidence! 注解： 1） pale：（臉色）蒼白。 6） century：世紀(jì)。s seen it? 17 soonyHe said he didn39。如： When shall we meet this afternoon? Well, let39。 Dialogue 18 OUT FOR A PICNIC lauranceJust look!The day has dawned lovely! soonyIt certainly looks cleargood day for a piic. lauranceI was thinking the same thing. soonyWell,how about it then? lauranceOkay by soon do you want to leave? soonySay...in an hour. lauranceMake it an hour and a have to take time to get some more food,and besides that I39。 3） detect：察覺。s no reason not to ask them. lauranceWe asked them last year and what did they say? soonyactually,they didn39。美國很多女