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【正文】 hem. lauranceWe asked them last year and what did they say? soonyactually,they didn39。t say anything. didn39。t say anything and they didn39。t do anything. soonyI think they might do something this was talking to Gail last week and I thought I detected a more friendly attitude. lauranceThere you go with your optimism!Don39。t get your hopes too high! soonyI won39。t,but it doesn39。t hurt to expect the best. Sometimes you get it! 注解： 1） turnip：蘿卜。 2） Gail：人名。 3） detect：察覺(jué)。 4） attitude：態(tài)度。 5） optimism：樂(lè)觀主義（態(tài)度、情緒） 6） Don39。t get your hopes too high.=Don39。t expect too much. high 是賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。 high hope 是 ―奢望 ‖。 7） It doesn39。t hurt to expect for the best： it 是形式主語(yǔ)， 16 不定式短語(yǔ) to expect for the best 是真正的主語(yǔ)。 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。d like to invite Nancy and Jim. you39。re getting things ready in the house,I39。ll go pack the car. 注解 1） dawn：（天）破曉。 lovely 在句中是起補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的作用 2） clear：（天氣）晴朗的。 3） piic：野餐。 4） Say=shall we say：通常是來(lái)提建議征求對(duì)方意見(jiàn)。 5） make it：（固定短語(yǔ)）用以約定時(shí)間。如： When shall we meet this afternoon? Well, let39。s make it four o39。 that OK? 6） pack the car：把物品裝入車(chē)內(nèi)。 DIALOG 19 WHERE IS IT? lauranceI haven39。t the remotest idea where it is! Have you looked upstairs? downstairs and in the 39。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。t least,if it is,I can39。t see it. lauranceDid you ask Harry if he39。s seen it? 17 soonyHe said he didn39。t even know I had one. lauranceIt seems thatit will remain the mystery disappearance of the century! soonyUnfortunately,I really need it! 注解 1） I haven39。t th remotest idea.=I don39。t have any idea. remote：極少的；模糊的。 2） basement：地層的；地下室。 3） den：私房；地下室 4） remain=continue to be。remain 是系動(dòng)詞，其后的成分是句子的表語(yǔ)。 5） mystery：神秘的，難于理解的事情。 6） century：世紀(jì)。 Dialogue 20 FEELING SICK lauranceYou look rather 39。t you feeling well? soonyNot was sick most of the might .I didn39。t sleep very well. lauranceWhat seems to be the matter?Is it the flu? soonyNo,I think it39。s something I ate at that new restaurant last night,and I must have eaten something that didn39。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。s the health authorities should investigate the place. lauranceThat39。s what I people with similar problems in such a short time can39。t just be coincidence! 注解： 1） pale：（臉色）蒼白。 2） Not very.=I39。m not feeling very well. 3） sick：有病的，感到惡心的。 4） that didn39。t agree with me：與我不適的食品。這是定語(yǔ)從句。 18 5） as a matter of fact：事實(shí)上 6） health authorities：衛(wèi)生當(dāng)局 7） investigate：調(diào)查 8） coincidence：巧合 DIALOG 21 I AM HAPPY lauranceYou look happy today! soonyI am just heard I passed my physics exam lauranceCongratulations!I39。m glad somebody39。s happy. soonyWhy?What39。s the matter? lauranceOh,I39。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)。 2） physics：物理學(xué)。 3） I39。m glad somebody39。s happy:somebody 重讀，顯示說(shuō)話者本人心里有些憂慮。 4） What39。s the matter=What39。s troubling you 5） I39。m worried:此句中 worried 是過(guò)去分詞作表語(yǔ)，不是被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。 DIALOG 22 LEARNING A LANGUAGE lauranceI give up!I simply can39。t learn French! soonyWhy do you say that?I think you39。re making a lot of progress. lauranceNo,I39。m try and try and I still can39。t speak it very well. soonyLearning any language takes a lot of effort. But don39。t give don39。t we practice those dialogs together? lauranceGood just might help. 注解： 1） give up=stop trying,不再做努力。與 keep up trying是一對(duì)反義詞組。 2） make progress：是固定搭配。意思是取得進(jìn)步 /進(jìn)展 3） take a lot of effort:take 在這里有 ―需要 ‖―花費(fèi) ‖的意思。 19 DIALOG 23 BORROWING A BOOK lauranceWhose is this? soonyIt39。s do you ask? lauranceCould I borrow it?I39。ve been wanting to read it. soonyBe my guest,but I warn 39。s not as good as they say. lauranceWhat39。s the matter with it? soonyWell,for one thing the plot is highly imporbable and for another,the characters seem more like paper dolls than people. lauranceThat39。s that author does a good job of 39。ve read three of his books and thought they were all well done. soonyI39。ve been a fan of his for a long time too,but he really flubbed on this one! lauranceWhat did the reviews say? soonyThey were mixedsome good,some review,bad! 注解 1） Be y guest.（口語(yǔ)） =You are wele. 2） warn：告誡；預(yù)先通知 3） What39。s the matter with it?=What39。s wrong with it? 4） for one thing：舉例說(shuō)。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)通常用來(lái)舉例某種原因。 5） improbable：不可能的。 6） dolls：玩偶；玩具娃娃 7） flub：搞糟了 DIALOG 24 GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL lauranceHow39。s school going? soonyJust finally got the grant to go to graduate school. lauranceGreat!Are you starting your doctorate? soonyThat39。s 39。m going to do it in biochemistry. lauranceSounds like an interesting field. soonyIt is to me. 20 lauranceYou39。ve got a degree in nuclear physics,haven39。t you! soonyJust a Master39。s ,biochemistry is a lot of better field for 39。ve always