17、 Plans for the Weekend周末活動
(1) Going on a Picnic 野炊
A:What a great day! Hey, Tom, do you want to go to the beach this weekend?
天氣真好呀!嘿,湯姆,這個周末想去海灘嗎?
B:Yeah, that’s a great idea. Maybe Sara and John would like to come along.
噢,太棒了?;蛟S莎拉和約翰也想跟我們一塊去。
A:I doubt it. They’re not seeing each other anymore.
不見得。他們已經吹了。
B:You’re kidding. 你說的是真的嗎?
A:No, they split up last week. We should pack beach towels and sunscreen.
不騙你,他們上周分手了。我們應帶上浴巾和防曬劑。
B:What happened? 發(fā)生了什么事?
A:I don’t really know. Maybe we could have a picnic. What do you think? Should we take some food?
我真的不知道?;蛟S我們可以搞野餐。你覺得怎么樣?我們要帶些什么食品?
B:I can’t believe Sara and John. I always thought they’d get married one of these days. What a shame!
我真不相信莎拉和約翰會這樣。我總認為他們有一天就要結婚。太遺憾了。
A:Get over it. It’s not like they were a match made in heaven. Let’s take sodas and sandwiches.
得了吧。他們也說不上是天生的一對。咱們還要帶一些蘇打水和三明治。
B:Sodas and sandwiches? What are you talking about?
蘇打水和三明治?你到底在說什么呀?
A:About our picnic at the beach. Have you been listening to me?
我們的海灘野餐。你是不是在聽我說話呀?
(2)Golfing 打高爾夫
A:So glad you could make it to the club today. Are you ready to play golf?
很高興你今天能來俱樂部打高爾夫球。準備好了嗎?
B:If I were any more ready, you wouldn’t stand a chance.
我要是準備得再好一點的話,你就沒戲了。
A: Is that so? What do you say, loser pays for lunch at the club?
真的嗎?誰輸了就在俱樂部請客吃午飯怎么樣?
B:Sounds good. I’m looking forward to the exercise.
可以。我正盼著運動運動呢。
A:Do you have all your clubs?
你的球棒全都帶來了嗎?
B:Yup. Wow, what an amazing course!
是的。啊,這個場子太棒了。
額外成就感
split up 分手;離婚
* The two split up and went their separate ways.
他們兩人分道揚鑣,各奔東西。
* They couldn’t get along, so they split up.
他們合不來,就分手了。
get over 克服;恢復
* You’ll soon get over your shyness.
你很快就會克服羞怯心理的。
* It took me a long time to get over my first girlfriend.
過了好久我才把第一個女朋友忘掉。
stand a chance 有希望;有可能
* Our team still stands a chance of winning the game.
在這場比賽中我隊還有獲勝的希望。
* You don’t stand a chance of getting accepted to Beijing University.
你考不上北京大學。
looking forward to 盼望;期望
* I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
我盼著早日收到你的來信。
* I’m looking forward to meeting you in the US.
我盼望著在美國見到你。
* I’m looking forward to working with you.
我盼著跟你一起工作。