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離家前
要出門了,千萬別拖拖拉拉或丟三落四的,但是也別忘了把自己打理得漂漂亮亮、神清氣爽哦。畢竟,出門在外,人家第一眼看到的就是你的外在形象。
我要上廁所。I’m going to the bathroom.
○ I have to go to the bathroom.
我得上廁所。
★ bathroom [5bB:Wru:m] n. 浴室,盥洗室,廁所
你刷牙了嗎? Have you brushed your teeth?
★ brush [brQF] v. 刷
★ tooth [tu:W] n. 牙齒(其復(fù)數(shù)為teeth)
我看上去怎么樣?How do I look?
○ Is my make-up OK?
我的妝可以嗎?
我要是早半小時起床就好了。
If only I had gotten up thirty minutes earlier.
■ if only 意為“要是…就好了”,引出的句子一般都用虛擬語氣。
把垃圾拿出去。太臭了。Take out the garbage. It stinks.
★garbage [5^B:bidV] n. 垃圾
★ stink [stiNk] v. 發(fā)出惡臭
快點兒,要不我們就遲到了。Hurry up, or we’ll be late.
○ I’ll give you five more minutes.
我再給你五分鐘。
不要著急,還早呢。Don’t hurry. It’s still early.
○ Don’t rush me!
不要催我了!
★ rush [rQF] v. 使倉促行事,催促,沖,奔,趕快
我得趕緊走了。I have to rush.
= I have to run.
○ I have to go. 我得走了。
○ I really must go. 我真的必須走了。
○ I’ve got to take off. 我得走了。
○ I gotta go. 我得走了。
記得帶上你的包。Remember to take your bag.
○ Don’t forget to take your bag. 別忘了拿你的包。
別忘了鎖門。Don’t forget to lock the door.
○ Be sure to turn off the gas. 一定要關(guān)掉煤氣。
糟糕,我把鑰匙鎖在房子里了。
Damn, I have locked the key in the house.
■ damn是在憤怒、厭煩、輕蔑或失望時表示抱怨、譴責(zé)或咒罵的一個詞。
FUN 輕松:看圖
“They made me the boss because I'm an idiot. It would be too risky to give this much power to an intelligent person!”
Before Leaving Home
Carter:
Susan, good evening. Why are you so dressed upŒ?
Susan:
I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my make-up OK?
Carter:You look great. Your make-up is perfect.
Susan:Do you think I should wear a different dress?
Carter:
No, the one you have on looks fabulous, especially with your hair like that.
Susan:
Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas which necklace I should wear?
Carter:
With that dress I’d say your white diamond necklace would look perfect.
Susan:
Thanks for helping out?. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?
Carter:
Not much, just a house party? with some friends.
Susan:Sounds fun. Anyone I know?
Carter:Yeah, most of the people are from our office.
Susan:
Sounds Like I'm missing out on? a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year.
Carter:
I’m sure you’ll have fun no matter where you go. Remember to take your bag.
離家前
卡特:蘇珊,晚上好。你怎么打扮成這樣?
蘇珊:
我要去參加一個新年宴會。我看上去怎么樣?我的妝可以嗎?
卡特:
你看上漂亮極了。你的妝也是無可挑剔的。
蘇珊:你覺得我要換件禮服嗎?
卡特:
不用,你穿這件衣服非常漂亮,尤其是配著你的發(fā)型。
蘇珊:
謝謝你這么說。你覺得我應(yīng)該戴哪條項鏈呢?
卡特:
配這件衣服,你的白色鉆石項鏈非常合適。
蘇珊:
謝謝你的幫忙。我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了,你今天晚上干什么?
卡特:沒什么。只是在家里和朋友們聚一聚。
蘇珊:聽起來很有趣。有我認(rèn)識的人嗎?
卡特:有,大多數(shù)人是我的同事。
蘇珊:
聽起來我要錯過一段開心的時刻了。算了,還有明年呢。
卡特:
我保證無論你去哪里都會玩得很開心的。記得帶上你的包。