16、 A Fun Night快樂(lè)的一晚
A：Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet my wife, Joan.
威爾遜先生，讓我給您介紹我的太太瓊。
B：Very nice to meet you. This is a wonderful party.
很高興認(rèn)識(shí)您。這個(gè)聚會(huì)好極了。
A：Nice to meet you. I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself.
有幸認(rèn)識(shí)您。很高興您玩得開(kāi)心。
B：Would you like something to drink?
要不要喝點(diǎn)什么?
A：Yes, I’ll have a glass of white wine. Thank you.
給我來(lái)一杯白葡萄酒吧。謝謝。
B：There are some snacks over here. Please try some.
這兒有些小吃。請(qǐng)嘗嘗。
A：Mmm. They’re delicious. What recipe did you use?
啊，真好吃。您怎么做的?
B：Well, it’s a secret! Too bad your wife couldn’t join us tonight. I understand she had to leave town on business.
這是秘密!您太太今晚不能來(lái)真是太遺憾了。我知道她要出差。
A：Yes, unfortunately.
是的，真太不巧了。
B：So that leaves only you to take care of your son?
這樣就只留下您照看兒子了。
B：We used to have a baby–sitter, but now he’s old enough to stay home alone.
我們以前有個(gè)保姆，但現(xiàn)在孩子大了，可以自己在家了。
A：How old is he?
他多大了?
B：Fourteen.
14歲。
A：Where does he go to school?
他在哪兒上學(xué)?
B：He’s at JFK High School.
在JFK中學(xué)。
A：What a coincidence. Our youngest goes to school there as well. She’ll graduate this spring.
真是太巧了。我們最小的女兒也在那上學(xué)。她今年春天畢業(yè)。
B：Does your daughter already know what she wants to do after graduation?
您女兒畢業(yè)后想干什么呢?
A：She’s thinking about going to Boston University.
她想去波士頓大學(xué)。
B：Oh, Boston is such a wonderful city for young people. As a matter of fact, I went there just last weekend.
噢，波士頓對(duì)年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)真是個(gè)絕妙的城市。其實(shí)我上個(gè)周末剛?cè)ミ^(guò)那兒。
A：So did we. 我們也去了。
B：You’re kidding! What did you do there?
真的?你們?nèi)ツ莾鹤鍪裁?
A：We just stopped for dinner on our way back from a skiing trip.
我們滑雪回來(lái)在那兒停留吃晚飯。
B：How nice! I used to go skiing all the time, but now I just don’t seem to find the time. Where did you say you went?
真棒!我過(guò)去常去滑雪，現(xiàn)在好像老沒(méi)時(shí)間。你說(shuō)你們?nèi)ツ膬簛?lái)著?
A：To a small, cozy place in Vermont. You should join us some time.
去了佛蒙特州一個(gè)小巧安逸的地方。你有時(shí)間可以跟我們一塊去。
B：I’d love to.
好啊。
A：So tell us, how do you like life in New York?
你覺(jué)得紐約的生活怎么樣?
B：It’s quite an adjustment. My wife and son are adapting quite well, though.
很多東西需要適應(yīng)。我太太和兒子都很能適應(yīng)的。
A：And what about you?
那你呢?
B：Between you and me, I just can’t get used to city life.
這只在你我之間說(shuō)，我對(duì)城市生活就是不習(xí)慣。
額外成就感
舞會(huì)英語(yǔ)
wine 葡萄酒;酒
* Would you like red or white wine?
你是喝紅酒還是白酒?
* I always like to take a bottle of wine as a gift when I’m invited to someone’s home for dinner.
我每次應(yīng)邀請(qǐng)去別人家吃飯時(shí)，總愛(ài)帶瓶酒作禮物。
recipe 烹飪法
* You have to give me your recipe for these cucumber noodles.
你要告訴我怎么做黃瓜面條。
* Can you write down the recipe for this dish? It’s delicious.
你能把這道菜的做法寫(xiě)下來(lái)嗎?太好吃了。
coincidence 巧合;一致
* I can’t believe you grew up in Beijing as well. What a coincidence!
我簡(jiǎn)直不敢相信你也在北京長(zhǎng)大。真是太巧了!
* We met each other by coincidence.
我們碰巧遇到了。
adapt 使適應(yīng)
* It’s hard for me to get used to the city, but my son is adapting well.
我很難適應(yīng)城市的生活，但是我的兒子倒適應(yīng)得蠻快。
* Do you think it will be easy to adapt to life in America?
你認(rèn)為我會(huì)很快適應(yīng)美國(guó)的生活嗎?
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