捷进英语 lesson 38
BETTY:Hello?Didn't you hear me knock?
NANCY:Hi Mom.I'm sorry.I'm a little preoccupied 1. BETTY:What's wrong?
NANCY:I can't find my keys.I'm always losing them.
BETTY:Do you remember what I did when you were little?
NANCY:What?
BETTY:In the winter,you were always losing your gloves.
And so I would attach them to your sleeves with little clips.
It generally worked,although sometimes you still managed to lose them.
Don't ask me how.
NANCY:I wish I could clip my keys to my sleeves.
BETTY:Maybe you're pregnant. NANCY:Mother.
BETTY:I was always very absent-minded when I was pregnant.
NANCY:I was not absent-minded.I constantly craved 2 cheeseburgers.
BETTY:That's right.
BETH:Cheeseburgers?Hi Grammy.i didn't know you were here today.
BETTY:Well,I usually get my hair done on Wednesdays.
But my stylist is on vacation this week,so I decided 3 to visit.
MARIE:How can you be tired?You just took a nap.
BETTY:Come here,sweetheart.How are you? BETH:Good.
BETTY:Have you decided what you want to do for your birthday?
BETH:We're having a party here,then I'm going out with my friends.
BETTY:That sounds terrific.
BETH:Yeah.
BETH:So are you staying for dinner?
NANCY:Why don't you?We're planning to get take-out,if I can ever find my...
BETH:Mom,why are your keys in the fruit bowl?
MARIE:Where have you been?
JOE:Right here.Where have you been?
MARIE:Right here.By the entrance to Saks.Where we agreed to meet.
JOE:We said near the entrance to Saks.On the other side.
MARIE:That's not near the entrance.That's near the escalator.
JOE:I was looking for you.
MARIE:Yeah,yeah.You would have walked right by me if I hadn't seen you.
MARIE:Here.Hold this.I want to check something.
JOE:What am I,a closet?What,you buy everything but the kitchen sink...
MARIE:Don't start,Joe.See?It fits.
It's very nice with your eyes.Are you satisfied?
MARIE:So what did you do?
JOE:I went up to the drugstore and...ah,had a blood pressure test.
MARIE:Blood pressure?You think you have high blood pressure?
JOE:Well,I've been wondering about it.Besides,the test was free.
MARIE:Why do you think you have high blood pressure?
JOE:Marie.
MARIE:How long have you thought this?
Why do you never tell me these things?
JOE:Marie.
MARIE:You didn't tell me about bi-focals.
You don't tell me about your blood pressure.
If you wore a hat,I wouldn't know you were bald.
JOE:Let's go.I'm exhausted 4.
MARIE:How can you be tired?You just took a nap.
- He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
- The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has always craved excitement. 她总渴望刺激。
- A spicy, sharp-tasting radish was exactly what her stomach craved. 她正馋着想吃一个香甜可口的红萝卜呢。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。