我交到一个新的网络之友了！
SCENE⑤ A 几天之后 赫伯特冲进酒吧
【我交到一个新的网络之友了！】
Herbert: I have a new Internet 1 friend!
赫伯特： 我交到一个新的网络之友了！
Don: You mean the guy 2 who thinks you're 1) Ms. Right?
唐： 你是说那个把你当作梦中女郎的家伙？
Herbert: Yeah! We're meeting 3 on Friday night!
赫伯特： 对！我们星期五晚上要碰面。
Don: You're what? 2) Have you lost it?
唐： 什么？你疯啦！
Herbert: I 3) gave 4 up on looking for a girlfriend 5. Now I’m making friends!
赫伯特： 我不找女朋友了。现在我只要交朋友！
语言详解
我的皮夹掉了。
B: Retrace 7 your steps 8, and you'll probably 9 find it.
循原路找回去，八成就能找到了。
【gave up on... 放弃……】
give up on是“放弃，投降”之意，give up on someone/something是代表对某人或某事很失望，不想再花任何的心思或精力在上面，也就是“觉得……没指望了”的意思。
Don't you give up on me? 是个很常用的说法，比如说你无法意会老师教了你半天的东西，你就可以面带诚恳地跟老师说Don't give up on me, please. 让老师感受到你的诚意，不要这么快放弃你。
A: Mark 10 is your friend. You shouldn't give up on him so easily 11.
马克是你的朋友。你不应该这么轻易地放弃他。
B: I guess you're right.
我想你是对的。
A: I thought 12 you were studying Japanese 13.
我以为你在学日语。
B: I gave up on it. It's too hard.
我已放弃日语了，太难了。
1) Ms./Mr. Right 对味的终生伴侣，真命公主 / 天子。
2) Have you lost it? 你疯啦？
3) give up on 放弃……
- You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
- I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。
- She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
- That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。
- Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
- We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。
- He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
- I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。
- My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
- I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。
- I keep my wallet in an inside pocket.我把钱包放在里面的口袋里。
- It is terrible that she lost her wallet.糟透了，她丢失了钱包。
- He retraced his steps to the spot where he'd left the case.他折回到他丢下箱子的地方。
- You must retrace your steps.你必须折回原来走过的路。
- Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. 已经采取措施以改善局面。
- a toddler's first few halting steps 学步幼儿的蹒跚脚步
- Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
- We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。
- Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
- Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。
- Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.钱来得容易往往也花得容易。
- Let's not take the car,we can easily walk over. 我们不用坐车，走着去很方便。
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。