办公英语 谈论婚姻

    Key Sentences(重点句子)

    851．Oh，dear，it's completely 1  slipped 2 my mind．哦，天哪！我一点也想不起来了。

    852．Get to the point．有话直说，别吞吞吐吐。

    853．Is it that you've  never met the  right woman？

    是不是因为你从未遇到合适的女人呢？

    854．But for some reason it's never worked out．可是，由于某种原因从未成功。

    855．She came  from  the right social background，as well，I felt  really loved her．她也有着理想的社会背景，我觉得自己真的爱她。

    856．I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers．我发现她仍和她原来的男朋友会面。

    857．She  had  told  me  that  her relationship  was  all  over，which…uh…which was a lie．她对我说过她同他的关系都结束了，这是句谎言。

    858．Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you thatyou decided 3 to break off the relationship？

    你是不是说因为她向你撒过谎你就决定断绝关系？

    859．Once I met  someone who I thought I loved very deeply 4 but…unfortunately she didn't share my religious 5 views．有一次我遇到了我爱得很深的人，可是……不幸的是她的宗教观念与我不同。

    860．Does that sound old-fashioned 6？

    这听起来是不是老俗套呢？

    861．But I do feel it's important not to just drift 7 into… a rela-tionship，simply because I might be lonely．可是，我确实认为重要的是不能因为我可能感到孤独而随随便便地建立关系。

    862．And I think I would far prefer to do that…to live alone…rather than to marry somebody who isn't really… un… well，really what I'm  looking for… what I really want．我宁愿独身……也不同不是我真正寻找的人……不是我真正想要的人结婚。

    863．I hear you and James are engaged 8 at last，我听说你和詹姆斯终于订婚了。

    864．Where's the wedding going to be？

    在哪儿举行婚礼？

    865．We're not sure yet，probably in St．Albans．还说不准，也许是在圣奥尔本教堂举行。

    866．We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere inSouth London．我们打算在南伦敦什么地方买一套住宅或一栋房屋。

    867．Do you think your parents might let you make a flat upstairsin their house？

    你看你父母会让你们在他们楼上占一套住房吗？

    868．I don't  really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown．我真不想求他们，我宁可找一个自己的住房。

    869．Are you going to give up your job？

    那你就不上班啦？

    870．Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we'vesettled in．是的，也许就不干了。等我们安顿好以后没准儿我另找个工作。

    Dialogue A(A：Mike    B：Tom)A：Hello．Is that you，Tom？

    B：Yes，speaking．Who's calling，please？

    A：It's Mike．How are you，Tom？

    B：Fine．Thanks．A：Tom，you said there was something you wanted to ask me．B：Oh，yes．Now that you mention it，there was something，now，what was it？Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind．A：Wasn't it something about…？

    B：Yes．That's right…Oh，by the way，you owe 9 me 10 dollars forthat phone call yesterday．A：That's true．I'm sorry．You were saying…？

    B：Oh yes，well，was I…A：You were going to ask me something．B：So I was．Yes，hang on a minute，yes，it's coming back tome…well，the thing is… well… Oh…A：Get to the point．B：I tell you what，let's talk about it later．A：No，I want to hear what you've got to say．You see，we'vebeen friends for so long，what are you trying to say？

    B：Oh…well，I mean，to come to the point…A：Yes…B：Do you mind if I ask you why you've never got married？

    A：Uh… well，that isn't easy to answer．B：Is it that you've never met  the right woman？Is it that？

    A：I don't know．Several times I have met a woman who seemed“right”，as you say．But for some reason it's never worked out．B：No？Why not？

    A：I'm not really sure．B：Well，…could you perhaps describe what happened with one ofthese women？

    A：Uh…yes，there was Lily，for example．B：And what kind of woman was she？

    A：Intelligent．Beautiful．She came from the right social back- ground，as well．I felt really loved her．But then something hap-pened．B：What？

    A：I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers．B：Was that so bad？I mean，why did you…why did you feelthat…A：She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh… which was a lie．B：Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you that youdecided to break off the relationship？

    A：Yes，yes，exactly…Obviously，when I found out that she hadlied to me，I simply couldn't… uh… well，I simply could'ttrust her any more．And of course that meant that we couldn'tpossibly get married．B：Uh，huh．I see．At least，I think I do．But…you said there wereseveral women who seemed“right”．A：Yes．B：Well…what happened other times？

    A：Well，once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeplybut… unfortunately she didn't share my religious views．B：Your religious views？

    A：Yes，I expect the woman I finally marry to agree with me onsuch…such basic things as that．B：Does that sound old-fashioned？

    A：Uh…no．Not necessarily 10．B：Oh，by the way，what was her name？

    A：Nancy．B：Do you think you'll ever meet someone who meets…uh…how shall I say it…who meets all your…requirements？

    A：I don't know．How can I？But I do feel it's important not tojust drift into… a relationship，simply because I might be lone-ly．B：Are you lonely？

    A：Sometimes．Aren't we all？But I know that I can live alone，ifnecessary．And I think I would far prefer to do that…to livealone… rather than to marry somebody who isn't really…uh…well，really what I'm looking for…，what I really want．Dialogue B(A：Jone    B：Mary)A：Hello，Mary．It's Jone．B：Hi，Jone．A：Mary，I hear you and James are engaged at last．B：Yer，we are．A：When are you getting married？

    B：In the spring．A：Oh，lovely．Where's the wedding going to be？

    B：Well… we're not sure yet，probably in St．Albans．A：Oh，yes．Your parents live there，don't they？

    B：Yes，that's right．A：Where are you going to live？

    B：We're going to buy a flat or a small house samewhere in SouthLondon．A：Houses are terribly expensive．Do you think your parents mightlet you make a flat upstairs in their house？

    B：I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown．A：Well，are you going to give up your job？

    B：Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we've set-tled in．