M:喂,瑪麗,最近怎么樣?
F:Just so so. Last night I met this great guy at the bar and we had such a wonderful time,so we decided to meet again tonight.
F:還行吧,昨天晚上在酒吧里遇到一個(gè)特別好的人,我們玩得非常開(kāi)心,于是決定今天晚上再見(jiàn)一面。
M:Oh,that's exciting. What does this guy look like? Is he hot?
M:哦,真不錯(cuò)。這個(gè)人長(zhǎng)得什么樣啊,帥嗎?
F:Well,I didn't think so at first. But as we started talking, I found him extremely funny and witty. I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes!And we have so much in common. We like the same team,music,and most amazingly,we both love Chinese food!I have the feeling that we are going to be great friends.
F:我剛開(kāi)始的時(shí)候不覺(jué)得,可是聊起天來(lái),我發(fā)現(xiàn)他特別風(fēng)趣幽默,他講的笑話讓我笑個(gè)不停。而且我們還有很多共同點(diǎn),我們喜歡同一支球隊(duì),相同的音樂(lè),最不可思議的是,我們都喜歡中國(guó)菜!我覺(jué)得我們會(huì)成為很好的朋友的。
M:It seems you two are a good match.What qualities do you look for in a friend?
M:看來(lái)你們倆還挺般配的。你找朋友時(shí)看重什么品質(zhì)呢?
F:There's nothing definite I think. I don't have a list or anything,but when I first meet somebody,I can usually tell whether or not that person is going to be a good friend. It seems I have radar helping me spot new friends.
F:我覺(jué)得并不是非要有特別的品質(zhì)。我沒(méi)有什么特別的要求,但是當(dāng)我第一次遇見(jiàn)一個(gè)人時(shí),我通常能知道他能不能成為我的好朋友。我好像擁有一個(gè)雷達(dá),幫助我在人群中找到我的朋友。
M:Well,that's something I've never heard of. But if you ask me what I value most in a friend, I would say honesty.
M:還沒(méi)聽(tīng)過(guò)這個(gè)說(shuō)法呢,但是要我說(shuō)什么是朋友最重要的品質(zhì),我覺(jué)得就是誠(chéng)實(shí)。
F:I agree. You can't expect a close relationship with a dishonest person.Those are the people that will turn their back on you when you are in need.
F:我同意你的說(shuō)法,和一個(gè)不誠(chéng)實(shí)的人在一起肯定不會(huì)有深層次的交往,他們往往會(huì)在你需要的時(shí)候離你而去。
M:Yeah,I know. A friend in need is a friend indeed. I don't need fair-weather friends either.
M:是的,我知道,患難見(jiàn)真情。我也不想要只能同甘不能共苦的朋友。
重點(diǎn)詞匯
wonderful time美好的時(shí)光
Christmas is really a wonderful time of a year.圣誕節(jié)確實(shí)是一年中的一段美好時(shí)光。
witty機(jī)智的;說(shuō)話風(fēng)趣的
His plays were very good, very witty.他的那些劇作非常好,非常詼諧。
amazingly令人驚奇地
Amazingly, God not only loves us -- He actually created us so we can love Him in return. 驚奇的,上帝不僅僅愛(ài)我們,他實(shí)際上創(chuàng)造了我們這樣我們能給回報(bào)他與愛(ài)。
match般配
The pillow cover can match up with the sheets.這個(gè)枕巾可以和這些被單相配。
radar雷達(dá)
...a ship's radar screen.…一艘船的雷達(dá)顯示屏。
spot【口】認(rèn)出;發(fā)現(xiàn)
Vicenzo failed to spot the error.維森佐沒(méi)能發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。
value看重
I value the opinion of my husband and we agree on most things.我重視我丈夫的意見(jiàn),而且我們?cè)诖蠖鄶?shù)事情上看法一致。
dishonest不誠(chéng)實(shí)
The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.關(guān)鍵問(wèn)題在于這4名被告是不是做事不誠(chéng)實(shí)。
fair-weather只能同甘不能共苦的
...a fair-weather friend....一個(gè)不可共患難的朋友。